05-08-2022, 11:49 AM
This doesn't really concern cats of doom, but I'll shoe-horn it in here anyway.
LCF and I were out for a walk through the neighborhood a couple days ago when LCF approached a note on a phone pole and said, "Oh no!"
It was a Lost posting for a cat named Saki. Actually, it went further than that. Stolen is what it said. In coloration it was tiger, but with Bengal markings. One of those exotic hybrids. We had seen a Bengal cat in the area a few weeks ago, and our singular reaction was, "A cat like that oughtn't be let out to roam, because someone could steal it." Oh, well. And so it goes.
We walk less than a block further when LCF says, "Is that Saki?" Across the street there's a tiger cat with Bengal markings. Whereupon LCF crosses the street and approaches it. I stay put, not wanting to panic it with a second human. The cat is friendly enough, and LCF eventually picks it up. The cat doesn't like that and squirms like mad. It doesn't try to scratch or bite, but LCF finally has to put it down. It remains friendly, though a little cautious.
We go back to the poster and do a comparative analysis. Saki has a colorful collar; this one lacks a collar. Still, if thieves had a change of heart and released the cat, thinking it too risky to keep, they might have removed the collar. Also, Saki has very blue eyes. This one has less blue eyes. Still, photos can do strange things to eye color.
When we get home, LCF grabs her cell and texts the number on the poster. She gets a response. Nope, not Saki. They've seen that other Bengal out and about, but it's a different cat.
Amazing. Two Bengals in the same neighborhood.
Now LCF is helping cat-sit for a friend of ours. It's more involved than she'd like. This cat, named Merlin, has become diabetic. LCF must feed Merlin, wait 40 minutes, then give him an insulin shot.
I've decided that in my next life I'm going to be a cat.
LCF and I were out for a walk through the neighborhood a couple days ago when LCF approached a note on a phone pole and said, "Oh no!"
It was a Lost posting for a cat named Saki. Actually, it went further than that. Stolen is what it said. In coloration it was tiger, but with Bengal markings. One of those exotic hybrids. We had seen a Bengal cat in the area a few weeks ago, and our singular reaction was, "A cat like that oughtn't be let out to roam, because someone could steal it." Oh, well. And so it goes.
We walk less than a block further when LCF says, "Is that Saki?" Across the street there's a tiger cat with Bengal markings. Whereupon LCF crosses the street and approaches it. I stay put, not wanting to panic it with a second human. The cat is friendly enough, and LCF eventually picks it up. The cat doesn't like that and squirms like mad. It doesn't try to scratch or bite, but LCF finally has to put it down. It remains friendly, though a little cautious.
We go back to the poster and do a comparative analysis. Saki has a colorful collar; this one lacks a collar. Still, if thieves had a change of heart and released the cat, thinking it too risky to keep, they might have removed the collar. Also, Saki has very blue eyes. This one has less blue eyes. Still, photos can do strange things to eye color.
When we get home, LCF grabs her cell and texts the number on the poster. She gets a response. Nope, not Saki. They've seen that other Bengal out and about, but it's a different cat.
Amazing. Two Bengals in the same neighborhood.
Now LCF is helping cat-sit for a friend of ours. It's more involved than she'd like. This cat, named Merlin, has become diabetic. LCF must feed Merlin, wait 40 minutes, then give him an insulin shot.
I've decided that in my next life I'm going to be a cat.