feral cats...

[armedoldhippy]

i don't like them when they come into my yard and fight with my cats, and i shoot in their "general direction" (Monty Python reference there) with my elderly Red Ryder bb gun if they are trying to catch a squirrel or bird i'm feeding. this morning, i did the usual, just bounced a bb off of my trailer to put one one the move. no harm, no foul, right? until i realized it WAS Thanksgiving after all, and started feeling guilty. then, i did todays crypto-quote, and it was "wealth among traditional people is measured by having enough to give away". so, i fixed her up a plate with chicken strips, Purina cat chow, bologna diced up, and some other cat food which i can't dredge the name of up at the moment. i lugged it out to the hole under my shed she had ran into, and leaned a board over it to keep the rain off. i am getting old and soft...and kind of like it. Happy Thanksgiving!

 

[dogzter]

i don't like them when they come into my yard and fight with my cats, and i shoot in their "general direction" (Monty Python reference there) with my elderly Red Ryder bb gun if they are trying to catch a squirrel or bird i'm feeding. this morning, i did the usual, just bounced a bb off of my trailer to put one one the move. no harm, no foul, right? until i realized it WAS Thanksgiving after all, and started feeling guilty. then, i did todays crypto-quote, and it was "wealth among traditional people is measured by having enough to give away". so, i fixed her up a plate with chicken strips, Purina cat chow, bologna diced up, and some other cat food which i can't dredge the name of up at the moment. i lugged it out to the hole under my shed she had ran into, and leaned a board over it to keep the rain off. i am getting old and soft...and kind of like it. Happy Thanksgiving!

Good on you the kitty is just trying to get by same as us.
All of Gods chilren need a hand now and again.

 

[armedoldhippy]

Good on you the kitty is just trying to get by same as us.
All of Gods chilren need a hand now and again.

i suspect that she has kittens under there. that made my decision to feed her much easier. no, i don't want more cats...but i'm not gonna starve kittens either.

 

[dogzter]

 

[Brother Bear]

Careful with that bb gun. It is that time of year !

 

[Captain Red Eye]

i don't like them when they come into my yard and fight with my cats, and i shoot in their "general direction" (Monty Python reference there) with my elderly Red Ryder bb gun if they are trying to catch a squirrel or bird i'm feeding. this morning, i did the usual, just bounced a bb off of my trailer to put one one the move. no harm, no foul, right? until i realized it WAS Thanksgiving after all, and started feeling guilty. then, i did todays crypto-quote, and it was "wealth among traditional people is measured by having enough to give away". so, i fixed her up a plate with chicken strips, Purina cat chow, bologna diced up, and some other cat food which i can't dredge the name of up at the moment. i lugged it out to the hole under my shed she had ran into, and leaned a board over it to keep the rain off. i am getting old and soft...and kind of like it. Happy Thanksgiving!

 

[Captain Red Eye]

i suspect that she has kittens under there. that made my decision to feed her much easier. no, i don't want more cats...but i'm not gonna starve kittens either.

Nearly 60 years ago a feral mother cat had a litter of kittens under a shed my dad had built a decent distance from our house. I was the only one in my family who knew this. I pilfered food from our fridge and left it nearby for the mother cat who was wary of people.

After a few weeks, I spotted some kittens playing just outside their den, mom was away chipmunk hunting or something. When I was able to catch one, I learned feral kittens can spit, scratch and act pretty damn wild when a scary human being handles them. They were literally biting the hands that fed them.

My first lesson in perspective.