Cats

[Alli]

Anyone got to the point of making (or I guess even buying/having made) a "catio" (i.e. cat patio)?

I have a basic idea in my head of what I think I'm gonna make but the few videos I saw about them seem certainly a lot smaller in scale than what I had planned so I dunno if there's something I'm not realising?

We talk about it. I imagine we’ll get there now that all available wall space is covered with cat climbing/resting protrusions.

There are a lot of feral cats in our neighborhood. One of them is in heat, and we all take turns breaking up their little parties. Meanwhile, there’s a new batch of kittens that we spend time running out of the yard to protect the birds and squirrels. If I could get them early enough I’d get them all fixed. That would take care of that problem.

 

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That would take care of that problem.

 

[lizkat]

I'm not surprised. My cats kill at least 2 birds a week.

On the plus side, the moles that were literally digging up my yard mysteriously disappeared about a year after they were born in my backyard.

Moles don't taste good though, apparently. Outdoor cats we had as kids while living in Maryland for awhile used to slay them during the night but always laid them out intact and very dead along the bottom step of the back porch. Of rabbits or mice, however, we never found more than the occasional rabbit's tail or paw...

 

[Renzatic]

Moles don't taste good though, apparently. Outdoor cats we had as kids while living in Maryland for awhile used to slay them during the night but always laid them out intact and very dead along the bottom step of the back porch. Of rabbits or mice, however, we never found more than the occasional rabbit's tail or paw...

Yup. My cats do the same thing. Every once in awhile, I'll come across half a mole lying around, but usually they just kill them, and leave them on the breezeway.

Rabbits and birds though? They get eaten.

 

[Runs For Fun]

My parent's indoor/outdoor cats are always bringing back dead moles. Every so often a dead bird or baby rabbit will show up too.

 

[lizkat]

On a brighter note, I recently stumbled into a Twitter account called Bodega Cats. Yeah, I'm hooked now. Some samples:

 

[Runs For Fun]

On a brighter note, I recently stumbled into a Twitter account called Bodega Cats. Yeah, I'm hooked now. Some samples:



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Following!

 

[thekev]

Yup. My cats do the same thing. Every once in awhile, I'll come across half a mole lying around, but usually they just kill them, and leave them on the breezeway.

Rabbits and birds though? They get eaten.

You clearly didn't get the intended message. The cats expect you to dress the carcass, season it, and cook it into something delicious, to be left in the same place. Thus far, you have been neglecting your duties.

 

[Renzatic]

You clearly didn't get the intended message. The cats expect you to dress the carcass, season it, and cook it into something delicious, to be left in the same place. Thus far, you have been neglecting your duties.

I didn't volunteer for that. Ain't gonna do it.

 

[Alli]

I didn't volunteer for that. Ain't gonna do it.

You accepted all responsibilities when you allowed yourself to be adopted by a cat.

 

[Renzatic]

You accepted all responsibilities when you allowed yourself to be adopted by a cat.

Ain't in writing, didn't sign nothing. Ain't gonna do it.

 

[Alli]

Ain't in writing, didn't sign nothing. Ain't gonna do it.

Good luck with that in court. Cats always win. Always.

 

[Renzatic]

This reminds me. I never did show off the recent pics of the nerd herd to anyone except Scribe, when she asked.

So here they are. The dorks.

Fuzzy.

Polly

PETE!

 

[Alli]

So here they are. The dorks.

They are beautiful!

Oreo has been getting visitors every evening. With the weather so beautiful I leave the back door open. Eventually I look over and he’s up on his hind paws meowing…and I see there’s another cat on the other side.

 

[Renzatic]

Oreo has been getting visitors every evening. With the weather so beautiful I leave the back door open. Eventually I look over and he’s up on his hind paws meowing…and I see there’s another cat on the other side.

So, whatcha gonna name it?

 

[Renzatic]

Oh, and here's an old picture of them when they were still kittens. Probably a little over a month old here, when they all still got along.

 

[thekev]

Ain't in writing, didn't sign nothing. Ain't gonna do it.

You probably missed a claws in your indentured servitude contract.

 

[Renzatic]

You probably missed a claws in your indentured servitude contract.

I see what you did there.

 

[thekev]

I see what you did there.

I make stupid puns... this is basically what I do. Also, Futurama used a similar one involving one of Zoidberg's relatives.

 

[Runs For Fun]

This reminds me. I never did show off the recent pics of the nerd herd to anyone except Scribe, when she asked.

So here they are. The dorks.

Fuzzy.

Polly

PETE!

Oh, and here's an old picture of them when they were still kittens. Probably a little over a month old here, when they all still got along.

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Cuteness overload! I love them!