Joy wrote:

On 3/28/2016 2:52 PM, Bastette wrote:
Joy wrote:

On 3/28/2016 12:32 AM, Je?us wrote:

I have to admit I'm a worrier when it comes to my two girls if I don't
know where they are and haven't seen them for a while, or if anything
happens to them - with anything else I'm usually a lot more laid back
shrug. One time though, Annie had a similar encounter, although I'm
not sure if it was another cat or wildlife. I live in Tasmania, and we
do have some small marsupials that have serious teeth and claws.
Anyway, that time Annie came out worse with a toe half hanging off and
got blood poisoning into the bargain. By the time blood poisoning was
apparent, she was very unwell and clearly she would die without
treatment. An hour's drive later and the vet gives her antibiotics.
By the time we get home and I let her back into the house she was
practically back to normal again

If the rest of Tasmania is anything like the area that I saw near
Hobart, you live in a very beautiful place. I suppose a Tasmanian devil
would fight a cat if it thought the cat was after its food. What other
wildlife do you have that might fight a cat?

Tasmanian devil was the first thing that came to my mind at the mention
of "Tasmania," which is I assume where they're from. Just a wild guess.

I personally would be afraid of those guys and would freak if any cat of
mine came in contact with one.


Yes, as far as I know, that's the only place they live. They are
actually cute and not dangerous, unless there is food around. I visited
Tasmania a couple of times, and on one of those visits I went to an
animal park. I had the chance to pet a baby devil, and saw a
demonstration of a cute little animal turning into a fierce monster when
food was put in front of it.

They're also pretty nasty to each other, aren't they? I've seen videos of
them fighting and it's not pretty!

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Joyce

I care not for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better
for it. -- Abraham Lincoln