Guard Cat

The other night we were all lying in bed, almost asleep. Suddenly, Awesome starting meowing loudly in a really weird voice. He is usually such a quiet, mellow cat that we thought he had somehow gotten stuck somewhere or was hurt.

Heather and Megan ran to the kitchen to check on him. When they brought him to my room, his tail was about 3x the regular size. He was shaking and still meowing softly.

Surprised, I asked the girls what had happened. Apparently, they had found him standing on the kitchen table with his head through the vertical blinds. A stray cat had apparently walked through our front yard and Awesome was defending his territory. He was quite worked up over the intrusion.

Awesome had some pretty bad experiences before we got him. He lived on the street for some time before the girls found him. I don't think it was a very friendly place for a tiny kitten. As a result, he NEVER goes outside. He likes to look out the windows but runs the minute we open a door to the outside so I never would have expected him to be affected by anything outside. It is nice to know we needn't be concerned about a home invasion from the neighborhood cats. Our guard cat is on duty.

Okay, so he doesn't look so fiersome with a lei around his neck. Blame Emily!