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Is that any way to treat a visitor?
Last night I heard Fluffy growling. Now, Fluffy doesn't growl at the
resident cats - she hisses and snarls. This was the low growl she reserves for possoms, coons, and whatever she is hunting (which goes a long way toward explaining why she is an adject failure as a hunter). I went to the kitchen door and looked at the food area where vermin go first, then I realized Fluffy was facing the wrong way. I had a sinking feeling I had a possom in the living room - I looked, but saw nothing. Then I saw a red streak running from one hiding place to another - it was the feral cat I call Neko. Neko once upon a time had a real name and a real home, but his human died and he was left on his own. Fortunately, this happened next door to a cat haven and across the road from another. My neighbor across the road has three or four cats, all but one of which are fed outside, feed most of the neighborhood ferals as well. some of the ferals come over to my place, sometimes coming in to eat, but they generally stay just long enough to grab a few bites of food before scurrying away. Neko is known to my cats, and none of them had ever given him any trouble, though there was the time he was under one of my trucks - Fleagor (my alpha cat) sat down about twenty feet from him and just looked at him until he turned tail and ran away. There has never been any fighting or threats on either side until last night. Neko is big and beautiful, but last night he was terrified because Fluffy was growling - she *never* follows through - she's never had a fight in her entire thirteen years.Fleagor was interested and was rushing around making sure Neko didn't break any rules that visiting cats are supposed to observe, but he wasn't at all hostile. Finally, I realised that I was blocking both of Neko's possible escape routes. I moved and he vanished through the cat flap. It was fairly chilly at the time, and it's getting colder night by night, so I wonder if he is looking for a place to take winter shelter. I really like red tabbies, so he would be more than usually welcome to stay, even is he remained untouchable. I expect he'll be back. Now, if Fluffy would just keep quiet about it .... -- T.E.D. ) SPAM filter: Messages to this address *must* contain "T.E.D." somewhere in the body or they will be automatically rejected. |
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Is that any way to treat a visitor?
Maybe you can put a warm shelter outside?
"Ted Davis" wrote in message ... Last night I heard Fluffy growling. Now, Fluffy doesn't growl at the resident cats - she hisses and snarls. This was the low growl she reserves for possoms, coons, and whatever she is hunting (which goes a long way toward explaining why she is an adject failure as a hunter). I went to the kitchen door and looked at the food area where vermin go first, then I realized Fluffy was facing the wrong way. I had a sinking feeling I had a possom in the living room - I looked, but saw nothing. Then I saw a red streak running from one hiding place to another - it was the feral cat I call Neko. Neko once upon a time had a real name and a real home, but his human died and he was left on his own. Fortunately, this happened next door to a cat haven and across the road from another. My neighbor across the road has three or four cats, all but one of which are fed outside, feed most of the neighborhood ferals as well. some of the ferals come over to my place, sometimes coming in to eat, but they generally stay just long enough to grab a few bites of food before scurrying away. Neko is known to my cats, and none of them had ever given him any trouble, though there was the time he was under one of my trucks - Fleagor (my alpha cat) sat down about twenty feet from him and just looked at him until he turned tail and ran away. There has never been any fighting or threats on either side until last night. Neko is big and beautiful, but last night he was terrified because Fluffy was growling - she *never* follows through - she's never had a fight in her entire thirteen years.Fleagor was interested and was rushing around making sure Neko didn't break any rules that visiting cats are supposed to observe, but he wasn't at all hostile. Finally, I realised that I was blocking both of Neko's possible escape routes. I moved and he vanished through the cat flap. It was fairly chilly at the time, and it's getting colder night by night, so I wonder if he is looking for a place to take winter shelter. I really like red tabbies, so he would be more than usually welcome to stay, even is he remained untouchable. I expect he'll be back. Now, if Fluffy would just keep quiet about it .... -- T.E.D. ) SPAM filter: Messages to this address *must* contain "T.E.D." somewhere in the body or they will be automatically rejected. |
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Is that any way to treat a visitor?
"Ted Davis" wrote in message ... .... It was fairly chilly at the time, and it's getting colder night by night, so I wonder if he is looking for a place to take winter shelter. ... T.E.D. ) Warm wishes and purrs are on the way from our house to Neko (and for Fluffy to keep quiet). Annie |
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On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 16:09:06 -0500, "Karen"
wrote: Maybe you can put a warm shelter outside? I did that last year - I think possums used it more than the feral cats. It was a cardboard box with a cat sized opening, and a pet bed heater - I put some old towels over the heater. This year I think I'll either use a medium dog carrier with the gate removed ... or pass entirely and just assume they are sleeping in the neighbor's barn. -- T.E.D. ) |
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Is that any way to treat a visitor?
On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 17:00:02 -0500, "Annie Wxill"
wrote: "Ted Davis" wrote in message .. . ... It was fairly chilly at the time, and it's getting colder night by night, so I wonder if he is looking for a place to take winter shelter. ... T.E.D. ) Warm wishes and purrs are on the way from our house to Neko (and for Fluffy to keep quiet). Annie Well, he's not the only feral that comes around sometimes: there's also Mooch - black and white with a round white spot in the middle of his back. He's more wary of humans though, but he has come in to eat. Expecting Fluffy to keep quiet is like expecting a garage band to keep quiet ... or a teenager with a boombox car. -- T.E.D. ) |
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