Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak
Jul. 31st, 2009 09:46 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bluegargantuaHi,
So this morning, when I came downstairs, I noticed that only Ash was following me around. Her sister, Thorn, was nowhere to be seen. This is a bit unusual. Both cats are normally eager to hang out with me when I get up, but sometimes one or the other will be napping and they won't show up for a bit.
However, I didn't see Thorn hanging out in her usual spots. The back door was closed/locked so I figured she was just hiding behind the couch and didn't think too much of it.
I step outside, put my things in the car, get in and am about to leave when I spot Thorn hunting around underneath the back porch. There follows a bit of comedy as I get out, Thorn comes running up, realizes that I'm going to take her back inside and the chase is on. I eventually catch her and bring her inside but I'm puzzled as to how she got out...
...until, as I'm carrying her back inside, I look up at one of the kitchen windows and realize she's pushed out one of the window screens and that's how she slipped outside. So once back in, I take the box fan out of the window and close it, thus foiling her plans of escape.
But that's only a temporary solution. It's not impossible that Thorn will try this again with other windows she can get at.
For the record, I'd like to be able to let the cats out more often. It's good for them, they like it and they've got a healthy respect for large, moving objects. I don't think they're going to get run over any time soon. And frankly, Ash doesn't really like to go very far from the back door so I'm less concerned about letting her out.
The real problem is convincing them (Thorn especially) that it's time to come in. If I had some confidence that Thorn would actually come back inside when it was time, I'd be happy to just let them go out and play on their own for a couple of hours before calling them back in. But as it stands, she's never ready to come back inside. I'm not quite sure how to train her for that.
later
Tom
So this morning, when I came downstairs, I noticed that only Ash was following me around. Her sister, Thorn, was nowhere to be seen. This is a bit unusual. Both cats are normally eager to hang out with me when I get up, but sometimes one or the other will be napping and they won't show up for a bit.
However, I didn't see Thorn hanging out in her usual spots. The back door was closed/locked so I figured she was just hiding behind the couch and didn't think too much of it.
I step outside, put my things in the car, get in and am about to leave when I spot Thorn hunting around underneath the back porch. There follows a bit of comedy as I get out, Thorn comes running up, realizes that I'm going to take her back inside and the chase is on. I eventually catch her and bring her inside but I'm puzzled as to how she got out...
...until, as I'm carrying her back inside, I look up at one of the kitchen windows and realize she's pushed out one of the window screens and that's how she slipped outside. So once back in, I take the box fan out of the window and close it, thus foiling her plans of escape.
But that's only a temporary solution. It's not impossible that Thorn will try this again with other windows she can get at.
For the record, I'd like to be able to let the cats out more often. It's good for them, they like it and they've got a healthy respect for large, moving objects. I don't think they're going to get run over any time soon. And frankly, Ash doesn't really like to go very far from the back door so I'm less concerned about letting her out.
The real problem is convincing them (Thorn especially) that it's time to come in. If I had some confidence that Thorn would actually come back inside when it was time, I'd be happy to just let them go out and play on their own for a couple of hours before calling them back in. But as it stands, she's never ready to come back inside. I'm not quite sure how to train her for that.
later
Tom
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Date: 2009-07-31 01:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-07-31 02:24 pm (UTC)I'm more worried about the neighborhood cats, right now.
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Date: 2009-08-01 03:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-07-31 05:48 pm (UTC)On the other hand, she does not know this and sneaks out all the time? How? She runs out the front door any time any of us open it and comes the hell home when she feels like it.
*sigh*
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Date: 2009-08-01 03:57 am (UTC)ticks & fleas - cats get Lyme disease too, and other types of parasites transmitted by those insects
toxoplasmosis - a cat just has to step on ground another cat has pooped on, and parasites enter through their feet
giardia - another nasty parasite for cats that's just hanging around in the ground
feline leukemia - gets it from contact with other cats
feline AIDS - same deal
feline peritonitis - cat gets in a scrap with another cat, gets scratched on the belly, dies slowly and painfully from GI infection
Gau will never be an outdoor cat; he'll be much healthier living indoors.