The 'herd'
@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
United States
February 24, 2019 11:38am CST
Ya know how y'all read 'n hear 'bout the ol' cat lady? Heck, ya might be one 'r know one personal.
Here, the hubs'd be the ol' cat fella. He took to feedin' a calico feral that showed'p here 'n she blessed 'im with kittens. Who've gone forth 'n blessed 'im with more kittens (thankfully we've been kitten free fer nearly a year now...which 'tis gonna change here shortly...)
There'd be 14 'f the wee darlin's now. Some 're purty friendly, some too friendly 'n some will come to ya, jest don't touch 'em coz they tear off like ya got the plague.
He says they aint his cats, yet's names fer 'em all. There's a wee (dang, she's tiny!) grey tabby he calls 'ringtail' that keeps the rest'n line. I get tickled with 'er coz most oft if'n i'm outdoors, she's ridin' 'long'n my shoulder. 'til 'nother comes 'long 'n then she whips 'em good fer jest bein' 'n then returns to my shoulder. She's quite the character.
'fore ya ask 'bout spayin'/neuterin' this herd, i reckon such'll occur when i hit the lotto coz they want $200 each to do such....
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@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
24 Feb 19
Does your county animal control have a spay/neuter program? It might be worth looking into or you might end up being completely over run.
Our herd (4 feline beasties) are all fixed. All were discounted or free through various programs.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
24 Feb 19
no ma'am, they don't. there'd be a couple folks who float through here from time to time that've a discount thingy, but they're always booked solid the day such info comes to view :( that'n they'll not do the completely ferals 't all. dunno why? all they'd need to do's dart 'em whilst'n the cage?
i've a cat (the eldest son left her when he moved out. 't least t'wasn't a ewe..been there, done that) 'n she's fixed. she used to be 'ndoor/outdoor 'til these all started populatin'. some do play with 'er through the sunroom window. i fear her gettin' 'nto a scrap with so many though (she used to fight anythin' with 4 legs regardless) 'n i'd really dislike losin' 'er. she's been here nearly 12yrs 'n 'tis family.
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@shaggin (74987)
• United States
25 Feb 19
@crazyhorseladycx I wouldn’t want her near them either in case they carry something like feline leukemia or something
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
26 Feb 19
@shaggin there'd be that, too. e'en though she's fully vaccinated, i'd not take such a risk.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
24 Feb 19
That's a gang of felines.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
24 Feb 19
yup! i thought i'd be able to get 't least some a home, particularly the calicoes, but alas nobody wants 'em. great mousers/gopher getters!
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@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
28 Feb 19
@crazyhorseladycx Not quite breeding like rabbits, but close
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
28 Feb 19
yes ma'am. aint figured why the cost?? my ol' vet passed 'way some years back, he used to gimme discounts fer bringin' 'em. i dunno if'n they'll be inbreedin'? there seems to be quite a few tom's 'round these parts who show'p when 'tis 'time'. the smokey grey 'twas here jest yesterday.... jest can't get o'er all the calicoes. all my years out here'n i'd ne'er seen 'em prior. now i've a herd 'f 'em, lol.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
27 Feb 19
My grandfather had a dairy farm, the cats lived in the barn and got milk to drink and their job was to keep the mice, rats and snakes our of the barn... He never neutered any of them and I learned as I got older the cats didn't live long because the horses and cows stepped on them often...
I am so glad to have found you writing again. So glad you commented on my story so I could find you...
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
28 Feb 19
@PainsOnSlate how many ya want?? i'd'n offer, but sadly she resides'n the UK 'n i fear they'd not make such a trip. wonder what hoops i'd need to jump through to get 'em to Canada? ;) big hugs, sweet friend!
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
3 Mar 19
@crazyhorseladycx I don't know about cats but if you cross the border with a dog you need papers with that dog. My kids bring their pups when they come to camp with my sister and I in NY.
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
28 Feb 19
@crazyhorseladycx so glad to have found you again....I love your kitties.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
26 Feb 19
i've been tryin' to talk 'im 'nto gettin' the ones he can get 'hold 'f fixed. he declines 'n says he don't wanna pay that much $$ 'n 'em jest get ran o'er out here. i say he's quite irresponsible... yes ma'am, she's quite the character!
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
28 Feb 19
@just4him i can sorta see such? then 'gain, when ya name 'em 'n feed 'em twice a day 'n they've been here a couple years, i kinda think that makes 'em yer responsibility?
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
27 Feb 19
@crazyhorseladycx I can understand his position as they're feral and technically not your cats.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
24 Feb 19
You are right, they should be neutered because they reproduce fast and so many in one birth! wonder how long the cat lady can take care of so many cats!
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
24 Feb 19
they should be jest fer their own health. somehow these cats're only producin' 4 't the most. yer query i cannot answer, but does gimme leverage, lol.
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@scarlet_woman (23463)
• United States
25 Feb 19
grey tabbies do tend to take control of things..
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
25 Feb 19
i dunno, those siamese're purty raunchy. 't least ya can hear those meow, the rest 're wee squeaks?
@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
26 Feb 19
nah, such a feat'd not be too diff'cult 's we've large pup kennels (bird dogs...) 'n could put their feed'n those with a gizmo rigged to close the door when they'd be 'nside. jest cannot 'fford to get 'em all fixed. i've been hopin' that 't least he'd do such with the ones he really likes'n can pick'p. sigh...he's 'xhaustin'.
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
26 Feb 19
The herd must be super adorable for sure - but yep, the herds a growin'! Your hubs may say they ain't his cats, but the kitties might think he is theirs . I wonder what their name for him is . Ringtail . . . awww . . . those teeny ones are just too darn cute!!!
Sorry I'm so late in responding to everything - I need to get my act together here 
. I see have other posts of yers I missed as well! Hope all is well with yaz 
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. I wonder what their name for him is . Ringtail . . . awww . . . those teeny ones are just too darn cute!!!
Sorry I'm so late in responding to everything - I need to get my act together here . I see have other posts of yers I missed as well! Hope all is well with yaz !1 person likes this
@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
27 Feb 19
@crazyhorseladycx Feed Fella . More babies - oh gosh that's so many 
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We catch up when we do . . . I'm just thrilled you're back . Thank you and many hugs out your way too !
. More babies - oh gosh that's so many !
We catch up when we do . . . I'm just thrilled you're back . Thank you and many hugs out your way too !1 person likes this
@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
26 Feb 19
the feed fella, that'd be what they call 'im, lol. yup, they're growin' (# wise'n otherwise) 's i do believe there'd be a couple who're gonna surprise 'im with more babes here soon.
no worries 'bout gettin' to my posts, hon. i've been tryin' to get my act together fer o'er a year to no avail. big hugs to ya'n family!
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
5 May 19
no such luck'n either front 'n i fear they've gone forth'n added to the herd. nary a clue's to how many, 's they've not brought 'em here to the house yet...
@GreatMartin (23670)
• Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
25 Feb 19
I don't know what's happened but all of a sudden we only have indoor cats here!!
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
25 Feb 19
perhaps there'd b'n ordinance 'gainst outdoor cats'n ferals out'n yer neck 'f the woods? livin' out'n the country, we get all sorts'a critters dumped. 'course the original momma cat 'twas either feral 'f jest feared humans too much. she'll come within a few feet 'f 's, but if'n ya lean'n her direction she's gone like a lightnin' bolt.
@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
25 Feb 19
want me to box 'em 'n send 'em to ya? there'd be 14 total, lol. yup, they're really cute 'n i've grown quite 'ttached to a few....shhhh! don't tell the hubs!
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
26 Feb 19
@Poppylicious wonder if'n they'd survive caged such a long trip? dang't, i couldn't put 'em through such :(
@Poppylicious (11134)
• United Kingdom
26 Feb 19
@crazyhorseladycx YES PLEASE!!!
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
5 May 19
entertained 'n saddened 't the same time. they've kept my birds 'way from the backyard/pond. can't feed the birds coz the cats can get to the feeders :( i've a couple hummer feeders out that thus far 've remained safe, though i worry 'bout the wee ones when flyin' to/from 'em.
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@paigea (36143)
• Canada
5 May 19
@crazyhorseladycx oh yes. Bird feeders become cat feeders!
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@MissNikki (5234)
• Maple Ridge, British Columbia
25 Feb 19
Those cats are lucky to have you watching out for them. 
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
25 Feb 19
they do a purty good job 'f watchin' out fer's, too, lol. nary a mouse/gopher to be seen. keepin' the skunks 'n snakes 'way 's well. if'n i could jest talk 'em 'nto leavin' the birds 'lone.... 'tis interestin', i've a fox out back. i'd worried such'd go 'fter the cats (particularly when wee kittens), but such's not been so thus far (knockin' wood).
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
25 Feb 19
yes ma'am. there'd be 14 total, jest didn't get a pic 'f 'em all.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
26 Feb 19
@JudyEv many, many years back, there 'twas 'bout 40 'r so here? all wilder'n all get out. the folks down the road'd a milk cow 'n mamaw cooked 'em oatmeal. they'd hear her car 't night 'n ya could seem 'em jumpin' 'cross the fields 'n pastures, lol. they'd all peer 't'cha from the other side 'f the fences 'til ya put out their goods 'n left, lol.
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@JudyEv (382412)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Feb 19
@crazyhorseladycx When I was a child on the farm, I think we had 20 at one stage. They'd line up at milking time for their milk.
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