It's Caturday- Post some cats (vol 3)

It's Caturday- Post some cats (vol 3)

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shirt

22,546 posts

201 months

Monday 3rd October 2016
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If I see them again this week I will check but likely 100% feral. There's 4 I know of, including my mate bin cat who is normally outside the canteen every day but is very people shy


Otispunkmeyer

12,580 posts

155 months

Monday 3rd October 2016
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Heh, well today my OH got to work and upon getting out of the car in the works car park, a lovely young white and black cat came running over to greet her demanding strokes. I mean I don't believe in spiritual mumbo jumbo but you have to say, you couldn't have made it up. I mean it could have been any cat in the world, but it wasn't, it was white and black just like B.

It made her cry, but I hope more tears of happiness. I told her B has sent her friends to cheer her up.

Gretchen

19,028 posts

216 months

Monday 3rd October 2016
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Otispunkmeyer said:
Heh, well today my OH got to work and upon getting out of the car in the works car park, a lovely young white and black cat came running over to greet her demanding strokes. I mean I don't believe in spiritual mumbo jumbo but you have to say, you couldn't have made it up. I mean it could have been any cat in the world, but it wasn't, it was white and black just like B.

It made her cry, but I hope more tears of happiness. I told her B has sent her friends to cheer her up.
Awww. They know. Bless. Hope things aren't to sorrowful at home frown


Joey Ramone

2,150 posts

125 months

Monday 3rd October 2016
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Otispunkmeyer said:
Heh, well today my OH got to work and upon getting out of the car in the works car park, a lovely young white and black cat came running over to greet her demanding strokes. I mean I don't believe in spiritual mumbo jumbo but you have to say, you couldn't have made it up. I mean it could have been any cat in the world, but it wasn't, it was white and black just like B.

It made her cry, but I hope more tears of happiness. I told her B has sent her friends to cheer her up.
Quick, steal it bounce

Otispunkmeyer

12,580 posts

155 months

Monday 3rd October 2016
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Joey Ramone said:
Otispunkmeyer said:
Heh, well today my OH got to work and upon getting out of the car in the works car park, a lovely young white and black cat came running over to greet her demanding strokes. I mean I don't believe in spiritual mumbo jumbo but you have to say, you couldn't have made it up. I mean it could have been any cat in the world, but it wasn't, it was white and black just like B.

It made her cry, but I hope more tears of happiness. I told her B has sent her friends to cheer her up.
Quick, steal it bounce
No, lol, could be someones cherished little friend. He looked rather small and young....not quite full size yet. Probably from the surrounding houses, its a bit of an odd place where they work. There's a decent spread of wooded area round the perimeter but they essentially have housing estate on at least two sides so the cats don't have too far to wander to end up in their car park.

Obviously not scared though...like a homing beacon for the nearest human.

Joey Ramone

2,150 posts

125 months

Monday 3rd October 2016
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Otispunkmeyer said:
Obviously not scared though...like a homing beacon for the nearest human.
Much like one of mine. Too much time with me has led him to believe that every Gorilla-pig comes equipped with sausage rolls and Dreamies

LizzyD

86 posts

165 months

Tuesday 4th October 2016
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Can anyone recommend a cat harness?
Our 2 yr old is a small cat (big purrsonality)! He's very skinny but a kitten harness isn't long enough for him.
I know someone recommended one on here for a Bengal a few weeks ago but I can't find the post!

Alex

Gretchen

19,028 posts

216 months

Tuesday 4th October 2016
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I've got quite a few different harnesses, the full, padded ones I find my Bengal is happier in, and they seem more secure. I walk him almost daily now and he seems far more comfortable in this than any of the others. It was £10 from Pets at Home (type) store.


Gretchen

19,028 posts

216 months

Tuesday 4th October 2016
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I am finding I'm spoiling my cats rather a lot. Many of my friends are becoming Grandparents, where I'm really not looking forward to that as I'm still too busy partying!

I've bought Frida some 'girls own' toys. No boys allowed.





If the weather holds I'm going to start work on the Cattery. I've bought some wood and wire to build a frame/roof. Hopefully will start dismantling my friends old aviary on Friday.



clarkmagpie

3,559 posts

195 months

Wednesday 5th October 2016
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I find our Bengal struggles on a lead, loses his balance and walks with his tummy on the ground.
Have given up and just let him out in the garden with a little bit of supervision.

One quick question, when they bring home little gifts that still squeak and run about, what do you do?
Take it off them and then kill it or leave for kitty to torture it to death?
I can't bring myself to do it so just let Indy go for it, I shut the door while he does his thing!
He is currently chucking a bit fat vole around the garden and really is rather chuffed with himself!

Mothersruin

8,573 posts

99 months

Wednesday 5th October 2016
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clarkmagpie said:
I find our Bengal struggles on a lead, loses his balance and walks with his tummy on the ground.
Have given up and just let him out in the garden with a little bit of supervision.

One quick question, when they bring home little gifts that still squeak and run about, what do you do?
Take it off them and then kill it or leave for kitty to torture it to death?
I can't bring myself to do it so just let Indy go for it, I shut the door while he does his thing!
He is currently chucking a bit fat vole around the garden and really is rather chuffed with himself!
Ours bring 'things' in, in various states of alive.

We now try and catch the cats before they can bring them in as we control when they go out and come in. Live stuff gets chucked over the fence dead or dying stuff goes in the bin or compost heap, whichever is closest.

We've had mice running around the lounge and half eaten ones left on the sofa - they only seem to eat the head and top - leaving the back end - must stop when they get to the guts I suppose.

motco

15,941 posts

246 months

Wednesday 5th October 2016
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clarkmagpie said:
I find our Bengal struggles on a lead, loses his balance and walks with his tummy on the ground.
Have given up and just let him out in the garden with a little bit of supervision.

One quick question, when they bring home little gifts that still squeak and run about, what do you do?
Take it off them and then kill it or leave for kitty to torture it to death?
I can't bring myself to do it so just let Indy go for it, I shut the door while he does his thing!
He is currently chucking a bit fat vole around the garden and really is rather chuffed with himself!
The little corpses and near dead go on the garden wall for the local birds...



They hang around waiting!



Mannginger

9,057 posts

257 months

Friday 7th October 2016
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Bengal moments...





Despite the fact I spent about an hour and a half playing with them last night. Think I need child locks for all my cupboards now!

Gretchen

19,028 posts

216 months

Friday 7th October 2016
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yikes

I have had to keep varying the location I store their dry food in after they opened a sealed plastic box storage box and tore in to the cardboard biscuit one.

Lebowski has a passion for Cheese. He knows it's kept in the fridge. He's on the verge of figuring out how to open it... Scary times.

Love the cat wheel - do they use it? I'm hoping to make one eventually. All the ones I've seen on sale are rather costly.

Mannginger

9,057 posts

257 months

Friday 7th October 2016
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Echo (The big brown) loves it, will jog contentedly for a while purring away but prefers when we get involved and give her a canter or gallop. She barks away at us happily whilst legging it around. She also chucks herself into it every morning when I wake up having an excited early morning gallop as I come down the stairs. The little silver will go on now and again but isn't that fussed unfortunately.

Given they're indoor cats I wanted the ability for them to stretch their legs more than just playing fetch with springs so it was an early investment from Maclaw I'm very pleased with it but we're in a rented house at the moment with that being basically a spare room. If we ever buy our own place I'm a bit worried we won't have the space for it given local house prices. I'll cross that bridge when I get to it!

Edit: Also both of ours are total fiends for cheese, they go nuts for it. We've currently hidden their kibble in a Tupperware in the microwave for the same reason!

jmorgan

36,010 posts

284 months

Friday 7th October 2016
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Wow!

We have never had one get into the cupboards. Thought that was the day of doom for cat owners, opening cupboards and opposable thumbs to open food..... nearly there....

Rutter

2,070 posts

206 months

Friday 7th October 2016
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Paddington looking smug as he is laying inside my (very stinky and still wet) ice hockey shorts whereas Henry only gets to lay on the outside of the smelly bag..



Edited by Rutter on Friday 7th October 16:53

thebigmacmoomin

2,798 posts

169 months

Saturday 8th October 2016
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We have just got some stray cats in at work that couldn't be home'd / nobody wanted as they are ferral (?). They are up the HWRC (or the tip) , have a cage to live in and wont be interacting with the public during the day (so I am told). They were brought in to help keep the rat population down with all the household waste etc...

Einion Yrth

19,575 posts

244 months

Saturday 8th October 2016
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With ferals. Treat them with respect and in a friendly fashion, feed occasionally, do not attempt to be overly pally (they'll tear your ears off), over time if you treat them right they may come to trust you enough to come within 20 feet of them. Do not expect this. Take care, do not approach closer than they want, if they need veterinary attention buy rhino hide gloves and kevlar body armour.

They'll be entertaining though.

nickwilcock

1,522 posts

247 months

Saturday 8th October 2016
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Bengal moments...

How did the little buggers manage to get the tops off those 2 beer bottles next to the bread bin without knocking them over?