Farm cats (and kittens)

[Lincs Lass]

I make it 7 alltogether

 

[Will 1594]

Emma's kittens are ready for a new home, now 9 weeks old, let me know if you can give any of these little critters a home, they'll be good little hunters, or call Emma 07714 413087.

 

[Lincs Lass]

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Heart breaking news today ,,found out my big softy had kidney failure ,,took him in yesterday as he had very bad breath,,found a couple of bad teeth and an ulcer on his gum ,,they did a blood test this morning and found out the cause of the problem
Just had to have him put to sleep ,,,Im bloody gutted ,,he was my favourite ,enjoyed his cuddles and fuss .
house will be quite without him.
RIP Sam,,

 

[chaffcutter]

Sorry to hear that, always sad to lose an old friend.

 

[Landyman]

Heart breaking news today ,,found out my big softy had kidney failure ,,took him in yesterday as he had very bad breath,,found a couple of bad teeth and an ulcer on his gum ,,they did a blood test this morning and found out the cause of the problem
Just had to have him put to sleep ,,,Im bloody gutted ,,he was my favourite ,enjoyed his cuddles and fuss .
house will be quite without him.
RIP Sam,,

So sorry to hear that chuck, but you know you did right by him

 

[Lincs Lass]

So sorry to hear that chuck, but you know you did right by him

Vet only gave him another day or two at best ,if they had carried on with surgery this morning ,he would have gone on the table .
Gave a big cuddle ,still purring away like nothing was wrong

 

[haulmblower]

Feral and semi feral farm cats. Slowly learning to trust people.

 

[Gator]

Boris's getting bigger

And still the boss

 

[Lincs Lass]

Very smart puddy tat

 

[haulmblower]

More confident tonight

 

[Landyman]

More confident tonight

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They know its gonna turn cold ( not daft ) stop givin em milk ,it gives em the shites

 

[haulmblower]

Ok

Do the numbers of rats and mice decrease in the Winter or stay the same?
We don't want to stop them hunting but don't want them going hungry either.

 

[Happy]

CPL do a fantastic job, and are always on the look out for new farm homes for neutered feral cats, or if you will take a kitten from them, they will then give you neutering vouchers for when they are old enough.

Father once asked the vet about neutering a cat when he was out at a cow.
Vet then asked if he had an old welly lying handy.
5 minutes later Cat head first in the welly and job done

 

[Landyman]

Ok

Do the numbers of rats and mice decrease in the Winter or stay the same?
We don't want to stop them hunting but don't want them going hungry either.

Looking at the size of them, I'd say they have enough fat reserves to see them through a lean winter and failing that they have uncle haulmblower

 

[Philip Watkins]

Ok

Do the numbers of rats and mice decrease in the Winter or stay the same?
We don't want to stop them hunting but don't want them going hungry either.

I think mice numbers are fairly constant but rat numbers would tend to increase around farm buildings in winter as they move in from fields and hedgerows looking for somewhere warm and dry.
It is said that a hungry cat is not a good hunter, they lack patience to sit and wait, moving on to the next potential victim too soon.

 

[haulmblower]

This one tolerates a bit of fuss

It's mate just gives me daggers

 

[choochter]

Ok

Do the numbers of rats and mice decrease in the Winter or stay the same?
We don't want to stop them hunting but don't want them going hungry either.

My shed cat gets 2 square meals a day but he and the owl still keep the shed clear of meecies and pigeons.

 

[choochter]

This one tolerates a bit of fuss

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It's mate just gives me daggers

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the other one will succumb sooner or later, you'll weave your magic on them

my daughter has been a temporary fosterer for Cats Protection for 4 years now, they all come good in the end
(except for Sparky)

 

[haulmblower]

Thanks for the encouragement. I'm not sure about magic, I think food has more to do with it

 

[Philip Watkins]

Thanks for the encouragement. I'm not sure about magic, I think food has more to do with it

Didn't you know, food is magic.