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03 August 2006 This is Liquorice and Bob whom we have always suspected were related but have never had any proof. Liquorice came into our lives several years ago through my cat flap. One evening I heard a loud bang, went to the kitchen, to find a large black cat sitting in the middle of the floor. I have never been sure if he came on his own or if someone pushed him through the flap because they knew I worked for the rescue. He was very large with a strange speckled black coat, a typical entire tom. After several attempts to put him back outside I realised he wasn’t going anywhere, so I decided to ask the neighbours and see if anyone knew him. He followed me up and down the garden paths like a dog, and when we had no luck followed me home again. He spent the night in the shed, and when I got up the next morning he was washing in the sun waiting for his breakfast. As you will have gathered he was a very good natured cat but quite determined to stay. While we made more enquires he came to K&Ks and was very happy with us. After several weeks, no one had come forward and he was neutered and rehomed at the local village pub, where he was a great favourite with the customers. Bob appeared a year or two later. Neighbours came to ask me if I could do anything about a stray cat that was terrorizing their cats. We set a trap and after a few attempts managed to catch him. Cat traps are not cruel, they work by the cat stepping on a plate when he goes in after food, and this closes the door. When I looked at him I could see he looked just like Liquorice, same shape and size and same speckled coat. Bob has proved to be a character cat in every way and still lives with us at K&Ks. He is very popular with the ladies and usually has a harem trailing after him. The picture shows him going for supper with two of his girls. We have never been able to establish if Liquorice and Bob were related but if another speckled black cat turns up, we will be very suspicious.
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About Kats & Kits:Kats & Kits is a long established cat sanctuary based in the depth of the UK's mystical Wiltshire countryside, on the edge of Salisbury Plain, near the white horses of Alton Barnes and Westbury. Run by a small dedicated team we aim to provide a home to rescued cats where re-homing is not a viable option. This blog documents the daily challenges the group has overcome since 1994 to provide care and shelter for abandonded, stray and unwanted cats.
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