{"id":38264,"date":"2025-12-03T23:43:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T05:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/?p=38264"},"modified":"2025-12-03T23:43:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T05:43:01","slug":"video-today-marks-three-years-with-the-ruler-of-my-household","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/?p=38264","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Today marks three years with the ruler of my household"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Alex-kitten-at-my-office-1920x1080-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-38265\" src=\"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Alex-kitten-at-my-office-1920x1080-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Alex-kitten-at-my-office-1920x1080-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Alex-kitten-at-my-office-1920x1080-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Alex-kitten-at-my-office-1920x1080-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Alex-kitten-at-my-office-1920x1080-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davidmcelroy.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Alex-kitten-at-my-office-1920x1080-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For at least a couple of months, I had been trying to catch a feral kitten who I kept seeing behind the dumpster of a restaurant where I often went in late 2022. He was sometimes in the parking lot scrounging for food, but he took off like a shot any time I tried to get close.<\/p>\n<p>Three years ago today, I used a trap to catch this tiny little boy. He joined my household that day and he\u2019s now the senior feline in residence. The scared little boy of Dec. 3, 2022 has become a confident ruler in the three years he\u2019s been with me.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s his story in three minutes. Watch it below or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DK33P43tysg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a> to watch it on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DK33P43tysg?si=54nYRzVmfeVusRsp\" width=\"460\" height=\"259\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For at least a couple of months, I had been trying to catch a feral kitten who I kept seeing behind the dumpster of a restaurant where I often went in late 2022. 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