Cheese is Missing in Belleville, IL

Description

Male orange male tabby, unaltered, approx 1 year old, has a cut/split in his left ear near just behind the top point.

Message from Owner

I first saw him on my security camera in my grge as he was playing with dangling hoses and climbing around on tables and boxes. I set up my humane/live traps and placed baits and put rubber pads under them and blankets on top to keep him from being too cold once trapped. right before he ended up tripping the cage shut he had a bad run in with the local male thats considered this his territory for at least a few years and got pretty beat up. hence the scratches on his face, head, and the cut in his ear. he was scared and unaccustomed to human contact but over the months i helped wash him and gave him medicine and food he got to where he wouldnt run to hide if he heard my voice as i was entering the room, and even when he would hide, after a few minutes of sitting in the chair he would pop out and hop up next to me and lean/curl against my side or climb directly into my lap to lay down. unfortunately one of my screen doors did not latch completely and he curiously poked around and wandered outside. he has a unique temperament and personality that makes him an uncommon good fit for my hse and family and we would like to find him and bring him back to being safe and warm.