The runt girl Catty Patty was born in 2016 and I figured she'd never get by her first winter but last fall I had the garage open for the cats and she fooled me. Not one cat out back last winter died. Catty Patty runs with the small tom Bosco. They're siblings and were neutered at the same time last year.

This morning while I was gumming my blueberry muffin with Irish butter and soggy corn flakes at the kitchen table I had a clear view out back. The cats had been fed well and I saw Catty Patty on the deck walk toward a cat condo. When she peered in a small orange paw came out to bap her nose. It was Bosco on the bed and rolled up in the hay. That's when Catty Patty walked into the cat condo and crashed for a nap with Bosco. They are the smallest female and male cats here and stick together like glue.

Pals for life