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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / August 2005We have a prowler
'Someone' came in the house through the cat flap last night. The first clue was the empty catfood dish, which I had filled before going to bed. And the dirty tracks all over the counters. And, whatever it was took a box from the cupboard, tore a hole in it and left a trail of Cream of Wheat across the range hood, stovetop and floor. I guess it's time to go back to using the magnetic collars on the cats for a while. > 'Someone' came in the house through the cat flap last night. The first clue > was the empty catfood dish, which I had filled before going to bed. And the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I guess it's time to go back to using the magnetic collars on the cats for a > while. Sounds like maybe a young (only kind that could fit) racoon. > > 'Someone' came in the house through the cat flap last night. The first clue > > was the empty catfood dish, which I had filled before going to bed. And the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > > Sounds like maybe a young (only kind that could fit) racoon. I think the cats would have raised a ruckus had it been a 'coon. Possums and skunks, they mostly ignore. >>>'Someone' came in the house through the cat flap last night. The first > [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > I think the cats would have raised a ruckus had it been a 'coon. Possums and > skunks, they mostly ignore. Do possums have hands lika a raccoon? The damage sounds more like what a raccoon might do (unless you live where there are wild monkeys). >> 'Someone' came in the house through the cat flap last night. The first >> clue [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >> > Sounds like maybe a young (only kind that could fit) racoon. You'd be surprised how big a Raccoon will fit through a cat flap, in Florida one year I had a whole family that used to come in and they were pretty damn big.  SignatureNik Simpson >>'Someone' came in the house through the cat flap last night. The first clue >>was the empty catfood dish, which I had filled before going to bed. And the [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Sounds like maybe a young (only kind that could fit) racoon. Are raccoons too big to fit through a pet door? None of those I've seen were any larger than a large cat! (Different shape, but no bigger than the twenty-pound cats I've had.) > Are raccoons too big to fit through a pet door? None of > those I've seen were any larger than a large cat! > (Different shape, but no bigger than the twenty-pound cats > I've had.) Any message that mentions a 20-lb. cat requires a Beverage Warning.... >>Are raccoons too big to fit through a pet door? None of >>those I've seen were any larger than a large cat! >>(Different shape, but no bigger than the twenty-pound cats >>I've had.) > > Any message that mentions a 20-lb. cat requires a Beverage Warning.... You never read any of my posts about Patches? Or the other large cats that friends have had? > >>Are raccoons too big to fit through a pet door? None of > >>those I've seen were any larger than a large cat! [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > You never read any of my posts about Patches? Or the other > large cats that friends have had? I don't recall reading about their weight, just their size in general. In my experience, a really big cat weighs about 15 lbs. >> >>Are raccoons too big to fit through a pet door? None of >> >>those I've seen were any larger than a large cat! [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >In my experience, a really big cat weighs about 15 lbs. From my experience, 15 pounds is about the average weight for a grown cat, with 20 not unusual for males. My Cinders is only about 7 1/2 pounds, but she was apparently the runt of her litter. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria > From my experience, 15 pounds is about the average weight for a grown > cat, with 20 not unusual for males. My Cinders is only about 7 1/2 > pounds, but she was apparently the runt of her litter. Eli, my heaviest boy, weighs in at 15 lbs. Billy's getting pretty big too but is not at 15 lbs. yet. Abelard is slightly less than half that amount, and Tommy is around 12 lbs. That's pretty funny! Did he get the box out the cat flap? Somebody might be enjoying a good breakfast this morning... Rhonda > And, whatever it was took a box from the > cupboard, tore a hole in it and left a trail of Cream of Wheat across the > range hood, stovetop and floor. > 'Someone' came in the house through the cat flap last night. The first clue > was the empty catfood dish, which I had filled before going to bed. And the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I guess it's time to go back to using the magnetic collars on the cats for a > while. lol take out food :) >'Someone' came in the house through the cat flap last night. The first clue >was the empty catfood dish, which I had filled before going to bed. And the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >I guess it's time to go back to using the magnetic collars on the cats for a >while. Whatever it was, it was probably an omnivore or herbivore. I don't think that a visiting cat would have likely bothered with the Cream of Wheat. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria |
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