Outside cat is huge!

I just noticed that the outside cat (seen here inside) is almost as big as my trumpet case. This gives you an idea of the scale of him! He’s got used to knocking on the cat flap now. He could walk through it as we have it set to coming in only, but I think he would struggle to squeeze through!

Tonight he was lying on the two arms of our armchair, on a cushion placed between the arms. He had his paws and his face on my hand. He was dreaming and his head and ears were twitching, his claws stuck in my hand at one stage. Then he woke up and went to the back door. He only stays in for a couple of hours, unless he’s deeply asleep. No doubt he will be back in an hour or so.

Just a cat sketch…

Posted on March 25, 2021 Posted in Cat, Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Black and white cat, Drawing, he moved, on the mat, Outdoor cat, Sketching, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

he moved!

So I couldn’t get the right shapes on his fur, I had to try and remember. I also decided to simplify the pattern on the mat.

Putting out his paw

Posted on March 15, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Abandoned, Armchair, Black and white cat, Cat, Love, moved in, Outdoor cat, Rest, Sleeping, Trust, Tuxedo cat2 Comments

Our outside cat really does seem to appreciate us. Often he puts out his paw and touches me as if he is confirming to himself that I am real, that I exist. It is somehow a gesture of reassurance. Trust, acceptance. I feel so privileged that he seems to know we care about him.

This photo was just taken. He wants to sit between us on the armchair arms. My hubby pats the cushion on the arms and he jumps up. He’s now resting his head on the arm. Soon he will be asleep.

My indoor cats still get attention, I see the look of love in their faces, slightly closing their eyes in a look of pleasure, but I guess our outdoor cat needs that extra bit of care. He was rejected and abandoned by his previous owners and its taken about three years to get him in and really gain his trust. We love him.

Rat-a-tat-cat!

Posted on March 1, 2021 Posted in Cat, UncategorizedTagged Black and white cat, Cat, Cat flap, cat milk, Food, Indoor cats, Knocker, Life, Noise, Outdoor cat, rattling door, treats, Tuxedo catLeave a comment

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.

Mallaband-Brown

Tag: Outdoor cat