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Cats: All is Quiet on the Kitty Front

Philosophical Meanderings, Too Posted on February 6, 2016 by JeanMarch 28, 2023

The game camera is so quiet without Junior and Sneaky prowling the porch. I get barely 200 photos over a two day period, where before I’d get nearly a thousand. That speaks volumes to how quiet our outdoor kitty world has become with the loss of Junior and the subsequent moving of Sneaky into the house. Sweet sorrow.

Sneaky is moving around more. She and Ajax have not made peace yet, but I believe Sneaky will prevail over our poor Alpha Ajax. Daphne, the Alpha-Cat-in-Waiting, is not happy to be usurped either. And Lady, the resident grump, knows if Ajax is having trouble with Sneaky not to tread there. Sneaky slinks through the house, but she’s finding her way and will be fine. I’ve taken her outside a couple of times since she became an inside cat, and her joy is so obvious that I feel bad for stealing that from her; however, she’s healthy, and I want her to remain that way.

We’re moving to a new plane of operations with Sapphire. She now understands, however reluctantly, that the key to freedom during the day is to submit to a brief petting session while still in the cage. In return, she gets to run and play in the parlor and kitchen all day with minimal intervention from the humans. At night, when it’s time to be put to bed, she disappears under the file cabinet, I get down on the floor, and pull her out, snuggling her before putting her in the cage for the evening. Rossie walks into the cage on her own, or I pick her up from her rocking chair and tuck her in. Last night, Sapphire was holed up in the kitty cube on the bench. I was able to reach in and pet her, and she didn’t leave (she did hiss and bat at my hand). A few minute later, I petted her with the glove on. Not long after that, I tried to pull her out to tuck her in for the night. I eventually got her out, but I believe I would have been better off to just set the cube in the cage and let her emerge on her own (maybe she’ll give a chance to do this better tonight). I hope she will, because after my knee surgery in April, I won’t be able to get down on the floor for a few months.

I believe it’s better for Sapphire to spend as much time out of the cage as possible. She doesn’t spend all her time hiding when she is out. She plays with toys and interacts with the other cats. She watches birds outside the window.

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Rossie and Sapphire interacting. It’s good to see both our recluses doing so well. I’ve seen Lady attempt to bother Rossie on the rocker several times, and each time, Rossie has repelled her. Rossie’s confidence is slowly increasing.

Posted in Cats, Pets | Tagged Ajax, Daphne, Junior, Lady, Rossie, Sapphire, Sneaky

Photo: Outside Cat Update

Philosophical Meanderings, Too Posted on December 7, 2015 by JeanMarch 28, 2023
Boomer (cat)

The outside cats have been giving me some good camera shots. Let’s see if I can find any to share.

Walter is still a gorgeous, majestic kitty.Walter (cat)

Sneaky is confident. This is her territory, and she makes sure others know it as needed.

Sneaky (cat)

Boomer has been visiting regularly:Boomer (cat)

And Junior spends a lot of time in front of the camera, but I wanted to illustrate his curved tail, which makes him easy to discern:Junior (cat)

It’s hard to believe I had so much trouble telling the difference between Junior, Walter, and Boomer at first or even that it took us several months to realize we had three different cats. Junior is smaller, has a curved tail, and is a lovely consistent shade of gray. Boomer has a fuller face and similar markings to Walter, but he has a more tan undercoat. Walter is majestic and solid with a silvery undercoat.

Boomer is the only cat we haven’t been able to interact with, although I have talked to him while he’s been laying on the the porch. Walter, when he makes an appearance, is equally as interested in being petted as he is in eating Fancy Feast. Junior is motivated only by Fancy Feast, but he’s been more willing for us to pet him lately, so we feel as if we may be making progress with him.

Sneaky is like a pet, and we sometimes board her with the inside cats when we are going to be away. She is sweet and fun to be with. The others are making progress at their own rates. Walter and Sneaky both have been neutered and spayed and are current on their shots. We’re hoping to earn Junior’s trust soon to get that taken care of, and we’re not sure where we are on the timeline for this with Boomer.

Posted in Cats | Tagged Boomer, Cats, Feral Cats, Junior, outside cat update, Sneaky, Walter

Photo: Cat Tail Coil

Philosophical Meanderings, Too Posted on September 21, 2015 by JeanMarch 28, 2016
tail coil

Bet you can’t curl your tail like this!

tail coil

Yes, that’s Walter. Junior is watching in awe. His tail curls the other way.

Posted in Photography | Tagged cat tail coil, Feral Cats, Junior, Walter

Cats: Indoor-Outdoor Cat “News”

Philosophical Meanderings, Too Posted on August 8, 2015 by JeanMarch 29, 2016

We’ve experienced an interesting week.

First, an update on an unpleasant topic: Tarzan’s irritable bladder. After we clearing  the infection, we began treating him with Adequan. This is, as I understand it, a hyaluronic acid formula, and studies have shown it soothes a kitty’s bladder, preventing repeat problems, which result in inappropriate urination. Naturally, I want to avoid that, but I also want to avoid having a kitty in pain or discomfort. This treatment started out weekly for four weeks, then went to bi-weekly for four sessions (two months, if you’re counting), and he’s just reached the stage where we’re shifting to once monthly. I’m not certain if this will be an indefinite maintenance period or if it will stop after four months. Either way, at $21 per injection, it’s a small price to pay to keep Tarzan’s bladder happy. When we go for the September injection, I plan to have them show me how to do it, then I’ll be able to administer the injections at home.

Since we’ve been doing this, we’ve had no more problems with inappropriate urination in the house attributable to a male cat. We solved the inappropriate urination attributable to a female cat by putting Rossie in the cage and only letting her out for supervised time.

Which brings us to a Rossie update. This is her big breakthrough this week:2015-08-01-15.52.29

Sometimes, when released from me picking her up and petting her, she does not immediately run behind the cage to her hiding place. She is also getting better at “being a cat” and interacting with the other cats. This may sound funny, but the first couple of times we watched her trying to interact with Tarzan, she was very awkward.  Tarzan tolerated her to a point, then he disciplined her. She has done better with Ajax, whom she adores, and she even came out from behind the cage in some basic interaction while Lady was in the room. She has a long way to go, but we’re seeing positive incremental improvement. While we were in San Antonio, she got to spend time in the garden window, where she relaxes:

We’ve not had to chase her as much to handle her.  She’s begun stretching toward us to be petted. I guess we should have done this a year ago.

Lady has been most demanding for attention but is still doing pretty well with her interaction with the other cats. Ruby, Delta, Ajax, and Daphne are all fine.

I’ve seen Boomer on the game camera, but our morning Fancy Feast party attendees remain Sneaky, Junior, and Walter. Sneaky is getting protective of not only her Fancy Feast but her humans. She’s a jealous girl.

Junior and Mr. L are working well together. Mr. L was able to use both hands to lift Junior onto the steps. I’m hopeful we’ll be able to scoop him into a carrier soon so he can be taken in and tested for FIV. If he passes that test (I’m hopeful, because he shows no signs of being infected), he needs to be neutered and vaccinated before coming back home to be released.

I’ve been working with Walter, who has been on the ductwork wanting Fancy Feast every morning this week, and I’ve been able to pet him every morning. We’re working on our people manners, but he’ll come around. As you may recall, I trapped Walter last summer, so he’s been neutered and vaccinated, but he’s due for his annual exam and fresh vaccinations. I hope to be able to pop him into a carrier soon to get that taken care of. Want to see pictures of Walter? He’ll be featured in Monday’s Photo post, so come on back.

Posted in Pets | Tagged Ajax, Cats, Daphne, Delta, Feral Cats, indoor outdoor cat, Junior, Lady, Rossie, Ruby, Sneaky, Tarzan, Walter

Photo: Junior

Philosophical Meanderings, Too Posted on August 3, 2015 by JeanMarch 30, 2016
Junior

The game camera has been very effective at capturing excellent candid cat shots. Here’s one of Junior:

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Posted in Photography | Tagged Feral Cats, Junior

Photo: Game Camera Phenomena

Philosophical Meanderings, Too Posted on July 20, 2015 by JeanMarch 30, 2016
Junior

The game camera captured two very interesting photos last week, so I thought I’d share them here.  Junior likes to sit and groom right in front of where I mount the game camera on the side porch, so I get a lot of photos of him in bizarre positions. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography | Tagged Feral Cats, game camera phenomena, Junior, Sneaky

Cats: Doing Well

Philosophical Meanderings, Too Posted on July 18, 2015 by JeanMarch 30, 2016
Sneaky

We came back from San Antonio, and Sneaky avoided us for nearly a week. I finally set up the game camera and caught her sneaking around in the middle of the night, assuring me she was alive and well. Whew. Why was she avoiding us? Mr. L surmised it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Pets | Tagged Ajax, Boomer, cats doing well, Daphne, Delta, Feral Cats, Junior, Lady, Rossie, Ruby, Sneaky, Tarzan, Walter

Photo: I Know It’s In There

Philosophical Meanderings, Too Posted on June 29, 2015 by JeanMarch 30, 2016
Cat looking into feeder

Junior’s no dummy:   He can see the food. Why can’t he get to it? You’ll notice Sneaky sitting smugly in the background.

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Posted in Photography | Tagged Feral Cats, i know it s there, Junior, Sneaky

Photos: The Trap

Philosophical Meanderings, Too Posted on June 15, 2015 by JeanMarch 30, 2016
surprised cat

I’m trying to trap Boomer. No luck so far. Here are some trap antics that have ensued in the process: Junior readily entered the trap and was surprised when he got caught. I foolishly attempted to transfer him to a carrier, and he escaped. He came back to eat Fancy … Continue reading →

Posted in Pets | Tagged Boomer, Feral Cats, Junior, Sneaky, the trap, Walter

Cats: The Power of A Can

Philosophical Meanderings, Too Posted on May 16, 2015 by JeanMarch 30, 2016
unaware

I have a sequence of three photos I find amusing, so I’ll share them with you. Mr. L and I are attempting to tame a couple of outdoor cats.  Sneaky, we consider tame, for all intents and purposes, although she still controls our access to her. The other subject in … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals | Tagged Cats, Feral Cats, Junior, power of a can, Sneaky

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