Our Friendly Feline Neighbor

Our house backs up to a giant open field, and since we have moved in, we have occasionally seen stray cats wandering around. Our first winter here, we even had a few who decided to move in with us. Well, our garage. And how did they repay us? They peed all over everything in there. It was so gross. So, you can understand our mistrust of our furry friends, even if they do keep mice away.

Well, our neighbors found one cat in particular that they swear is cleaner than all the other stray cats, and have decided to adopt it. They feed it, and it comes around every day. Sometimes they let "Molly" sleep inside with them and they even might take her to the vet soon. I still wasn't sure how nice this cat was....

until I saw Tornado outside, dragging it around by it's tail. The poor cat ran under our picnic table, and Tornado pulled her out by her ears! And that patient cat never seemed mad or aggressive. So even though the germ-freak in me wants to chase that dirty cat away, I don't mind so much if the kids play with her.

As long as they wash their hands.