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Buster and the raccoon
This morning, Buster was at the window, looking out. I went out to feed the ferals. As usually happens, raccoons drop by and eat some of the food while the ferals wisely sit back and wait. Buster sat up straight as a largish racoon jumped up on the a/c. This had never happened before, so I kept a close eye out. The raccoon put its paw up to the screen where Buster sat, and Buster headbutted the window where the paw was. Buster meowed something and the raccoon said something then jumped down and ate, before waddling off. It had all the earmarks of a couple of old friends saying "How ya' doin', old buddy?". I really have to wonder about the animals out here. Hugs and Purrs, Mark -- Proof of Sanity Forged Upon Request |
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"Mark Edwards" wrote | This morning, Buster was at the window, looking out. I went out to feed | the ferals. | | As usually happens, raccoons drop by and eat some of the food while the | ferals wisely sit back and wait. | | Buster sat up straight as a largish racoon jumped up on the a/c. This had | never happened before, so I kept a close eye out. The raccoon put its paw | up to the screen where Buster sat, and Buster headbutted the window where | the paw was. | | Buster meowed something and the raccoon said something then jumped down | and ate, before waddling off. | | It had all the earmarks of a couple of old friends saying "How ya' doin', | old buddy?". I really have to wonder about the animals out here. That's amazing. I love raccoons, but I thought they didn't like cats. |
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On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 09:03:50 -0500, "Pat"
wrote: | It had all the earmarks of a couple of old friends saying "How ya' doin', | old buddy?". I really have to wonder about the animals out here. That's amazing. I love raccoons, but I thought they didn't like cats. They seem to get along well around here. A few Sundays ago I forgot to close the mud room door until late, and there was a coon eating out of the cats' bowl, with several of my cats just sitting and standing nearby, just as they do when a dominant cat is feeding. I sometimes see coons outside foraging in the yard with cats nearby. Same thing for possums, but the cats seem less friendly. Of course, *everybody*, except maybe the possums, scatters when the skunks arrive. -- T.E.D. ) Remove "gearbox.maem" to get real address - that one is dead |
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"Ted Davis" wrote | wrote: | | I love raccoons, but I thought they didn't like cats. | | They seem to get along well around here. A few Sundays ago I forgot | to close the mud room door until late, and there was a coon eating out | of the cats' bowl, with several of my cats just sitting and standing | nearby, just as they do when a dominant cat is feeding. I sometimes | see coons outside foraging in the yard with cats nearby. Same thing | for possums, but the cats seem less friendly. Of course, *everybody*, | except maybe the possums, scatters when the skunks arrive. Mine have always been upset in the presence of raccoons. They ignore possums and seem to enjoy skunks! I'll never forget one time when I was out in the middle of nowhere camping with three (now RB) kitties. We were all sleeping in the bed in the back of the van with the side and back doors open (due to extreme heat). At one point I woke up because someone was treading on my feet and there was an odd smell. I sat up and flipped on the dome light. A large possum was grinning at me. The cats were awake and looking at the possum, but none of them moved. I grabbed a stick that I always kept handy in the van for defense, and tried to push the possum out the back door. It was a stubborn possum - I really had to get after it to make it leave us alone, but the three cats just laid there while I pushed and pushed at the critter. Whenever raccoons came around, the cats went after them like little demons! At the farm we always had skunk families around, even coming into the house at night. They got along famously with the cats. It was always a joy to me to see my little black-and-white furry neighbors, too. |
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Mark Edwards wrote: This morning, Buster was at the window, looking out. I went out to feed the ferals. As usually happens, raccoons drop by and eat some of the food while the ferals wisely sit back and wait. Buster sat up straight as a largish racoon jumped up on the a/c. This had never happened before, so I kept a close eye out. The raccoon put its paw up to the screen where Buster sat, and Buster headbutted the window where the paw was. He was asking the funny little man for skritchin. Buster meowed something and the raccoon said something then jumped down and ate, before waddling off. It had all the earmarks of a couple of old friends saying "How ya' doin', old buddy?". I really have to wonder about the animals out here. Hugs and Purrs, Mark Almost all the cat/raccoon contact I ever heard of have been peaceful but distant. I have heard of a couple of cases where a particular raccoon and a particular cat got friendly. There was also the time my friend Bruce's litte tomcat Sam chased a big raccoon away from the catfood. But the raccoon came back and ate before the other cats, but after Sam. There are still tons of raccoons near Bruce's place but he has an Airedale now, so they don't come up to the house. There was reported on this ng a series of bad raccoon attacks on cats in Washington state, I believe, but that is the only such case of which I have heard. Will in New Haven -- "In one of the great tragedies of publishing, it was not a limited enough edition and so I have read it." - James Nicoll Proof of Sanity Forged Upon Request |
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Mark Edwards wrote:
Buster sat up straight as a largish racoon jumped up on the a/c. This had never happened before, so I kept a close eye out. The raccoon put its paw up to the screen where Buster sat, and Buster headbutted the window where the paw was. AWWWWW! Joyce |
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"Will in New Haven" wrote in message
ups.com... Mark Edwards wrote: This morning, Buster was at the window, looking out. I went out to feed the ferals. As usually happens, raccoons drop by and eat some of the food while the ferals wisely sit back and wait. Buster sat up straight as a largish racoon jumped up on the a/c. This had never happened before, so I kept a close eye out. The raccoon put its paw up to the screen where Buster sat, and Buster headbutted the window where the paw was. He was asking the funny little man for skritchin. Buster meowed something and the raccoon said something then jumped down and ate, before waddling off. It had all the earmarks of a couple of old friends saying "How ya' doin', old buddy?". I really have to wonder about the animals out here. Hugs and Purrs, Mark Almost all the cat/raccoon contact I ever heard of have been peaceful but distant. I have heard of a couple of cases where a particular raccoon and a particular cat got friendly. There was also the time my friend Bruce's litte tomcat Sam chased a big raccoon away from the catfood. But the raccoon came back and ate before the other cats, but after Sam. There are still tons of raccoons near Bruce's place but he has an Airedale now, so they don't come up to the house. There was reported on this ng a series of bad raccoon attacks on cats in Washington state, I believe, but that is the only such case of which I have heard. Will in New Haven -- "In one of the great tragedies of publishing, it was not a limited enough edition and so I have read it." - James Nicoll This thread just goes to prove that cats are like people - you can't make blanket statements about them and how they will react to a situation or animal. I don't think we have any raccoons around here, but we do have possums occasionally. In fact, one of them have come in through the cat flap a couple of times. On both those occasions, the possum and the cats seemed mildly interested in what the other would do, but showed no signs of fear or antagonism. A couple of months after these incidents, I was in the kitchen when Lindy wanted to go out, so I opened the door for her (which she always insists on if I'm out there). The door opens into the garage, and the washer is right next to the door. Lindy stepped out, glanced behind the washer, and froze. She held her position long enough for me to get a flashlight so I could see what she was looking at. There were two possums behind the washer. They appeared to be frozen into position, too. One was on top of the other, so it was probably a rather large baby. I decided there wasn't any problem, so I closed the door. Joy |
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On Jul 14, 6:44 pm, "Joy" wrote:
"Will in New Haven" wrote in oglegroups.com... Mark Edwards wrote: This morning, Buster was at the window, looking out. I went out to feed the ferals. As usually happens, raccoons drop by and eat some of the food while the ferals wisely sit back and wait. Buster sat up straight as a largish racoon jumped up on the a/c. This had never happened before, so I kept a close eye out. The raccoon put its paw up to the screen where Buster sat, and Buster headbutted the window where the paw was. He was asking the funny little man for skritchin. Buster meowed something and the raccoon said something then jumped down and ate, before waddling off. It had all the earmarks of a couple of old friends saying "How ya' doin', old buddy?". I really have to wonder about the animals out here. Hugs and Purrs, Mark Almost all the cat/raccoon contact I ever heard of have been peaceful but distant. I have heard of a couple of cases where a particular raccoon and a particular cat got friendly. There was also the time my friend Bruce's litte tomcat Sam chased a big raccoon away from the catfood. But the raccoon came back and ate before the other cats, but after Sam. There are still tons of raccoons near Bruce's place but he has an Airedale now, so they don't come up to the house. There was reported on this ng a series of bad raccoon attacks on cats in Washington state, I believe, but that is the only such case of which I have heard. Will in New Haven -- "In one of the great tragedies of publishing, it was not a limited enough edition and so I have read it." - James Nicoll This thread just goes to prove that cats are like people - you can't make blanket statements about them and how they will react to a situation or animal. I don't think we have any raccoons around here, but we do have possums occasionally. In fact, one of them have come in through the cat flap a couple of times. On both those occasions, the possum and the cats seemed mildly interested in what the other would do, but showed no signs of fear or antagonism. A couple of months after these incidents, I was in the kitchen when Lindy wanted to go out, so I opened the door for her (which she always insists on if I'm out there). The door opens into the garage, and the washer is right next to the door. Lindy stepped out, glanced behind the washer, and froze. She held her position long enough for me to get a flashlight so I could see what she was looking at. There were two possums behind the washer. They appeared to be frozen into position, too. One was on top of the other, so it was probably a rather large baby. I decided there wasn't any problem, so I closed the door. No problem? You was shinin that light in there while we was sleeping. The Possums. -- |
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"Will in New Haven" wrote in message
oups.com... On Jul 14, 6:44 pm, "Joy" wrote: "Will in New Haven" wrote in oglegroups.com... Mark Edwards wrote: This morning, Buster was at the window, looking out. I went out to feed the ferals. As usually happens, raccoons drop by and eat some of the food while the ferals wisely sit back and wait. Buster sat up straight as a largish racoon jumped up on the a/c. This had never happened before, so I kept a close eye out. The raccoon put its paw up to the screen where Buster sat, and Buster headbutted the window where the paw was. He was asking the funny little man for skritchin. Buster meowed something and the raccoon said something then jumped down and ate, before waddling off. It had all the earmarks of a couple of old friends saying "How ya' doin', old buddy?". I really have to wonder about the animals out here. Hugs and Purrs, Mark Almost all the cat/raccoon contact I ever heard of have been peaceful but distant. I have heard of a couple of cases where a particular raccoon and a particular cat got friendly. There was also the time my friend Bruce's litte tomcat Sam chased a big raccoon away from the catfood. But the raccoon came back and ate before the other cats, but after Sam. There are still tons of raccoons near Bruce's place but he has an Airedale now, so they don't come up to the house. There was reported on this ng a series of bad raccoon attacks on cats in Washington state, I believe, but that is the only such case of which I have heard. Will in New Haven -- "In one of the great tragedies of publishing, it was not a limited enough edition and so I have read it." - James Nicoll This thread just goes to prove that cats are like people - you can't make blanket statements about them and how they will react to a situation or animal. I don't think we have any raccoons around here, but we do have possums occasionally. In fact, one of them have come in through the cat flap a couple of times. On both those occasions, the possum and the cats seemed mildly interested in what the other would do, but showed no signs of fear or antagonism. A couple of months after these incidents, I was in the kitchen when Lindy wanted to go out, so I opened the door for her (which she always insists on if I'm out there). The door opens into the garage, and the washer is right next to the door. Lindy stepped out, glanced behind the washer, and froze. She held her position long enough for me to get a flashlight so I could see what she was looking at. There were two possums behind the washer. They appeared to be frozen into position, too. One was on top of the other, so it was probably a rather large baby. I decided there wasn't any problem, so I closed the door. No problem? You was shinin that light in there while we was sleeping. The Possums. LOL! Joy |
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On Sat, 14 Jul 2007 11:46:40 -0500, "Pat"
wrote: It was always a joy to me to see my little black-and-white furry neighbors, too. They *are* cute, but something sets one off entirely too often around here - I'm not afraid of them, but I am definitely wary: I make a point of not disturbing them, and am glad that the cats don't bother them either (but then, cats are smarter than dogs that way). I think the two that were here may be siblings from the family (mother and two young) I was in the back yard several months ago. Curiously, one of them appears to have some brown color on the underside (top when curled over the body) of his/her tail. -- T.E.D. ) Remove "gearbox.maem" to get real address - that one is dead |
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