Nobby

by Eric
(Streatham SW16)

I always have liked cats and most pet animals but I never really thought of getting a cat for myself.

About 5 years ago there was a young couple in the flat upstairs to mine. They had a ginger cat, a Tom named Nobby, and as far as I knew they thought the world of him. But they could not have cared too much because when they left they abandoned him.

What they told me, on the day that they moved out, was that someone would call round later to pick Nobby up. Nobody came for the cat that day and the next day when I got back home from work Nobby was still around. They had left a sash window open a crack for the cat to climb in and out, he could get to the ground off of the flat roof of my kitchen.

I left some scraps and water out for Nobby and contacted the landlord to find out the new address of Nobbys owners. He said he could not give that to me. Well, I thought, it looks like I am now Nobbys owner.

So you see I did not exactly choose Nobby or even choose to have a cat but I certainly would choose him, I would really miss him if he wasn't around and could never abandon him I don't know how his last owners could have done that.

I don't know how old Nobby is but he is still very fit and active. He has been neutered and is in good health. He comes in and goes out as he pleases. I did get him a litter tray but he never used it as he goes outside, so I got rid of it. He has never made a mistake indoors. Yes I would have chosen Nobby, I think the world of him.