Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Table for Three, Please


While Josie continues her recovery on the inside, I receive more visitors on the outside.

The two long-haired black and white cats are familiar to me and, fortunately, are not unsocialised, unfixed or unattended by humans. Though they are outsider-cats, without a family home, they visit a neighbour of mine regularly, are fed by him, and allow him to pet them. They were frightened of me, but then, this is the first time they have come so close to my apartment. I suspect they did it only because Jessel was unfazed by my proximity.

I was surprised, however, that he knew the two girlcats – who have names, though they escaped me at the moment – and that they were friends. When I brought food out for the trio, the girls hurried away. Jessel followed, paused and glanced back when I tapped the ceramic food-bowl, but then continued after the girls when he saw that they were not stopping. He did come back later for dinner.

There is always something going on in the society of cats. Now and then, I’m lucky enough to witness it.


16 comments:

  1. Yes! I don't think that a cats behaviour
    can be explained fully, that's what makes
    them so unique..mostly an independent
    animal, who turns on the charm when it
    needs to have/get what it wants..!
    And...I love'em to bits..! :O).

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  2. It's good they're all getting along out there.

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  3. You have a lot of lovely visitors at the cat cafe today. You should set up a motion detector camera, you could stream it onto your laptop and see what happens when you are out or asleep?

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    1. Good Heavens, that's a bit more than my budget and expertise allows, Poppy.

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  4. The PO'M has been friendly since he arrived, but now, due to the catastrophic trapping fail, he's acting more feral than ever. Outside cats have a whole different thing going on, that's for sure.

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    1. I'm sorry to read that about the PO'M. I know the feeling, hoping he hasn't been set back, frustrated at failing. It's no one's fault, but second-guessing, anyway...

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  5. It's nice to see your visitors, they are sure happy customers!

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  6. I enjoyed seeing the new visitors..and I am so glad your cats are not bothered by the visitors. Katie shows her fussy side any time someone dares walk in the yard. There IS a dilute Tortie that a neighbor is feeding that Katie isn't too upset over. I opened the front door one early morning recently, and the beautiful little girl was right exactly on the other side. BOTH girls elevated several feet at the same time but didn't say a word. I quickly closed the door.

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    1. It was probably best to have ended that scene while it was still unmarked by hostility…

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  7. I wonder if there's any chance those two cats have a home? I have two cats who live on the next block who come by periodically to check out the catnip and see if I'm putting out better dry food than they get from their people.

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  8. Once again I see business is booming at Cafe Cosy. Your three diners look so sweet. I know they appreciate the great service they receive at the cafe. God bless you, John, for all the care you give the "community" cats in your area.

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  9. I'm thinking Jessel wanted to impress the girls. Wandering behind
    and bringing them back to be served, like it was his doings.
    Precious hisses at a neighboring cat when it approaches, but growls
    at dogs and people passing on the street.

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  10. catfather; now THATZ what we call roolin de roost :) !!!

    wavez two yur nayborz; itz total lee awesum dad & de otherz look out for em ~~~~ ☺☺♥♥

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    1. Tucker has just started using the top of the cat-tree. He sometimes spends the night up there, so he must find it comfortable - and superior…

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  11. You do have good looking visitors, and the cat trees are the perfect place to watch them.

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  12. What an interesting little clowder you have there. We hope they all continue to get along with Jessel and he has a place to dine for the winter

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