On Fri, 6 May 2005 20:34:57 -0400, "Mary" wrote:


"Charlie Wilkes" wrote in message
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TWEAKER

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He sounds like quite a heart stealer!


BATHROOM CAT -- BEYOND FERAL?

The bathroom cat has thwarted my attempts at capture to the point
where I have backed off and am now using hunger (but not excessively)
as a taming force. This is one hostile, ferocious animal, and not a
small one either. I wonder if she is not a natural lynx hybrid. Take
another look at these pix:

www.geocities.com/wallofgrays/catcam.htm

And then look at this link:

http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/pl...90/canlynx.htm

I'm right up against the Canadian border, on the edge of the habitat,
but definitely on the inside edge, especially with the greenbelt that
runs along this stretch of border.

She is apparently not pregnant, but I think I have solved the mystery.
It turns out there is another cat who looks almost identical living on
or around my property. I trapped the wrong one.

Next week I go for the hard drugs if nothing else has worked by then.


Hmm. What made you decide she is not pregnant?

I have reached that conclusion after having her in captivity for about
a month with no change in her appearance or any kittens. The cat I
videoed in my crawl-space looked ready to deliver. Cats have a 60-day
gestation period, right?

The other day I reached into the shower for a bar of soap, not
realizing she was perched on the stub wall. She freaked out, jumped
down onto the wash stand and snarled at me in a manner that was not
like that of any housecat I have seen. Her thighs are more muscular,
and she is all-around a more powerful animal.

Charlie