...while setting up for the garage sale..I remembered a box at the back of the garage, so I went back and moved a few things and reached to get it...looked in a in and a gray cat looked at me then tore out of the garage.....LOL...startled the bee jabbers out of me.....LOL
Was it a pregnant female? If so, feed it and care for it. If not, run it off.
What are bee jabbers? I think I used to have one...but I don't remember what it looked like... 8)
Quote from: LizStreithorst on July 28, 2017, 09:19:47 PM
Was it a pregnant female? If so, feed it and care for it. If not, run it off.
We never run 'em off....if they need a safe haven for a spell.....they can hunker here.....period.
We have several that hang around because Karen puts food out on the patio for them. The males grow up and wander off to find their own territory and the females hang around and have babies. They generally only last about two years and then disappear. I think cars or coyotes get usually get them.
Quote from: waterboy on July 29, 2017, 09:52:01 AM
We have several that hang around because Karen puts food out on the patio for them. The males grow up and wander off to find their own territory and the females hang around and have babies. They generally only last about two years and then disappear. I think cars or coyotes get usually get them.
Same here. The latest one to show up turned into a great mouser. He lives in the chicken barn and considers himself the keeper of the birds. If a cat wanders too far into an open field here they can get caught by a coyote or bobcat before being able to reach cover.
I've been leaving food and fresh water out for 'her' every night....added some fluffed old pieces of blanket in the box she's been using to sleep on too.....she's eating the food and has been using the box.... |^|....now we'll see how long it takes her to trust us..... 8)
....I just put more food out for her for to eat later on....and sprinkled some cat nip in her sleeping box 8).....Zoey will like that... |^|
..yup, I can see she's been sleeping on the 'bedding' that I put in there...........and still scarfing down the food too..... |^|
"Zoey?" You named it? Oh Boy, now I know it isn`t going anywhere. wfwf
Quote from: wiggs on August 01, 2017, 11:07:12 AM
"Zoey?" You named it? Oh Boy, now I know it isn't going anywhere. wfwf
..... ;D......but she's a pretty thing.......
Let her see you put the food down if you can. If she sees you are the source of the food she wont run as far and before you know it she will come running when you go out with the food.
Quote from: waterboy on August 01, 2017, 01:50:05 PM
Let her see you put the food down if you can. If she sees you are the source of the food she wont run as far and before you know it she will come running when you go out with the food.
...trying to do that....but she's still a bit skittish......soon, I think tho...... huh
Feed her in a carrier so you can take her to the vet to be spayed and health checked. If that doesn't work buy a haveaheart trap. The world has no need of more kittens and cats and there are many bad cat viruses around.
Quote from: LizStreithorst on August 01, 2017, 02:59:01 PM
Feed her in a carrier so you can take her to the vet to be spayed and health checked. If that doesn't work buy a haveaheart trap. The world has no need of more kittens and cats and there are many bad cat viruses around.
She'll be fine......
Zoey didn't return home last night. .....
Quote from: Mugwump on August 02, 2017, 11:11:02 AM
Zoey didn't return home last night. .....
Hopefully she comes back tonight.
I'm hoping that she's ok.....I put out fresh food for her
Zoey's back.......she ate the food, and slept in the box of rags..... |^|
Quote from: Mugwump on August 03, 2017, 06:33:54 AM
Zoey's back.......she ate the food, and slept in the box of rags..... |^|
That's great. I once saw a story where an owner put a camera on his cat to find out where it went at night. He found out that the cat had another home where it would go to and spend the nights.
Quote from: wsantia1 on August 03, 2017, 06:40:42 AM
That's great. I once saw a story where an owner put a camera on his cat to find out where it went at night. He found out that the cat had another home where it would go to and spend the nights.
Not quite...but almost...a bigamist? :P
I fluffed the rags a bit when I gave her more food......it'll be cold, but she'll be warm in that box....and out of the wind.... |^|
...Zoey and I saw each other this morn'n as I was giving her fresh food and water......she still went out front in the bushes...or under the front steps....but not at mach 1 this time....she's a pretty cat and perhaps one day I can get a pic to show everyone..... huh
Most vets will check them out for a reduced price but they sure are cool the only time I don't like them is when they are hunting baby birds they killed 3 cardinals this year wish they would nest higher
I love cats....but Lucy is allergic to them... :(
Quote from: Tony44 on August 05, 2017, 04:53:35 PM
Most vets will check them out for a reduced price but they sure are cool the only time I don't like them is when they are hunting baby birds they killed 3 cardinals this year wish they would nest higher
Cats or the starlings taking the nesting areas over.......I remember a lot of purple martins and starlings when I used visit old friends, when they used to live in your area....
There is a bunch of them over the river on Ogden and Harlem
..stay tuned...Zoey may be Zeke ?......Jan got a closer look this morn'n.....further viewing, verification, will follow.... |^|
...Zoey is still hanging around.....we see her more often now....but briefly...