Sunday, July 22, 2018

Brown Becomes Blue



There is a cat I’ve named Au Lait whom I’ve seen about the apartment building lately. I’ve mentioned him previously. He came to drink from the outside water-bowl recently. I have since learned that he is known to another resident in the building, who has named him Blue, because of his eye-colour.


Blue has been visiting the other resident for a while, and eats there from time to time. Blue is a bit aggressive with the other cats, and has not been neutered. I and my fellow resident have discussed getting Blue fixed, but the logistics of that operation may be difficult. He does not like being touched. We will continue to work on a plan.

Blue (Au Lait what was) seems a confident, strong fellow, able to take care of himself in the wild. Nonetheless, he is welcome at the outside food- and water-bowls. It never hurts to have a place to come to for support when all else fails. It’s something from which we would all benefit, I think.

13 comments:

  1. It is a great kindness that you provide food and water for the strays that wander by. Miss Pops often has the neighbor cats visiting and trying to get into our house - I think she is bullied by a couple of the tom cats, and she knows no fondness for them.

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  2. I hope that between you and the neighbour, you'll eventually be able to get him. It took me a long time to get Toby, those years ago. Without a trap, I had to gain his trust enough to get him into a carrier (with food as the lure) and close the door on him. I recall it was unexpectedly easy in the end, but it took a couple of years to get to that point.

    BTW, your name for him was a bit more creative, but both apply! 🙂

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  3. OH I hope hope hope you can trap him John...and that the neighbor with whom you spoke can assist somehow.

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  4. It is nice to know that there is another caring person in your building for Blue/Aut Lait to go to for food and water. Maybe he is learning to trust people and with time will be coaxed into the carrier.

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  5. I hope this handsome boy can be trapped to get neutered.

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  6. It's fantastic that you're taking care of Au Lait, (I agree with Kia, I prefer that name to Blue.) It sounds like you'll have to trap him since he doesn't trust people. Perhaps you can borrow a humane trap from one of the humane societies, and one of the shelters may offer neutering at a reduced cost. Once he is fixed, he will probably become less aggressive, but he's been outdoors for so long, that he would probably never make a good pet.

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  7. Time for a TNR trap! Once his hormones aren't making him fight and defend territory, he'll have a safer life without bites, scratches, etc. Our old neighbor never got her cat neutered, and he spent a fair amount of time in our yard. He had blue eyes, so I called him Frank, for Frank Sinatra.

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  8. My late Puffin had been outdoors for years. He was growing older with much sun damage to his ears and nose leather. After surgeries, he made the most wonderful indoor cat ever. He was the only one who would run in the opposite direction of an open door. There Is hope.
    He’d been outside so long that when I set a water bowl out for him, he wouldn’t use it. He’d learned to lick dew from the leaves and water from gardens. I loved him so.

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  9. wavez two ewe blue frum all oh uz her in de land oh trout ~~~we hope at sum point ya settlez enuff ta bee taken two de vet; sure it soundz scaree; and yea it is, but in de long run ewe will livez better for it buddy ~~~ ☺☺♥♥

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  10. He is a handsome boy and looks a sturdy warrior. I hope he can eventually be trapped.

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  11. Blue is a very handsome mancat! I hope you're able to figure something out for him.

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  12. Blue is handsome, and he'll look even handsomer without his dingleberries! If I were closer, I'd come help you out.

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  13. As handsome as he is, it frustrates me to know he's out on his own. At some point I'd think he belonged to someone irresponsible. Or his mother was... In any event, I hope you and the other resident are able to come up with a solution to ensure he is neutered.

    Eileen

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