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<\/a><\/p>\n…and cleaned my paws.<\/p>\n
She’s one of the neighborhood feral cats…a beautiful little calico I’d take into my home in a heartbeat but of course she won’t let anyone near. \u00a0 Her pelt is always well kept and shiny so either someone in the neighborhood is feeding her or she’s making a good living on the local rodents…and er…birds. \u00a0This is why I keep my feeders out of reach of little calico cats. \u00a0Also one ear has been clipped which means someone took her to the vet to be spayed and given her shots.<\/p>\n
She likes to nap under my car, where she can keep an eye on my bird feeders. \u00a0Normally she walks off when I get in the car but that time she just stayed put and I just waited her out. \u00a0I was in no big hurry. \u00a0She did this little indifferent cat stroll away from the car when I came down to it…parked herself a short distance away, made a big deal out of grooming herself, stretch, walk a little way further down the road, repeat… \u00a0I’d have a cat of my own in the house but I am single and often away and there is no one I know here in Baltimore I’d give the key to so they could look in on a pet while I was gone. \u00a0My life here is more solitary then her’s, and I will not bring a pet into the house just so it can be alone most of the time. \u00a0They say cats are fine with being alone but I think no animal, bird or mammal, can be alone for too long. \u00a0A pet needs a better home then I can give it.<\/p>\n
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