It’s quite a while since I had a cat story to tell, so it’s about time I told you about Macbeth.

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It’s now 11 weeks since Poppy came into our lives and on the whole things are good as we’ve all slipped into a routine. In the beginning she panicked if she thought I was trying to shut her in, now she panics if she thinks I’m going to shut her out, which has to be a sign of progress.There are however one or two unresolved issues.

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Poppy’s not the first cat I’ve tried to bring in from the cold, (apologies to Deric Longden) 20+ years ago there was Jackson and more recently Leonard. I was successful both times with these boys and they each lived out their remaining years in love and comfort.

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So there we were 3 days before Xmas trying to decide on a name for our new friend when the phone rang. The lady said she was calling in response to my advert in the Post Office about a lost black cat. She said it sounded like her mum’s cat, Poppy.

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It was Sunday November 27th, just over 3 weeks since we had lost Leonard and we were still suffering. Neither Peter nor I were ready to take on another cat so soon after his passing, indeed we had even discussed, albeit briefly, the notion of never having a cat again given our grief and proximity to a busy road.

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It’s now a week since Leonard passed away and we’re still trying to come to terms with losing him. Here I take a look back on Leonard’s life.

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Have you ever tried taking a urine sample from a cat? No, I hadn’t either until yesterday.

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Well, I say ‘friend’, perhaps ‘tolerated acquaintance’ might be nearer the mark. But considering they were bitter enemies a few weeks ago, I’d call that progress.

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Having successfully settled Leonard into his new home, the next stage was to introduce him to the outdoors. The principal is much the same, except now the place he feels safe is the new house, not a room within it.

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Moving house with a cat can be tricky enough at the best of times, but here we were planning to move house with Leonard, who had spent the majority of his adult life (according to the vet about 10 years) living rough, had been with us less than 12 months, and still spent his nights outdoors, albeit with access to our outhouse.

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