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Bubbles flew the coop!
Our latest household addition, Bubbles, seems to prefer rejoining the great
outdoors. Bubbles is about 8 months old and was one of 4 kittens born to a semi-feral mom under our home. As the months went by, he more than the others seemed interested in what went on in the house. Bubbles would often sit on our top step and peer in the through the storm door watching with interest what was going on. Of course my 4 indoor cats would venture to the door, often going nose to nose with him through the glass. A few months ago Bubbles decided he wanted to try life inside. His aloof, semi-spooked outdoor demeanor quickly gave way to a very charming little attention driven creature who loved to sit on laps, lick fingers, nuzzle chins, and sleep with whoever was willing to have him. I told my wife to get him neutered in December before we started having spraying problems with him. For whatever reason she hadn't gotten to it yet. Over the past 2 weeks Bubbles would be seen testing his dominance against my two neutered toms, Spot and Nacho. Spot has been king of the hill and surprisingly was rather tolerant of the kitten's displays. Bubbles also started strolling around the house calling loudly at various early morning hours. I reiterated to the wife the need to get him neutered - *now*. When his brother or sister would perch on the step he would show little interest in them. Once his brother Spook actually came inside and Bubbles ran him off with hissing and growling. He seemed to have little interest in being around them and certainly objected to them coming inside Yesterday our weather was warmer than it had been for a few weeks. Bubbles slipped past my wife and headed outside-something he has had no interest in since being indoors. She quickly coaxed him back in. A short while later he got out again slipping past my son. He came back by a few times yesterday evening and sat looking in the door like he always did when he was a full time outdoor animal. Opening the door to invite him in only caused him to move just out of range. At this point 24 hours later he seems to have rejoined the pack outside. He showed up at daylight today with the others for morning chow. My morning herd usually runs from 3 to 6 or 7 cats. He took a few quick bites and scampered off out of range when I called him. I guess he has a preference for the outdoors. Since I can't have him freely traveling back and forth due to fleas it would seem his adventure has cast him back among his siblings. Have any of you ever had a cat that adapted so well to indoor life but suddenly chucked it all to be among old friends outside? Our worst winter weather is yet to come and I wonder if he'll change his mind once the serious 0 degree temps hit. |
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"RobZip" wrote in message ... Our latest household addition, Bubbles, seems to prefer rejoining the great outdoors. Bubbles is about 8 months old and was one of 4 kittens born to a semi-feral mom under our home. As the months went by, he more than the others seemed interested in what went on in the house. Bubbles would often sit on our top step and peer in the through the storm door watching with interest what was going on. Of course my 4 indoor cats would venture to the door, often going nose to nose with him through the glass. A few months ago Bubbles decided he wanted to try life inside. His aloof, semi-spooked outdoor demeanor quickly gave way to a very charming little attention driven creature who loved to sit on laps, lick fingers, nuzzle chins, and sleep with whoever was willing to have him. I told my wife to get him neutered in December before we started having spraying problems with him. For whatever reason she hadn't gotten to it yet. Over the past 2 weeks Bubbles would be seen testing his dominance against my two neutered toms, Spot and Nacho. Spot has been king of the hill and surprisingly was rather tolerant of the kitten's displays. Bubbles also started strolling around the house calling loudly at various early morning hours. I reiterated to the wife the need to get him neutered - *now*. When his brother or sister would perch on the step he would show little interest in them. Once his brother Spook actually came inside and Bubbles ran him off with hissing and growling. He seemed to have little interest in being around them and certainly objected to them coming inside Yesterday our weather was warmer than it had been for a few weeks. Bubbles slipped past my wife and headed outside-something he has had no interest in since being indoors. She quickly coaxed him back in. A short while later he got out again slipping past my son. He came back by a few times yesterday evening and sat looking in the door like he always did when he was a full time outdoor animal. Opening the door to invite him in only caused him to move just out of range. At this point 24 hours later he seems to have rejoined the pack outside. He showed up at daylight today with the others for morning chow. My morning herd usually runs from 3 to 6 or 7 cats. He took a few quick bites and scampered off out of range when I called him. I guess he has a preference for the outdoors. Since I can't have him freely traveling back and forth due to fleas it would seem his adventure has cast him back among his siblings. Have any of you ever had a cat that adapted so well to indoor life but suddenly chucked it all to be among old friends outside? Our worst winter weather is yet to come and I wonder if he'll change his mind once the serious 0 degree temps hit. Bubbles apparently became sexually mature and decided the outside life with un-spayed females was appealing. Now he's free to mate with his sisters - oh joy! Have you considered trapping him and getting him neutered. His wanderlust might wane if he didn't have the hormones urging him on. W |
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On Tue, 03 Jan 2006 21:26:17 +0000, RobZip wrote:
Our latest household addition, Bubbles, seems to prefer rejoining the great outdoors. Bubbles is about 8 months old and was one of 4 kittens born to a semi-feral mom under our home. As the months went by, he more than the others seemed interested in what went on in the house. Bubbles would often sit on our top step and peer in the through the storm door watching with interest what was going on. Of course my 4 indoor cats would venture to the door, often going nose to nose with him through the glass. A few months ago Bubbles decided he wanted to try life inside. His aloof, semi-spooked outdoor demeanor quickly gave way to a very charming little attention driven creature who loved to sit on laps, lick fingers, nuzzle chins, and sleep with whoever was willing to have him. I told my wife to get him neutered in December before we started having spraying problems with him. For whatever reason she hadn't gotten to it yet. Over the past 2 weeks Bubbles would be seen testing his dominance against my two neutered toms, Spot and Nacho. Spot has been king of the hill and surprisingly was rather tolerant of the kitten's displays. Bubbles also started strolling around the house calling loudly at various early morning hours. I reiterated to the wife the need to get him neutered - *now*. When his brother or sister would perch on the step he would show little interest in them. Once his brother Spook actually came inside and Bubbles ran him off with hissing and growling. He seemed to have little interest in being around them and certainly objected to them coming inside Yesterday our weather was warmer than it had been for a few weeks. Bubbles slipped past my wife and headed outside-something he has had no interest in since being indoors. She quickly coaxed him back in. A short while later he got out again slipping past my son. He came back by a few times yesterday evening and sat looking in the door like he always did when he was a full time outdoor animal. Opening the door to invite him in only caused him to move just out of range. At this point 24 hours later he seems to have rejoined the pack outside. He showed up at daylight today with the others for morning chow. My morning herd usually runs from 3 to 6 or 7 cats. He took a few quick bites and scampered off out of range when I called him. I guess he has a preference for the outdoors. Since I can't have him freely traveling back and forth due to fleas it would seem his adventure has cast him back among his siblings. Have any of you ever had a cat that adapted so well to indoor life but suddenly chucked it all to be among old friends outside? Our worst winter weather is yet to come and I wonder if he'll change his mind once the serious 0 degree temps hit. When you said "NOW" to your wife, did she tell YOU to do it? MLB |
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"mlbriggs" wrote in message news On Tue, 03 Jan 2006 21:26:17 +0000, RobZip wrote: When you said "NOW" to your wife, did she tell YOU to do it? MLB The agreement was that if she wanted to take the little guy in that she would assume responsibility for getting the neutering and other vet neccessities taken care of. I've done all this for our other 4 cats including force feeding Spot to nurse him back from a respiratory infection that killed two of his siblings. I was not really in favor of adding any more to our household but if this little guy charmed her in an irresistable way, I could certainly understand. However, she did agree to the terms and I'm not going to let it be pushed off on me this time. My work schedule simply won't allow for it. If she can make arrangements for the surgery to be done on a Friday, I could pick him up and be with him all day on Sat. and Sun to monitor his recuperation. Considering all we have to deal with day to day, I feel that's a pretty fair split of the responsibility. |
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Bubbles flew the coop!
only going by the title
you should beat the hell out of cat next itme you get chance let action show proof ofwho is favorited pussy big du,mbmass poosy whooped |
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Bubbles flew the coop!
There may be cats in heat and he is now sexually mature. He's going to
claw his way past anything to get outside. If you want the nice, inside cat again, he has to be neutered (no matter who puts him in the car and takes him to the vet.) Right no you're on the way to having a scraggly outdoor tom cat that is going to live a much shorter life. Rhonda RobZip wrote: Our latest household addition, Bubbles, seems to prefer rejoining the great outdoors. Bubbles is about 8 months old and was one of 4 kittens born to a semi-feral mom under our home. As the months went by, he more than the others seemed interested in what went on in the house. Bubbles would often sit on our top step and peer in the through the storm door watching with interest what was going on. Of course my 4 indoor cats would venture to the door, often going nose to nose with him through the glass. A few months ago Bubbles decided he wanted to try life inside. His aloof, semi-spooked outdoor demeanor quickly gave way to a very charming little attention driven creature who loved to sit on laps, lick fingers, nuzzle chins, and sleep with whoever was willing to have him. I told my wife to get him neutered in December before we started having spraying problems with him. For whatever reason she hadn't gotten to it yet. Over the past 2 weeks Bubbles would be seen testing his dominance against my two neutered toms, Spot and Nacho. Spot has been king of the hill and surprisingly was rather tolerant of the kitten's displays. Bubbles also started strolling around the house calling loudly at various early morning hours. I reiterated to the wife the need to get him neutered - *now*. When his brother or sister would perch on the step he would show little interest in them. Once his brother Spook actually came inside and Bubbles ran him off with hissing and growling. He seemed to have little interest in being around them and certainly objected to them coming inside Yesterday our weather was warmer than it had been for a few weeks. Bubbles slipped past my wife and headed outside-something he has had no interest in since being indoors. She quickly coaxed him back in. A short while later he got out again slipping past my son. He came back by a few times yesterday evening and sat looking in the door like he always did when he was a full time outdoor animal. Opening the door to invite him in only caused him to move just out of range. At this point 24 hours later he seems to have rejoined the pack outside. He showed up at daylight today with the others for morning chow. My morning herd usually runs from 3 to 6 or 7 cats. He took a few quick bites and scampered off out of range when I called him. I guess he has a preference for the outdoors. Since I can't have him freely traveling back and forth due to fleas it would seem his adventure has cast him back among his siblings. Have any of you ever had a cat that adapted so well to indoor life but suddenly chucked it all to be among old friends outside? Our worst winter weather is yet to come and I wonder if he'll change his mind once the serious 0 degree temps hit. |
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"Rhonda" wrote in message ... There may be cats in heat and he is now sexually mature. He's going to claw his way past anything to get outside. If you want the nice, inside cat again, he has to be neutered (no matter who puts him in the car and takes him to the vet.) Right no you're on the way to having a scraggly outdoor tom cat that is going to live a much shorter life. Rhonda Oh fer sure... I've told her that no way is he going to be a comapatible peer for the others inside until he's neutered. I'm really surprised and relieved that he didn't start spraying indoors yet. He was out most of last night and all day today so far - romping around with his brother and getting into various kitten mischief around the neighborhood. For the space and resources we have available our current 4 cats is all we should have. I'm sorry to say but this little guy being here - especially in his unneutered state - has upset the balance and harmony somewhat. My work day starts in the evening and usually I'm out for about 14 hours. This leaves me precious little time to do much but sleep during the day. I usually feed the whole outdoor tribe when I get home in the morning and again in the evening. They have several warm spaces in the area to go to. Some of them are just adorable but I know my limit. I can only do what I can for the others. I'm going to repeat what I've already stated. I feel our limit for indoor animals has been reached and am opposewd to adding more. If the wife finds this little guy so charming that she can't resist having him, then she will have to take care of all the details to prepare him for life indoors. I've had numerous things like this loosely agreed to by her concerning the other cats that ultimately got pushed off on me. This time I insisted on a firm understanding and my dear wife is unfortunately doing it again - hoping that my head is as soft as her heart. |
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