Anyone remember when I got the two barn cats from the program where they catch feral cats, spay/neuter them, give them shots and then give them to people in the country for controlling mice? It was in June, 2015 when I got two of them . . Gypsy and Rose. They told me to leave them in the crates for a few days so they’d learn where “home” is and then let them go but leave a little food and water out for them. I kept them in the crate for a few days and when I opened the doors to the crate . . they were gone . . so fast I didn’t even see one of them leave!
From time to time, we catch a cat that I think may be Gypsy.
In October, 2017, we caught this one.
Gypsy?
My blog readers didn’t think it was Gypsy.
Last night, we caught this one.
Gypsy?
I’d like to think it could be one of them . . maybe Gypsy. I love the pattern on his/her fur. She was fat. I told Vince . . whether it’s Gypsy or not . . she looks like she’s eating well. He said “She’s doing more than Cat who only sits around on her fat a** waiting for someone to fill her food bowl!”
This cat has such a sweet face. I wish we could tame her and keep her but the last thing I need is a third cat, though if we knew the truth, I’m probably feeding way more cats than I realize. This one was definitely not friendly . . not aggressive but probably really scared. She hissed and growled and when Vince let her go, she was gone in a flash. Maybe we’ll see her around again but probably not any time soon.
Laura Haywood says
A question, not a complaint: How or why are you catching cats? I’m sure you have a reason; I’m just confused.
Sue Edberg says
Judy, is this cat’s ear clipped? I can’t tell from the picture. Isn’t that what they do when they spay/neuter a feral cat for the catch and release programs. If it is, that would be a fairly good indication if it is or isn’t Gypsy.
Kelly Mack says
In our area, if they spay or neuter cats that are to be released again they put a little notch on their ear so they are easy to identify if they are caught again.
Judy Laquidara says
See my comment to Sue’s post. If you look at the linked post where I had just picked up Gypsy and Rose from the vet, neither of them have tipped ears. Cat showed up here as a feral cat and she definitely has a tipped ear.
Judy Laquidara says
Some vets clip and some don’t. Whoever did Cat, did clip the ear but neither Gypsy or Rose had clipped ears. Our local vet said sometimes they just put a snip in the ear and you have to be able to touch the ear to see it. I never could see any tipping or clipping on Gypsy or Rose. If you look at the picture of Gypsy and Rose in the linked post, you’ll see they do not have any visible clipping and that was just after I picked them up from the vet.
Judy Laquidara says
The traps are not intended for the cats but they sometimes wander in.
Swooze says
Trail cam on cats dish! Lol
Nelle Coursey says
She is pretty! Maybe she is living off mice around your place! You can always say it is Gypsy and no one will know the difference. They may both be around somewhere and you haven’t seen them in a while!
dezertsuz says
She does have a pretty face.