I caught a cat!

[mrs quoad]

Not happy.

Yeah, that's an "I'm shitting myself and looking at my oppressor" face

Oh well! With forced snuggles and time, she may grow to tolerate you

 

[mrs quoad]

I've only had her an hour, going to the vets after the weekend when my mate is on duty (she's a nurse but gets me a discount) to get her checked out. ... she's a farm cat.

So, erm... you're going to be putting her in a cat basket / box / crate come Monday? A feral farm cat? In a crate? To go to the vet's?

Film your workings for us

 

[Firky]

If there was a caption:

"I feel the malice in my veins. My claws cut with hatred in your name."

 

[mrs quoad]

If there was a caption:

"I feel the malice in my veins. My claws cut with hatred in your name."

Pick her up and give her a cuddle.

It'll probably comfort her, or something

 

[Firky]

So, erm... you're going to be putting her in a cat basket / box / crate come Monday? A feral farm cat? In a crate? To go to the vet's?

Film your workings for us

Dude,you're talking to the pussy whisperer. How do you think I got her home?

She was very calm once a blanket was over, she hasn't spat, scratched, arch her back, or anything. Kids used to play with her so she's used to people, just a bit funny about who picks her up. She went into one of those pet carriers quite happily, and just lay. I reckon she was that terrified there was no fight in her.

Pick her up and give her a cuddle.

It'll probably comfort her, or something

Sat on the couch next to me, pretending to close its eyes

 

[mrs quoad]

I have just shown Artichoke this picture.

She burst into laughter.

 

[mrs quoad]

Artichoke says, "take a picture of the bottom, and then I will tell him [the gender]"

I'm unconvinced of Artichoke's gendering skills.

We've got a girl cat called Nigel.

 

[William of Walworth]

Is this the first ever katten in your household, firks?

 

[pogofish]

Sat on the couch next to me, pretending to close its eyes

This stage of the cat/human bonding process can be greatly eased by tuna, pilchards, mackerel or some other stinky fish

 

[Firky]

I know how to check

I haven't checked because (s)he's still stressed and test, so tenses when you pick it up. I'll wait until she starts to relax and sprawls out then have a look. She's gone behind the curtains, as I typed this. I bet she's taking a shit.

William of Walworth nah, I've had cats, dogs, rabbits, all sorts. Don't think I have never not had a pet

 

[Thimble Queen]

i want to cuddle her, yes I've decided that your cat is a girl.

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Sat on the couch next to me, pretending to close its eyes

If you look at her (this doesn't work if you have specs on) and narrow your eyes (in a relaxed way) it's the cat version of "Everything's OK and calm". Apparently if you work with big cats, don't wear specs as it looks wide-eyed with fear and you might get deaded.

 

[Firky]

If you look at her (this doesn't work if you have specs on) and narrow your eyes (in a relaxed way) it's the cat version of "Everything's OK and calm". Apparently if you work with big cats, don't wear specs as it looks wide-eyed with fear and you might get deaded.

Explains why it looks at me with wide eyed manic hate

 

[William of Walworth]

William of Walworth nah, I've had cats, dogs, rabbits, all sorts. Don't think I have never not had a pet

Nice one, I can see your newbie cat getting much less tense pretty quickly then!

(We have 3, all often grumpy. but easily bribed!)

 

[mrs quoad]

If you look at her (this doesn't work if you have specs on) and narrow your eyes (in a relaxed way) it's the cat version of "Everything's OK and calm". Apparently if you work with big cats, don't wear specs as it looks wide-eyed with fear and you might get deaded.

Blinking slowly, apparently. If you close your eyes for long enough to be killed by them, then it apparently suggests to them that they might go unkilled by you for the duration of an eye-blink, too.

 

[pogofish]

Don't worry about her being nervous for a while.

Of my current two, one settled straight away but the other hid terrified under the bed for a full fortnight, only darting out in the dead of night for a quick crap and some food/water before scurrying back out of sight.

Then one morning, she jumped on the back of my chair and started licking the top of my head. She's been very much my cat ever since. The tabby however is a right tart - anyone's for a tickle!

 

[Firky]

Blinking slowly, apparently. If you close your eyes for long enough to be killed by them, then it apparently suggests to them that they might go unkilled by you for the duration of an eye-blink, too.

If I blink she will strike. As soon as my eyes close. She will strike.

 

[8115]

She looks wild, mate. Be considerate of that. She's effectively a cat wolf.

 

[Firky]

I have just showed Artichoke this picture.

She burst into laughter.

The look of love.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Once she's worked out that she's on to warm beds and good dinners for life I'm sure she will slowly take control.

 

[stuff_it]

Buy it some drugs as well as some stinky fish.

(((catnip)))

 

[lizzieloo]

If I blink she will strike. As soon as my eyes close. She will strike.

How long has it been since your last blink?

 

[Puddy_Tat]

i'm going to have to try and work out the equivalent of a turing test so that tomorrow, we can try and establish whether it's really firky posting, or whether kitty has eaten him in the night and has taken over his computer...

 

[purenarcotic]

She's beautiful. If you catch her asleep, have a watch of her belly; it'll move around if there are kittens in there.

 

[mrs quoad]

She's beautiful. If you catch her asleep, have a watch of her belly; it'll move around if there are kittens in there.

Or really vigorous worms?

 

[Firky]

She looks wild, mate. Be considerate of that. She's effectively a cat wolf.


effectively a cat wolf.

It looks like it has a bit of Scottish Wildcat in it

 

[Mrs Magpie]

Or one really huge worm

 

[Libertad]

Reiver cat, I doubt you'll make it through the night Firky.

 

[spring-peeper]

Feed it tuna or something cat's like. Once you are a known source of food it won't go to far.

We adopted a kitten lost in the forest. We assume it's a farm cat.

She will only eat one specific brand of dry cat food and walks away from tuna/salmon/steak and the like.

 

[purenarcotic]

Or really vigorous worms?

I suppose it could be. It was pretty obvious with ours that it was big body shapes moving around though.

You can feel them too, though firks probably doesn't wanna try that yet.