RMweb Gold SHMD Posted July 3, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 3, 2021 ...birds and cats came to an agreement a long time ago. For every bird a cat takes, the birds will replace it with just one bird... (I think - Terry Pratchett.) Kev. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Compound2632 Posted July 3, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 3, 2021 On 02/07/2021 at 21:57, doilum said: This morning Oliver turns up at the back door demanding breakfast. My wife opened a pouch of one leading brand onto a clean plate and set it before him. He sniffed and licked before shaking his head and settling down on the steps. I took out a plate with a another leading brand which was quickly devoured. My sister-in-law's husband* was sent out to scour the Lidls (or was it Aldis) of SE London and NW Kent for "Ocean Spray" - a cut price catfood with, going by the name, no more than the hint of aroma of fish - which was the only thing their cat would touch. *How does one refer to such a person? Brother-in-law-in-law? I've never known. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Macavity doesn't quite understand what cat litter is 16 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Michael Hodgson Posted July 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 3, 2021 His Cousin Pooh wants to be a meerkat when he grows up 18 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Michael Hodgson Posted July 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 3, 2021 (edited) The doll's house has been raided by a cat burglar Edited July 3, 2021 by Michael Hodgson wrong picture loaded 26 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheEngineShed Posted July 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 4, 2021 Lizzy kitten posing next to a Laycock-Knorr strait air brake. I removed the brake from D1047 Western Lord at Swindon many moons ago... 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 4 hours ago, Compound2632 said: My sister-in-law's husband* was sent out to scour the Lidls (or was it Aldis) of SE London and NW Kent for "Ocean Spray" - a cut price catfood with, going by the name, no more than the hint of aroma of fish - which was the only thing their cat would touch. *How does one refer to such a person? Brother-in-law-in-law? I've never known. If they are married isn't it just brother in law? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sibling-in-law 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium BR60103 Posted July 4, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 4, 2021 (edited) My Hornby suspension bridges have piers under the middle (bottom of the suspension) because one of the cats walked across it a number of years ago. We were on a trip and leaving a campground after a week. One of the cats couldn't be located. We went all around the campground. I eventually noticed that the other cat was next to a drawer and I found the cat at the back of the sock drawer. Edited July 4, 2021 by BR60103 5 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted July 4, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 4, 2021 (edited) Speaking of cats and bridges, here is my late Tyger doing a bridge inspection on an O scale bridge about three months after I moved in; the bridge had just been delivered (ebay win) along with another double-track version a couple of days before: Note: I was able to sell the 2-track one to friend for his brother's LGB empire. Edited February 25 by J. S. Bach To replace a missing photo 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doilum Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 10 hours ago, Compound2632 said: My sister-in-law's husband* was sent out to scour the Lidls (or was it Aldis) of SE London and NW Kent for "Ocean Spray" - a cut price catfood with, going by the name, no more than the hint of aroma of fish - which was the only thing their cat would touch. *How does one refer to such a person? Brother-in-law-in-law? I've never known. Following recent supply problems to local supermarkets it now comes via Amazon prime. Only the best for our visitor. Our surviving cat Teaser, catches about 50% of her food but does have a serious biscuit treat addiction. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastglosmog Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 (edited) This blackbird failed his attempt at a Darwin award - Tilly just sat there doing nothing. Edited April 12, 2022 by eastglosmog Restore photo 9 2 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenrithBeacon Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 Toto has caught a pigeon, he's out there eating as I write, fortunately the back door was closed. There's feathers all over the back garden and I'm going to have to go out there and pick the damned things up. Not happy. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post didcot Posted July 4, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 4, 2021 Not often we get all 5 in one picture. 24 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Gopher Posted July 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 4, 2021 Lucy seems to like her new bed 26 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Adrian Stevenson Posted July 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 4, 2021 (edited) Done a portrait of Patch this afternoon but not exactly looking his best after two fights with two new cats who had tried to move in on this territory this week. Hence the bruised and cut nose. Cheers, Ade. Edited July 4, 2021 by Adrian Stevenson Spelling 13 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Henderson Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 22 hours ago, Trog said: Have just had a baby Blackbird removed from its nest in my log store and killed by a cat presumably belonging to one of my neighbours. Why people are allowed to just let such vicious and destructive vermin roam free is beyond me. Their is a line of thought that cats should be not be neutered immediately and allowed a litter, that way they will evolve over time and the need to hunt diminished. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post big jim Posted July 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 4, 2021 Nicola has decided she doesn’t want to use her comfy bed and sleep in a bag of books! 15 1 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Nick C Posted July 4, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 4, 2021 23 hours ago, Trog said: Have just had a baby Blackbird removed from its nest in my log store and killed by a cat presumably belonging to one of my neighbours. Why people are allowed to just let such vicious and destructive vermin roam free is beyond me. The state of Victoria, Australia, had a large cull of feral cats a couple of years ago. They now have a huge rat problem, and don't know how to deal with it... Cats are natural predators, it's what they do. They don't kill for fun. The vicious and destructive vermin are the ones on two legs who insist on meddling with nature... 1 14 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium J. S. Bach Posted July 4, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 4, 2021 47 minutes ago, Nick C said: The state of Victoria, Australia, had a large cull of feral cats a couple of years ago. They now have a huge rat problem, and don't know how to deal with it... Cats are natural predators, it's what they do. They don't kill for fun. The vicious and destructive vermin are the ones on two legs who insist on meddling with nature... The same thing happened in my neighborhood in Baltimore, MD; eventually the feral cat community returned and the rats slowly disappeared. Tell Victoria to let the cats return; no cost to the taxpayer! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastglosmog Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 56 minutes ago, Nick C said: The state of Victoria, Australia, had a large cull of feral cats a couple of years ago. They now have a huge rat problem, and don't know how to deal with it... Cats are natural predators, it's what they do. They don't kill for fun. The vicious and destructive vermin are the ones on two legs who insist on meddling with nature... There has been a few outbreaks of rats around here (gardeners compost heaps attract them) since my Tilly retired from the ratting business two years ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Andy Hayter Posted July 4, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 4, 2021 One of ours has taken out a magpie on more than one occasion - thus saving the lives of many smaller birds which would have fallen foul of the magpies. 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium BR60103 Posted July 5, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 5, 2021 When we were out today, SWMBO bought a pram for Marco. He is a fully indoor cat and I think does not want to go out. He did not object to it and we took him around the block until we thought it too hot. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steamport Southport Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 5 hours ago, Nick C said: The state of Victoria, Australia, had a large cull of feral cats a couple of years ago. They now have a huge rat problem, and don't know how to deal with it... Cats are natural predators, it's what they do. They don't kill for fun. The vicious and destructive vermin are the ones on two legs who insist on meddling with nature... I do.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
great central Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 7 hours ago, Nick C said: The state of Victoria, Australia, had a large cull of feral cats a couple of years ago. They now have a huge rat problem, and don't know how to deal with it... Cats are natural predators, it's what they do. They don't kill for fun. The vicious and destructive vermin are the ones on two legs who insist on meddling with nature... And at least cats don't insist on trying to keep the rest of their kind alive artificially, even though they live (sometimes) thousands of miles away and are unknown to one another, in defiance of nature. Some may find my comment cruel but the planet is being overrun by humans, so if it's deemed unacceptable to let humans die because of the forces of nature why do some people want to deny any animal similar protection? Out of our two cats, one is far too laid back (lazy) to catch anything, the other occasionally brings a bird, two so far this year, both of which have been liberated seemingly unharmed. To put that into context there have been at least three that have flown into our windows with two certain deaths. 2 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobby Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 Good point GC I always find it strange that we put down our pets when they get ill with something we can't cure but don't allow our fellow humans to do the same, even when they desperately want to, to end their suffering. However I think we should get back to cat piccies, much more pleasent! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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