Ah Yes, Testosterone Jul 17, 20053:18 PM Phantom left me a bit discouraged after that first full-body rub experience. Later that same day when I called him to the gate for another body rub, not only would he not come up to the gate with my arm stuck through the side, but he wouldn’t approach…
Reunion Jul 2, 20051:46 AM It’s 1:00 a.m., and I am still so jazzed that I can not sleep! So I will tell the story of tonight’s events. First I should mention that Tasha treed NC again last night, and again I tried to get to him before he jumped out of the tree. Again…
The Lost, The Found, and The Fearful Jun 4, 20056:46 AM I made a capture last night, but unfortunately, it isn’t NC. It’s BP, and I don’t know if I’ve EVER seen such a panicked cat. (S)he’s running in circles in the trap, banging HARD into the sides trying to escape. BP won’t stay still…
First Contact This is the story of three cats who found their way onto my farm and into my family in the summer of 2005. I journaled their arrivals and integrations on one of the online Pet Forums to which I subscribe. Following is a version of that chronicle, edited to remove comments made by…
September 14, 2003 heralded the arrival of a small, emaciated, presumed pregnant female cat who Joe found walking in the middle of our “driveway”, about halfway to the farm. He scooped her up and drove her the rest of the way in. She was the third stray in as many years, but the first to…
Lots of cat screaming and lots of anxiety on the parts of the resident felines are dead giveaways to the presence of an intruder on our farm. Such was the case in the early spring of 2002. I knew we had a troublemaker out there, but I couldn’t catch sight of him/her. We have had…
