Big Fat Cat

[Chrissie]

Lol Dolly, you could almost be describing my Isaac -



He does the rounds of popping into a couple of neighbours kitchens every morning to scoff any remaining cat food left by down for their cats

[smudge]

Ah this made me laugh Dolly as I've a similar story Somewhere in one of our kitchen drawers, we have a little collection of notes that came via "moggie post". When our now 15 year old boy cat was a youngster, he took to stopping in at a neighbours and in her words "having a nosh, sleeping in the best armchair and playing with the other cats and their toys" - we did think he was getting a little heavy on what we were feeding him.

This info had been delivered via a little note attached to Spike's collar - we duly sent a msg back by the same method, suggesting (very politely) that she not indulge him and get him to sling his hook next time he showed up.

A few hours later he re-appeared with another note in which our (as yet unknown) neighbour agreed this was probably the best plan and she'd do her best to keep him out. Several more notes to and fro'd over the next few weeks until it became apparent that she'd succeeded and our boy was starting to look a bit less tubby. We knew which street she lived on as it backs onto ours, but we never did find out exactly where she was as the 2 streets are separated by very tall trees and fences.

Fast forward a couple of years and we got ourselves a male kitten who quickly became known as Houdini! Nothing could stop him escaping. However, one evening he overdid it and fell off the high fence into the garden that backs onto ours. The lady into whose garden he'd landed, picked him up and passed him back over, remarking he looked just like a cat that used to come visiting - we got talking and turned out she was the lady who'd sent the notes - we've been firm friends ever since

[Blownupdolly]

Jan 3, 2013 17:50:05 GMT Chrissie said:

Lol Dolly, you could almost be describing my Isaac -



He does the rounds of popping into a couple of neighbours kitchens every morning to scoff any remaining cat food left by down for their cats

Your Isaac is gorgeous Chrissie. He has a similar colour to George apart from his "snowball" tuft on the end of his tail. Isaac has more pointy ears though. George has fur a lot longer and bushier though. It really is thick and woolly. It ripples in the breeze LOL. His mane really does look like a lions. Same colour too!!
I should get a photo of him. I only have ones when he was a tiny kitten and he is nothing like that now. He is not even 2 until May. Still officially a kitten. Biggest damn kitten i ever saw.
Although he is physically very good, i do wonder about his mental health because every time it rains he wants to get outside on the patio and roll in the water till he has soaked himself!!! Yeah...definitely has a mental health issue me thinks

[comfrey]

I'd pop notes in people's doors, but I'd also pop him to the vet as well. Just in case.

I don't understand people who feed other people's cats though, not when they are obviously well looked after anyway. I wonder at their reasons for doing so.

Having said that there's a brilliant book called "the cat who came in from the cold". I advise anyone with a love for cats to read it. Its a true story and hilarious

[Blownupdolly]

Jan 3, 2013 17:52:53 GMT smudge said:

Ah this made me laugh Dolly as I've a similar story Somewhere in one of our kitchen drawers, we have a little collection of notes that came via "moggie post". When our now 15 year old boy cat was a youngster, he took to stopping in at a neighbours and in her words "having a nosh, sleeping in the best armchair and playing with the other cats and their toys" - we did think he was getting a little heavy on what we were feeding him.

This info had been delivered via a little note attached to Spike's collar - we duly sent a msg back by the same method, suggesting (very politely) that she not indulge him and get him to sling his hook next time he showed up.

A few hours later he re-appeared with another note in which our (as yet unknown) neighbour agreed this was probably the best plan and she'd do her best to keep him out. Several more notes to and fro'd over the next few weeks until it became apparent that she'd succeeded and our boy was starting to look a bit less tubby. We knew which street she lived on as it backs onto ours, but we never did find out exactly where she was as the 2 streets are separated by very tall trees and fences.

Fast forward a couple of years and we got ourselves a male kitten who quickly became known as Houdini! Nothing could stop him escaping. However, one evening he overdid it and fell off the high fence into the garden that backs onto ours. The lady into whose garden he'd landed, picked him up and passed him back over, remarking he looked just like a cat that used to come visiting - we got talking and turned out she was the lady who'd sent the notes - we've been firm friends ever since

That is a funny story smudge and how cool your cats found you a new friend!

[Blownupdolly]

Jan 3, 2013 18:16:37 GMT comfrey said:

I'd pop notes in people's doors, but I'd also pop him to the vet as well. Just in case.

I don't understand people who feed other people's cats though, not when they are obviously well looked after anyway. I wonder at their reasons for doing so.

Having said that there's a brilliant book called "the cat who came in from the cold". I advise anyone with a love for cats to read it. Its a true story and hilarious

Hi Comfrey. Is that the book about the homeless mans ginger Tom that does tricks with him in Covent Garden?

[Karma]

Jan 3, 2013 18:16:37 GMT comfrey said:

I don't understand people who feed other people's cats though, not when they are obviously well looked after anyway. I wonder at their reasons for doing so.

My friends cat basically got stolen by her neighbours His nose was a wee bit out of joint due to a new rescue cat, he'd have came round though! Feeding, treats and even shutting him in their house so he couldn't go home

[comfrey]

No lovey but I've just bought that too. This one is by a chap called Deric Longden and how he effectively stole the neighbours cat. But its very funny

[comfrey]

When I say stole I don't mean nastily though, just the cat decided he wanted to live elsewhere

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that's awful Karma and its why I commented on people's reasoning. I'd be devastated if someone did that to me

[smudge]

Have to agree with Comfrey about The cat who came in from the cold - one of THE funniest books I've ever read

[comfrey]

Smudge, I didn't have a cat when I first read it, but after I got Kropup, I read it again and its even funnier as an owner.

Miss my boy

[Blownupdolly]

Jan 3, 2013 18:23:15 GMT comfrey said:

No lovey but I've just bought that too. This one is by a chap called Deric Longden and how he effectively stole the neighbours cat. But its very funny

Ahh ok, i shall have a look for that book.

Yes, i do believe that people who constantly feed and pamper your cat are doing it for a reason. Otherwise you wouldn't bother, but, I am such an animal lover if one kept on coming and coming i would start to feel sorry for it (stupidly of course!!)
We also have a semi "pet" fox. He lives just over our back fence. There is dense woodlands over there. In the summer he sunbathes on our shed roof. When we first moved in here i was up very early about 5am and sat in the garden with a coffee. I was watching the birds in the magnolia tree then looked down to see this fox literally 2ft from my left leg!!! He just looked at me in a smiley sort of way and i smiled back. We both didn't know what to do. I had never been so close to one before. Ever since, i leave scraps for him when it snows in winter. Last winter i go up in the middle of the night and peeped through the curtain to see if it had snowed and there he was 2 front paws on the window sill staring at me through the window!! I do love Mr Fox.

I must EDIT to say we live in a bungalow. He didn't climb up a drain pipe

[comfrey]

Aww I'd love that Dolly. I know the "experts" say we houldn't interfere with wildlife, bit I wouldn't be able to revisit.
As for being an animal lover, I infinitely prefer them to people, I'm afraid

[comfrey]

Just remembered this. A friend of mine lived right up in the Scottish highlands and she started to feed an old deer. After a couple of times he started to visit every morning and tapped his antlers on her window to let her know he was there.

She was friends with the warden and he told her she had given Loppy (as she called him) from the cull for three years because they only shot those deer which were ill or too old to survive.

[Blownupdolly]

Jan 3, 2013 18:43:46 GMT comfrey said:

Just remembered this. A friend of mine lived right up in the Scottish highlands and she started to feed an old deer. After a couple of times he started to visit every morning and tapped his antlers on her window to let her know he was there.

She was friends with the warden and he told her she had given Loppy (as she called him) from the cull for three years because they only shot those deer which were ill or too old to survive.

Awww how lovely.

Yes, i prefer animals to people. Far less complicated