Hi Peeps!!
I thought I’d let you know about a way cool thing that my parents did recently for our “neighborhood moocher kitty” who we call “Stevie” (short for Stephanie). I’ve shared photos of her before:
Stevie
cat introoder
She has a home (so they say), but she visits several of us on a rotating basis (us meaning neighbors) and in the last few years has pretty much decided she likes us best. No surprise – my Mom feeds her and we’ve had a “padded kitty cube” with blankie in it on the front porch for her every year for the past several – she’s supposedly an outdoor cat – she won’t even come inside our house in fact. Anyway, she’s friendly but keeps a bit of distance – we actually think she may have been a barn cat from one of the big horse farms around here – some of them have closed down and moved the horses out elsewhere but the barn cats were left to their own devices.
last week my Mom and Dad finally got around to taking the step to make life more comfortable during the time she spends here – especially since it’s been dangerously cold………they bought this from Chewy.com !!

Stevie LOVES it………….it’s got a 20 watt heater and the wiring/cord, etc. is all outdoor approved – the whole thing is waterproof – the heating pad has a fleece cover on it that’s washable. It has a front and BACK door flap (although we had to take the front one off because Stevie was afraid of it (!!). It was just “velcroed” on anyway – no biggie. Mom wanted to get a photo of Stevie IN it but she roams around all day – and comes back at night to sleep here so we just have daylight photos.
With the weather as cold as it’s been, my parents wanted to upgrade the “home away from home” that we can give her when she’s visiting US. Other families she visits may be doing similar things to help her but we wanted to help keep her warm too. She may not be ours but we feel like she loves us so we’ll do our part. When I go outside and Stevie is around she often will come up and poke me or leap on me and it scares me – YES I’M A BIG WIENIE but remember I’m an only cat……and I was a feral and who knows what happened to me before I was adopted – I just don’t like or trust other cats. But I do SOMEWHAT trust Stevie. That’s a big step for me.

See? I like having my WHOLE yard to myself – with no Stevie in sight!
SO, that’s my story for the day………..Stevie the wandering cat will have a safe, warm place to sleep when she’s here…….and plenty of food in her tummy (she eats what I eat and that’s pretty yummy stuff)……..and who knows – if I ever really get to trust her maybe – just maybe – I’ll allow her to move in even if right now she’s not too interested in that!!!
Happy Friday – it’s monster day around here so I’m headed to my hidey-spot in the basement………………..!!
Happy FRIDAY!
Sammy – your intrepid reporter
Pee Ess….tomorrow is our beautiful ginger friend Dinnermintz SEVENTH birthday so make sure and visit to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to her!!!
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