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Oz Junior
This is Oz Jr.
Oz Jr. is one of many strays we feed at a nearby monastery. Over time, it is easy to get familiar with the felines, and they in turn become familiar with us, coming to greet us when we arrive, knowing that food is soon to follow.
We first notice Oz Jr. not long after we had adopted our Ozzy cat. Our adopted Oz spent the first couple months in our house trying to kick a nasty congestion problem which often resulted in massive chain sneezes and the occasionally projectile sticky-booger-goo to fly across our living room. Oz Jr., with a very similar perpetual look of concern on her face the way our boy seems to have, had a similar sneezing problem and would often sniffle and wheeze while begging for food.
But, Oz. Jr. always came to greet me ahead of the other cats and would even indulge me in allowing to give her a small scratch between the ears.
And then, one day, Oz. Jr. was just gone. This happens, of course, with strays. Even the best of life spans rarely eclipses two years, and I've seen many come and go over the years that I've been feeding them.
But, Oz. Jr. came back a few weeks ago much to our delight. She had a little ear snip which leads us to believe she was captured by a group that performs spade and neuter surgeries on stray cats in the area. She looks very healthy now, gaining some weight that she always seemed at a disadvantage of compared to the others.
She still greets me, leaving out a tiny whine that is very endearing.
She still wheezes, too. I suspect that will never go away.
And, just to note, a photo book of Oz Jr. and other strays can be found at the link below to Blurb.
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