The Cat Distribution System

Animals make me smile, so do some people. I like all animals, most from a distance of course.
I don't like snakes but think they have a place too, just not in my chicken coops.
We rook a rattler out of our coop a couple times Jake used the snake grabber and took it to the woods, it came back so he killed it.
 
Marie Mallory said:
Animals make me smile, so do some people. I like all animals, most from a distance of course.
I don't like snakes but think they have a place too, just not in my chicken coops.
We rook a rattler out of our coop a couple times Jake used the snake grabber and took it to the woods, it came back so he killed it.
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I would have killed the snake the first time! 😨 Correction, I would have "someone else" kill the snake! :LOL:
 
This morning, one of the kittens happened to sit on Rhonda the Roomba and woke her up, so she has been zipping around the living room. The kittens have been totally fascinated with the little brushes and have spent the last half hour following Rhonda around and trying to attack the brushes.
We have spent the last half hour watching the kittens having fun, and being entertained.

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The cats turned on the Roomba again, and this time, I am pretty sure it was deliberate ! They are happily following poor Rhonda as she goes up and down the hallway to the bedrooms, trying to catch the little brushes. I can see that the little vacuum is going to get her workouts now that the kittens have learned how to turn the machine on when they want to play with it.
So far, they have not sat on top like you see the YouTube cats doing, but that might happen next.
One good thing about this is that they are not trying to get all of my yarn when I am trying to knit socks if they are chasing Rhonda around the house.
 
So, the kittens have been following the Rhonda the Roomba around whenever it is on, and turning it on themselves sometimes, just so they can chase her back and forth. Today, Simon learned how to climb on when she was moving and went for a ride. He actually seemed to enjoy himself and hopped on and off several times.
We have now achieved “Roomba Cat” status.


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The Kittens have decided that they really like Poodle’s new soft cushion bed, and when we let Mommy Cat out at night to do mouse patrol, she sleeps in Poodle’s Condo in his new bed, too. Poor Poodle comes along and sniffs his bed and looks at me as if to say “the cats are sleeping in my bed, what do I do now ?”, and he is starting to realize that he has to guard it better if he expects it to be empty when he wants to sleep there.

We made an appointment to have Mommy Cat spayed and used the voucher that I got from the animal control office, and it turns out the soonest they can do it is in May ! So, now I have to re-assess what to do with her. We might have to just turn her in as a stray and they take care of the spaying and turn her loose back where she came from.
Since she knows where we live, she should come right back home. I messaged the lady at the shelter again to see what she thinks is the best plant to get this kitty spayed , and not wait until next summer to do it.
 
Yvonne Smith said:
The Kittens have decided that they really like Poodle’s new soft cushion bed, and when we let Mommy Cat out at night to do mouse patrol, she sleeps in Poodle’s Condo in his new bed, too. Poor Poodle comes along and sniffs his bed and looks at me as if to say “the cats are sleeping in my bed, what do I do now ?”, and he is starting to realize that he has to guard it better if he expects it to be empty when he wants to sleep there.

We made an appointment to have Mommy Cat spayed and used the voucher that I got from the animal control office, and it turns out the soonest they can do it is in May ! So, now I have to re-assess what to do with her. We might have to just turn her in as a stray and they take care of the spaying and turn her loose back where she came from.
Since she knows where we live, she should come right back home. I messaged the lady at the shelter again to see what she thinks is the best plant to get this kitty spayed , and not wait until next summer to do it.
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So many strays now, is why we usually take ours to the vet, which is expensive but worth it. Sometimes we have to keep pets secured till we can afford it.
Thank goodness most shelter animals are already fixed or like you we set appointment or call vet.
Shelter did fix Leo really fast so we could adopt Maesie, not know she was already spayed. Said it was good for Leo so he doesn't get prostate cancer.
 
Welll, I had to finally put down my old barn cat which has been a house cat for his last while. I am in need of his clone. He did things like kill weasels that I was told cats can't do and keep the place rodent free without bothering my chickens for a long time. But I don't want to just bring home a house cat from the shelter.:(
 
Mary Stetler said:
Welll, I had to finally put down my old barn cat which has been a house cat for his last while. I am in need of his clone. He did things like kill weasels that I was told cats can't do and keep the place rodent free without bothering my chickens for a long time. But I don't want to just bring home a house cat from the shelter.:(
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Sorry about your kitty, Mary.
 
Mary Stetler said:
Welll, I had to finally put down my old barn cat which has been a house cat for his last while. I am in need of his clone. He did things like kill weasels that I was told cats can't do and keep the place rodent free without bothering my chickens for a long time. But I don't want to just bring home a house cat from the shelter.:(
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Sorry about your cat Mary.
 
Mary Stetler said:
Welll, I had to finally put down my old barn cat which has been a house cat for his last while. I am in need of his clone. He did things like kill weasels that I was told cats can't do and keep the place rodent free without bothering my chickens for a long time. But I don't want to just bring home a house cat from the shelter.:(
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I am sorry to hear that, @Mary Stetler . Especially when we have had them for a long time, it is hard losing one of our Fur Babies. One of our strays that was Bobby’s favorite cat just was killed, too. He must have been chasing a squirrel across the street and got in front of an oncoming car. This is Mr Speckles in his igloo.

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Over the years we have had a few cats that simply disappeared and we didn’t know what became of them, and thought they must have either been run over or got in someone’s yard and killed by a dog.
Now, I I have discovered that our neighbor lady rehomes any cats that she can catch to the dog pound animal control.
I think this is probably what happened to our other cats, and I need to figure out how to prevent it from happening to our kitties that we love so much, without having to lock them inside the house.

Her intentions are good. I need to say that.
She puts out food for stray cats, however, any time you are putting out food, any cats in the neighborhood, stray or not will come and eat. This is all well and good.
But, she also puts out traps and catches them and takes the trapped stray cats to the animal control to be neutered or spayed. Also okay.

Here is where the problem comes in.
If the cat is friendly, then animal control does not release it back to her as a stray, they adopt it out.
Even if we had our cats neutered, if Edna traps them and takes them to the dog pound, they will rehome them, because they are beautiful friendly cats and they can sell them to someone.

There is just a small wooded lot between our house and Edna’s house, so even though our cats always have food and spend their time in the house or the yard in nice weather, I am worried that they will venture over there and she will take them to the animal control, and neutered or not, they will put them up for adoption.
Short of locking them inside, I do’not know how to prevent this. I am wondering if a cat collar would let Edna know that these are NOT stray cats ?
 
Mary Stetler said:
Welll, I had to finally put down my old barn cat which has been a house cat for his last while. I am in need of his clone. He did things like kill weasels that I was told cats can't do and keep the place rodent free without bothering my chickens for a long time. But I don't want to just bring home a house cat from the shelter.:(
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Losing a barn cat is a big loss. I have had several that could catch weasels and one that could kill pack rats. A working cat is hard to replace.
 
Yvonne Smith said:
Over the years we have had a few cats that simply disappeared and we didn’t know what became of them, and thought they must have either been run over or got in someone’s yard and killed by a dog.
Now, I I have discovered that our neighbor lady rehomes any cats that she can catch to the dog pound animal control.
I think this is probably what happened to our other cats, and I need to figure out how to prevent it from happening to our kitties that we love so much, without having to lock them inside the house.

Her intentions are good. I need to say that.
She puts out food for stray cats, however, any time you are putting out food, any cats in the neighborhood, stray or not will come and eat. This is all well and good.
But, she also puts out traps and catches them and takes the trapped stray cats to the animal control to be neutered or spayed. Also okay.

Here is where the problem comes in.
If the cat is friendly, then animal control does not release it back to her as a stray, they adopt it out.
Even if we had our cats neutered, if Edna traps them and takes them to the dog pound, they will rehome them, because they are beautiful friendly cats and they can sell them to someone.

There is just a small wooded lot between our house and Edna’s house, so even though our cats always have food and spend their time in the house or the yard in nice weather, I am worried that they will venture over there and she will take them to the animal control, and neutered or not, they will put them up for adoption.
Short of locking them inside, I do’not know how to prevent this. I am wondering if a cat collar would let Edna know that these are NOT stray cats ?
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It might, but I would discuss with her about letting you see her trapped cats before she takes them away. Maybe take photos of your cats and if any are missing, check the shelter and let them know it is your cat. If the shelter pays her money, then she may be violating some law. I would check that out. If she is luring cats just to trap them, then I think something could be done. Putting food in a trap to lure a cat or dog here is illegal. The question arises, would the cat have gone on the trappers property is they didn't set out food as bait? No trapper can defend that in court, especially if they trap a lot of cats. Are you sure they are going to a shelter and not an Asian buyer?
 
Yvonne Smith said:
Short of locking them inside, I do’not know how to prevent this. I am wondering if a cat collar would let Edna know that these are NOT stray cats ?
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I would definitely put collars on them, and maybe a tag with your name on it on the collar. That would be cheap "insurance." Let Edna know that your kitties have collars and they are not strays.
 
Yvonne Smith said:
She puts out food for stray cats, however, any time you are putting out food, any cats in the neighborhood, stray or not will come and eat. This is all well and good.
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Exactly. I feed outside cats, whether feral or stray, on my porch, and one of the cats who comes at least a couple of times a week is clearly someone's cat because it's a long-haired breed yet, yet well-groomed, and friendly enough that I can just reach down and pick it up. She comes only during the day, so she's someone's cat, nearby, who lets her out during the day, as I used to.
 
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