Catnip thief

I was about to head out for some errands this morning and Vino wouldn't
come in from the back yard when I called him. I never leave the house
without making sure he's inside, so I went round the back to get him.
As I rounded the corner of the house, I saw this interloper cat from the
neighbourhood in the pot where I grow some catnip. He was a motley kind
of tortoiseshell colour and had a red collar on. He was scrunched into
the smallish pot and was writhing around on his back, frantically
grinding as much nip into his fur as possible.
Vino was sitting about a meter away watching with fascination. As soon
as interloper noticed me, he ran off and scaled the 7 foot high solid
wooden fence. Vino ran after him but of course he's useless at climbing
and kept falling off halfway up the fence. He tried a couple of times
before I could get to him but it was no use. The catnip thief got away
and Vino got the walk of shame back into the house.
--
Britta
Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness
overflow.
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://picasaweb.google.com/badwilson

On Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:17:03 +0800, "badwilson"
yodeled:

I was about to head out for some errands this morning and Vino wouldn't
come in from the back yard when I called him. I never leave the house
without making sure he's inside, so I went round the back to get him.
As I rounded the corner of the house, I saw this interloper cat from the
neighbourhood in the pot where I grow some catnip. He was a motley kind
of tortoiseshell colour and had a red collar on. He was scrunched into
the smallish pot and was writhing around on his back, frantically
grinding as much nip into his fur as possible.

Hehehe! Love the image. Interloper was probably a girl?


Vino was sitting about a meter away watching with fascination. As soon
as interloper noticed me, he ran off and scaled the 7 foot high solid
wooden fence. Vino ran after him but of course he's useless at climbing
and kept falling off halfway up the fence. He tried a couple of times
before I could get to him but it was no use. The catnip thief got away
and Vino got the walk of shame back into the house.

Poor Vino!

Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh

Make Levees, Not War

Kreisleriana wrote:
On Tue, 27 Mar 2007 17:17:03 +0800, "badwilson"
yodeled:

I was about to head out for some errands this morning and Vino
wouldn't come in from the back yard when I called him. I never
leave the house without making sure he's inside, so I went round the
back to get him. As I rounded the corner of the house, I saw this
interloper cat from the neighbourhood in the pot where I grow some
catnip. He was a motley kind of tortoiseshell colour and had a red
collar on. He was scrunched into the smallish pot and was writhing
around on his back, frantically grinding as much nip into his fur as
possible.

Hehehe! Love the image. Interloper was probably a girl?

Yeah, who knows? I always assume all animals are boys until I learn
otherwise. Habit.



Vino was sitting about a meter away watching with fascination. As
soon as interloper noticed me, he ran off and scaled the 7 foot high
solid wooden fence. Vino ran after him but of course he's useless
at climbing and kept falling off halfway up the fence. He tried a
couple of times before I could get to him but it was no use. The
catnip thief got away and Vino got the walk of shame back into the
house.

Poor Vino!

Yup, he's soooooo poor ;-)
--
Britta
Purring is an automatic safety valve device for dealing with happiness
overflow.
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://picasaweb.google.com/badwilson

badwilson wrote:

Kreisleriana wrote:

As I rounded the corner of the house, I saw this
interloper cat from the neighbourhood in the pot where I grow some
catnip. He was a motley kind of tortoiseshell colour and had a red
collar on.

Hehehe! Love the image. Interloper was probably a girl?

Yeah, who knows? I always assume all animals are boys until I learn
otherwise. Habit.

I think she said this because the kitty was a tortie, which are almost
always girls. But, Vino being in the condition he's in, it probably doesn't
matter what sex the interloper is, anyway.

Joyce

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badwilson wrote:

Kreisleriana wrote:

As I rounded the corner of the house, I saw this
interloper cat from the neighbourhood in the pot where I grow some
catnip. He was a motley kind of tortoiseshell colour and had a red
collar on.

Hehehe! Love the image. Interloper was probably a girl?

Yeah, who knows? I always assume all animals are boys until I learn
otherwise. Habit.

I think she said this because the kitty was a tortie, which are almost
always girls. But, Vino being in the condition he's in, it probably
doesn't
matter what sex the interloper is, anyway.

Joyce

I don't know. In spite of being altered, all our male cats have been very
male in their behavior, and all the girls have been very ladylike. Even
when they were being brats. And the boys seem to let the girls get away
with stuff they would beat another boycat up for.

Jo

jofirey wrote:

I don't know. In spite of being altered, all our male cats have been very
male in their behavior, and all the girls have been very ladylike. Even
when they were being brats. And the boys seem to let the girls get away
with stuff they would beat another boycat up for.

I wish Licky would do that with Smudge!!

Joyce

Poor Mr Vino, although I suspect you're glad he can't climb.
Suz&Spicey