Clos LaChance Wines

On Tuesday, we had a company out to redo the blacktop on our parking lot and driveway. When the crew was about to drive away in their truck at the end of the day, we heard a meowing from inside the wheel well. Turns out there was a tiny kitten hiding in there...and she would not come out.

We tried for about an hour to lure it out. Finally, Tom (yes, the same Tom that scared Cheryl with the Coyote) was able to pull it out without hurting her. We all remarked that it was a very unique looking cat, with spots and a rimmed tail. Tom took it home and named it Cheyenne. He has spent the past two days trying to feed her and teach her to use a litter box. She is pretty shy, and had an interesting confrontation with Lola, Tom's Husky.

In talking about the kitten today Tom mentioned it was “so pretty, it almost has the markings of a bobcat." Needless to say, we looked up pictures of bobcat kittens online and it does indeed look exactly like a bobcat.

Check it out. This is pretty close to what little Cheyenne looks like.

We have the Animal Rescue people coming down tomorrow to check her out. I’m not sure Cheyenne will be with us much longer, but stay tuned tomorrow for pictures and a verdict on what species the kitten turns out to be...harmless housecat or ferocious bobcat. If she is a housecat, Tom will take her home and hopefully Lola will have a new friend--if they can get over their differences. If she is a bobcat, the Animal Rescue will take her and raise her. Once she is strong enough to make it on her own, they will release her.

Maybe she can come back to the winery and help bring down the ground squirrel population. That's it, Cheyenne can become a part of our Sustainable Agriculture program!

I think Tom wants to keep Cheyenne if she IS a bobcat.