A rather thin, hissy little cat had started waiting for us to put out wild bird food. It took a month or so, over Christmas and the New Year, but eventually I got her confidence and she started to come into the house.
Our vet said she looked very familiar - especially her attitude to the examination - hiss, spit, bite and scratch! She had a microchip, so it was off to the local MSPCA and wait for her to be reunited with her owner, who apparently lived a little further down our long winding road.
January passed, February and then, at the end of March, we were told that her owner had finally decided they didnt want her back.
Normally the MSPCA doesnt rehome an animal near to its original owner - but in Chloe's case they were willing to make an exception. She was a cat with a history. With at least four owners in the 4 years before we found her, she had become progressively more aggressive with each change of address.
Apparently she had first arrived at the MSPCA at about 6 months old, brought in as a stray with a clip out of her ear - part of her charactistic look, which was once done to show a cat was neutered. She then spent a long time with her first family, who were thought to have moved off the island. With quick returns listing things like "she is too noisy" "she runs through your legs" "she scratches when children pull her tail" "she hisses and bites" its no wonder she ended up so grumpy!
Chloe has lived with us for 8 years now and is a grand old lady of more than 12 years - she still scratches first and asks questions later!
Baldrine, Isle of Man
