- When the Heidelbergs moved into a new neighborhood, they were not expecting to be welcomed and chosen by a stray cat.
- The stray cat now has a hybrid setup of being inside a house and being fed regularly and yet enjoys living outside when she wants to.
- Grey Cat no longer wanders around visiting the neighbors but concentrates on grooming her mom’s hair nearly every day.
A gray stray cat used to wander around a neighborhood and visit multiple houses. But when the Heidelbergs moved in, the cat zeroed in on the mom, Jessica, and chose her to be her human and decided to worm her way into the family.
Jessica Heidelberg said, “She just kinda showed up, very hungry and very friendly. Originally, I would feed her outside because she liked to bully my three spoiled cats and guard their food bowl from them.”
And when Heidelberg’s daughter snuck the cat inside their house regularly, the cat just made herself at home!
Now the former stray no longer roams around the neighbors as she prefers eating Jessica Heidelberg’s hair. “She also likes to lay, stand or nap on my chest. Sometimes she gently bites my face in affection. But she loves to ‘fix’ my hair any time I sit in my favorite chair,” Heidelberg added.
There are different reasons why cats groom. As kittens, they are groomed by their moms to “share” the scent of the family or could be they are relieving stress.
Heidelberg now receives grooming almost daily from Grey Cat as a form of thank you for adopting her and enjoys the warmth of the home she has been given. Having lived outside for a time, Heidelberg does not keep her indoors all the time.
Heidelberg said, “I let her in when it gets cold or rains, or just whenever she decides she needs a free meal. I let her out when she’s had enough, or if she pleases. I allow her to nap, play hair stylist or play with my cats’ mouse toys, which they take for granted.”
Grey Cat has found her home and makes sure Mom does not have a bad hair day.
Source: The Dodo