ArtfromArk

@jbnw

I like this version.

But the name really reminded me of songs of a time long ago that I hadn’t thought of for many, many years.

Music will do that —

@jbnw

Same title, different song. 🙂 We should do a topic on that some time.

Some type of store, think it was Home Goods.

Bowie’s Santa Monica 1972 show was one of the most popular bootlegs ever (recently released officially as part of a box set, I think?)

@alcina

I caught only cats, but I was trapping in a suburban, residential neighborhood. I have very occasionally seen a skunk or an opossum in the area, but none visited my trap.

If you do trap an animal you don’t want, it’s no big deal. You never have to handle the prisoner. You just unlatch the door and lift it up. The animal, now free to…[Read more]

@jimlane

Thanks for the suggestion, Jim. Our local HD didn’t have that, but another store has some humane traps that I’ll go look at tomorrow. My only concern is that we might end up catching the possums or skunks or raccoons that frequent our yard at night. (We have a pond, and it brings all the critters to the yard.) But if I put it out in the…[Read more]

@kentankerous @joeshlabotnik

Thanks for the warning. I just looked up this disease and it’s pretty scary. There appears to be a vaccine, but it’s kind of like the Covid vaccines — doesn’t necessarily prevent infection.

The little visitor did not come by today. Poor Casey sat by the fence for most of the day waiting for it. If it’s truly a feral…[Read more]

@alcina Don’t want to be alarmist, but Feline Leukemia killed 2 of my cats. When I lived in a semi rural area, I had 2, 10-12 year old cats who were indoor/outdoor cats although they spent most of their time indoors.  One of the two cats came along with the house, and was originally a stray farm cat who the previous owner adopted and became a…[Read more]

@alcina

If you want to take your visitor to the vet but you’re having trouble effecting the catch, I can recommend the humane traps from Havahart. The company sells online but I got mine at Home Depot.

You bait it with food. The cat, in walking toward the food, steps on a plate that causes the door to swing shut, a couple feet behind the…[Read more]

Feline leukemia is contagious.  You and your Casey have been gifted. Be careful. Take the new baby to a vet. Happiness and joy to all 3 of you!!

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LOL

@djean111 and @nvwino

Thank you for the information. Of the cat sounds, the first one sounds very much like Casey; and the 3rd one sounds so much like the other cat that Casey came running in from outside to find out what was going on. I played the video again, and he showed no interest in the other sounds.

The other cat appears to be either a…[Read more]