Thursday, February 4, 2021

A Little Night Music This Morning

I caught Nocturne this morning. I had seen him earlier this week, but failed to catch him Tuesday or Wednesday, when he appeared to have been absent, anyway. I saw him this morning. He isn’t too timid to feed with the other cats, but seems to prefer the easy pickings, the dish on the ground, rather than on a table, the food no one else is currently eating rather than the crowded buffet. I therefore set the traps a little apart from the other food. I also knew that Nocturne sometimes comes back to eat after leaving, so the traps remained baited and open.



He didn’t disappoint me, however much breakfast may have disappointed him.

Nocturne is, so far as I know, the last of Bauble’s kittens needing to be sterilised, the last cat in the colony needing to be trapped. There is always the chance that I have missed someone, or another cat, new to the neighbourhood, is right now having kittens, or some feckless human is thinking of abandoning cats near us. But for now, we have achieved a finale. Operation Mini-Raffles is ended.


12 comments:

  1. That is wonderful news. I certainly hope that no one else decides to dump their unwanted cats there. Though how a cat can be unwanted is beyond me. Well done John!

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  2. Wonderful and soon Nocturne will no longer be adding to over population. We have to give you so much credit for sticking with it and getting this completed. We do hope this is the end and no one dumps a poor cat there again. That behavior never made any sense to me but I have to admit much of humankinds behavior does not.

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  3. Bravo on completing Operation Mini-Raffles, and Nocturne now has a chance at a better life after neutering!
    As for future trapping operations, you'll do as needed, and hopefully, there will be little or none in the future.

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  4. Great sounding news. And in the midst of winter weather, you have
    managed to catch and have neutered so many of the family.

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  5. ya due knot noe it now dood, but thiz iz for de best....N speekin oh best; all de best two ewe.....ewe iz one handsum houz panther :) ♥♥☺☺ 984 pawz up two de crew at operation mini raffles :) ☺☺

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  6. That is very good news! Congratulations on trapping the whole family.

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  7. What great news! Congratulations on bringing Operation Mini-Raffles to an end. With all of your hard work, you are to be commended, John. Those cats and kittens will now have a better life, thanks to you.

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  8. That's wonderful! Trapping cats is no easy business; thank you for being willing to make the effort.

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  9. This is fantastic news! Congratulations for all your hard work and persistence. I hope this is the finale, and as Eastside Cats wrote, if not, you'll do as needed. Never forget that you have made a tremendous difference for good in the lives of these cats.

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  10. Congratulations! He is a cutie, maybe someone could foster him.

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  11. This is the total best news! I am so happy for you..but certainly only for ll the cats the you have helped. And I give you MY thanks.

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  12. Good catch! That sure is a super sweet face!

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