Rat-a-tat-cat!

I’m convinced our outdoor cat thinks the cat flap is a door knocker! When he wants to come in he rattles it (it’s locked to keep our indoor cats in and other cats, that roam the garden, out).

Tonight I was washing up and rattle – bang-rattle-tap, tap, tap! I didn’t open the door straight away so the cat flap did another bang and crash…

Then, outdoor cat scoots in, eats two pouches of food, some cat milk, some cat treats, then the emploring look ‘can I go out again?’ no doubt he will be back later….

Happy outdoor cat, indoors

Posted on February 28, 2021February 28, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Cat, Communication, Friendly, Indoor cats, large cat, Life, Outdoor cat, Paws, Pet, Sleeping1 Comment

Since the middle of winter our outdoor cat has come in every day, and most nights he sleeps at least a couple of hours on the bed. He’s a big cat, and waking up with him lying on your chest is a bit startling. Then he reaches out one or both front paws in a gesture of trust. He’s not very keen on being touched. His nose has been scratched by other cats several times (no real animosity between him and my other two cats though). But he’s well fed now and you can see he’s greatful… And he’s like skippy the Bush kangaroo (a reference to a 1960’s kids TV programme…) he points at things. He looks at his bowl when he wants food, the door if he wants to be let out, but more than that, his body language communicates, and if I tap somewhere on the bed with my hand he will go there… And being touched by his paw on my hand is so sweet.

Outdoor cat

Posted on February 25, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Bed, Black and white cat, Black and white photo, Cat, Inside, Night, Outdoor cat, Poem, Poetry, Sleeping, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

Outdoor cat update

He sleeps on the bed

I get up to let him out

I get up to let him in

I have to move my legs

To give him room

I get up to feed him

I love him

How did that happen?!

Cat keeps me awake

Posted on January 29, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged am, Black and white cat, Cat, Morning, Outdoor cat, Sleep, Tired, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

Two am…

Two am, or three am or four am….. He wakes up on the bed and asks to go out. Well actually he comes and lies on top of me, then taps me with his paws. That’s fine, I’d rather he asked than had an accident. My indoor cats have litter trays but he doesn’t like that. I can’t open the cat flap or my indoor cats might get out.

But then, at seven am my little girl cat gets her claws under the duvet and scratches at me! I’m under the thrall of my cats! Goodnight!

Mooching

Posted on January 25, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, Food, Hooman, how it is, Indoor cats, Outdoor cat, Paws, Purring, Relaxed, Sleep, Trust, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

Where do I go? Where do I fit in? I’m twice as big as your other two cats hooman and yet they are my bosses! They sniff me and check me out. But if I sniff back they don’t like it. Sometimes I raise my paw to say no. But you tell me off hooman.

I sleep on your bed now cos I sort of trust you. And sometimes I sneak up on your chair or climb on your chest. Then I tuck my paws under to keep warm. You tickle my chin and I stretch a paw out to touch your hand and reassure myself. Tonight I’m sitting between you and the other hooman. I’m purring but still a bit nervous. Will you be going to bed soon? I’ll sit between you but if the other hooman with the big heavy paws strokes me too hard I will get off and go back outside for an hour. You are gentle and don’t bother me. But if you don’t love me enough I will get up and go out again… Decisions…. But first, a snack…

They could be twins!

Posted on January 24, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, incomer cat, Outdoor cat, Passed away, Photos, Time, Tuxedo cat2 Comments

They both moved in with us as strays, but they are seperated by quite a few years. Both have a splodgy nose although one has golden eyes and the other yellow.

Both were and are characters (outdoor cat, top and and incomer, bottom). I don’t share my cats names online. But the incomer died when he was young. I was devastated. Cats can be long lived and our oldest was twenty one when she passed away.

I have lots of photos of them but I don’t want to bore you!

He’s in again

Posted on January 15, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Bed, Black and white cat, Home, Indoor cats, Life, moved in, Outdoor cat, Sleep, Sleeping cat, Tuxedo cat4 Comments

In bed, if I lie on my back the outdoor cat now walks onto my chest and lies down. Paws on my hand, he will lie his chin down on my hand too as he goes to sleep. The only trouble is I can’t stay in that position all night, so eventually he lies at the bottom of the bed. He often wants to go back outside after two or three hours, but gradually the time inside is extending and outside getting shorter. And he’s put on weight and my two indoor cats have accepted him.

In and out (or how I’m being trained by an outdoor cat)! 💕

Posted on January 13, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Can't sleep, Cat, Diary, in and out, Outdoor cat, Tired, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

In, 3pm, slept on the bed for four hours..

In, 11pm. Has some food, goes back out..

In 1am, goes upstairs for half an hour, then out…

Stayed up and watched a film, called him in at 3.30am….eats, goes upstairs with us, sleeps on end of bed.

Me, gets up at 6.30am for a bathroom visit. He follows, scoffs lots of food, sniffs litter trays, asks to go out…

Me, can’t go back to bed incase he wants to come back in..

7am, listening to the morning radio news…

Quiet day

Posted on January 1, 2021January 1, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged 1st post, 2021, Cat, hangover, January, Life, New year, Outdoor cat, TimeLeave a comment

A day of peace and quiet. Outdoor cats slept on the bed most of the day. He popped out for a couple of hours this morning and the same this afternoon. He’s back up there now.

I’ve spent the day recovering, had a few glasses of wine last night and as I don’t drink much usually it had a bad effect! Ooo my head.

I’m still coming to terms with the WordPress changes. Since I have my blogs linked to Facebook they keep being posted there now. I only want my art posts going there but I can’t find the place to switch them off? Anyone know?

Almost the end of 1.1.21…..goodnight

He comes home when I whistle

Posted on December 30, 2020 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Cat, Cold, Eating, Fun, In the garden, Life, Love, Mooching, Outdoor cat, Sleeping on the bed, Whistle, WinterLeave a comment

The outdoor cat is now more of an outside cat. I call his name (he remains anonymous here) and whistle him and he comes in. I have to wait a few minutes while he mooches round the garden. He woke me up this morning by lying on me in bed for a cuddle, then up he got and slipped downstairs. I followed to let him out ( my indoor cats) also anonymous, have been out a couple of times but end up hiding under garden benches. They are a lot smaller and I think would get picked on by the ginger Tom who also patrols our garden.

After half an hour and a decaff coffee to warm me up, I whistled him about three times and he came back in from the cold and dark. He’s eating biscuits at the moment, having his fill. Next? He might go out to mooch again, but I hope he stays in.

By the way, I don’t know how many people whistle their cats, but it seems to carry better. I’ve done it since I was a child I developed some notes along the line of a ‘cat where are you?’ tune….ah he’s gone back upstairs…. Bye

Mallaband-Brown

Tag: Outdoor cat