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This is not really a happy Caturday post as it involves a young cat that has been left on it’s own as the temperature drops during the winter season.
The last couple months I noticed two stray cats coming around the outside of the house. This is an unusual occurrence as I have not seen many feral cats in this area.
A pretty little calico kitten was the first one to hang around and I left food out for it. Eventually I was able to tame it and took it to the vet to be checked. I found a good home for it as I already have two inside cats.
This is Friday. the latest feral cat~a striped tabby.
Friday has the M marking on the forehead and striped designs on the face which is characteristic of the tabby cat. There’s dark stripes around the neck, tail and throughout the body.
The one stripe out from each eye’s outer corner leaves a sad expression and remind me of my friend 
Although, the last 2 weeks, I’ve left food outside on the back deck for Friday, the cat will not come to eat until I go back inside the house.
Friday is a real scaredy-cat and terrified of people. I don’t know if Friday is a male or female but has fattened up since I first started leaving out food every morning. Friday was very thin when I first saw the cat. I put worm medicine in the food a couple days as animals (humans also) may need treatment for parasites. I wondered if he/she is pregnant.
Since the cat is so afraid I can only hope Friday survives the winter while living outside under the deck. It’s a bit of shelter as it has a roof.
Luckily animals have a fur coat. Animals are amazing creatures of nature and most will find a dry warm place when temperatures fall below freezing but I have seen stray cats with chunks off the ends of their ears from frostbite.
Friday seems to prefer living under the deck and maybe feels safer close to the house.
The Blue Jays are not impressed with Friday and only fly in quickly, grab some food and fly out.I’ve seen Friday make a motion towards the birds but they flew away safely. It’s a cat’s natural instinct to hunt and they will keep the rodents under control.
There is also the danger of coyotes getting small animals. Many people have lost pets and coyotes have been seen nearby.
It’s still beyond my mindset how people can discard animals and leave them to fend for themselves. Someone must have brought the kittens to this area and dropped them off.
Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada
Camera: Canon EOS T6
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