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Where The Boys Are
There were seven cats in my front yard yesterday evening. Two of them,
"Pip" and "Flinx" are "my" cats. Four have clipped ears. One stray, "Dude" has moved in and pretty much driven "my" cats out of the house. The four clipped ear cats are various levels of feralty. The black long hair is a five-foot cat. The lynx-point long hair is semi-touchable. The Russian Blue is a ten foot cat, but when cornered in the bathroom and trapped under the toilet he can be stroked and he purrs. The orange kitten joins me at bedtime and behaves like an affectionate kitten with kneading, head bumps and writhing around for tummy rubs. Out of bed, he's a five-foot cat. All of these are male cats. Of all the cats I've trapped for neutering, at least three fourths have been male. I presume this means that male ferals outnumber female, and that females are not surviving. Has anyone noticed the same imbalance? -- John Kimmel Naturally, these humorous remarks are all entirely my own opinion, based solely on rumor, supposition, innuendo and damned lies, and should be interpreted in a spirit of fun. My memory is faulty, also. |
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guynoir wrote: There were seven cats in my front yard yesterday evening. Two of them, "Pip" and "Flinx" are "my" cats. Four have clipped ears. One stray, "Dude" has moved in and pretty much driven "my" cats out of the house. The four clipped ear cats are various levels of feralty. The black long hair is a five-foot cat. The lynx-point long hair is semi-touchable. The Russian Blue is a ten foot cat, but when cornered in the bathroom and trapped under the toilet he can be stroked and he purrs. The orange kitten joins me at bedtime and behaves like an affectionate kitten with kneading, head bumps and writhing around for tummy rubs. Out of bed, he's a five-foot cat. All of these are male cats. Of all the cats I've trapped for neutering, at least three fourths have been male. I presume this means that male ferals outnumber female, and that females are not surviving. Has anyone noticed the same imbalance? -- John Kimmel Not in my limited trapping experience. I have gotten females more than males. You might want to check out Silicon Valley Friends of Ferals website - there are listings of cats they have caught IIRC: http://www.svff.org. Colony #1 (Jan) has stats, I know, for sure - you can email her if it isn't posted on the website. -L. |
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"guynoir" wrote in message ... There were seven cats in my front yard yesterday evening. What is a five-foot cat? |
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I was afraid of that. Human females avoid me also.
-L. wrote: Not in my limited trapping experience. I have gotten females more than males. You might want to check out Silicon Valley Friends of Ferals website - there are listings of cats they have caught IIRC: http://www.svff.org. Colony #1 (Jan) has stats, I know, for sure - you can email her if it isn't posted on the website. -L. -- John Kimmel "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." Theodore Roosevelt |
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Hahhaha. Lyn, you have better developed high brain functioning than the
women who avoid you. That's a compliment. guynoir wrote: I was afraid of that. Human females avoid me also. -L. wrote: Not in my limited trapping experience. I have gotten females more than males. You might want to check out Silicon Valley Friends of Ferals website - there are listings of cats they have caught IIRC: http://www.svff.org. Colony #1 (Jan) has stats, I know, for sure - you can email her if it isn't posted on the website. -L. |
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Ooops... darned top posters. Nevermind, Lyn.
'guynoir' ... if most human females avoid you, you're either happily married or single without obvious wealth that you're looking to share with those women. LOL Philip wrote: Hahhaha. Lyn, you have better developed high brain functioning than the women who avoid you. That's a compliment. guynoir wrote: I was afraid of that. Human females avoid me also. -L. wrote: Not in my limited trapping experience. I have gotten females more than males. You might want to check out Silicon Valley Friends of Ferals website - there are listings of cats they have caught IIRC: http://www.svff.org. Colony #1 (Jan) has stats, I know, for sure - you can email her if it isn't posted on the website. -L. |
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"guynoir" wrote in message ... A "five foot cat" will approach within 5 feet. There are also "ten foot cats". More than ten feet and they are "invisible cats". There are also "across the street" cats which means that someone else is taking care of them. Thanks! Mary wrote: What is a five-foot cat? -- John Kimmel |
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