Cat stuff.... 😻

[fossyant]

Our next door but one neighbour got a ginger 'female' kitten last year. Daughter is mid 20's and soon lost interest once it wasn't a kitten 9which is a short time). The cat was really friendly at first and would play with ours (it on the outside of our catio), but because they haven't really bothered with it, it lives outside now - they have even had to buy a shelter for it as it won't come in. It's also less friendly these days. To top it off, they now have a dog.

 

[DCLane]

If it runs true to form, the answer to the Facebook question is, yours now, he/she looks a lovely cat though.

I'm considering a cat, but not this one. It's aggressive and unpredictable; i.e. it'll come and purr one moment, attack you the next.

 

[DRM]

I'm considering a cat, but not this one. It's aggressive and unpredictable; i.e. it'll come and purr one moment, attack you the next.

It's trying to keep you on your toes!

 

[Regular.Cyclist]

A week to go before our feral cats get released from their holding pen. The male is certainly becoming more used to us, staying out of hiding when food is being put out. When after dinner Dreamies go out he’s got close to taking them from our hands though not quite, yet. The female is still not as brave.

 

[raleighnut]

There's been a cat coming into my conservatory for a number of weeks and spending the day there, as it's open during the summer when I'm at home. It can sometimes be fine and at other times very aggressive. It's also got an issue with it's skin/fur and keeps coming into the house, probably because it used to sneak in - along with other cats - and steal food when we had cat/s here.

I've tried a couple of paper collars and they're removed but nothing else, so today I've stuck a "whose cat is this?" message on the local Facebook group.

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Looks like flea allergy to me.

 

[simongt]

It's aggressive and unpredictable; i.e. it'll come and purr one moment, attack you the next.

That is unusual for a tabby, but a lot depends how it's been treated previously and what other animals are about 'at home'.
Many cats will come around in time and if we had space, we'd take on the challenge.

 

[Elybazza61]

Friendly quite old cat enjoying a fuss on Magdalene Street in Norwich;

 

[Regular.Cyclist]

Well the feral cats are now free from their holding pen. Fed them this morning and then took the door off. The male waited almost an hour before venturing out. The female left after about 15 minutes and came back a couple of times almost as if to encourage the male out too.

Last saw them around 9am but still early days.

 

[simongt]

We currently have a visiting 12 year old un neutered male cat visiting.
Dark brown, apparently he lives not too far away but at home, is treated simlpy as 'an existence' rather than being appreciated.
He's always hungry, so we feed him every time he turns up and interestingly, our neutered ginger lad was attacking him and said cat was scared of him. However, our ginger lad has now laid off and lets him around without any fuss which is a good thing.
It's pretty obvious Marcel as he's called doesn't like being at home, so we're planning on trapping him, get him neutered, health checked and the possibility that we may adopt him or get him rehomed depending entirely on whether our lot accept him.

 

[raleighnut]

We currently have a visiting 12 year old un neutered male cat visiting.
Dark brown, apparently he lives not too far away but at home, is treated simlpy as 'an existence' rather than being appreciated.
He's always hungry, so we feed him every time he turns up and interestingly, our neutered ginger lad was attacking him and said cat was scared of him. However, our ginger lad has now laid off and lets him around without any fuss which is a good thing.
It's pretty obvious Marcel as he's called doesn't like being at home, so we're planning on trapping him, get him neutered, health checked and the possibility that we may adopt him or get him rehomed depending entirely on whether our lot accept him.

We had a black and white entire male move in, he was a right scrapper but never went at our cats, kept the other 'Tomcats' away though.

 

[Alien8]

Spot the odd one out.

 

[DCLane]

I'm off to view / meet with / be inspected and interviewed by a possible new cat this evening - it's a bit younger than I was looking for and a breed rather than a moggie, but ... (it's a young female British Shorthair).

The cat which keeps sleeping in my conservatory is back but, as it's clearly being fed, I'm not concerned despite paper collars and local Facebook group messages being un-replied to. I think I know which house it lives in and they've no grass in their tiny garden, just slabs, and a very large dog which barks all the time: I'd be moving out as well if that was my home and our garden has grass / cat hidey-holes around bushes and a conservatory to sleep in, plus we used to have an outdoor cat house to sleep in/on.

 

[DCLane]

Went to see the kitten and didn’t interact, plus the place was filthy. They were breeders of dogs and cats so it’ll be a no. I can’t condone getting a cat from someone whose ethics I disagree with.

As a result I've made contact with a local pet charity and hope to visit shortly. My preference is for a cat which is slightly older and in need of a new home.

 

[Regular.Cyclist]

Day 6 and still no sign of our two. Not unexpected as they are truly feral cats. It’s encouraging that they didn’t scarper at the first opportunity and took time to explore before heading off into the bushes so it’s possible that they are still in hiding and relying on their hunting skills.

Only time will tell if they do come back.

 

[DRM]

Went to see the kitten and didn’t interact, plus the place was filthy. They were breeders of dogs and cats so it’ll be a no. I can’t condone getting a cat from someone whose ethics I disagree with.

As a result I've made contact with a local pet charity and hope to visit shortly. My preference is for a cat which is slightly older and in need of a new home.

If it's any good, the cats protection have a rescue centre at Gildersome