More Henry

I have been off the radar for awhile and since last posting, Henry has moved into our home.  Just about a week ago early one morning I opened the patio door, and he came in.  After a few minutes, I quietly closed the door.  He attempted to run towards it once, but after that he has not even looked outside. 
He has taken up residence in the basement for the most part; he does, however, venture up now and then.  In fact, one night he showed up in our bedroom and spent the whole night with us.  He started out sandwiched inside a mattress pad that was on the shelf.  This way he felt protected but could look out and see what was happening.  Then he started laying on a sleeping bag on the floor, and this is where you will normally find him.

I also placed a blanket at the top of the basement steps, and he will sleep there at times.  Of course, Maxine (our dog) is jealous and has to hone in on my time with Henry.  She also likes to eat his food so I have to keep watch. Henry loves Maxine and looks up with adoration at her.  He went too far one day when he started batting at the ID tags on her leash. It gets complicated.
Yesterday I managed to get Henry into a cat carrier in order to get him to the vet.  He needed vaccinations and also antibiotics for an upper respiratory infection.  It went better than expected, but he did hide from me for a couple hours afterwards.
So looks like Henry will be warm and dry for the winter; perhaps he will want to venture out again in the spring.

Thought for the day:  “If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much.”
― Mark Twain