Cat was a clever cat.
She had escaped the traps that were put down on occasion to catch the feral cats that lived around the old factory.
It was really hard to do this though, the smell of the food in there was really enticing as the whole colony was starving. She had seen others go in and some came back but a lot didn’t.
Unfortunately, cat was very tired, she was still only young but felt very old. She had had so many litters of kittens, and was finding it harder and harder to feed them. She was so hungry herself and knew by their mewling that they were starving.
Her last litter was four and only one had survived to an age that she could cope on her own.
Cat was sad and so very tired that the next time the people came with their traps she walked in willingly. She really didn’t care what happened to her she was so exhausted. She gobbled up the food and laid down to sleep. When she woke up the people were handling her, she saw other cats from her colony spit and snarl at this, but she didn’t have the strength.
Anyway, the people were handling her gently and talking to her so she just let them do what they will. She felt a small stab of pain but then fell asleep again. The next time she woke up she felt different, she felt cleaner, nothing biting her to drive her crazy, she had a soft bed, food to eat and clean water to drink.
She started to purr when they next handled her and one person there held her close and made her feel safe.
She didn’t go back to the factory, she had a home and she survived.
