Devonviolet Acres

[CntryBoy777]

Well, if ya already have 2 inside....1 outside shouldn't present a problem. We have 1 inside and 2 outside. When bad or cold weather comes we offer the outside cats the opportunity to get inside one of the bldgs with food, water, and litter.

 

[Bruce]

Yep, most cats of all sizes (other than lions) are solitary animals.

Congratulations (I guess?) on your new cat. Other than not having white on him, Christofur arrived the same way and in the same condition.

 

[goatgurl]

awwww, butterscotch is so cute. of course he is your cat, that is if he comes back. and if you feed him he will come back.
and as far as your baby ducks are concerned I think the bigger two are drakes. just guessing but with the muscovies the drakes are always bigger even when they are young. how are they liking being out with their swimming pool?

 

[Devonviolet]

as far as your baby ducks are concerned I think the bigger two are drakes. just guessing but with the muscovies the drakes are always bigger even when they are young. how are they liking being out with their swimming pool?

It's possible both of the big ones are drakes. I will check & see if I can tell.

We haven't actually let them in the pool yet. When DHopened the cage and let them into the pen, all but the biggest two went through the holes in the 2×4 fence, and ran and hid. Luckily, they all stayed together & when one of the Pekins went to see what was going on, it scared the ducklings & the ran out at just the right time for DH to scoop them up in our big fish net. They then went back into the cage & back into the stall in the barn. Now we need check & see how much chicken wire we have. I think we will need to buy more before we can line the walls of the pen and let then out again.

 

[babsbag]

Did your kitty come back.? I find that the more cats I have the more they accept new cats. I have 4... Bug I raised as a bottle baby from my vet; Purrly I got as a kitten, also from my vet. Jack I found 11 years ago as a 4 week old kitten, and Cricket found us...very pregnant. I guess she knew that she was going to have complications with delivery and needed me to foot the bill. She is the only one allowed to go outside.

When I saw your kitty I told DH that his name is Marmalade, but Butterscotch fits too. I had one like him named Rhubarb.

 

[Devonviolet]

Butterscotch left after breakfast, yesterday morning. We didn't,see him all day. When we fed our other two kitties their dinner, I went out to,see if he was on the porch, waiting for dinner. He was nowhere to be found. So, I didn't put any food down. We checked the porch a couple times before we went to bed, and he wasn't there. But, he was there this morning, waiting to be fed.

I was just out, on the front porch, watering plants. Butterscotch was still there. He followed me every step I took. When I picked him up, he purred immediately. I think I'm falling in love.

 

[Baymule]

I need to come give him a hug. With our son in law being deathly allergic to cats, and dogs that eat them, we don't have a cat.

 

[CntryBoy777]

He was probably out "Claiming" territory and checking to see what was in the new territory........hope he turns out to be a good mouser for ya....and, get ready for the little "Gifts" he brings ya....if you praise him for what he brings he will be sure to bring ya more. Oh, and keep an eye out for the ducklings...sure wouldn't want anything to happen to those little darlings....

 

[Bruce]

Happy cat, happy @Devonviolet

 

[Devonviolet]

Well, if ya already have 2 inside....1 outside shouldn't present a problem.

Porter and Keagan aren't strictly inside cats.

When we got them, as kittens, at two different shelters (they are almost exactly the same age), we agreed that we would keep them inside. That was 9-1/2 years ago, and we lived in a high population area. We agreed, for their protection.

When we moved here, we were way out in the country and had a fenced back yard. They REALLY wanted to go outside, so we figured, "Why not???" Both cats stayed in the back yard and enjoyed chasing insects & laying in the grass, soaking up the sun.

When we fenced in the side yard, we removed the backyard gate, which gave them a bigger fenced area to roam. They did figure out a way to go under the workshop, which is on pier & beam. So, occasionally the do get out to the front yard. But, they usually come back after a short while.

Keagan is a big, short hair cat, has always been 22 to 24 pounds, with lots of padding. We feed everyone the same food & same amount. Porter is our Maine Coon mix, who has always been 14 to 15 pounds, on the slender side (you could feel his ribs).

Since we have been letting them out to roam, within the fenced area, I recently noticed that Keagan actually had a waist - which he hasn't had since he was a kitten. So I weighed the boys a couple weeks back. Keagan had lost a whopping 4 pounds, and now weighs 18 pounds. Porter has lost two pounds and weighs 12 pounds. Now I would say he is on the "slender side". So letting them outside has been very healthy for them!


Talking about weights, I was curious about Butterscotch. When I went out to weigh him, he wasn't there. So, I called him, and he came running. He knows his name!!!

I had a box on my kitchen scale. At first he didn't like the idea of going in the box. But I helped him sit down & he curled up, in the box, and purred! What a sweetie!

So, he weighs 7 lbs 2 oz. He's just an itty, bitty thing, compared to our two big boys!

After I weighed him, DH sat in the porch chair & Butterscotch jumped in his lap and started "making muffins" on his leg!