The rain has not stopped for weeks and weeks here and all over Spain. They say ‘En abril, aguas mil’ (In April, a thousand showers).
Patrick and Karen from Scotland were just here and bravely slogged through mud on a few walks around the area, all the time no doubt considering Barbados next spring! At least the dams are full and the drought must be officially over.
I guess I could have predicted that this blog would start to include the pet cats, even if the Butterfly Cat charity doesn’t (despite the pets drooling over the cheap out-of-bounds dry food!). The fact is they all interact, and quite positively so far. I think Scruffy may even have a bit of a thing for both Bette Davis and Jessie. He gets quite puffed up and animated when they come around.
Mizuki (our Bengal) has been gone for 7 weeks now. Someone said they thought they saw her in nearby village but we have followed that up and drawn a blank. Apart from that, no one has responded to our posters which are up all over the countryside, in bus stops and on lampposts. It is hard not knowing what happened to her when she wandered off all those Saturdays ago, and unless she is warm and safe and hunting in a barn somewhere, the possibilities are bleak.
Still the work with the ferals goes on. Here’s Patrick, ‘Pet Feeder of the Month’ getting amongst it in the undergrowth one evening. Thank you!!
I guess I could have predicted that this blog would start to include the pet cats, even if the Butterfly Cat charity doesn’t (despite the pets drooling over the cheap out-of-bounds dry food!). The fact is they all interact, and quite positively so far. I think Scruffy may even have a bit of a thing for both Bette Davis and Jessie. He gets quite puffed up and animated when they come around.
Mizuki (our Bengal) has been gone for 7 weeks now. Someone said they thought they saw her in nearby village but we have followed that up and drawn a blank. Apart from that, no one has responded to our posters which are up all over the countryside, in bus stops and on lampposts. It is hard not knowing what happened to her when she wandered off all those Saturdays ago, and unless she is warm and safe and hunting in a barn somewhere, the possibilities are bleak.
Still the work with the ferals goes on. Here’s Patrick, ‘Pet Feeder of the Month’ getting amongst it in the undergrowth one evening. Thank you!!
Husky appeared with a very nasty injury on his leg last week. I thought I might have to trap him and get him patched up by the vet, but the wound seemed to dry out. Then it got really swollen and I was ready to set up a trap, but worried that he might damage his leg further as he jumped around when the trap shut. The next day what must have been an abscess had burst and it looked a real mess, but over the next few days the wound has dried up again and now looks substantial (!) but dry and healing. Unless you’re having your breakfast you might cast your eye over the photo below. I think he’s saying, ‘No need for the doctor eh? I was a bit crook but just keep the Friskies coming and she’ll be apples’. I have no idea why he’s bunging on the Australian but he’s a straightforward kind of guy and doesn’t like to make a fuss.
Sometimes it is better to wait than act hastily, trap and traumatise a cat that might ‘come good’ on his own. If the wound does swell up again though, I will take him in, regardless of him protesting that it’s ‘just a scratch’.
Apart from the continuous presence of Husky, and twice a week visits of Clem Fandango, Bette Davis and Jessie, there are not many cats around right now, or maybe they are turning up at night to see what’s left in the comederos.
The builders are here every day and Jose Manuel has some feral cats he looks after on his finca. One has just had kittens and he is looking for homes for them. I have been pushing the point about neutering, and printed out the chart below for him today. It’s staggering, and he was suitably impressed. I'll let you know what happens.
Apart from the continuous presence of Husky, and twice a week visits of Clem Fandango, Bette Davis and Jessie, there are not many cats around right now, or maybe they are turning up at night to see what’s left in the comederos.
The builders are here every day and Jose Manuel has some feral cats he looks after on his finca. One has just had kittens and he is looking for homes for them. I have been pushing the point about neutering, and printed out the chart below for him today. It’s staggering, and he was suitably impressed. I'll let you know what happens.
Hopefully, the rainbow yesterday heralds some good weather and some news of our own small tabby creature.
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