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Update: Tweaker/Bathroom Cat
TWEAKER
I saw a commercial once on TV -- digitally edited safari footage that showed a tiny cat stalking and hunting a big game animal. It was an ad for some kind of cat food I think, with a tag line to the effect that the heart of a big cat beats in the chest of every armchair kitty. It reminds me of Tweaker, the 4-pound lion who stalks and attacks my 85-pound rottweiler/shepherd. He crouches down and glares at her while she eyes him ruefully and backs slowly away. Then he launches with a screeching yowl and bats furiously at her legs and flanks with his balled-up fists until he has her against a wall, where she cowers with her tail down until I rescue her by snatching up the cat. Slowly but surely she is learning to play with him and give it back, though. It's an unusual role-reversal -- the dog is quiet and dignified, whereas the cat is obnoxious and out of control. He also attacks my feet when I try to move around. But he never scratches, not even slightly. He is a self-declawing cat. The other thing he loves is the red matchbox-type radio-controlled car that I got at Radio Shack for $15. He goes berzerk when I put it down on the kitchen floor and start moving it around. He is easily forgiven because he is so affectionate and tiny and has so much character. He's a warm ball of fun. 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. Charlie |
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