They always came to us. It's fine whichever way you want to do it. My sister goes to a pet store affiliated with a rescue group or lately the Yonkers Animal Shelter by Stew Leonard's to adopt. This feral bunch was taught by the mother how to hunt and kill squirrels. We adopted all but one. The gray tabby male went his own way. The mother since spayed as I mentioned in a previous post is probably living someplace else after having lived here awhile. She's friendly enough to adapt. Probably preferred peace and quiet rather than live with too many cats as we have a couple others unrelated. Domestic or feral it's all good. A Jackson Galaxy moment;)
Like foster care - some people rescue cats, some dogs and some kids.
ReplyDeleteThe cat group here has a bunch of ladies mostly, that care for them during the week, then on Saturday they take them to an empty store in the mall. After a couple of indoor-outdoor cats, we went there about 15 years back. the kitten climbed up me, my face and on top of my head (dang thing should have been wearing a spiked collar).
He had already been named Mikey, and brought in after someone found him in a paper bag in the hot Walmart parking lot. While there, this couple came in, kind of snooty, looked over that kittens and enquired, "Do you have any registered Seal-Point Siamese? Mikey
has uveitis in one eye, and several trips up the highway to the WSU
veterinary teaching clinic. Dr. figured the infection would spread and kill him shortly, but we blew $$$$ there and she finally removed the eye and he has survived to pampered old age. Dunno, should we have taken the $$$$ and got a registered Seal-Point Siamese?
My sister went to a cat show once at the county center. Lot of gay cat owners there. She said they were kind of snooty. "Don't touch him!"
ReplyDeleteBachelor guy next door has had Vizla dogs for years. Hungarian hound, so he names them with that language -Zita, Tikka, Tundi, Eniko. He ran out of names five years back and has an Ellie Mae Viszla now.
ReplyDeleteA woman a few blocks away used to feed the strays on her front stoop. Nice bowls on the ledge and always a cat chowing down. I used to drive past on the way home everyday and always saw the free buffet. Not anymore. Her stoop has been free of cat food for over a year now. I'm thinking Yonkers Code Enforcement. Probably a violation. No good deed goes unpunished.
ReplyDeleteEither the Yonkers 985 Commandments. or the price of Fancy Feast.
ReplyDeleteIf you notice once the price of something goes up it never goes down.
ReplyDeleteTrue. Value of my house tripled in the last 40 years. Taxes went up even faster. System is not built for consumers. Probably why every once in awhile there are boycotts - which aren't any more efficient than girlcotts.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand this. The value of a house goes up but a new car depreciates in value as soon as you drive it out of the lot. Forget the complicated math. Why can't they just charge every homeowner say $750 a year and be done with it or something like that?
DeleteI used to always say to people the majority of cats will instinctively use a little box. I was quite fond of saying ithat until recently. My elder cat will use the box over 90% of the time but for some reason has taken to peeing on the couch upstairs. Had to buy two new cushions and put protective pads on the couch. My other cat used to use the box quite well but now has taken to going on the carpet also upstairs so now I put protective covers there too. What is the issue? Stress, anxiety, the election? Never had this problem before. Cats are usually low maintenance.
ReplyDeleteOur senile cat seems to have digestive problems, Urinates in litter box
ReplyDeletebut leaves dry poop around the house. When he does, he races from one end to the other. Is that guilt or showing off, Z-Jackson?
At least dry poop is easy to clean up. I also have the Bissell Pet Stain Eraser with Powerbrush and three bottles of their special cleaning fluid. Works great. A good investment.
ReplyDeleteJust googled the problem again cats not using the litter box. Could be an underlying medical condition but otherwise my cats seem fine. Second big issue is some cats are very finicky about the litter box and/or the litter itself. Dimensions of the box , placement etc. Gee whiz now I have to be an interior designer too? Could also be stress in their environment say caused by too many other cats or some change in their environment . The big Tom I blogged about sometimes sneaks in the house and runs upstairs because he knows there's catnip on the carpet. Maybe stresses out the other cat. All I wanna do is come home and relax. People in Scarsdale can probably afford cat psychologists.
ReplyDeleteCat psychologist - "So Cuddles, how do you feel about your owner?"
ReplyDelete"meh" "So you sleep a lot. What do you dream about?" "Fancy Feast"
"That will be $200, thank you Scarsdale"
Cat conflicts can be big money in Scarsdale. You can have a cat version of Dr. Phil or maybe Jackson Pleiades can branch out.
ReplyDeleteSmoking is prohibited in Scarsdale? Really?
ReplyDeleteSeriously? Where do all the lawyers and big shots go to smoke their pipes and fine cigars?
ReplyDeleteScranton.
ReplyDeleteOur cat is aging away. Barely eats, turned up nose at Fancy Feast and lost half his weight. What would Jackson Andromeda say?
ReplyDeleteJackson Horsehead Nebula.
ReplyDeleteGuy over in the state of Washington running for office. His name is
ReplyDeleteDave Upthegrove. Odd names. Sally Wendt. Anny Ware?
From the net - "Why did Jackson Galaxy change his name?
ReplyDeleteGalaxy was born Richard Kirschner and changed his name when he had ambitions to be a rock star: “At this point I've been Jackson Galaxy longer than I was anything else. It definitely had a Ziggy Stardust feel to it.” Cat-wise, you need a new moniker, Z-Man.
The Ferals could be a rock group.
ReplyDeleteIt seems there are a couple of Ferals groups in Europe..esoteric rock etc. 'The Feral Kings'. ya also got your 'Nixon Rodeo'. Get a good odd name and you don't even have to read music.
ReplyDeleteSome late-night imbibing yesterday. Getting close to 11, feeling tired so decided to retire. Went to the bathroom. My eldest cat did his load in the box but the explosion also hit the floor and the side of the door and have to work the next day. Like wha' happened? I was amazed by what I saw like did Sparky have a roast beef wedge with some Jose Cuervo? Thank God for my Swiffer Power Mop!
ReplyDeleteSparky - leader of the pack.
ReplyDeleteI used to be fond of saying to people cats are low maintenance. I don't say that as much anymore.
ReplyDeleteDoes Jackson Cosmos even have a solution for Sparky? Have you tried
ReplyDeletetatttoos and facial jewelry? - gotta be a cure.
Was making a bacon egg and cheese on a roll the other morning before work. Had my back turned for a few seconds and he stole my bacon. Settled for egg and cheese on a roll.
ReplyDeleteIs Sparky a member of Union Local 136 Feral Cats In Service?
ReplyDeleteHe always went out early even on cold winter mornings like he had a meeting to go to.
ReplyDeleteYou are definitely the expert in cat behavior. May I refer curious frustrated cat owners to you?
ReplyDeleteShould I charge $50/hour?
ReplyDeleteSure - better than sending Tony five Walmart gift cards in Nigieria.
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