Although the story of temporally protected wild animals returning naturally again is told by mention, it is a topic that raccoons ' episodes that fulfilled independence by encountering and separating with one older cat abroad .
Winston, a small raccoon who was discovered in a weakened state and was protected, met a grandfather cat, Gigi.
It is a geeky cat that is difficult to catch because the sled did not fit and fight with other cats, but the raccoon allowed the heart. Jiji cherished his childhood Winston until that day when he reached the end of his life and pushed his nest.
Protect the baby's raccoon who was fallen by the road
It was in July of 2012 that Raccoon's Winston was protected by Hayley Williams' house. Mr. Haley in the drive protected him who had fallen aside from the road.
Winston immediately after protection was still very small.
It was quite debilitating with the heat wave.
I wanted to take him to a professional hospital as soon as I could, but near all there are general pet animal hospitals, there are no facilities to look for wild animals.
Ms. Haley and her family, like animals, devotedly thanked Winston for helping one's heart. Winston then became energetic with amazing resilience.
Winston of raccoon. Meet the old cat Jiji
He got the physical strength unique to raccoons and began to show signs that they could return to the wild. Mr. Haley thought about getting Winston accustomed to the outside world.
Winston who started outing training immediately gets to meet an old cat named Jiji hermit. Then how about you?
Winston, who really likes Gigi, headed straight to Gigi.
Amazingly Gigi accepted it.
Gigi was one of the cats that were left open for disinfestation, but even if it was castrated, the sex did not match with other cats and animals, and always fighting against Winston It seems they were different.
Somehow I cared I got a cat and a raccoon
No way it went to Jiji! While worrying, Mr. Haley watched the appearance of the two animals, but unexpected developments occurred there.
Jiji quickly fought a few light cat punches into Winston that suddenly approached. Nevertheless, Winston did not run away. "I do not do this ..." I do not know if Jiji thought so, but Winston wanted to be friends with Gigi anyway.
Winston when he was at home and Jiji on the day
Gigi accepted Winston not hurting by intimidation. And the two became good friends in a blink of an eye.
After that Gigi played like a little Winston and every time Winston also got out, he looked for Jiji and acted together.
Winston, which was not good at outdoors in this way, thanks to Gigi, he liked the outside world. And Gigi who was one for many years also became supported by the presence of Winston.
Hayley looked back on those days and said this way.
Looking out the window from the outside, you can see that two animals are always sleeping together at the flower beds, dandy, walking around that area. When I returned from school, Winston first jumped onto my knees and then JiJi came next
Jiji who left for a lifetime
One day a sad event happened.
Just a few years after Winston was protected, Jiji, who was an elderly, has left the world a while ago.
Ms. Haley and his family were sorrowful. Winston who lost his best friend continued depressed for months.
Winston became adult and began independence. But I still like cats.
However, that parting may have been a break for Winston. He was totally grown up and gradually began to leave the house and he went back to the wild by himself.
It is said that he is coming to see his face once a month now.
When Mr. Haley sometimes sees the outside, he sometimes sees the appearance of Winston playing with the new young cat.
Winston and Gigi who were always together
"Winston always remembers Gigi who helped to return to the wild, and now he became independent and became a real wild raccoa."
Winston, who got a close friend called Jiji, came to show goodwill to the living thing called cat and began to open mind to the cat.
Perhaps it is that Jiji will get along with the creatures called cats. And maybe they left the will.
image credit: Haley Williams