I was sitting on my patio one night, just enjoying the quiet, when I saw a big black cat walk around the corner of the house and let out a big meow. I asked him if he was hungry, and went in to get some food and water. When I returned outside he was sitting on the chair I left. I put the food and water down and he came over and rubbed on my legs and ate up all the food. He then jumped up on the chair and took a nap. I thought maybe he belonged to one of the new neighbors that just moved in, so I thought he'd return home after his nap. I got up the next morning and he was there on the chair waiting for me. I got him more food/water and went to work. When I got home he was still there. It was supposed to get in the 30's that night so I build a little shelter for him. I already have 3 cats in the house so it wasn't an option to bring him in. He stayed with he for the next two weeks, then one Saturday morning I came out and he had cuts on this face and ears and frozen saliva on this face. I took him to the vet that day had him neutered and shots. I took him home and kept him in a small bathroom for two weeks until the rescue would take him. I brought him to the rescue on Saturday 9 Feb 2013 and cried all the way home. I couldn't get his sweet face out of my mind so on Thursday 14 February 2013 I went to the rescue and adopted my handsome boy. I named him Waffles since when I introduced him to one of my other cats Pancakes, they became best pals. He's still my sweet loving boy, but will always be my Valentine.

Joy Kosloske
NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV