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THE ULTIMATE CAT THREAD
- Thread starter ShredderMaximus
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It is hot here today. The creamsicle cat in this picture was zonked out in my garden. I was worried he was sick, but he got up and moved away from me when I went out to see if he was OK. A little bit later he ate food I put out for him. The tabby came along later. Both moved from my driveway to a back porch and are sacked out. They stop by for the catnip plants and chipmunks while wandering the neighborhood. The picture is through my back door, which needs to be cleaned...
Orange cat is definitely male and not neutered. I've seen him mark a tree. Not sure about the tabby.
Orange cat is definitely male and not neutered. I've seen him mark a tree. Not sure about the tabby.
We lost Misha. He got a blood in his leg. It was a sad day. He was 13 and our last Texas cat.
On a happier note, we moved Johnnie in from the garage. He's a great cat. He walked up to the house one day and we brought him in.
On a happier note, we moved Johnnie in from the garage. He's a great cat. He walked up to the house one day and we brought him in.
Sorry about Misha.
. It's always sad to lose a loved one. My condolences. Sounds like Johnnie is in good hands though! 
I am so sorry you lost Misha. We've all been through it, and it's never easy. I'm glad Johnnie has stepped up!
Awww, I'm sorry for your loss. Glad to hear that Johnnie is doing well.
Pretty much. I planted the nip to harvest for my own cats, but also to give the neighborhood cats a reason to hang out and munch the chipmunks. It doesn't work that well for reducing the chipmunk population, but everything helps.
Piggy and the harvest:
Both cats during processing:
Neighborhood cat and chipmunk:
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I had to deal with ground squirrels (who look a lot like chipmunks; they're in the same family) in Flagstaff. They are prodigious tunnel diggers. I generally let them carry on until I started seeing the base layer of my cobblestone driveway start to show up at a couple of tunnel mouths. I said "so much for being a nice guy, live and let live" and sealed off all of the tunnel mouths except the highest one on the slope from my backyard into my front yard and flooded their tunnel system. Put an end to that problem, I did.
They are great tunnellers! I was OK coexisting with them until they started tunneling under the porch in the picture with the two cats sleeping. I used chipper dippers to harvest lots of them. I froze the bodies and donated them to the local university biology department for dissection in the anatomy course. Then I started planting the catnip.
