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You are here: Home / Diary / Feral Caturday

Feral Caturday

March 25, 2017 By: Summer Samba36 Comments

Yesterday’s mystery was solved, but it turns out there was more to the story. My human’s boyfriend saw the culprit in action and took some photos.

cat with face in nip garden

There he is, whiffing away!

tom cat in nip garden

You’ll have to excuse the photo quality — my human’s boyfriend was using the crappy iPhone zoom, because there was no way he was going to be able to get close to this guy.

He is actually a familiar face around here. My human sees him on the security cams all the time. But it turns out there is more to the story! There is another Tom cat, a tabby that hangs around by my nip garden too. He and the first guy had an argument one day, but the next day they were hanging out together. By my nip garden. They ran off when they saw my human, but we figured they were okay with each other.

But then she came along.

doorway to Summer's house

A couple of days ago, the humans heard a ruckus outside, in the front yard (thankfully, far away from my nip garden). It was the two male cats… and a third kitty. My human’s boyfriend found me to show me through the front door window.

somali cat looking out of window at feral cats

Although they were hanging out together, the air was full of tension… and probably something else.

feral cats in front yard

The dilute calico was in heat and she was playing the two cats against each other.

feral cats having a pow-wow

None of them looked pleased about being disturbed. The arguing and carrying on went well into the evening. My human is not happy about this — not because of the noise, but because she doesn’t like intact cats running around outside and procreating. When we get back from Palm Springs, she is going to get in touch with one of the feral cat groups and see if she can get these guys TNR’d.

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  1. LESLEY CASTLE says

    July 12, 2021 at 3:54 pm

    I hope everyone got snipped and tipped

    Reply
  2. Pipo/Minko/MrJackFreckles says

    April 4, 2017 at 11:56 pm

    Yikes! Those ferals are going to cause some kitten troubles we fear.
    Mr Black Face sure looks like a Meezer Mix.
    Mr Tabby is handsome, and Miss Calico , well she better make sure she knows what she is doing…sigh…
    Hope your human can catch them, Summer. TNR would be furry helpful.

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  3. LP says

    March 30, 2017 at 9:23 am

    Uh, oh…maybe this is a show your innocent eyes shouldn’t watch Summer! We are surprised you have stray cats in your neighbourhood. We hope it all ends well.

    the critters in the cottage xo

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  4. Selina says

    March 29, 2017 at 7:22 am

    Poor little girl. I hope your hooman can get help for her when you all return. Keep us posted! AND those man kits definitely DO NOT need to be spreading their DNA every which way!

    Purrz!
    Selina

    PS Any chance of the calico becoming a new little sis?

    Reply
  5. Cathy Keisha says

    March 27, 2017 at 5:22 pm

    Callie looks like this might be her first litter. Hope your human can get them done otherwise you’ll have a whole feral colony on your property and that will cramp your going out time.

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  6. Eastside Cats says

    March 27, 2017 at 2:01 pm

    TNR is the way to go! No more unwanted kittens, and the fighting mostly stops.

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  7. Miranda Kitten says

    March 27, 2017 at 1:20 pm

    Yeah, those guys need seeing to, and the young lady by the looks of things! I hope your Mu can get someone to come and help.

    Maybe not perfect pictures BUT I think a picture showing an event is brilliant if it caputres some cat, or something happening. (like our ducklings, far from perfect but it told the story!).

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  8. Nellie says

    March 26, 2017 at 3:24 pm

    Good Plan! Yous don’t wants a clowder of nip Nappers skulking around your bed! And TNR is a great thing!
    Wes hopes yous catches them all!
    Kisses
    Nellie

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  9. Sherri-Ellen TD. says

    March 26, 2017 at 9:45 am

    Mee-you that poor Callyco…it iss not fun to bee driven bye hoarmoanss!
    An thee mankatss must bee all stirred uppy all so.
    Mee knowss yur Mumma will help them Summer. Lady Janiss iss a thottfull lady.
    ~~head rubsss~~ Siddhartha Henry~~

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  10. Kitties Blue says

    March 26, 2017 at 8:33 am

    Well, you are definitely correct about what was going on in your front yard. What a cute little girl that is, no wonder those fellas are after her. She’ll probably end up with a litter of kitties that include offspring from both of these guys. Good luck to your human with catching them. XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Angel Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo and Cooper Murphy

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  11. Lola says

    March 26, 2017 at 6:22 am

    Wow! There’s sure a lot of feral cat drama going on around there. We’re glad your human will get them all TNR’s. Especially that little calico.

    Reply
  12. Katie Isabella says

    March 26, 2017 at 5:00 am

    OH Summer, I missed this yesterday. I hope your Human can get the Feral rescue folks out to help…

    Reply
  13. TONYA WOODRUFF says

    March 25, 2017 at 9:27 pm

    Wow, that kitty was totally sniffing your crop of nip!

    Reply
  14. Raven says

    March 25, 2017 at 8:45 pm

    I wouldn’t want to watch a love triangle in my yard! Hopefully they will all get TNR’d soon.

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  15. Just Ducky says

    March 25, 2017 at 5:52 pm

    Getting ready to make babies.

    Reply
  16. Maxwell Faraday and Allie says

    March 25, 2017 at 5:14 pm

    We hope the three way love fest gets nipped (or should we say snipped) in the bud very soon!

    Reply
  17. THe Island Cats says

    March 25, 2017 at 4:54 pm

    We sure hope your human can get these guys and gal fixed, otherwise there’s gonna be more than 3 cats hanging around.

    Reply
  18. Mary McNeil says

    March 25, 2017 at 3:55 pm

    At least they were all buzzed on your nip, or things could’ve gotten really nasty !

    Reply
  19. Melissa, Mudpie & Angel Truffles says

    March 25, 2017 at 3:29 pm

    Those are some gorgeous kitties! I sure hope your human is able to help them out. Summer, I think you’re a bit too young to be watching what’s going on between them too!

    Reply
  20. The Swiss Cats says

    March 25, 2017 at 1:16 pm

    It looks like girl kitty is pretty young ; the boys are gorgeous ! We hope that they can be trapped and neutered. Purrs

    Reply
  21. Caren Gittleman says

    March 25, 2017 at 12:43 pm

    OMG…sex and nip and rock n roll!!!

    Reply
  22. mommakatandherbearcat says

    March 25, 2017 at 12:29 pm

    I’d say cats can never be bad … and one can never have enough cats … but that only works in the theoretical sense where all of the babies have loving forever homes like every feline deserves.

    Reply
  23. Beau Beau and Angie says

    March 25, 2017 at 11:45 am

    Wow a Spring drama in full heat! Oh I can only imagine the ruckus. Only takes a few seconds and she’ll be having kittens before long.

    Reply
  24. Purrjamm Cats says

    March 25, 2017 at 11:32 am

    We are so glad to hear that your mom is going to try and TNR them. They are such gorgeous kitties. It’s kitten season. We gotta try and keep the population down. Thanks for helping! Purrs

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  25. Madi and Mom says

    March 25, 2017 at 10:29 am

    Oh Summer we do so agree about the intact ferals. Once we had a few in the area when my peeps had their first cat, Milky-Way. They all loved to walk across the back porch teasing and taunting MW.

    All there are quite handsome/pretty cats too bad they don’t have homes
    Hugs madi your bfff

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  26. Michelle says

    March 25, 2017 at 9:28 am

    Thanks for helping the feral cats. They will end up being hurt or going hungry by no fault of their own. We care for a feral colony in our town, We get them fixed and feed them. Poor babies :'(

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  27. Mickey's Musings says

    March 25, 2017 at 8:33 am

    Gee! Not one but three cats!
    WE also purr they can get TNR’d.
    Purrs Georgia,Julie and JJ

    Reply
  28. BeadedTail says

    March 25, 2017 at 8:29 am

    Lot of action happening in your yard! We’re glad your humans spotted the ladycat so they knew to get them all TNR’d quickly. Have fun in Palm Springs! Our Grandpa from Kansas just left there.

    Reply
  29. Margaret Elmendorf says

    March 25, 2017 at 7:35 am

    Oh I hope they get TNR’d when you get back. They are good looking cats. They would be gorgeous kittens.

    Reply
  30. Ellen Pilch says

    March 25, 2017 at 6:23 am

    I would love to adopt the one with the black face, very cool looking cat. Around here we can borrow traps ourselves for a $50 deposit and then bring them in for only $30 to get fixed. I prefer to do it myself because state law says they have to be quarantines for 6 months if they have wounds or they euthanize them. Luckily, I brought Brody in so I was able to save him.

    Reply
  31. Brian frum says

    March 25, 2017 at 5:56 am

    Yep, we are not looking forward to kitten season either.

    Reply
  32. The Poupounette Gang says

    March 25, 2017 at 5:27 am

    Ah, the songs of spring!

    That tom has quite unusual markings, doesn’t he?

    Purrs,
    The Chans

    Reply
  33. meowmeowmans says

    March 25, 2017 at 5:18 am

    We sure hope they can all be TNR’d, and that that helps with all the tension and discord! Not sure if it will keep them out of your nip, though, Summer.

    Reply
  34. The kitties of purring pines says

    March 25, 2017 at 3:26 am

    We hope fur a happy ending too.

    Reply
  35. Toby and Leia says

    March 25, 2017 at 2:16 am

    When you have something nice it always attracts the jealous. We hope there is a happy ending for all three of them.

    Reply
  36. Layla Morgan Wilde says

    March 25, 2017 at 12:29 am

    The calico looks young and most likely pregnant by now. The mottled cat with the crescent shape on his muzzle is gorgeous. Hopefully we won’t see his cute offspring.

    Reply

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