What a sweet looking kitty Sam is! Thank you for sharing that...
Jet Aluna
Sam's lovely. He was a rescue and, obviously, had been badly mistreated. He's needed a lot of love, kindness and patience and -- even now -- is a lot more nervous than a cat should be.
He's also very strong. When I first went to collect him, I only managed to take him a few yards down the road. He seemed to explode from the cat carrier, and vanished into the bushes. The carrier was a solidly made one of plastic, with a metal grill door. Examining the damaged box, I found that he'd bent the metal bar on which it hinged. He may not have been happy where he was, but deeply mistrusted anyone taking him away. He returned to his old home the following day, where they managed to secure him in the carrier, which they tied up with string... On a second attempt, I succeeded in getting him to his new home. That was several years ago.