Cats in Boxes

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ITG 🇮🇸 Jun 2021 10:38pm, 10 Jun 2021 12,785 posts	0 ITG 🇮🇸 Kata went out and came back sans neckerchief, collar, bell or nametag. 😖😖😖😖 Peggý is being quite nice about hers.
ITG 🇮🇸 Jun 2021 10:41pm, 10 Jun 2021 12,786 posts	0 ITG 🇮🇸
Diogenes Jun 2021 10:51pm, 10 Jun 2021 60,470 posts	0 Diogenes Those poor cats. I don’t like putting a collar on them, and a bell is quite cruel for an animal that likes to move silently.
Corrah Jun 2021 5:59am, 11 Jun 2021 6,892 posts	0 Corrah Merlin has cost me at least one full priced pair of trainers knee the years in collars. I gave up. Poppy has kept hers on so I reckon she’s less adventurous. Tried one on Shelby and it didn’t last long so have never tried again.
JK chameleon Jun 2021 6:41am, 11 Jun 2021 14,458 posts	0 JK chameleon Whilst it's a shame to take these measures, these fluffy little balls of love are also apex predators, so I see it as having some care for local nature. If Tiddles could be trained to only go for pest creatures (local vermin, rat-pigeons, magpies) and leave the "proper" birds alone, then there'd be little need. But we all know how well trained cats can be - the moment your back is turned (and often in front of your face) they're doing whatever they're not supposed to, with no shame, no care. Fluffy. Adorable. Beautiful. Killers.
Serendippily Jun 2021 7:09am, 11 Jun 2021 22,097 posts	0 Serendippily I wouldn’t worry about them Dio they ditch them or work round them. The killing is less horrific or at least brought in less than two years ago and the garden is full of tweeting so I’m hoping nature is just about keeping its chin above water
leaguefreak Jun 2021 7:15am, 11 Jun 2021 9,521 posts	0 leaguefreak I'm hoping we don't get more presents and that it settles. I still don't have my head round having a pet and now knowing where it is. Our cats are not yet cuddly with us and don't really come to us in the garden. I'm just crossing everything that it works out.
Serendippily Jun 2021 7:21am, 11 Jun 2021 22,100 posts	0 Serendippily It took killer three years to be her current mix of resigned / affectionate. It takes a long cold snap to make her a lap cat. The other one is skittish so will accept affection wit a worried look
sallykate Jun 2021 9:09am, 11 Jun 2021 7,920 posts	0 sallykate LF it's worth trying to get them used to at least being handled a few times a day for a bit of fuss - just a minute or two - unless they really, really object to it. That's what turned Ellie from a hissy spitty thing into a total cuddle monster (though I realise yours are older than she was and already used to a previous slave).
ITG 🇮🇸 Jun 2021 9:15am, 11 Jun 2021 12,787 posts	0 ITG 🇮🇸 I don't like birds but at this time of year they are quite vulnerable and there is always a bit of a cat backlash in the town. Cats are non-native here so I do feel it is fair enough to protect the species that were here first. There is even a bylaw that outdoor cats must have bells. I might take the collars off in winter but meanwhile they can stick to spiders.