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So much for THAT bright idea...
Since Stripy Thing was so interested in our apartment I sat down on
the doorstep with the door open to pet him. He was happy to be petted... but then Scouty saw him right at her open front door and decided she'd had enough. She ran over to me, hissed at him (and he hissed right back), and ran right out the front door to chase him off her territory and away from her personal property (me!) Thank goodness he backed around the door and she didn't feel compelled to chase him any further than my legs. I grabbed her and tossed her back inside and she looked at me like 'what did I do meowmie? I was just protectng you!' I don't think I'll try that again... John says that we absolutely cannot have another cat in the apartment anyway, and Stripy Thing hates other cats. I thought he might be able to get used to ours because he's not reacting much to them any more, but no such luck. My biggest worry now is that I've signed Stripy Thing's death warrant by making him too friendly and sociable and bringing him to people's notice. He's been living at the building for the last two years, but it's only the last six months that he's been coming out openly, and only for the last three months that he's been coming upstairs to be fed. I'm terrified that somebody is going to call Animal Control on him. They just put out the latest newsletter and among the other petty 'do nots' that is all it ever consists of it says 'do not leave animal bowls outside' because a few times I've fed him late and forgotten to bring his dish in. It's one little tiny saucer for pete's sake! He's such a lovely cat, and now everyone knows he's here... |
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So much for THAT bright idea...
"Kajikit" wrote in message
... Since Stripy Thing was so interested in our apartment I sat down on the doorstep with the door open to pet him. He was happy to be petted... but then Scouty saw him right at her open front door and decided she'd had enough. She ran over to me, hissed at him (and he hissed right back), and ran right out the front door to chase him off her territory and away from her personal property (me!) Thank goodness he backed around the door and she didn't feel compelled to chase him any further than my legs. I grabbed her and tossed her back inside and she looked at me like 'what did I do meowmie? I was just protectng you!' I don't think I'll try that again... John says that we absolutely cannot have another cat in the apartment anyway, and Stripy Thing hates other cats. I thought he might be able to get used to ours because he's not reacting much to them any more, but no such luck. My biggest worry now is that I've signed Stripy Thing's death warrant by making him too friendly and sociable and bringing him to people's notice. He's been living at the building for the last two years, but it's only the last six months that he's been coming out openly, and only for the last three months that he's been coming upstairs to be fed. I'm terrified that somebody is going to call Animal Control on him. They just put out the latest newsletter and among the other petty 'do nots' that is all it ever consists of it says 'do not leave animal bowls outside' because a few times I've fed him late and forgotten to bring his dish in. It's one little tiny saucer for pete's sake! He's such a lovely cat, and now everyone knows he's here... Maybe you can rehome him? Contact a rescue group if there is one in your area. Stripy Thing clearly wants a home, but maybe not a home with other cats in it... just a thought. Jill |
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So much for THAT bright idea...
"Kajikit" wrote in message ... Since Stripy Thing was so interested in our apartment I sat down on the doorstep with the door open to pet him. He was happy to be petted... but then Scouty saw him right at her open front door and decided she'd had enough. She ran over to me, hissed at him (and he hissed right back), and ran right out the front door to chase him off her territory and away from her personal property (me!) Thank goodness he backed around the door and she didn't feel compelled to chase him any further than my legs. I grabbed her and tossed her back inside and she looked at me like 'what did I do meowmie? I was just protectng you!' I don't think I'll try that again... John says that we absolutely cannot have another cat in the apartment anyway, and Stripy Thing hates other cats. I thought he might be able to get used to ours because he's not reacting much to them any more, but no such luck. My biggest worry now is that I've signed Stripy Thing's death warrant by making him too friendly and sociable and bringing him to people's notice. He's been living at the building for the last two years, but it's only the last six months that he's been coming out openly, and only for the last three months that he's been coming upstairs to be fed. I'm terrified that somebody is going to call Animal Control on him. They just put out the latest newsletter and among the other petty 'do nots' that is all it ever consists of it says 'do not leave animal bowls outside' because a few times I've fed him late and forgotten to bring his dish in. It's one little tiny saucer for pete's sake! He's such a lovely cat, and now everyone knows he's here... Well, its a positive sign that they say not to leave the bowls out (which is fair) rather than make a fuss about them being put out in the first place. I'm sure you aren't his only fan. Jo |
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So much for THAT bright idea...
"Kajikit" wrote in message ... Since Stripy Thing was so interested in our apartment I sat down on the doorstep with the door open to pet him. He was happy to be petted... but then Scouty saw him right at her open front door and decided she'd had enough. She ran over to me, hissed at him (and he hissed right back), and ran right out the front door to chase him off her territory and away from her personal property (me!) Thank goodness he backed around the door and she didn't feel compelled to chase him any further than my legs. I grabbed her and tossed her back inside and she looked at me like 'what did I do meowmie? I was just protectng you!' I don't think I'll try that again... John says that we absolutely cannot have another cat in the apartment anyway, and Stripy Thing hates other cats. I thought he might be able to get used to ours because he's not reacting much to them any more, but no such luck. My biggest worry now is that I've signed Stripy Thing's death warrant by making him too friendly and sociable and bringing him to people's notice. He's been living at the building for the last two years, but it's only the last six months that he's been coming out openly, and only for the last three months that he's been coming upstairs to be fed. I'm terrified that somebody is going to call Animal Control on him. They just put out the latest newsletter and among the other petty 'do nots' that is all it ever consists of it says 'do not leave animal bowls outside' because a few times I've fed him late and forgotten to bring his dish in. It's one little tiny saucer for pete's sake! He's such a lovely cat, and now everyone knows he's here... Could you catch him and take him to a no-kill shelter? I am so happy that I own my house and there is no-one to tell me whether I can or not feed 20 cats outside should I want to. As it happens there are no ferals or lost kitties here that I need to feed, but should I need to, I could. No one would know or care and even if they did, there would be nothing they could do about it. I could have as many cats as I wanted. Two is as many as I want, though, KFC uses up most of my money at the vets atm, imagine if I had five or six like that! I'd be bankrupt. Tweed |
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