Or perhaps I should call this post “Our Little Old Man”…
Our neighbors on the next street found this guy trying to get into their house the other day.
My son was called to help (he’s well known for helping in these situations) and of course he responded, cat carrier in hand. He and his friends took him to our local shelter at 9:30 pm only to find that the shelter couldn’t take him because he’s too old to be adopted as his estimated age is fifteen to eighteen years old. You can see how skinny he is… there is no fat on his body anywhere. We’re sure that he either lived outside for awhile or was not cared for in the home he lived in. The shelter has record of a man trying to surrender a cat who matches his description over the weekend, so it’s likely that he was dumped in our neighborhood which is right around the corner.
The shelter set us up with everything that he needs and did all of the necessary medical care and testing. Now he’s living in my garage for the 7-10 day quarantine period. I honestly didn’t think he’d live through it when he arrived. He was weak and tired and kind of disoriented. After twenty four hours of food and water he’s come back to life. Two days in he’s filling out and enjoying the jungle gym of stuff in the garage and all of the attention that he gets from seven people who dote on him whenever possible.
He’s extremely friendly and loving… I hope that he does well with the rest of our pets. When he arrived I thought that he might live for a few days, of course the jokes on me. Dino (short for Dinosaur) might be with us for awhile..
Theres a healing factor here for us as well as for Dino. With all of the harshness in the world right now, it feels good to provide some humanity to this little old guy.
Enjoy Everything!
Michele
The Salem Garden 
Love this story, Michele! So kind to offer him a home!
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Thank you Joy! Love you!
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You’re so kind to share your home with this old boy… he looks lovely. It proves that there is still an abundance of kindness, love and generosity in the world x It’s heart warming to know that his last days (or years!) will be in a home that wants him. Keep us posted on Dino – great name!!
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What an awesome story! A dog came to visit us the other day too. Doug called the aspca and they would not release the name of the owner (who lives down the street in front of our house) because they wanted to charge them for having a loose dog again. So when we all finally got home the 3 of us and Bubby went to walk to find his home at the same moment his owner stopped at the stop sign in front of us…coincidence? I think not!
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glad you liked it Room…wasn’t your smaller dog an unexpected visitor a while ago?
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Bless you xo you made my heart smile ❤
I have a pretty star for you and your blog over here
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Eunice
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thank you for the star sweetie!! your blog makes me smile every day!
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🙂 I am happy I can place a smile on your face with a pretty photo of New England or out travels 🙂
Eunice
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Oh, that last picture is killing me! What a sweet, old, patient man. 🙂
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Hi Christie! I’m sorry I’m catching up on my comments! He is sweet and patient, I just posted a little update today, check it out if you have a minute. He’s really a joy!
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Hi Michele,
What a sweet story!
Reminds me of my Dad – he’s a doctor, but I think he has the soul of a veterinarian as he was always bringing home rescues. Let’s see, I remember a rabbit with a broken leg, a seagull with a broken wing, several chipmunks that the cat(s) had got, tiny robins (I once watched him give CPR with his finger to a tiny barely-hatched robin). And for course he brought home our dear cat Fluffy – I believe there are still a few of her offspring around with a couple of family members.
Dino is lucky to have found you.
Happy New Year,
Sue
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Lucky cat! Lucky family!
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I HATE people that dump animals. HATE that huge fact. I’m glad you have him, and he is being loved!
Linda
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