Dill

This is Dill...he is 11 years old and is mostly likely a litter mate to Sissy. I can't say for sure, but they showed up at the same time and were the same size, stuck together like littermates, so that's what I assumed. Dill has an interesting catnapping story (not about a nap, but being stolen away from us, then coming back home!) After I'd had him for a couple of months, he disappeared. I asked all around the neighborhood and no one said they had seen him. He and Sissy were both outside, but after he disappeared, I worried about Sissy and brought her inside. A few months later we were working on our house and had the floor out of the laundry room. We looked down and there was Dill! I said to my husband, "Look!!" He wanted to know if it was Strawberry (they do have similar markings and I have mistaken them for each other at a glance). I told him, "No, that's Dill!" I know he doubted me, but I knew it was him. I proved it to them too--I have pictures from when he first came as proof, but I didn't need pics! (Also had one of their kids tell me they took him, but I will leave it at that...) We were glad to have him home though. I tried letting him be inside, but he is a sprayer. He sprays everything whether he is inside or out. He did enjoy coming inside, but now he doesn't mind being outside and he rules the porch. haha! Being outside, he has had his share of scuffles, but all my cats are fixed and if a stray comes up or gets dropped off, they are either fixed and kept here or off to the no-kill rescue, so fights aren't too common around here anymore. He has a viral disease in one eye that flares up every year. Last year it was so bad, I really thought he would lose his eye. I know he couldn't see out of it and it looked horrible. We tried so many different medicines, but finally found a combination of herbs and medications that cleared it up. It was expensive, but now we know how to treat it if it starts back again. He is my friendliest cat..he is the only one that will let anyone pet him. I'm sure that's how he got kitty-napped! Besides that time, he rarely leaves the yard. Once when he was sick, he disappeared for a couple of days. I know if Dill doesn't show up within a few minutes of going outside, I better start looking!!