Delightful visitor

On Sat, 17 Nov 2012 14:24:52 -0500, wrote:

Just had a visit from a young slender kitty. Looked kind of like a
Bengal with leopard spots. Very friendly and very vocal. I called to
him and he came right over, talking all the way. I sat on the stoop
and gave him some kitty treats, which he accepted enthusiastically.
Then he went on his way.

He had a collar and looked well fed, so I hope he's a neighborhood
pet, though I've never seen him before.

Well, I guess this counts as a happy ending. My visitor turns out to
be a young female who has been wandering the neighborhood for months.
Everyone has been feeding her.

The bad news? My neighbor just adopted her. I wish I had taken her in
the day she visited me.

On 11/26/2012 3:12 PM, wrote:
On Sat, 17 Nov 2012 14:24:52 -0500, wrote:

Just had a visit from a young slender kitty. Looked kind of like a
Bengal with leopard spots. Very friendly and very vocal. I called to
him and he came right over, talking all the way. I sat on the stoop
and gave him some kitty treats, which he accepted enthusiastically.
Then he went on his way.

He had a collar and looked well fed, so I hope he's a neighborhood
pet, though I've never seen him before.

Well, I guess this counts as a happy ending. My visitor turns out to
be a young female who has been wandering the neighborhood for months.
Everyone has been feeding her.

The bad news? My neighbor just adopted her. I wish I had taken her in
the day she visited me.

At least she has a home. Do you know if she is or has been spayed?
Sounds like she likes to wander.

Jill

On Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:12:22 -0500, jmcquown
wrote:

The bad news? My neighbor just adopted her. I wish I had taken her in
the day she visited me.

At least she has a home. Do you know if she is or has been spayed?
Sounds like she likes to wander.

My neighbor took her to a vet. She is spayed but not microchipped.

On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:10:28 +0000 (UTC), Bastette
wrote:


If he is a Bengal, he probably shouldn't be out. If pedigreed, those
cats are worth a lot of money. I'd be worried that he was going to be
stolen.

Just ran across this:

http://www.petsdo.com/blog/most-expe...legal-pets-own

wrote:

On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:10:28 +0000 (UTC), Bastette
wrote:


If he is a Bengal, he probably shouldn't be out. If pedigreed, those
cats are worth a lot of money. I'd be worried that he was going to be
stolen.

Just ran across this:

http://www.petsdo.com/blog/most-expe...legal-pets-own

Wow! I would have guessed $500 USD. Which is expensive enough.

--
Joyce

Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me,
for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me, either. Just leave me
the hell alone. -- Unknown

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On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:10:28 +0000 (UTC), Bastette
wrote:


If he is a Bengal, he probably shouldn't be out. If pedigreed, those
cats are worth a lot of money. I'd be worried that he was going to be
stolen.

Bengal are lovely to look at but..
I think I told you a few weeks ago about my colleague who had one.
She kept him inside for 2 years and he destroyed her house. So she let him
out. The neighbours phoned the police. "I've seen a leopard in my garden"
The police came. With guns.
Now Aragon was a big cat for a Bengal but not big enough to be a leopard!
The police put their guns away and the neighbours got used to him.
After he was allowed out, he was never destructive in the house again. No
fear he will be around the girlies in the neighbourhood, he was neutered.
I never met him but I did see a photo. He was huge. Massive. No wonder the
neighbours thought he was a leopard.
He was stunningly beautiful.

Tweed

On Monday, December 3, 2012 10:38:18 PM UTC-5, Christina Websell wrote:


Bengal are lovely to look at but..

I think I told you a few weeks ago about my colleague who had one.

She kept him inside for 2 years and he destroyed her house. So she let him

out. The neighbours phoned the police. "I've seen a leopard in my garden"

The police came. With guns.

Now Aragon was a big cat for a Bengal but not big enough to be a leopard!

The police put their guns away and the neighbours got used to him.

After he was allowed out, he was never destructive in the house again. No

fear he will be around the girlies in the neighbourhood, he was neutered.

I never met him but I did see a photo. He was huge. Massive. No wonder the

neighbours thought he was a leopard.

He was stunningly beautiful.



Tweed

On an episode of My Cat from Hell, Jackson dealt with a Bengal cat.
He said Bengals had lots of energy. One of his advice was to take the
Bengal cat outside for walks. -- Winnie

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On Monday, December 3, 2012 10:38:18 PM UTC-5, Christina Websell wrote:


Bengal are lovely to look at but..

I think I told you a few weeks ago about my colleague who had one.

She kept him inside for 2 years and he destroyed her house. So she let
him

out. The neighbours phoned the police. "I've seen a leopard in my garden"

The police came. With guns.

Now Aragon was a big cat for a Bengal but not big enough to be a leopard!

The police put their guns away and the neighbours got used to him.

After he was allowed out, he was never destructive in the house again.
No

fear he will be around the girlies in the neighbourhood, he was neutered.

I never met him but I did see a photo. He was huge. Massive. No wonder
the

neighbours thought he was a leopard.

He was stunningly beautiful.



Tweed

On an episode of My Cat from Hell, Jackson dealt with a Bengal cat.
He said Bengals had lots of energy. One of his advice was to take the
Bengal cat outside for walks. -- Winnie

Saying they have a lot of energy is a major understatement. Aragon
eventually got let out, which was what he wanted. He stopped destroying the
house after that. And now he is well known in the neighbourhood no-one calls
the police when they see him.
Strangely, he has never caught anything, mice, rats or birds. He just likes
the freedom of going out. Being kept inside drove him crazy.

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On Sun, 18 Nov 2012 00:10:28 +0000 (UTC), Bastette
wrote:


If he is a Bengal, he probably shouldn't be out. If pedigreed, those
cats are worth a lot of money. I'd be worried that he was going to be
stolen.

Just ran across this:

http://www.petsdo.com/blog/most-expe...legal-pets-own

Wow! I would have guessed $500 USD. Which is expensive enough.

--
Joyce

I think Aragon cost a whole lot more than that. You'd have to pay *me* to
have him. I wouldn't have him for free.
Despite how absolutely beautiful he is to look at. And he is very stunning.
And difficult.
I don't know much about Bengals except what my colleague told me about her
one. For all I know he was an exception. Maybe they are fine.
I've seen her house after he pretty well destroyed it.
Just let's say I won't be getting a Bengal.

Tweed

Christina Websell wrote:

He said Bengals had lots of energy. One of his advice was to take the
Bengal cat outside for walks. -- Winnie

Saying they have a lot of energy is a major understatement. Aragon
eventually got let out, which was what he wanted. He stopped destroying the
house after that. And now he is well known in the neighbourhood no-one calls
the police when they see him.
Strangely, he has never caught anything, mice, rats or birds. He just likes
the freedom of going out. Being kept inside drove him crazy.

If Smudge were still with us, she would be offering him her heartfelt
sympathy. I hope that wherever she is, it's one big, friendly Out with
lots of things to chase, places to explore (but not get stuck in) and
lots of cat-loving humans around for her to make friends with.

--
Joyce

Mother teach me to walk again
Milk and honey, so intoxicating -- Sarah McLaughlin