And that includes power vacuums. For example: Fingers has been in control of the farmland immediately around my home for a few years. Mark has recently tried to take over, failed, but still stayed around. But within the last week, both have been removed from power by the simple expedient of relocating them into my basement. And the result has *not* been the de-catification of my land. Just the opposite: numerous candidates for the position of HMFIC have put themselves forward… cats I’ve seen before, cats I haven’t.
One team that has recently appeared are these fellers:
1) A small cat, presumably female, somewhat civilized (though not very):
2) Her “partner,” who hangs around with her and is clearly male (his harbls are quite visible, and he likes to piddle on things to claim them his):
Soon enough, the two mommacats in the basement maternity ward will be returned to the world. Depending on whether he can be brought up to code before he has to travel, Mark may or may not also be returned to the outside. It’ll be interesting to see what the final disposition of forces is.
6 Responses to “Nature Abhors A Vacuum”
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Probably the first probe to land in an inhabitable planet will find a cat already living there.
Man, you need to build a few rabbit hutches and set up a couple of birdfeeders close to the ground! Cut back on your food bill a bit, at least.
Is Fingers going to the new home, or did she miss that train?
This is why like the TNR (Trap, Neuter/Spay, Release) programs for ferals. It keeps other ferals from moving in while decreasing the population of unwanted cats.
I agree about the nutering. It’s cheaper and simpler than a spay and if the males are nuetered then less kittens would be produced. If you could DIY then all you’d need is some cat sedative.
Where do these cats come from? My grandmother in Texas lives outside of a small town and people are always dropping off cats.
The male a little, but especially the female, seem to have an odd body shape. Are they not-quite-grown, is it something about what type(s) of cat they are, or does it just have to do with far too little sleep for me last night?
I’m surprised that the area you live in has such a large feral cat population; I take it there are a large number of rodents around there for them to prey upon?
What’s the venomous snake situation like down there? They tend to be attracted to a large rodent population also.