One of the surviving kittens of distemper has returned home. Sundance is an orange kitty who was one of four survivors from a litter of eight. He got out of the house somehow after recovery and vanished from sight. I looked everywhere I could think of for him, but couldn’t find him. I put up posters around town and finally just hoped that someone had taken him into their home because he is a kitty of color and orange kitties are desirable around here.
Tonight when I came home and drove up the drive, I saw an orange kitty sitting in the feral cat feeder in the tree. It was Sunny but as soon as I got out of my car and made my way slowly toward him, he had vanished down the tree and under the house.
He looks fat and healthy so I suspect someone did grab him and keep him, and he finally made his escape to come home. I just lent my traps out so I can’t trap him right now. I will continue to feed out there and hope that he remembers me enough to trust me to come in before winter hits. My heart is glad to see him- we have so many predators around- I had been afraid he had been a victim of a coyote attack. They leave nothing behind but a few hairs.