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Black and tabby politics

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Sharron

Sharron Report 14 Jul 2015 13:29

Having heard a miaow and put some meat down inside the back door, I looked out of the window just now to see two cats lying on my lawn.

The black one was grooming and the tabby one was looking a bit subservient.

Not that it has anything to do with me, I am just the caterer, but I think the black one lives here but just has to move right in and is still deciding whether the tabby one might still be allowed to remain in the vicinity

Sharron

Sharron Report 14 Jul 2015 17:38

Somebody has been in and peed in the wet room where Desmond's dirt box used to be.

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 14 Jul 2015 19:05

.....let's hope it wasn't your OH................... :-S

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 14 Jul 2015 19:06

Sounds like someone wants to be 'at home' :-D

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

Sharron

Sharron Report 14 Jul 2015 19:17

About time too.

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond

Purple **^*Sparkly*^** Diamond Report 14 Jul 2015 19:24

I suppose you could call that progress lol methinks a little training on moving in etiquette might be in order

Lizxx

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 14 Jul 2015 19:30

At least they were in the same vicinity, and one wasn't chasing the other one off.

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

RockyMountainShy

RockyMountainShy Report 14 Jul 2015 19:33

He knew where to go, just forgot that something needs to be there to catch whatever comes out :-D if you know what I mean.

Researching:
Oxfordshire, Devon, Somerset, Gloucestershire etc.

Sharron

Sharron Report 14 Jul 2015 20:35

The garden would have caught it quite well. It hasn't done it too badly up until now.

GinN

GinN Report 14 Jul 2015 21:00

Sharron - just put a litter tray where Desmond's used to be, and I think you'll have your new cat - looks like he's trying to tell you something :-D

Researching:
My Geordie and East Anglian ancestors.

Sharron

Sharron Report 14 Jul 2015 21:04

What about the other one?

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 14 Jul 2015 21:36

Try to stroke them at the same time, and get the smell of each cat onto the other - so they know you want both of them.

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

Sharron

Sharron Report 14 Jul 2015 21:46

I have never been close enough to stroke either.

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 14 Jul 2015 22:10

Take them some cheese?
Fish?
Sardines?
Something smelly and tasty, and sit down near them (with a hidden supply of the treat) They may come near you and you can throw it vaguely in their direction, or even give it to them!.

They obviously aren't frightened of you - just a bit unsure.

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

Sharron

Sharron Report 14 Jul 2015 22:49

I have always had a trap in before, even after I had been out there communicating.

RockyMountainShy

RockyMountainShy Report 14 Jul 2015 22:57

You need a hunting licence if you trap anything, unless you are an First Nation.

DO YOU HAVE A HUNTING LICENCE?????? :-D

Researching:
Oxfordshire, Devon, Somerset, Gloucestershire etc.

Sharron

Sharron Report 14 Jul 2015 23:08

Not here.

The cat rescue charity has a trap. It is big enough for the cat to walk about in and you put it where you feed them with the food inside.

When they go in they tread on the thing that closes the door they came in through.

It's all legal and they ask for an enormous deposit on the trap too.

Sharron

Sharron Report 15 Jul 2015 20:54

I have contacted the charity and it looks like I will be having the trap on Sunday.

Watch this space.

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 15 Jul 2015 21:02

Brilliant! :-)

are you going to try to trap both (separately)?

Researching:
Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

Sharron

Sharron Report 15 Jul 2015 21:19

They each come at a different time so I hope to catch them both on the same night.

Need to get another dirt box because I doubt they will share that.

Mustn't forget to lock the cat flap.

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