11/08/2026
We’re so glad we kept Tangle and Hector in 2023. They weren’t our cats at the time, just two feral Dunoon locals we discovered living in the shed of the house we’d just moved into. Now they’re thriving in their heated cat home, enjoying as many meals as they believe they’re owed, and living their own very comfortable version of freedom.
Tangle had his “detangling” trip to the & Cowal Vets a few months ago, where we learned he’s actually an elderly neutered male. He still insists that stroking is absolutely forbidden, but he’ll come charging over to loudly announce that he hasn’t been fed in the last two minutes. Hands‑off, yes, but never quiet.
Hector, younger and with his distinctive docked ear, is actually the least trusting of the two. He’ll still run off the moment he sees people. With us, though, he sometimes finds a bit of courage and will stay nearby when he’s hungry.
Every now and then we catch Hector off guard when he’s lying with his head poking out of the cat house entrance. That’s when we can sneak in a gentle stroke. He enjoys it, as long as he can’t see who’s doing the stroking. He’ll lean into it for a moment, then turn around to glare at you backwards through the cat flap. That’s your signal to stop.
From feral shed‑dwellers to pampered residents of their own heated home, they’re both living their best cat lives now, each in their own wonderfully individual way.