Great story; many thanks.
Cats are my favorite people.
Dogs have masters; Cats have staff.
> Cats are my favorite people. <
British veterinarian James Herriot (author of ‘All Creatures Great and Small’) once said something that always stuck with me:
You can tell the quality of a person by how he treats a cat.
You take care of and feed a dog. The dog thinks, you must be God.
You take care of and feed a cat. The cat thinks, I must be God.
After the next door neighbor died, my brother and I — not cat people — took pity and began feeding his suddenly homeless cat. Over a year, we gradually won the cat’s trust. He now lives indoors with us, pampered like a first-born prince.