ChrisB Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Cats sometimes adopt owners - you have been deemed suitable and he wants to move in with you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 (edited) Looks in good condition for a feral cat Pete. Me & the Mrs where feeding one that we thought might have been feral due to it's condition but it may have just been neglectful owners unfortunately as there are houses everywhere here. Still see him/her around and it looks in much better shape nowadays so life's improved for him/her by the looks of things. Edited September 26, 2014 by GMballistic 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSet Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Cats sometimes adopt owners - you have been deemed suitable and he wants to move in with you It would be quite a challenge TBH. He isn't a stray cat looking for a new home, IMO, he's never had any contact with humans and is (well was) very wild. He's not stupid though, he's figured out the cat flap but generally sits by the back door patiently waiting to be fed and then he's off. Ideally, I'd like to tame him and get him to the vets for neutering to save him getting into fights and wandering off when the breeding season starts but that is a long way off. Progress so far is slow, he no longer runs away when I go out with his food and I've managed to give him a few gentle strokes. Sometimes it works, I managed to tame a female cat after a couple of months but the last true feral we had here in the 80's I never got within 10 feet of it in 5 years. Pete 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 He sounds nice Young is good, and you've already made contact with a few strokes and food. I bet he'll come in when it's cold - tincture of time and all that. Yes the testicles will have to come off though Our current pair were RSPCA stray abandoned/rescues (so captured, snipped and vaccinated) - one (Spartacus) was bold and over friendly, the other (Crixus) scared of his own shadow when we picked them up. Crixus literally hid behind the water tank for a couple of days - and was hyperventilating so badly in the car on the way home, we wondered if he'd last the trip! (My wife is a vet - so he would have been fine if he had collapsed). Both are absolutely fine and perky now Cats are great (like dogs). As it happens we also have a rescue Glis Glis. Yup. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSet Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Looks in good condition for a feral cat Pete. Yes, he's in fair nick considering. His coat is pretty good and he doesn't have any battle scars and of course he's getting one decent meal a day.. I'd estimate he's at the most 18 months old. There was another almost identical male black cat that arrived at the same time, probably the same litter but that one vanished after a couple of weeks. This is what we usually find, we had a tabby cat that was here for a day last year and also a black and white cat that stayed for a day too, both of these were tame though. Over the years we've had maybe 20 ferals/strays that have passed through our garden and only 4 or 5 have stayed long enough to be given names . Pete 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 You keep doing what you're doing Pete. Nice to know at least some people care enough to still look after animals even if they're not their own. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSet Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 He arrived while it was still light yesterday so I was able to get a better photo of him. Now fully grown this is one of the kittens that we had from an animal rescue centre, she's turned out to be a real treasure. She does like sitting on my rear spoiler though . She also went missing for 2 days, I eventually found her hunting in the disused quarry, half a mile away! Pete 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 ^^ Both lovely looking Cats. Although I wouldn't like her sat on my rear spoiler Pete I can see why she does it, ...good vantage point for her to see everything going on around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricey Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 He arrived while it was still light yesterday so I was able to get a better photo of him. Now fully grown this is one of the kittens that we had from an animal rescue centre, she's turned out to be a real treasure. She does like sitting on my rear spoiler though . She also went missing for 2 days, I eventually found her hunting in the disused quarry, half a mile away! Pete I polished that bloody spoiler! I'm coming round with a shotgun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ben@RARE RIMS Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Just spotted this thread - thought I would share my staffie He's a rescue, mostly blind and totally soppy The rescue called him Harlin, but he's mostly known as Dog to us. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatooandy67 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 He's adorable 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliveBoy Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 My parents have just moved home after 8 years, so I went over to see them and promptly got knocked over by my mums dog who I haven't seen for 2 years he then spent the night following me everywhere 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fodder Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Well I've just got back from the vet after an annual checkup and kennel cough vaccination....... We mentioned some habits Hetti seems to have as we've been getting a little worried. She's overweight and quite lazy. We've reduced her food but she sometimes refuses walks, sits down on walks and does what we call commando crawls. The sitting down and crawling seem to coincide with meeting other dogs or humans. The vet said we've been observant and without prompting we've described a lot of the tell tale signs of hip displacia which is something we've been worried about for a while anyway. She's booked in for x-Rays and hopefully this will give us an idea if there is an issue. She's not two yet so he thinks we have some good options for treatment. I'm a little stressed not that I will let my OH know and felt just typing it in this thread would help. It has, thanks for reading.... Now let's see some up to date pictures of those amazing furry and sometimes not so furry friends of ours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetSet Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Now let's see some up to date pictures of those amazing furry and sometimes not so furry friends of ours Taken over the last 3 weeks. How to destroy a box Sleep time again. Oliver, the black and white one usually swats them away but he's in a good mood today. Here's Toby, he likes sleeping too. Pete 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Just put a deposit on a puppy boxer Got to wait until just after Christmas time to pick up. A little excited to say the least 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fodder Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Those cats are great Pete and that boxer is going to be trouble.... You can see it in the twinkle in his eyes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z370Z Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Boxers are brilliant zed guard dogs 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Lovely looking little pup Humpy, ...bet you can't wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipar69 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 I love this thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harryjax Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 I can see the headlines now. MISSING BOXER PUP, OWNER GAINS WEIGHT. For gods sake don't eat it. It's a lovely looking pup 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 I can see the headlines now. MISSING BOXER PUP, OWNER GAINS WEIGHT. For gods sake don't eat it. It's a lovely looking pup you know me to well We all know it will end up - Missing owner, Boxer pup gains weight 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fodder Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Bit of an update on our pup (almost two). It seems the X-rays did show up an issue with one of her hips. She's too old (up to12 months) to correct it so she's had to join fat fighters as the bet thinks her slightly overweigh condition isn't heloing and along with hydrotherapy with fish oil supplements forbthe short to medium term. Long term it's likely to be a hip replacement but that's a loooong time off. It was quite upsetting to be honest however now we know at least we can help manage it and look for signs. On a positive side she's stikk Her happy bouncy self. Thanks for listening, this forum is superb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fodder Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Oh and Humpy, not long now. Have you got some up to date pics? Love boxers they can be bonkers though. There was an albino one in our dog training class who unfortunately was deaf and his face would go pink when he was being naughty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humpy Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Oh and Humpy, not long now. Have you got some up to date pics? Love boxers they can be bonkers though. There was an albino one in our dog training class who unfortunately was deaf and his face would go pink when he was being naughty Use to go pink when naughty, that's funny Breeders did say they will send update pictures half way through which I imagine will be next week I hope 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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