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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / April 2006A Stranger through the cat flap...
I have just had the most *INSANE* 1/2 hour. I've just been trying to catch the local thug tom who came in through my cat flap. I found him in the bread bin of all places, and I don't know who was more shocked to see the other, me or him. He predictably freaked out and proceeded to trash the kitchen in his panic. "His Royal Feline Lordship Tiberius Maximus Tiger" didn't exactly help matters, by taking exception to the stranger in his house and trying to beat the holy crap out of him because he looked at mommy wrong & hissed. Thank Bast for guantlets, a wealth of experience dealing with wild cats, and a calm disposition. Eventually the stranger was caught and turfed out of the kitchen door gently, and everybody was given a cat-nip party so that things could calm down. All 5 of the Miles Clowder are now stoned out of their tiny kitty minds in front of the fire. Me OTOH has got to get in the right frame of mind to clean up the kitchen. ::sigh:: Helen M >I have just had the most *INSANE* 1/2 hour. I've just been trying to > catch the local thug tom who came in through my cat flap. I found him [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Helen M Wow! Is he a feral? If so you did well, rather you than me getting a freaked out feral out of my bread bin..! That suggests he's pretty hungry though, poor lad. I don't suppose you'll get him again to bundle him into a crate and get him snipped, will you? CPL did Boyfie for me as he was a stray and at the time I had *no* intention whatsover of keeping him. I hadn't bargained on him being so wonderful and creeping his way into my heart. I can't imagine being without him now. Who else would accompany me down the garden, no matter what the weather to help with the chickens? Who else would ensure I never had to visit the bathroom alone? I could go on telling you about how wonderful he is and why, I won't. There would be such a long list it would be boring. Tweed > Wow! Is he a feral? If so you did well, rather you than me getting a > freaked out feral out of my bread bin..! > That suggests he's pretty hungry though, poor lad./// I *think* he belongs to someone, as he's in pretty good nick, when I've offered him food in the past he's refused it, and he already appears to be snipped. I think that he's just a local boy out for the main chance. Helen M >> Wow! Is he a feral? If so you did well, rather you than me getting a >> freaked out feral out of my bread bin..! [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > offered him food in the past he's refused it, and he already appears to > be snipped. I think that he's just a local boy out for the main chance. Oh, yes, one of those "I'll just nip in through the cat flap to see if these kitties are dining on smoked salmon and steak, and if so I'll move in" types. A couple of cats have attempted that here and gone away disappointed. Not only have they discovered that we don't dine on such fare, but their ears are still ringing after 100 yards as they run away from being bopped very firmly by KFC. "What, you are in my kitchen? Out damned (whatever your name is)!" Bop, swipe, bop. Claws out. Gone. Running hard. Tweed > I have just had the most *INSANE* 1/2 hour. I've just been trying to > catch the local thug tom who came in through my cat flap. I found [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > taking exception to the stranger in his house and trying to beat the > holy crap out of him because he looked at mommy wrong & hissed. Eek! Too bad there were no hidden cameras =/  Signaturemonique, who spoils Oscar unmercifully pictures: http://www.bounceswoosh.org/rpca > I have just had the most *INSANE* 1/2 hour. I've just been trying to > catch the local thug tom who came in through my cat flap. I found him [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Helen M Cat flaps can make life interesting, can't they? I haven't had to deal with the type of destruction you describe, but I've had a few interesting experiences too. There was a neighbor cat who would come in and beat up on my cats. Often he did it in the middle of the night. We had no idea what his name was, but I named him after one incident when we were wakened out of a sound sleep to find him going around with one of our cats, both of them yowling at the top of their lungs. I said, "Macbeth hath murdered sleep!" After that, we called him Macbeth. I've also had to deal with various critters brought inside (usually alive) by one of my mighty hunters. These included a baby rabbit (unharmed), a frog (ditto), a lizard and numerous birds, rats, mice and the occasional gopher. A couple of times a possum decided to come in on his (her?) own. Yes, cat flaps make life interesting. Joy When our son was in kindergarden and we still lived in rural California, I had to go talk to our neighbors down the road because we found out their little boy was slipping into our place when we left and making like Goldilocks. He wasn't a bad child...only about 5yrs old...but his mom and dad let him do pretty much as he pleased and any blame I put on them and only feel sorry for the kid. By now he must be a mess. One time he threw rocks at a peacock until he hit it in the head and killed it. They expressed no concern, no remorse about what happened, just let it lie in their yard and rot. Another time dad left his keys in the truck so sonny boy turned it on and managed to drive it into the ditch. So, anyway, we sure didn't want him crawling through our kitty door! We also had racoons that joined us many mornings for coffee. The first time they discovered the kitty door we were sitting at the table reading the paper and wondering why on earth the cats were messing around with the flap...lifting it up and letting it fall again and again. Then we noticed a decidedly non-feline pointy nose poking around the corner, followed by two curious round black eyes..... They were always very polite, but about this time, between kids and racoons, we started locking the door! We had those other delightful critters brought in by the cats too. Lights and slippers were a good thing to use at night! PatM "PatM" <trufflecatpat@yahoo.com> wrote in news:1146028261.384646.303510 @u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com: > When our son was in kindergarden and we still lived in rural > California, I had to go talk to our neighbors down the road because we [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > into the ditch. So, anyway, we sure didn't want him crawling through > our kitty door! Stories like this make me sad. There was a kid two doors down from me a few years back who was a hooligan, right from toddler-age. The thing that always made me mad was that in the right parental hands, he could have been amazing - if his talents had been channelled a little better. I'm pretty sure he's either dead or in jail by now. Poor kid. > We also had racoons that joined us many mornings for > coffee. The first time they discovered the kitty door we were sitting [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > were always very polite, but about this time, between kids and racoons, > we started locking the door! They are very polite at first - but if they get food once, they can get real nasty if they don't get it the next time. Good for you for locking that door. Chak SignatureAt least two-thirds of our miseries spring from human stupidity, human malice and those great motivators and justifiers of malice and stupidity: idealism, dogmatism and proselytizing zeal on behalf of religous or political ideas. --Aldous Huxley >> I have just had the most *INSANE* 1/2 hour. I've just been trying to >> catch the local thug tom who came in through my cat flap. I found him [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > > Joy There really isn't a lot that compares to waking up from a sound sleep to find you are sharing your bed with a couple of excited cats and a very annoyed Blue Jay. Jo Joy <joygaylord@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > Yes, cat flaps make life interesting. A guy I used to work with told us a story about waking up in the middle of the night to find his cats, plus 3 or 4 of the neighborhood cats, all peacefully asleep on his bed. It was like his cats had spread the word to the neighborhood, "Party at our house tonight!" and they had all come over, made themselves comfortable, and settled down to sleep. Joyce A similar thing happened to a friend of mine that used to have 5 cats, 2 of them black brothers - identical to look at - very different in temperament. She came home one day and saw all the cats, then did a double take as there were 3 black cats on the sofa, all sleeping peacefully! Marcia > Joy <joygaylord@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Joyce > Joy <joygaylord@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Joyce LOL! Joy > >> I have just had the most *INSANE* 1/2 hour. I've just been trying to > >> catch the local thug tom who came in through my cat flap. I found him [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > > Jo I guess! That's one of those things that's very humorous to other people, and maybe to you after the fact, but it sure wouldn't be funny at the time. Joy oh my god, I can just imagine the chaos! LOL. Not funny, I"m sure....but I just can't help it. Hehehe. Lily & her mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we come to the stars we return from now until the end of time >I have just had the most *INSANE* 1/2 hour. I've just been trying to > catch the local thug tom who came in through my cat flap. I found him [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Helen M > All 5 of the Miles > Clowder are now stoned out of their tiny kitty minds in front of the > fire. Do your cats get paranoid if they have too much catnip? When I first got Pi, he was not particularly afraid of anything, but after getting plenty of fresh catnip, he is now afraid of everything. A month ago I sneezed while he was on my lap and he took off and hid under the bed. Come to think of it, he also gets the munchies after catnip. It really is like marijuana to them, isn't it? Chak SignatureI'm a born-again atheist. --Gore Vidal >> All 5 of the Miles >> Clowder are now stoned out of their tiny kitty minds in front of the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Come to think of it, he also gets the munchies after catnip. It really > is like marijuana to them, isn't it? We always have to warn each other not to play with the cats when they are strung out on nip. They will scratch and bite with out realizing it. Jo > We always have to warn each other not to play with the cats when they > are strung out on nip. They will scratch and bite with out realizing > it. Yeah, when I brought in the fresh leaves from the plant outside the door, I always had to drop them, not hold them out. If I had catnip in my hand, the paw that reached out to my hand always had claws extended - they weren't going to let that catnip get away. Chak SignatureAt least two-thirds of our miseries spring from human stupidity, human malice and those great motivators and justifiers of malice and stupidity: idealism, dogmatism and proselytizing zeal on behalf of religous or political ideas. --Aldous Huxley > I have just had the most *INSANE* 1/2 hour. I've just been trying to > catch the local thug tom who came in through my cat flap. I found him [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Helen M When you said you found him in the bread bin, I imediately thought of Derick Longden, his mother's cat liked to sleep in the bread bin so when she got another cat she bought him his own bread bin. Derick Longden has written some wonderful books about cats, well worth reading. Purrs for the kitchen clean up, I hope nothing was broken. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > I have just had the most *INSANE* 1/2 hour. I've just been trying to > catch the local thug tom who came in through my cat flap. I found him [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Helen M They don't half make a mess don't they? We had a similar experience long ago when we lived in London, and the tom cat must have pissed on every surface in the kitchen as he tried to escape, as well as smashing anything that wasn't tied down. Purrs for a peaceful night :) On the positive side, he's had such a bad time that he's unlikely to return. Jeanette |
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