Greetings. Snoops and Kommando Kitty here. We have some rather annoying news.
Kommando: Remember a couple of weeks ago when you heard from Gypsy Katt, our basement-dwelling cousin?
Snoops: She’s still here. And not ready to go anywhere soon. She comes out to say hello to our human sister, but isn’t getting near enough to any of the humans to be put in a carrier.
Kommando: We don’t see her either, but we know she’s there. We can hear her. And smell her.
Snoops: She doesn’t smell bad.
Kommando: No. Just like strange cat.
Snoops: But that’s not the big news. Now we have an outside visitor too. And it looks a lot like Kommando.
Kommando: No way. I’m much more beautiful.
Snoops: Our human sister thought you had escaped the first time she saw that cat.
Kommando: You notice she’s wearing glasses now, right?
Snoops: I guess. But they got a couple of pictures of the visitor. (Top and bottom of the page.) And that cat does look a lot like you.
Kommando: But dirtier and without my beautiful markings. It definitely needs to be brushed. And probably bathed.
Snoops: I’ve seen that cat around before.
Kommando: Yeah, for at least a couple of years. But she always disappeared before Mom could feed her or get a closer look.
Snoops: She’s been coming back for almost two weeks now. Every day, almost. A couple of times she even waited for Mom to feed her.
Kommando: I wonder if the field mouse population is decreasing. Maybe that’s why she’s hungry.
Snoops: I don’t know. She talks a lot, but I don’t really understand what she’s saying. She was here every day, then disappeared. I thought she was gone again.
Kommando: Mom thinks a raccoon got into the food one night and scared the kitty away for a couple of days.
Snoops: She was back today and hung around for quite a while. I think she might be settling in.
Kommando: I hope not. What if she starts eating our food? We might starve.
Snoops: We’re not going to starve. Mom won’t let that happen.
Kommando: Maybe that cat will try to come in and wreck our happy home.
Snoops: She runs whenever one of the humans tries to approach her.
Kommando: I don’t know. I don’t like it. We have a strange cat downstairs, and we have a strange cat outside. Pretty soon we’re going to be outnumbered.
Snoops: You do have a point. Right now, we have two cats and two humans. Four cats and two humans sounds like a definite downgrade. We better talk to Mom about it.
Ed. Note – No one has gotten close enough to know the gender of the cat. We call it “she” for convenience – “it” seems kind of rude. Kommando just appeared at the window well one day. It is possible that this cat is related to her.
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Mom feels badly for both kitties that they are so afraid. They are fortunate to be with you though. I consider the outsider kitty as being “with” you as she is being fed when she asks. Thank your momma for me and my mom, fo being so kind.
Katie Isabella
Thank you! She’s doing her best. (She secretly wants to cuddle them though)
Maybee Outside Kitty iss a Sistah or Brothur of yoress Kommando….that wuud bee so kewl……
As fore Gypsy shee seemss too have moved inn fore long term….
Guess yore basemint iss supurr speshell???? Mew mew mew….
Iss so weerd rite Snoopss an Kommando???
**purrss** BellaDharma an ((hugss)) BellaSita Mum
It is very strange that we are being invaded by strange cats all of a sudden. It would be kind of cool to have a relative of Kommando’s nearby.
Mee-yow appawently it used to bee like that here! BellaSita bee-frended an live trapped like 8 diffyrent catss an shee an Aunty Sheila tooked them too our sheltur. All found guud homess…
Wee hope that look-alike ISS a reelytive of Kommando’ss…that wuud bee so kewl 😉
That would be very pawsome.
Havin a mew relative wuud bee so much fun!!! 🙂
Wonder if the outdoor guest is in a family way ?
I can’t tell. It’s not obvious, but it is a very furry cat.
That is a pretty kitty, but you two are still the cutest. Is there a rescue group you can call to trap her and get her a home ? XO
Thank you! She isn’t around consistently enough to trap right now. She shows up for a few minutes, eats, then leaves. We don’t know where she hangs out.
I hope your Mom feeds the kitty- just in case it does turn out to be a relative!!
She has special kibble for the outside kitty
That’s sweet of her! Not many people do that- I’m glad there are those who do- a feral (or lost, or abandoned) kitty’s life is hard enough without having to constantly hope for food!
I hope you get to know the outside kitty better! Hope Gypsy gets to know you all better and starts to feel more comfy! she is lucky to have you
Thank you! We’re trying to be good sports about it.
Well, I hope she decides to join your family! It’s a rough world out there to be alone in. Best wishes guys.
She dug up some of Mom’s catnip yesterday. I think she’s trying to see how much she’s loved.