Tired

At 5:00 last evening I heard his yowling. He was sitting in my office.

He spent the entire day sleeping someplace. He moved around the house like he's always lived here when he got up and made himself at home on Frieda's ottoman and throw. She did not like that. He did not care. Of course, he spent the night howling, yowling and then going after the blinds in the bedroom. He put Keetah into a state of high anxiety. We had a circus of fools for several hours. I gave Keetah melatonin. She was so anxious she didn't notice. Finally I got her to calm down and she passed out. This guy finally stopped his 'let me out' and I got some rest.

I've posted him on a local site but I doubt he will be claimed. I've seen too many tame cats wandering to believe he's being missed by anyone. I have a drive in hayloft with a small opening cut out in one of the doors for cats to be able to get in for shelter and warmth. Most are feral, but not all. It's a hard life for cats. I try to make it a little easier. Any cat that lands here for some time gets spay/neutered. There is a program for altering strays. I do my best to keep the cat population down, but it's a drop in the bucket.

So, it's Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas to you all.