Dusty and Mittens
After his owner died and left him all alone, the big, black cat migrated across the highway in rural Killian, Louisiana to a house where he fortunately found a nice family. They recognized him and understood why he had come, so they welcomed him into their home and heart. When he first emerged from under their house, he was covered in cobwebs and dust, so they named him Dusty. Dusty has enjoyed a good life there for the past five years and is at least ten years old now, so when he recently got stuck in a tree in the backyard, he joined that small minority of senior kitties I have rescued in a tree. While the tree gave me some climbing challenges, Dusty was an easy cat to rescue. He is a friendly, sedate kitty, and he was anxious for me to hurry up and get him down from there. I learned beforehand that he is very comfortable with his carrier at home and likes to get in it every day for a short nap or visit, and I was glad to hear that because I planned to rescue him using my carrier. No...