Why are cats so rank ?
08 October 2002, 02:24 PM
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Have any of you cats managed to bring home a bag of chips?
Got off the sofa to investigate after a couple of minutes worth of noise coming from the general direction of the cat flap, to see my cat coming through it's flap backwards dragging a full bag of chips with him
Not bad when you consider
a. How heavy the bag was
b. How far he dragged them (not the shortest driveway in the world)
c. How small he was at the time.
He also used to come home with chops, burgers and sausages etc all through the BBQ season
Got off the sofa to investigate after a couple of minutes worth of noise coming from the general direction of the cat flap, to see my cat coming through it's flap backwards dragging a full bag of chips with him
Not bad when you consider
a. How heavy the bag was
b. How far he dragged them (not the shortest driveway in the world)
c. How small he was at the time.
He also used to come home with chops, burgers and sausages etc all through the BBQ season
08 October 2002, 02:35 PM
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Agree with Paul about the sick ******* in this world. Cutting a kittens ears off is just not on! [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]
Glad he gave you so many years of memories John, sounds like a right bruiser.
I love cats, just got to persuade the other half to get another one now.
Glad he gave you so many years of memories John, sounds like a right bruiser.
I love cats, just got to persuade the other half to get another one now.
08 October 2002, 02:55 PM
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Lol MarkO - they look fresh out of the film Cats & Dogs!
Roshambo - nice looking cat mate.
I love cats but unfortunately live in rented digs at the mo so cant have one. Luckily the g/f has one whom I get on well with (sometimes more than her so she says
).
Went around a guy from works house the other day and he has 3 of those Bengal Cats that were cross bred with lepoards/tigers etc to reduce feline Leukiamia (sp?) in the domestic cat world. These things are gorgeous - they had glowing blue eyes and make growling sounds. They also walk like their big cat cousins and like to sleep off the floor. A tad pricey at £400 but definetly what Id choose as they have so much personality.
Simon.
Roshambo - nice looking cat mate.
I love cats but unfortunately live in rented digs at the mo so cant have one. Luckily the g/f has one whom I get on well with (sometimes more than her so she says
).Went around a guy from works house the other day and he has 3 of those Bengal Cats that were cross bred with lepoards/tigers etc to reduce feline Leukiamia (sp?) in the domestic cat world. These things are gorgeous - they had glowing blue eyes and make growling sounds. They also walk like their big cat cousins and like to sleep off the floor. A tad pricey at £400 but definetly what Id choose as they have so much personality.
Simon.
08 October 2002, 03:08 PM
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Our two little blighters came from the Cats Protection League and have been hours of endless amusement.
Little buggers have a habit of bringing live mice in and letting them escape under the fridge. Trouble is it take ages to get them out again and if you leve them too long they start to stink. Gross.
Little buggers have a habit of bringing live mice in and letting them escape under the fridge. Trouble is it take ages to get them out again and if you leve them too long they start to stink. Gross.
08 October 2002, 03:12 PM
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Are Bengal Cats as close as you are allowed to keep to an Asian leopard cat?
If so it must have been one of them my mates auntie had years ago.
This thing was much bigger than any pet cat I'd seen before, it was about the size of a cocker spaniel! None of the other cats in the area would go out when it was about.
We were in her kitchen when there was this almighty racket on the roof, followed by a scrabble and thump.
We went out to the garden and this thing had wrestled a massive seagull off the roof and was on it's back gripping on to the thing!
Much yelling and whacking the pair with a mop eventually separated them
If so it must have been one of them my mates auntie had years ago.
This thing was much bigger than any pet cat I'd seen before, it was about the size of a cocker spaniel! None of the other cats in the area would go out when it was about.
We were in her kitchen when there was this almighty racket on the roof, followed by a scrabble and thump.
We went out to the garden and this thing had wrestled a massive seagull off the roof and was on it's back gripping on to the thing!
Much yelling and whacking the pair with a mop eventually separated them
08 October 2002, 03:56 PM
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Cheech: A bit of a snooty old thing
Cleo: A bit camera shy
As you can tell they don't really get on
[Edited by Scot123 - 10/8/2002 4:06:18 PM]
[Edited by Scot123 - 10/8/2002 4:07:16 PM]
08 October 2002, 04:09 PM
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We have two Tabby cats, brother and sister. Griff is the boy and a big cat, Chimera (guess where the names came from) is the girl and a bit smaller.
Griff has a penchant for bringing in birds (small ones like sparrows and things like that), mice, crisp packets and leaves. Chimera brings in moths, spiders, daddy long legs etc.
On Saturday night we had some friends round for a few beers and a natter, when Griff wanders in with a baby mouse in his mouth, he promptly dropped it, and the little thing dashed out of the living room into the hall and then under the shoe rack.
After much shifting of shoes and trying desperately to get the little chap into an icecream tub, he managed to get past and into the downstairs bathroom. We had him cornered.. I knelt down, whereby he scooted between my legs and I do not tell a lie, straight up my trouser leg!! We all fell about laughing like drains....well not me I was busy clutching my leg just above the knee trying to stop the little fella making a beeline for my little fella!!
I then had the ignominy of wandering into the centre of the garden and dropping my trousers and trying to fish the mouse out! He jumped out and made a dash for the hedge.....
All's well that ends well!!
Jim
Griff has a penchant for bringing in birds (small ones like sparrows and things like that), mice, crisp packets and leaves. Chimera brings in moths, spiders, daddy long legs etc.
On Saturday night we had some friends round for a few beers and a natter, when Griff wanders in with a baby mouse in his mouth, he promptly dropped it, and the little thing dashed out of the living room into the hall and then under the shoe rack.
After much shifting of shoes and trying desperately to get the little chap into an icecream tub, he managed to get past and into the downstairs bathroom. We had him cornered.. I knelt down, whereby he scooted between my legs and I do not tell a lie, straight up my trouser leg!!
We all fell about laughing like drains....well not me I was busy clutching my leg just above the knee trying to stop the little fella making a beeline for my little fella!! I then had the ignominy of wandering into the centre of the garden and dropping my trousers and trying to fish the mouse out! He jumped out and made a dash for the hedge.....
All's well that ends well!!
Jim
08 October 2002, 04:56 PM
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My offending murderer, Brian, managed to eat his way through 1/2 a scone on Sunday night too !! Brought some home from Cornwall and went down to the kitchen in the morning and he had got thru the cling film and eaten half of it. Weirdo !!
08 October 2002, 06:54 PM
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OK, having done some research on Bengals, I've decided I WANT ONE! I am in love with them!
Will be looking into it further - just got to stomach the £400 for a kitten.... Never mind. If you want something enough......
Just think, soon I may have my own big cat in the living room.
Will be looking into it further - just got to stomach the £400 for a kitten....
Never mind. If you want something enough......Just think, soon I may have my own big cat in the living room.
10 October 2002, 09:32 AM
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The bells on the collars help unless the intended prey is deaf.
However, this does not stop them from snacking in the Fast Food restaurant that is Mother Nature. The skill of the cat more than compensates for a small twinkly bell.
Mine are avid hunters and often bring home rabbits, mice, moles, shrews (which are killed but not eaten as the taste is apparently disagreeable), birds and rats. Fortunately none of the above has ever been brought into the house.
10 October 2002, 09:42 AM
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Depends on the size of the bell
Brought home a small cow bell from Switzerland and put that on our old cat Sylvester (he was a big lad ) and he wasn't too chuffed, the birds could hear him coming from miles away and it slowed him down so much he couldn't get anywhere near mice etc.
However being such a cunning old devil he managed somehow to work out the bell clanking so after a few months he could walk without it sounding so although he couldn't run, he was able to use stealth mode and creep up on things without them hearing the bell
You could say he was a bit determined to carry on his killing spree
Took it off him after it stopped being effective and dead animals started appearing again! Obviously needed a bigger bell
Brought home a small cow bell from Switzerland and put that on our old cat Sylvester (he was a big lad
) and he wasn't too chuffed, the birds could hear him coming from miles away and it slowed him down so much he couldn't get anywhere near mice etc.However being such a cunning old devil he managed somehow to work out the bell clanking so after a few months he could walk without it sounding so although he couldn't run, he was able to use stealth mode and creep up on things without them hearing the bell
You could say he was a bit determined to carry on his killing spree
Took it off him after it stopped being effective and dead animals started appearing again! Obviously needed a bigger bell
10 October 2002, 09:54 AM
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Lynne....so very, very sorry to hear that. Remember the pain of losing one of my cats.
Bravo - LOL @ Cowbell! Always threatened to ding Eclipse with one of those... He has got to be the best hunter I've ever seen - a veritable killing machine...and Jamie isn't far off him. It's sad in a way, but they do keep down the population of the rabbits in the fields and 1 pouch of food last 3 of them all day in the summer, when nature is most prolific.
(Edited because "proflic" is not word....
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[Edited by Mice_Elf - 10/10/2002 9:57:46 AM]
Bravo - LOL @ Cowbell!
Always threatened to ding Eclipse with one of those... He has got to be the best hunter I've ever seen - a veritable killing machine...and Jamie isn't far off him. It's sad in a way, but they do keep down the population of the rabbits in the fields and 1 pouch of food last 3 of them all day in the summer, when nature is most prolific.(Edited because "proflic" is not word....
)[Edited by Mice_Elf - 10/10/2002 9:57:46 AM]
10 October 2002, 09:56 AM
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The wife just phoned "Did you see what was on the lawn this morning?"
Me - "No"
Her - "A dead squirrel. No wonder Trevor was so pleased with himself when he came home last night..."
Trevor is our 4yo B&W killing machine. He's rather large and normally only takes birds (inc. pigeons - god knows how he gets them throught the catflap) and frogs. This one takes the biscuit though.
Me - "No"
Her - "A dead squirrel. No wonder Trevor was so pleased with himself when he came home last night..."
Trevor is our 4yo B&W killing machine. He's rather large and normally only takes birds (inc. pigeons - god knows how he gets them throught the catflap) and frogs. This one takes the biscuit though.
10 October 2002, 11:25 AM
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Sorry to hear about your cat Red. I had a cat run over a couple of years back and as it was the day the council disposed of him (incinerated) and posted the collar and tag thru the letterbox.
Not nice.
Not nice.
10 October 2002, 11:36 AM
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Thats terrible, one of mine was a very lucky chappy, found him crawling about in the garden with his hind quarters dragging and in severe pain. Rushed him to the vets and one of his back legs was out of the hip socket due to it being smashed probably by a car.
The vet operated and removed the smashed socket and ball joint and now his leg is held in place purely by tendons and muscle but you wouldnt even notice he runs as fast, climbs as easy and catches more animals than ever! Cost me a bloody fortune in vet bills but definately worth it to see him charging around again like a complete lunatic
probably by a car.The vet operated and removed the smashed socket and ball joint and now his leg is held in place purely by tendons and muscle but you wouldnt even notice
he runs as fast, climbs as easy and catches more animals than ever! Cost me a bloody fortune in vet bills but definately worth it to see him charging around again like a complete lunatic
10 October 2002, 11:49 AM
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He was killed instantly - so didn't suffer and he was unmarked - he was hit by a train. He was trying to get home as he was scared stiff of them and so nearly made it I had only had him 3 weeks as well and he was gorgeous with so much character.
I had only had him 3 weeks as well and he was gorgeous with so much character.
10 October 2002, 12:26 PM
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Moon was hit by a Fiesta near to where I lived. There was a knock at the door and this lady holding a collar asking me if it was one of mine. Not personally, obviously - as it would be a wee bit restrictive. Managed to get to him but he died as soon as I got him back inside.
Jamie has also been run over - he was attempting to cross the A1 late at night (I guess) and was hit. Nearly gave up hope on him as he'd been gone for 2 weeks when I got a call one Sunday asking if I had lost a cat. A vet about 15 miles away had had Jamie handed in, they'd scanned him and got the details off his chip, so I got him back.
He had a fractured leg, burns over his head, had lost his top whiskers, couldn't settle to sleep for about a week and had lost a LOT of weight, being unable to hunt but you'd never know now.
Managed to get to him but he died as soon as I got him back inside.Jamie has also been run over - he was attempting to cross the A1 late at night (I guess) and was hit. Nearly gave up hope on him as he'd been gone for 2 weeks when I got a call one Sunday asking if I had lost a cat. A vet about 15 miles away had had Jamie handed in, they'd scanned him and got the details off his chip, so I got him back.
He had a fractured leg, burns over his head, had lost his top whiskers, couldn't settle to sleep for about a week and had lost a LOT of weight, being unable to hunt but you'd never know now.