bettis1 Loc: Texas

Spot, a tuxedo cat named for the black spot in his nose, is one of our feral cats. Spot and his sister were dropped off in our yard years ago by their mother. His sis is long gone but Spot persists. In fact, Spot is far beyond the speculated 9 lives. Physically, he is a small cat. but the old saw that “it isn’t the size of the dog in the fight but the size of the fight in the dog” is equally true for cats. Spot is pure feral and, to my knowledge, has never been touched by human hands. He will come to feed and patiently await about two feet away and discuss the menu with me but "don’t approach me any closer!”

Spot has been seen over a good 1/2 mile radius of our home and he may disappear for weeks or even a month and then reappear daily for several days…he moves around. Somewhere in his escapades he has had his right eye gouged out, had two fractures of the foreleg (one a compound fracture), a spine/pelvis injury that caused him to drag his hind legs, and more large lacerations and missing hunks of hide than I can count. He has never been to the doctor but depends on mother nature for his healing. His travels also take him across some very heavily trafficked streets.

Last night, about sundown, Spot arrived for his buffet. As I set the bowl down I became aware of just wherein his super powers reside. (I have no idea where the BatCat Cave is.)

Bob

cessnalvr Loc: West virginia

Nice. Cool story