Miko Adopted Us !!

 

It all started a month and a half back.

Our neighbor opposite to us found their Akshaykalpa milk packet missing one morning.  And we saw no suspicious activity in our SureBell video footage either.

And there were no visible traces nor any spills too.

Another packet disappeared the next morning as well!

And we had an long, sustained & intense ‘Who-dun-it ??’ conversation on our WhatsApp chat group.

Someone suggested the cat must have ‘dun-it’.

Others said cats ‘drink milk’. They do not ‘walk away with milk sachets’.

 

Two days later I caught a healthy brown ginger cat licking milk that was oozing from a leaky packet from our milk basket.  On closer examination I realized that this cat must have pawed its sharp claws thru the thin slits between the plastic ribs of the milk basket. It had punctured the milk packet and enjoyed its fresh milk for the day!

Smart cat – I thought !

But unacceptable behavior we concluded.

The same day the housekeeping staff reported some milk sachets under a bush.

And we all concluded  it must be this brown-ginger cat. By default, as there were no other stray cats in our campus at that time .

 

We adopted a ‘Shoo-Cat’ approach.

Every time we saw him anywhere inside or near Block 2 lobby, we vigorously Shooed him away. And he got the message loud and clear !

Every time he saw us, he would immediately jump out of the parapet or from the lobby sofa & he would scamper away, quickly.

 

He knew my face, or my scent. Even when I passed by him near the children park, he would quickly avoid me.

Smart Cat , I thought again.

 

A week later, this cat followed my son as he was returning home one late evening. And he sat on our front door-mat & started mewing. A melodious but soulfully sad mewing. And he continued on and on until it became quite unbearable to us.  

Jayanthi warmed half a cup of milk, unearthed an empty plastic cheese packet tray and my son offered it to him near the lobby entrance.

And Miko instantly accepted his ‘friends request’.

And thus the ice was broken with small tub of warm milk – no better way to describe the start of our relationship!! 

And our attitude also switched from a ‘NO Cat’  status to ‘Cat OK’ status

And Miko got accepted as someone whose presence we could tolerate. Nothing more !

Some milk now and then. But strictly, No lying on the doormat, No touching, No petting & No entry into our home .

 

And as days went by Miko slowly started taking some liberties.

He visits us twice a day, for his morning milk and evening supper. And we relaxed our rules as well.  We let him slide in between our legs, rub his body on us and sometimes I even sit down and let him slither all over me.

And I even bought him a bag of premium cat food from Amazon with the foll specs…

Enriched with Vitamins, Minerals and other nutrients promote the health benefits of cat

Prebiotics and Probiotics improve the digestive system and keep the immunity strong

The blend of organic minerals along with the essential ingredients help to control urinary pH

And so on….

And now we supplement his milk diet with Mackerel flavored premium cat food!!

 And if all this was a ‘cat vs krish’ match, then he is leading all the way 40-love !

 

About Miko..

The kids have named him Miko. Some Elders call him Ginger.

But he responds to neither of these names!

He appears to be a house cat (not wild) who has been abandoned. Very healthy, very clean, always well pruned and enjoys lazing in the sun.

He is tame, sober and lazy and loves to be petted & cuddled – especially by the kids.

A good Samaritan (and cat lover) has vaccinated and neutered him.

 

And he is ready for adoption !

Any takers ??

I can offer an     attractive packaged deal

Take One Ginger Cat, get a bag of premium cat food absolutely Free !!

 

Krish #2001.