“15 years ago, in 2010, my young first cousin came from Royan to see my parents. I remember the scene well, I was there with my children. He got out of his car, took the cat's crate and placed it in the driveway. Then he opened it while the door to the house was still open…” Young cats are known to be fast, Dadou was only 2 years old at the time. In an instant he was outside, and the repeated calls from the whole family, in the garden and the surrounding area will not bring him back.
“I thought it was a sick young cat”
The cousin left again and, little by little, the cat Dadou became part of the past, until the day when… “On January 3, after dark, my husband had left his car door open and I heard two cats fighting. Our neighbors' cat, standing on its hind legs and its two front paws on the car seat, is howling. My husband arrives to put an end to the scene. The cat that was installed in the car gets out and walks around the house. I filmed him and found that he looked like Dadou, who I hadn't forgotten. » Sophie will need patience, she has some, to coax this fearful cat in fairly poor condition.
After a few days of kibble being made available outside, the bond will be made. “The first days I didn't want to touch him or let him into the house, because of his condition he was soaked. I thought it was a sick young cat. » Just eight days ago, Sophie finally brought him into the house.
“We see that he didn’t spend 15 years in the woods”
It will then be a visit to the veterinarian, who, thanks to the electronic chip, will confirm that it is Dadou. “Since then, he spends his time sleeping in my office, and eating every time I leave. He didn't go wild, we see he didn't spend 15 years in the woods. I tell myself that those who recovered and cared for him over 15 years would perhaps be happy to hear from him, or even to have him back. My cousin won't take it back, he already has two cats. A young cat could live in the outbuildings when I'm away, but at 17, he needs an indoor life. »
While waiting for a future that is still uncertain but in no way worrying, Dadou takes advantage of Sophie's care, and is careful not to set foot outside again.
