Cat Picture of the Week: Rockie
Rockie came to my yard one very cold winter in Miami. It was probably in the low 30's. Very cold for Miami, FL. This was in 2005. She was stuck up on a very tall tree and there was no way I could bring her down even by offering tuna because she was being chased by another cat whose territory she was invading. She was up in that tree for two very cold nights and days. I noticed that she was pregnant, and I was in a panic because of it.
Then on the third day she was gone. She came back on the fourth day and I noticed she was no longer pregnant. I had no idea where she had gone to have her babies. She came over to eat on a regular basis and several weeks passed when and I noticed two kittens trying to climb the 6-foot fence that separated my yard from the next yard.
I was able to bring them all in the house after Hurricane Wilma where they have been since then. Rockie still takes care of her two babies, Rex and Sunny, as if they were just born. She grooms and watches over them. She tucks herself under my arm until I fall asleep at night and then she leaves me and cuddles up with her two "babies." This is her picture taking a nap on my living room floor. I named her Rockie because she reminded me of a rock with all the beautiful colors.
© Ada Schultz
Rockie sure had a hard life what with being pregnant, defending herself from aggressive cats, then protect her newborns from a hurricane to boot. Ada was an angel to rescue her and give Rockie and her babies a loving indoor home.
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Comments
What a sweet story!!
How lovely!