Prodigal Kitty

This is Lyla. She is a stray kitty that we have been caring for for about a year now. She turned up on our street last autumn and we gave her some food. Before too long she would let me pet her, but she made it clear from the beginning that she did not want to come inside and join our family. Over the winter on particularly cold mornings she would come in for a few minutes to warm up, but never would let her guard down.

Last week while we were in the hospital I made sure she was still fed,(by my mom or dh) but from Friday on no one had seen her. By Monday I was getting very worried that a coyote had gotten her. I so missed her cute little face by my back door in the morning. Then on Tuesday I look out the back window and there she is, right as rain in our play cube. I went out and she let me pet her. I'm convinced that she was mad at us for being gone for a few days; even though she was still being fed. She has still not met me at the back door yet in the morning. Perhaps she has to build up trust again. No matter though, I'm just happy she's back.