Gerald the Stray Cat Meows an SOS, Getting Saved by his Token Hooman Family Before Becoming Their Treasured Furrever Pet

Hey cat lovers, are you ready to have your heartstrings tugged? Well, the married couple in our next story wasn't exactly prepared to have their whole world shaken by a single stray kitty either, but here we are. For years, this couple watched the timid tabby outside endure scorching summer days and freezing snowy winters, until finally, they gained the trust of a scared, lonely cat. 

Gerald, as he became fondly called, had visited the family for years before ever getting close enough to touch. Like an ethereal wisp of mystery, Gerald came and went as he pleased, enjoying occasional dinners with wilderness opossums and relaxing on the heating pad his eventual hoomans laid out for him. Until one day, he approached the house with a devastating limp and wounds from an obvious attack–he needed their help! 

Scroll for the entire story of how one couple gained the love and trust of a stray cat who never knew the meaning of family until he waltzed through the glass sliding door of destiny. 

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