Student Stumbles Upon Stray Kitten On Auburn Campus

The Stray

On June 15, 2017, I unexpectedly met a friend on the way to Anthropology 101 on the Green River campus.

I distinctly remember walking past the administration building towards the main plaza when I heard a sort of scream. I was at first startled and looked around but I didn’t see anyone so I kept walking.

A few moments later I heard the same noise again! This time I looked around and looked down, and that’s when I saw a small grey kitten.

He was looking right up at me and proceeded to scream once more at me. I stopped to give him some attention and he seemed to enjoy that, I stayed there for some time, eventually had to go on my way so I said my goodbyes and started walking when I noticed something.

The little guy had tethered himself to me, if I stepped right he stepped right with me and if I moved forward so did he.

I was worried about where he came from and what would happen to him so I picked him up. I found the nearest campus security officer and asked him whose cat it was. He mentioned there had been a few reports of him throughout the day but he was presumed to be a stray, and Animal Control had been called. However, they were busy and couldn’t make it out to campus. I then looked back at the cat as I was going to ask the officer if he could take him off my hands. However, upon looking at him I decided I wanted to personally see his arrival at the Humane Society the next day.

I walked back to my car and he followed close behind me and as soon as we hopped in the car he walked right over to me on the drivers side and sat on my lap. He purred the whole drive home.

We never did make it the humane society because by the time I reached home he had won my heart and I had made up my mind to adopt him.

He now lives at home with me and my family at Taylor Mountain Stables where he has become the unofficial mascot. Everyone who meets him falls instantly in love with his friendly nature and outgoing attitude.

The first few days we had him were a rough start. We had to keep him in a tack room to assimilate him to his new environment. I spent many nights sleeping in a barn making sure he wasn’t alone, he stayed warm and that he knew where home was.

Occasionally I find him, waiting for me on the back porch late at night on my way in from work. He waits patiently for his can of tuna and about an hour of some quality time with him napping on my lap.

Over the past several months Caesar has become a wonderful addition to our family, and lives a very fulfilling life of hunting mice and making friends with all the animals and people he meets.