THE cat....fiend or innocent victim? HELP needed...
Have a problem- and would like comments from my blog friends!
I got this anonymous letter- laser printed on orange paper- in my mail in the last couple of days (don't know yet how many OR if other neighbours got too...)
It says and I quote
Do you own a Large Tabby Cat?
As one of your neighbours we are concerned that a large, black, tabby cat has been terrorizing our elderly cat for a number of months now, causing our cat to become timid and unwell. It no longer leaves what it thinks to be the safety of the verandah- but it is not safe even there.
If the cat is yours we would appreciate your making some attemps to keep it home. It currently visits our house at least once a day and often at night, causing a fight as it encroaches on our cat's territory.
If the 'TERROR CAMPAIGN' continues we will have no option but to call the council and have the cat trapped.
Could they be referring to THE cat? see picture above (NOTE: pose =butter wouldn't melt in my mouth)
Apart from the reference to Tabby it could well fit him.
I have found a picture of a black tabby on the web which looks like the following....
But some trusted persons of great intelligence have said I am deluded if I don't think it is THE cat, he is large, he has been at a loose end over the last months (and thus possible ACTING OUT)...and I have suspected by the chunks missing from his ears that he is not above scrapping with cats. He is also often out for part of the night....
In his defence he is VERY lovely with me...and other HUMANS....
What do you think- could it be him? could he be the LARGE TABBY CAT? could he be confused for Tabby leaving the scene of a crime (his back is mainly black....its the chest that is white....)
in the mean time I am keeping him in at nights (bought kitty litter last night!)....and will ask some questions of neighbours...and ring the council and find out what could happen to him
Please leave some comments.....
posted by Janine @ 12:22 AM
3 Comments:
I wouldn't have called him a tabby, but they could have their terminology mixed up. Keep him in at night if you can, he might get used to it, cats are at their worst at night.
I think we need a line up to identify if this is indeed the large tabby cat! I suspect that these activities would require way too much energy for your cat - personally I dont think he could be bothered with an elderly cat - no fun in that!
Whether it is your cat or not who is stressing out the older cat, it is probably best at the moment to keep him in at nights and maybe ask the other neighbours in your block of units to keep an eye on him during the day. Maybe your cat had been suffering from separation anxiety while you were away and had looked for affection elsewhere. If so, problem should be resolved now that you're back to pamper him :-) The worse that could happen in terms of the council is getting a fine. Maybe you could ask for their advice as well.
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