‘Guard Cat,’ Fights Off Armed Criminals Attempting To break In

Life is a series of decisions, some of which work out and others that don’t.

A Mississippi man said his pet cat helped prevent a robbery at his home, and he credits the calico breed with possibly saving his life.

Bandit, a 20-pound “good-sized” cat, lives with her retired owner Fred Everitt in the Tupelo suburb of Belden.

When at least two people tried to break into their shared home last week, the cat did everything she could to alert Everitt of the danger, he told the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal.

“You hear of guard dogs,” said Everitt, 68. “This is a guard cat.”

The attempted robbery occurred sometime between 2:30 and 3 a.m. on July 25, Everitt said.

He was first awoken by Bandit’s meows in the kitchen. Then, she raced into the bedroom, jumped onto the bed, and began pulling the comforter off of him and clawing at his arms. Everitt knew something was wrong.

“She had never done that before,” Everitt said. “I went, ‘What in the world is wrong with you?’”

Everitt got up to investigate and saw two young men outside his back door. One had a handgun, and the other was using a crowbar to try and pry the door open, he said.

Everitt said by the time he retrieved a handgun and returned to the kitchen, the would-be intruders had already fled. Everitt told the newspaper that he did not call the police.

He said the situation could have been different without Bandit.

“It did not turn into a confrontational situation, thank goodness,” Everitt said. “But I think it’s only because of the cat.”

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Four years ago, Everitt, a retired oral and maxillofacial surgeon adopted Bandit from the Tupelo-Lee Humane Society.

He had no idea that when he made the spontaneous decision to rescue a kitten that day that his new furry friend would one day rescue him.

Well, chalk up one battle victory for this guard-cat, whose adoption may have been one of the best decisions Everitt has ever made.

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By Eric Thompson

Conservative independent talk show host and owner of https://FinishTheRace. USMC Veteran fighting daily to preserve Faith - Family - Country values in the United States of America.

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