'Last year a stray cat jumped over my fence and into my life': CDS cat pawrent reminisces about a year-long journey with the fluffy feline addition to their family

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    Last year a stray cat jumped over my fence and into my life. A few months later he was inside and shortly after that cleared by my vet to join my household. This is the story of how we fell in love with Toby, my CDS gift.
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    the moment we met
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    he just wanted to hang out
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    I fell deeply in love with him
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    he had cuts all over him but let me treat them the first week we met
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    took some time for him and my cat Sebastian to adjust, the catio was helpful.
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    buddies in the making
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    but then it got really cold and he started sleeping in my bathroom
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    I tuned my office into a safe space for him while waiting for a vet appointment
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    he seemed to like it
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    mobile vets are the best! our boy had some issues but was cleared to be with my other cat!!
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    life inside was amazing. rope walls, robot litter boxes and machines to feed him!
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    brothers
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    brothers
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    I still get to go outside but from the safety of my catio
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    now I'm safe I'm loved and I love my family
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    Tina-Tuna That catio is amazing, wow what a great choice Toby made jumping over your fence! A robot litter box!! Good grief he's found Cat Eden I'm glad your other kitty aproved. Thank you for sharing his story
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    AbjectFoot8711 His first time trying to use the litter box. He had no idea what to do and he started doing tumbles in the litter robot. He did much better his second time.
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    Tina-Tuna imagine the sheer horror lol poor thing Jessfree 123 Does it work well?
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    AbjectFoot8711 I personally love it. The litter management was my least favorite part of living with cats and it's so easy now. It also lets me track and chart their weight and how often they are using the box over time. I can't figure out how to attach a screenshot of it though for you unfortunately
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    HappyLiLDumpsterfire Would you be willing to share more pics of the catio? I have a lot of the wire shelves you used but have yet to figure out how to make it work :)
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    AbjectFoot8711 Feel free to dm me if you want to chat about catios, I can only attach one picture here. Cats come out the window to get in, there are a few parts where for stability I made boxes inside.
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    zerobleeps Where did you get that catio from? Love it!
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    AbjectFoot8711 Technically it's a couple of bookcase kits and about a trillion weatherproof zip ties. It's just a bunch of 1 ft by 1 ft metal squares. With these plastic clips in the corners. It was really cheap but the zip ties make it very strong and sturdy. It's also highly customizable, incredibly simple to put together and very easy to change if you need to.
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    AwfulFireKeeper Thank you for taking him in and making him your family I did the same with my girl Fia, someone locked her in their abandoned flat for two weeks.
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    AbjectFoot8711 I'm so happy fia is with you! It's awful when people do that.
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    electroriverside Bless him. Toby's story reminds me of our own feral cat Butty, seen here on the right. He domesticated himself over about a year and a half. In this photo, Butty is on the right with Dippy, who became his best friend. Because of Butty in particular, I know what it is to be blessed.
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    AbjectFoot8711 Aww thanks for sharing Butty and Dippy with me!
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    faustcousindave Can't believe your two cats are the same names as my standard issue boys - Toby (short for Tobias) and Sebastian!
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    AbjectFoot8711 That's crazy!! I love your boys!!
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    TrueCrimeRunner92 Toby has a triangle just like my Jack!!!! So glad you two found each other wood you are beautifu
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    AbjectFoot8711 Omg our babies are almost twins!!!
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    TehPaintbrushJester Aww, this made me all teary eyed Thank you for taking Toby in and being such a wonderful cat parent

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