Olive

Noel had a bit of a scare very early this morning when her cat, Olive, decided to try to attack a cat in our backyard through the window. She ended up inadvertently getting Noel instead. Olive was so loud that she startled the dogs awake which woke Chad and I. After jumping out of bed, Chad ran out to the backyard to chase the nuance cat away. Then, he grabbed the first aid kit to try to help Noel clean up the scrapes on her arms. After everything had settled, Noel and I went back to bed, and Chad stayed up with the dogs since they were up for the morning. (The dogs get upset if we all go back to bed once they are up for the morning.) Sweet little Olive at this point proved how sweet she is and reminded us why we got her to begin with by cuddling up to Noel letting her know she was sorry for hurting her. 

I have a history of not really liking cats that much because I have been around a lot of mean cats. Olive has proven that cats can be sweet when they are treated kindly. We got her for Noel in 2020 to help with the feelings of isolation, and she continues to be a comfort when needed. If all cats were like Olive, I would probably not be so adverse to the majority of them.