Meet Bandit, the calico cat who may have just saved her owner’s life. Retired oral surgeon Fred Everitt was sleeping in his Mississippi home early Monday morning when his calico cat Bandit began to meow deeply.
It wasn’t an animal he saw; it was two people trying to break into Everitt’s Belden home. According to the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, she went into “guardian cat” mode.
The cat started meowing between 2:30 and 3 am. Everitt assumed that Bandit, who likes to patrol the house at night, had seen another cat. She disabused him of that thought when she ran into his bedroom, tried to pull off his blanket, and clawed at his arms.
“She’s never done that before,” Everitt told the Daily Journal. “I said, ‘What’s wrong with you?”
The bandit’s insistence got him out of bed, and he threw on a robe and went to the kitchen. That’s when he saw two figures – one with a crowbar and the other with a gun – trying to break into his back door.
By the time Everitt, 68, went back for his weapon, the would-be intruders were gone, he told. But he believes his cat spooked them.
Authorities are still investigating the incident, but Everitt is thankful that his furry friend was there to help.
“She’s my guardian angel,” Everitt told the Daily Journal. “I’m just glad she was here.”
Everitt said he’d had Bandit, about 11 years old, for about eight years. He was a stray that he found in Memphis and brought.
When you adopt or rescue a pet, you’re not only saving their lives. You never know when they might return the favor.
Do you have a heroic pet story of your own?
