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As most of you know, Rags (the klepto cat) is often touted as a hero cat. He knows when to jump into action and protect his people or another animal. Even though the Klepto Cat Mysteries are fiction, you\u2019ll find a lot of truth in the stories. Today, I\u2019d like to talk about some of the real-life heroic cats I\u2019ve known or read about.<\/p>\n
My book Catscapades, True Cat Tales<\/em> I found more incidents on the internet about cats protecting their loved ones. In one story, a small boy was being bullied by older kids when his cat, Smudge, charged out from under their car and jumped in the middle of the ring-leader\u2019s chest. Needless to say, the taunting kids ran. Smudge was awarded the National Cat of the Year Award by the Cats Protection organization. Here\u2019s the story.\u00a0 http:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/560762\/heroic-pets-cat-protects-5-year-old-boy-from-bullies-dog-saves-deaf-owner-from-a-house-fire<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" As most of you know, Rags (the klepto cat) is often touted as a hero cat. He knows when to jump into action and protect his people or another animal. Even though the Klepto Cat Mysteries are fiction, you\u2019ll find … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/LilyTwins-300x225.jpg\")
includes a story about our cat, PomPom, who went up against a huge Great Dane once when she thought her kittens were in danger. In that book, I also share the story of PomPom\u2019s unusual protective behavior when one of her kittens became seriously injured. On that day, I had run out to the grocery store and one of my daughters found the kitten behind the recliner chair. I imagine she got caught in the mechanics of that darned chair. When I arrived home, my daughters (then about 8, 9, and 10) were outside with neighbors upset and afraid to go inside the house. It seems that when PomPom saw the child trying to help the kitten, she attacked and chased my daughter outside. She called on a neighbor to help and they tried to go in and retrieve the kitten, but PomPom ferociously kept them at bay. When I arrived, however, I went inside and PomPom led me to the injured, comatose kitten. And she sat by the kitten\u2019s side, trusting me completely, as we kept her warm and comfortable for the next twenty-four hours. Miraculously, the kitten survived. Read the entire story in Catscapades<\/em>\u2014the book.<\/p>\n