The Mystery Calico kitty

November 14th I took my cat Sophie for a little walk around the yard thinking she should get some fresh air. She was sniffing the ground a lot and had her mouth open. Once we got back around to the front steps I see this white timid figure move across the yard closer to the woods. I quickly put Sophie back inside and my dad was on step ahead of me. I get my softness from him. He gave me the cat treats at the door and came out on the porch. As I slowly start to move towards her she is meowing, so I meow back, and she stops and starts meowing again. I know I have to let her come to me. I could see from around 15 feet away from her that she was very skinny. I was talking to her and meowing and she seemed a little calmer. I threw little pieces of treats near her and once she realized that was food, she came right over to me and wanted more. She wouldn't take food from my hand but I knew why. I kept giving her treats and she ate them without hesitation. She rubbed up against me many times, once I started to pet her she purred and purred. I knew she had been not taken care of like she deserves. I started to pick her up, I didn't want her to get away and have the chance she wouldn't come back. I walked to the front porch and she was rubbing against my neck the whole walk there. 

My father is quite the softy when it comes to animals. Or anything at that matter. I tell him that she is really skinny and cold. While mum and dad get food and water for her, I keep her on the porch. She ate and ate and ate. You could feel all her rips and back bones. It was really sad. My dad went with my grandfather for a few hours to help him with something. By the time he came back it was dark out and I was frozen on the porch with the cat all cuddled in my lap. I wasn't letting her go. I told dad we can put her in a cat carrier in the house. But I knew that'd be an issue with her and Sophie. After a little discussion with my parents, we put her in the darn with the chickens and gave her more food, water and milk.

The next day came around and when we went out to see her she was always happy to see us. She'd run over and want to sit on your lap. She always meowed. My dad said that someone probably misses her and wonders where she is. My response was, well that's too bad... Maybe they should have taken better care of her... She's mine now. After about a week went by we brought her in the house. We put Sophie down stairs where she sleeps at night and let the new cat stay up stairs. I was so excited to have a new friend. 

I knew it was a girl because most calico cat are females, it's very rare that you will find a male calico cat. My dad didn't believe me, so I told him to look it up... He did... And I was right.. Calico cats are the moodies cats. She proved that to me about a month ago. She loves having her belly rubbed, so I was rubbing her belly then all of a sudden she bit me... She held right on and wouldn't let go. Dad was sitting next me and his eyes got big and started laughing. It didn't hurt but I was shocked and thought it was kinda funny. But that's the last time I touched her stomach. 

We were trying to find a name for her. I wanted a pretty name because she was a pretty cat. But none of them seemed to fit her. My mom said why don't we name her Mystery because we know nothing about her. I didn't like it at first but it started to grow on me. To this day she still doesn't know her name but will come to anything you call her. She sleeps with me every night. At the beginning she wanted to be close to me and would meow whenever she was by herself. She never slept at night but slept all day. When she sleeps with me now she's either in the covers with me taking all the room on the bed, or laying on another pillow I have next to me. She's so cute! 

It's feels great to have saved an animal from certain death, another week she would have been frozen or had starved.

After my cat Sadie died in April, before we got Mystery I kept telling my parents I wanted another cat. They kept saying no, no more pets. I really wanted another cat. As weird as it sounds I believe my Sadie girl help Mystery and I find each other. Mystery has a lot of characteristic that Sadie had.

Mystery came to me at a very important time.

I'd say we saved each other.

Few more things about her, she loves to stare at people. You'll feel a weird vibe and it's her bug eyeing you as the first picture shows. Then when you look at her she will meow and walk over to you. Mystery has extremely soft double paws! She also loves to sit in boxes or on pillows and folded up blankets... She's just a little weird, but I love her anyway! :)