Smokey.

When I was young fireworks was only in November.

Now fireworks are almost all year round where I live.

With Bonfire night, Halloween, and many festivals, it is now too much!

For those of us with animals, it is not a good thing.

Many of us have got animals, cats, dogs and rabbits and we see the suffering they suffer each year, we can’t explain to them, what is happening when loud BANGS go off!

It must be also awful for older people who have been in the war, the memories of it must scare some of the to death!

I am for fireworks displays and have been to many, when our children were young and growing up, attended my hundreds and thousands of people. They are always magical moments, with memories made with each other and for our kids. The car parks they are full, paid for, the fairs some of them on the ground, on the other side, they make money, the burger bars, and candyfloss, section they too are happy. At the end, the piece de resistance, the bonfire to warm us all and the huge fireworks display, is worth it all, along with the music in sync with it all. Some people have suggested silent fireworks; I don’t see the point of that.

Sadly, again last night there were lots of fireworks, one of our cats Hotel it really scares him, it is a shame, turning up the telly makes no difference, he is just petrified, he is our biggest cat and there is nothing we can do to help him. We have 6 cats and 2 dogs.

We have a cat walk, that we made so that our cats can come to the window and we can let them in from the fence, a plank of wood leads to our window. ideal if a dog is outside, and safe.

All our cats were in last night and the dogs too, then suddenly there was a cat, at the window! The cat looked like one of our cats Jonathan.

Paul wanted to let him in, I said, “Don’t, he is lost, frightened by the fireworks and he may not be done, he would mark everywhere.”

Some of the cats looked up at him, and Celtic the dog was excited! He although frightened, wanted to come in, through the open window, but was unsure as what to do. Paul went outside in the garden and picked up the cat and brought him into the house!

What a beautiful cat. It was only when he was inside, from been outside in the dark, could we see what he really looked like, he was a Smokey gray colour, big and healthy looking. He was a handsome looking cat.

Seeing the dog in the cage, unsettled him a bit, and so Darius who slept over last night stood in front of the cage, so Celtic could not see the cat, and the same for the cat.

Paul said, “Give him some food, so some pouch whiskers was put on a plate and given to him by the window, he just looked at it and wild at us. Meghan got her cat treats Dreamies, and put that to his mouth, he gently took them from her hand, showing he was very tame, and well looked after. Huge animal lover, Paul gently stroked him, and then after about 10 minutes, he ate his food.

Darius said, “Can we keep him?” I said, “No we already have 6 cats.” I said, “He is lost, and somewhere his family is worried, that he is lost and outside, in all this noise.”

He stayed with us for about 20 minutes; I took lots of pictures and videos of him.

He didn’t have a collar on, and we decided, if we didn’t have 6 cats we would have kept him.

We wouldn’t really keep him, for he clearly has a lovely family that loves him. But he would be made most welcome, to pop round anytime, for Whiskers and Dreamies.

I called him Smokey; Paul called him Jasper, other members gave him different names. Would love to know what his real name is, but he was unable to tell us. x