To be clear, we moved from there ~4 years ago ... anyway, they would each stay outside in it for 30-60 minutes, tops, long enough to snoop around some, then occasionally take a nap on one of the platforms. But they'd each go out at least once a day, sometimes 2 or 3. I don't think they really ever went out together very often at all. Each did their own thing, even the brothers that along perfectly. Oh, if one went out more than the others, I don't think we ever noticed that. They still liked napping on soft stuff inside more than out on the hard platforms, so don't think any of em ever stayed out all night.

Go to the first page, I have a new visitor. Has the color of Grn's cat on the white perch stand. Has the markings of rudy's cat on the left and has long hair too. One day I left food out for bigboy, and this one shoots out of nowhere. That had to be months ago. Say a week ago, I walk to the back of the yard, same cat was hiding in the plants and ran thru the fencing.

So now I'm feeding this one. I don't know who's cat it is? I sure know the squirrels know when it's around. I can hear them warning others up in the trees looking down at that cat maybe?

Like I said I have no clue where this cat came from, but now it's hanging out at night. Bigboy kept spooking her during the day. She was skinny at the time but is beginning to fatten up. She's flashing those eyes at me, rubs the chair, talks to me, but won't let me touch her.

Well...it's adorable.Wants you to adopt it.I'd let it come inside.Lead it in with some treats.Leave the door open so it doesn't feel trapped.Take it from there.It looks very affectionate.Probably wants to make you it's human.Just skittish that's all.Plus it looks young.That's a good thing.

* Last updated by: Grn14 on 9/30/2020 @ 11:52 PM *

It went something like this over the phone this morning..

Me: Short story, I have a cat I want you to pick up.
County: We don't pick up cats.

Me: Well, I can finally hold it and bring it in the house, have someone take it away see if someone owns it.
County: [she kind of repeats it and says no one is coming to get it].

Me: Can't you come get it and see if it's spayed at least?
County: Is part of the ear snipped?

Me: BINGO!
County: Well, we did that and let them free to roam. The ear says it's been spayed. Don't feed it, it will go away.

Me: Well I didn't know that, thanks, bye.
County: Click.

I now read a little bit and I'm not too worried about how dangerous they are. I'm up on my booster shots. Bigboy is the biter, this one is not. I went back and forth wondering if I should grab it, but the poor thing will outlive me. It's better off in the wild without me. If anything I fattened her up for winter.

The one here is pretty skinny and off the meds... Dr. never called about the refill and when I read the side effects, better the cat be without the stuff. Sister comes over and says to put it to sleep. I said I read cat info mailed to me and said the cat is not in pain. She says her girlfriend's cat had the same condition and on the meds for it. She said it got so bad, the cat could not climb in the box and pooped all over. Sounds familiar. But I think this one does it to spite me. She's up her on the couch catching sun in the morning and with me now. That's a lot of climbing.

No, she sits looking out that sliding door, watching me play with two cats outside.

https://youtu.be/I0HKwkUrboM

The other day I type; 'what kind of cat do I have'... and I went down the list. If you read the url, you can see 'maine-coon'. When she first came around, I noticed her paws being somewhat huge for its size and that tells me she could be a big cat like I've seen with puppy [paws] growing large. When I found out her breed, I then searched 'images' to see more of the same cat.

https://figopetinsurance.com/sites/default/files/styles/blog_detail/public/imagecatsportrait-maine-coon-dark-backgroundblog.jpg?itok=MSUuf54c

Say we are talking 6 months back when she came in the yard; eating the bread I put out for the birds and squirrels. Thin looking, as big as the old lady's cat back then. Bigboy was a big cat and would dwarf both cats back then. Tonight she comes around and I'm looking at her and sizing her up. I think a neighbor maybe squealed on me. I'm looking down my alleyway and waiting for Bigboy to either jump up the brick wall and hop out in the front yard, or come back for another round of back rubs. Meanwhile, I see a curtain rise and I now walk back in the house. They must have seen me look for who knows how long Big and I had a staring contest, and maybe Big jump up on the wall and the people know who the cat belongs to. Haven't see Big since. I have no clue but anyway...

... She looks like she's growing a little fast being fed so well. She's about the size of Bigboy is the guess. That kind of size jumping walls and squeezing between the rails is going to be a problem if she gets any bigger.

Well, kitty just schooled me. Seems she began to step into the house, would look up at me and I would walk outside and she'd follow me. This went on for a few days, so the other day she steps in the house again, starts to walk into the room more, then all of a sudden freaks out seeing all these strange surroundings, panics and runs back out the sliding door, but 'BAM' right into the glass door and then out.

The old lady's cat does not seem to be afraid of it like Bigboy. BTW, haven't seen BB since the neighbor's may have squealed on me. So I'm thinking of keeping the cat and that's why I let her check out the new environment. We both had a culture shock between feral and furniture. I wanted to check her head for a bump but she ate and took off. I got up too late. Shows up at sundown, leaves at sunup... on her own clock.

On her own clock ... that's what felines do

Our 20 year old calico just had a vet checkup today. Had thyroid issues earlier this year, including it making her pace all day and night, barely sleeping, and squawking incessantly which is very unusual for her, usually just a few words and she's done talkin' ... but it seems the meds have her straightened out. Don't wanna jinx her, knock on wood, but I'll be shocked if she doesn't make it to 21 in April .. then beyond. Seems very healthy, and looks it too. Never any guarantees, tho ...

Embarrassed to say, but BB showed up looking trim. Comear (come here) is her name, because of the cut ear and I keep calling here over saying, 'com-ear'... sounds like. She is getting big and her tail is looing more fluffed out, or I think it just hit me. I've seen that tail before when the old lady's cat was caught outside and BB came close to her but did not attack.

So who shows up a second time chasing Comear out of the yard? A Tabby cat. She has a pink collar on, is approachable but to touch her, she hisses. The first encounter was her giving me a swipe in two places on my hand. I wanted to calm her from chasing out the feral.

One more cat shows up, 5 says I need a kennel license. Not counting a pair of raccoons and one possum. It's so funny to watch the dark close in on both raccoon's rear ends waddling away so close together; and in unison.

Yeah, the old lady's cat is doing fine without methimazole. Are we talking the same med, extra? She'd come into the bathroom for her rubs and her legs were unstable. I called the ball stopping it. She is very skinny; good appetite; jumps up and down fine; not a peep petting or picking her up; no sound giving her a belly rub or squeeze; trots fast when I head into the kitchen. Those are what I look for if she shows signs of pain. Been a trouper so far.

Progress with one... The other is a freeloader for life.

I miss my Coon Cat, he was the best. Would fetch toys for treats. Almost 25 lbs but he had a bad heart and passed at about 10..

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Beautiful cat. I told my nephew if I grab the cat, he needs to take care of it if the cat outlives me. I got her foot in the door, she looks up at the TV running and darts out. Lots of culture shock to get used to, I guess. When it gets warmer and I can keep the door open, I'll place her food inside a little and work her in the house that way. She is very smart, playful, paws me but never with nails out. A soft bite that does not puncture. Big Boy is all male blood drawing, skin ripping claws... I have to keep from making him wilder than he is, or he goes home and is going to play rougher with the owner, I have to cool the brakes on that one.

So tonight she taught me were to scratch. I start rubbing under the side of her neck and she drops on all 4's with her neck muscles pushing down harder. She would have stayed in that position all night. This one she doesn't breakaway from overstimulation.

It's obvious this kitty has chosen you to trust.You're doing good to allow it to tell you where to rub.Can't force em to accept ya.They have to choose.Moving her in slowly to the house is excellent.She will be a lap cat in a while it seems.Patience.And routine.Got friend for life right there.She's a sweety.

Pretty sure mine were both ferals at this point.Though they trust me and such,they still get spooked with sounds.But they've definitely changed over time with me.I'm just loving and kind to em all the time.Little bebe sleeps on the bed with me,and curls up in my arm next to me and buries her head in there.It's adorable actually from what she once was.And she lets me pick her up and stops now in front of me when I'm walking so she can let me know 'i'm here,care for me'.At least that's what it seems like.Very touching(to me anyway).That's BIG progress.And like yours,she shows me where to give her rubs and such.They both have come so far.Way more than I thought they would.Gonna be a good year with kitties I think.I love em to death.Wish I could just hug em and all all the time.But they aren't quite there yet.Though Baby does face bump me and that every time I get in the kitchen and she jusmps right up on her counter and gives me cat love.These two are just great.So glad I was able to rescue em.

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* Last updated by: Grn14 on 1/4/2021 @ 1:23 AM *

I like this one

Little Kittyises.

* Last updated by: Grn14 on 1/4/2021 @ 1:51 AM *

Just a little blip blurb of last night... Sat out with Com-ear, brushed her, played with her while she was laying down on the floor mat. She settles in and is laying out all comfortable. I just look down at her and not move. Then the possum shows up, starts tag-teaming both bowls, or what's left in them. I don't make a move and watch this all go down. Bold little rat, or should I say, a maine coone size rat.

I slowly picked up the dry food container, but the noise spooked him off. Instead of deer, I have raccoons and possum showing up in the backyard... sans the feral.

I'm about to layout a bag load of extra giant dog pads, the kitty litter box and close her in my room and see if she settles out. Every time she shows up, I keep the door open and coax her in.

JUst awesome Hub!Way ta go.Made my day;)Adorable Maine ya got there.Already using the scratching post LOL.AND BRUSHES.He likes those brushes;)He's clearly movin in...

Thanks, Grn. Took me awhile to figure out male from female, so the Maine is female, Bigboy is male. I can pick her up, press my face against hers and whisper little nothings in her ear. She starts purring and puts up with it. Then I take the side of my face and rub her whiskers in that one direction. She puts up with that too.

Yeah, Bigboy comes around the corner and sees us. Yesterday he came in the morning like usual, saw us together and never came back the whole day. Other times he'd run her up that same wall after her, but I yell and he comes back to me. First time, he jumped the wall after her. Next time they had a face off on the top of the wall, they both start with the yapping in that high pitch sound, the neighbor came out wondering what the fuss was. Now they just keep a distance and look at each other.

So the point is to keep both seeing they hold the same turf and will eventually settle out like they did with my black cat. Bigboy cracks me up with the scratch pole. I keep trying to get him to put on his act with the pole. He's flipping around on his back, and climbs the pole almost.

There's a fluff ball on a string. Pops off the string because Bigboy is so powerful working that pole. Glued it back with goop glue and has not budged since. I have bread I put out for the birds. Big just sits all day and hides at the feeder. A day or two ago he brings a dead bird. Fast on his feet for a big cat. Both see debris blown on the cement and to see them paw it and flip it in the air and chase it again. But Big has his in both paws and sits on his hind legs and works that leaf. Too funny. Lots of personality shows thru.

* Last updated by: Hub on 3/16/2021 @ 7:28 AM *

I got another kitten for my two girls to last week.Black and brown stripes.Part Siamese,blue eyes.Little male...named him lil boy.He's about 8-9 weeks now.Got removed from his mom I guess a bit too soon.Loves to try and suckle(my neck and chest where there's hair).Just once in a while.This lil guy is really a lovey dovey.Loves sleeping with me and getting on my lap and sleeping.FULL of energy.Got those other two havin to rethink their 'positions' here lol.They didn't really want anything to do with him at first,but he's MAKING them play with him.And they're goin for it.Startin to settle down now and let him grab em and chase em and all that.They taught him how to use the scratch post.And he's up on the cat tree like he owns it.I think they might have needed a distraction between em.Plus they're more close now to me as well.Oddly.I'll take it.
I love these guys.He gets some shots today.He's not afraid of being with me.So no box today for him on the ride over there.He's a darling.
Got him off wet food,and he uses the litter box(his own and theirs downstars).Clearly runnin the show.
They do like him.Just not sure how 'hard' to play with him...he's pretty small.Have the cat food bowls one downstairs,one up here in the other room.They don't even touch their kat food anymore,just eat his.Sa'll good.He goes down and eats out of 'their' bowl and uses their catboxes also.So it's all for one,one for all!LOL.They really like his kitten food..Purina dry.Hey,I don't care.Long as they're happy.
Gonna have ta get him a full size box though...today.Everything's workin okay if ya know what I mean;

He chases and grabs..they run in mock fear.Too funny.
It is cool they started cozying up to me though.Seriously.Amazing really.Guess they don't want to be left out of hugs and rubs after all.
I just quit feed'n them their dry food,and now it's that kitten food for all.They weren't about to lay off his stuff...some sort of cat thang?

* Last updated by: Grn14 on 3/16/2021 @ 10:44 AM *

Man, that's a lot of litter upkeep.

Been around dying pets and humans to figure out the cat was on its [literally] last legs. Last two days she was wobbly on her feet. We came back from an errand and she was on the floor laid out and sitting in her urine. Put her on a towel and told the Dr. to shoot her up. He gave the routine of first checking her out and then decide... like I couldn't tell? They came back out to tell me she's going to be euthanized as if I didn't know.

Now to get the feral in the house and start all over.

1 dog, 2 Blue & Gold parrots and 4 cats

Sux, Hub

Ours turned 21 yesterday ... Earth Day. My woman can keep 'em alive a loooong time with consistent daily care and meds, but Cali is one very wobbly walker these days. Good thing she has a very relaxed, carefree, stress-free life, or she might already be a goner.