Viewed From My Window
A small selection of short stories written by Patricia Oliver from Horton near Wimborne, describing the ups and downs of caring for feral cats over the years with photos by J Santana-Martin.
3 Little Kittens
We found that Mr & Mrs Oscar had reared three kittens in our large garage and tractor shed. Unlike their parents, they were certainly feisty and were determined to put …[Read more...]
Mr & Mrs Oscar
The many cats and kittens that appear at our window after dark were becoming cause for concern especially as we ended up with hefty Vet’s bills as well as mounting …[Read more...]
Henry
I had to look through the field glasses to check on the movement I spied in the distance. It turned out to be another cat, a new ‘kit on the …[Read more...]
Sydney
It was another cold and frosty morning when through the field glasses we spotted a bundle in the hedge at the far end of the field garden. The bundle was …[Read more...]
Molly
We started seeing a stray or feral cat wandering across our field garden near to the pond. We did not know where it had come from, but every day it …[Read more...]
Kitty
It must have been about 10 o’clock in the evening when a little face appeared at the big window. A tiny kitten about the size of my hand, a white …[Read more...]
PEE-WEE
The morning in question was cold and frosty, but we noticed a streak of white, as we thought, blowing across the grass. After settling for a while, it moved again. …[Read more...]
Mr Misty
My dear little Mr Misty has a real story to tell of hardship and suffering. He was only four years old when I noticed all was not well with him. …[Read more...]
Tamisa
After the death of our dear timid Miss Misty we decided that we would rescue another kitten from the farm with too many cats and kittens and again instead of …[Read more...]
Kiqui
When we first set eyes on Kiqui, he was about six weeks old, so tiny and just a bundle of fluff. His endearing characteristic was that he held his head …[Read more...]
Miss Misty
Miss Misty we rescued from the farm with too many cats and kittens all in need of a great deal more care than they were getting. She was a ‘seal-point’ …[Read more...]
ZIGGY 2
The third of the 23 rescued and feral cats that found their way to our door was a kitten we called Ziggy 2. He was rescued from the farm with …[Read more...]
Willow
The second of the 23 rescued and feral cats that found their way to our door was Willow. Only 10 months old, her third owners decided they could not keep …[Read more...]
Ziggy
The first of 23 rescued and feral cats that would ultimately find their way to our door had been thrown out of the house because a new girlfriend was allergic …[Read more...]
