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Conference misery::feline

Title:	Meower Power - Where Differing Opinions are Respected
Notice:	purrrrr...
Moderator:	JULIET::CORDES_JA

Created:	Wed Nov 13 1991
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1079
Total number of notes:	28858

301.0. "strange visiting kitty" by ESMAIL::D_WEISMAN () Tue Jun 02 1992 09:03

    
    
    Although this is not a very important matter, I am very
    curious about a cat that has begun visiting our yard lately.
    Just about every night for the past few weeks I will look
    out to find this long haired orange cat sitting near the
    same tree in our yard.  This cat is very friendly, loves
    to be patted and does not appear to be hungry or injured 
    in any way.  I'm mostly curious as to why he/she comes around
    and if its a male or female.
    
    I have 2 neutered cats, a male and a female.  I thought the
    cat might be a female after my sylvester, but can't females
    in heat tell when a cat can not help them out?  And if the
    orange cat is a male, wouldn't he fight with my male cat.
    The orange cat does not appear interested in fighting with
    either of my cats, I kind of thought cats of the same sex would
    always fight if they didn't know each other.  The orange cat
    doesn't really act like its in heat, although it walks around
    my legs and rubs against them alot.
    
    i guess basically i'm asking if anyone might know what this cat
    wants and any guesses to its sex.  I tried to look once but
    the cat has very long hair which makes it difficult and also
    was not very impressed with a stranger trying to get so
    personal with it and I don't blame the cat for that as its
    really none of my business.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
301.1		MAGEE::MERRITT	Kitty City	`Tue Jun 02 1992 10:35`	21
	It is my opinion that it is just a myth that every male cat will fight another male cat if they are not familiar with each other. I have many males cats that are not aggresive towards other cats...but then I have Barkley who is aggresive towards both female and males. So...this orange kitty could be: o just a neighborhood cat that comes to visit o A lost kitty that does not have a home o A whole kitty who is looking for love In any of the above cases...if you feed it...it will return! You could always try placing a ad in your local paper...if you feel he is a stray or ask around your neighborhood to see if he does have a home. Good luck ....Sandy
301.2		OXNARD::KOLLING	Karen/Sweetie/Holly/Little Bit Ca.	`Tue Jun 02 1992 11:22`	5
	Since s/he isn't hungry, my guess is that you have a new, mellow cat neighbor who drops by for a neighborly visit and to get a few hugs. Congratulations, you are now a cat aunt/uncle.
301.3		DSSDEV::TPMARY::TAMIR	DECforms Roadie	`Tue Jun 02 1992 11:28`	10
	I've got two kitties who visit me regularly, just for the hugs and kisses. One of them is a black and white "tuxedo" kitty with huge feet and he just loves to be held and cuddled. The other is a solid black kitty, and he's as friendly as can be. Both are well fed, beautifully cared for, and the nicest cats you'd want to meet! They are curious about my 7 inside and I think hang around for the hugs. As for checking his/her privates--well, every cat has its dignity!!! Mary
301.4	just visiting i guess	ESMAIL::D_WEISMAN		`Tue Jun 02 1992 11:37`	9
	thanks for the replies, i kind of thought the kitty might just be stopping by to say hello, but i had never really heard of that before. fine with me, but i can't say my 2 cats are too pleased with the idea. sylvester says the cat waltzes into his yard like he owns the place.
301.5		SPEZKO::RAWDEN	Cheryl Graeme Rawden	`Tue Jun 02 1992 11:57`	15
	A cat will always rub it's face and/or body on various places. This means it's leaving it's scent and is marking that particular area. (this is similar to me leaving chocolate bar wrappers around and leaving my own mark!) Sounds as though you have an overly friendly neighborhood visitor and he (she?) likes you. You know the movie "Field of Dreams" and the saying "if you build it, he will come"? Well, something similar holds true for cats -- "if you feed him, he'll return." :^) I remember when we brought home our two (at the time) nameless cats and was trying to figure out the sex of a very shy long haired black cat that I assumed was a male. Took me about two hours to finally really get a look and found out that he was a she. Like Mar says, cats have their dignity!
301.6	I'll trade ya! (:	BOOVX1::MANDILE	Horse sense: Keeps horses from betting on people	`Tue Jun 02 1992 12:15`	9
	How do you know it isn't hungry? Did you offer it food and it turned up it's nose at it? I wish the cats that "visit" me were just looking for a friendly pat or other cat company! They are to the point where they even jump through the barn window to get to the food inside! I'm going through dry like I have 10 outdoor/barn cats !!!!!! L-
301.7		ESMAIL::D_WEISMAN		`Tue Jun 02 1992 12:52`	9
	well true, i haven't really offered the cat food. As i don't know if the cat has been vacinated or has parasites i really would prefer it not hanging around with my cats. But, it is a free country and i just couldn't try to scare the cat away or anything like that. And yes, I certainly respect the cats right to privacy and don't blame it for not wanting a stranger closely examining it.