Silly feral cats
By ElicBxn
@ElicBxn (64169)
United States
April 9, 2017 3:04pm CST
We have these 3 feral cats who live with us, Elmer, Emily and Elizabeth.
The other morning I kind of staggered out of my bedroom and knocked something down.
I hear **CRASH** and look over to see Elizabeth climbing out of the trash can. The good news, it was empty.
Then earlier today, I was watching Rygel looking to lick a plastic bag I had stuck in a different trash can.
Off to the side was Elmer.
When Rygel got up on his back legs to get to the plastic bag, Elmer moved in to rub against him like a tame cat would rub against their owner's legs.
Rygel was not amused.
I wish I could tell you a silly story about Emily, but she's the most fearful of the trio, and spends most of her time either outside, or trying to get Tony's attention. She loves Tony who doesn't quite know what to make of her.
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@minx267 (15526)
• Hartford, Connecticut
10 Apr 17
Aw. Poor Elmer just wanting some kitty loving... I got brothers who just love to sleep together and the cuddle and nuzzle each other. It's sad with the ferals because you know if they just let you pet them they would figure out that they liked it !
this is Dash and River... my roommates can not tell them apart or my two tuxedos.. But me I don't think they look that much alike... well I did.. until I trained myself.. roommates are just to dopey to learn. or Care.
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@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
10 Apr 17
Flower and Blossom, a sister pair, looked a lot alike, but we could tell them apart. Elmer and Emily, however, unless they were together, they were impossible to tell apart. We thought they were going to go to a barn after they were fixed, but that didn't happen. So, when we got them fixed, we had them "notch" Elmer's right ear instead of the left so we could tell them apart.
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@minx267 (15526)
• Hartford, Connecticut
10 Apr 17
@ElicBxn smart thinking. I used to have a pair I couldn't tell apart also. And even though they were born in my house and spent years as indoor cats they always acted feral. I could pet Ares only if I snuck up on him. And NoNaMe would sleep with me and allowed me to pet him on the bed.. But nowhere else in the house.. Odd balls.
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@minx267 (15526)
• Hartford, Connecticut
11 Apr 17
@ElicBxn Lol. harness.. a big give away... lol... my tuxedos - one is male the other female. so male is bigger he has a black chin, female has white, his tail is thicker than hears and idiot roommates mix them.up.. they don't look alike. at least not to me.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
9 Apr 17
Love the names of your Cats.
They have been up to their tricks today.
I don´t know what to make of some Feral Cats either one day they are very affectionate and the next very distant and fearful and run off.
A lady here has at least eight of them all Feral and they all behave like that.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36847)
• Pamplona, Spain
10 Apr 17
@ElicBxn
I knew one lady who had a supposedly domesticated Cat that was a real wild one and spat at everyone she saw.
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@nanette64 (20363)
• Fairfield, Texas
10 Apr 17
Be careful about Rygel licking the plastic bag @ElicBxn . Some cats will chew off pieces of the plastic and it can get lodged in the intestines. Some cats will be able to throw it up, but it can be very dangerous. If nothing else the chemicals that are in the plastic bags.
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@ElicBxn (64169)
• United States
10 Apr 17
Believe me, I know! the good thing is that he only licks and doesn't chew, the bad thing is he's obsessive with it! They say there is a bit of fish oil on the bags to keep them from sticking and the cats can smell it... all I know is he isn't the first and he won't be the last to lick bags. I just do my best to keep him from doing it.
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@nanette64 (20363)
• Fairfield, Texas
10 Apr 17
@ElicBxn I feel ya. Out of the 14 cats that I have only 1 does it.
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@snowy22315 (208913)
• United States
9 Apr 17
Cats are characters that's for sure. Mine is snoozing in mommy's chair right now, the good chair..while mommy is stuck on the less comfy one..What's wrong with this picture??
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@RasmaSandra (98005)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
9 Apr 17
my cat Sid is quite a character. He would fit nicely in your cat company since we adopted him and he was thrown out into the streets. He always find something to know down making me jump.
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