It started with a tiny black cat looking for warmth, and slowly turned into her finding a second home.
A tiny black cat started hanging around a couple’s yard not long after they moved into their first home. She was shy, skinny, and kept falling asleep outside the window where their own cat liked to sit and chirp at her. Thinking she might be a stray, they checked with the neighbors and learned she technically had a home, but life there wasn’t easy. Her kittens didn’t make her life easy and she mostly slept outside.
When temperatures dropped during Thanksgiving weekend, they brought her into the guest room so she could warm up. After that, they set up a box on the back porch, and she slept there almost every night. She spent her days running around the yard, playing near the house, and rarely went far.
During another cold snap, she ran straight into the house early one morning. The neighbor said she didn’t mind, especially in extreme weather, and mentioned the cat usually slept under their deck year-round. Phone numbers were exchanged to keep tabs on the cat, but no follow-up ever came.
Now, with snow on the ground and bitter Midwest cold, the little cat has been inside for five days. She plays with the dog, gets along with their cat, and seems perfectly at home. No one planned this. The cat just kept choosing warmth, safety, and company, one cold night at a time.
