a tale of two cats and a blind dog

Meet Tommy.

He likes to sleep on his back and, if it's too light for him, he hides his eyes behind his paws. 

Big bear's paws.

He is the biggest cat I've ever seen and he turned up at our house one day and decided to stay.  He'd sleep under our van and used to eat Spot's leftovers. 

At first, we used to shoo him away, because our cat, Spot, has a very nervous nature.

But we noticed that Spot quite liked Tommy.  They would sit together outside. 

Never seen her act like that before. 

We'd joke that he was like Kevin Costner to her Whitney Houston in "The Bodyguard".  He became her rock and she felt safe outside when he was around. 

She even started chasing after intruding cats herself - finally got herself some brazen courage!

We put an advert on the internet in case someone was missing Tommy.  We even had a lady come round to see if he was her lost cat "Vega", but Tommy legged it down the road and hid until she left. 

We were worried that we'd never see him again, but he came right back as soon as her car turned the corner. 

He wasn't going anywhere.

So Tommy joined our family and now another 3 stray cats have adopted us at our new home in the countryside - it's a crazy cat-filled life!

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Spot & Tommy - sleeping like two book-ends!





Having a companion animal can also ensure we live longer and reduce stress - see this article about the health and even social life benefits! 

And if we can adopt a homeless animal, then we're doing something really amazing. 

Here's a short, but unforgettably wonderful clip about the rescue, rehabilitation and re-homing of a stray, blind dog they named "Fiona".

Brings a happy, hopeful tear every time I watch it.

Us humans can be amazing animals too, can't we?

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