One day Aunt Mel was enjoying a hot cup of coffee swinging in her hammock under the big Maple tree. The animals were still eating their breakfast. The sun was just starting to warm for the day. As Aunt Mel enjoyed the peace and quiet, she suddenly caught a whiff of a terrible smell.

What the heck is that awful smell? It stunk so badly, Aunt Mel couldn’t finish her coffee. She got up and walked around the yard searching for the source of the nauseating stink.

As she walked around the big blue hydrangea, she spotted a big orange cat that she had never before seen. The cat was watching Aunt Mel and was not frightened. Instead he stood and walked right up to Aunt Mel. He meowed and began to rub against her legs for a pet.

He was a beautiful, long hair orange cat with green eyes. A very friendly cat but scruffy from neglect. Probably tossed along the road as an unwanted pet, the orange cat had naturally wandered to Aunt Mel’s farm. As Aunt Mel leaned over to welcome the cat, she was overwhelmed by that stink.

Oh dear. The stink was the nice orange cat. What the heck is wrong that he smells so bad? Aunt Mel breathed through her mouth and she inspected the cat. Maybe he had a terrible infection that was rotten? But that wasn’t the problem, the stink source was simple.

The orange cat had globs of poop stuck to the long hair on his back legs. His entire back end was caked with wretched smelling poop. Aunt Mel got a pair of scissors and cut the stink away. She took the cat into the house and gave him a bath. As she toweled the orange cat dry, he purred and meowed his appreciation.

Aunt Mel wondered if the poop smell could be the reason someone tossed this nice cat aside? They were too lazy to help the longhaired cat clean himself? Well he was welcome at Aunt Mel’s Farm. She would help him stay clean and stink free.

Orange Cat lived at Aunt Mel’s Farm for several years. She took him to the local dog groomer and kept him clipped like a poodle. His short hair prevented the poop from sticking to his legs so he was never again the source of a bad stink.