Recent Content by ralphonzo

Yep, it's a cat house all right (err no, officer, not that kind of 'cat house')... I imagine the hunting disadvantage disincentive of meowing/chirruping is so strongly ingrained in adult ferals that many of them never develop warning noises, but fortunately for me (and my carpet), my ferals...

When I was growing up I had 4 indoor/outdoor cats. They were all great hunters, and they all spent a good 8-12 hours inside each day. None of these cats made noises when jumping or running. They were all very stealthy. With the next generation, I had purely indoor cats. The first one I got made...

I've been in a similar situation, albeit with a spayed female. She hates litter. She'll only crap in it, after which she flies out of the box without a single thought of burying it. She wants to have as little as possible to do with the box and spend only the minimum amount of time in it...

I'm going to excerpt in full a description of "The Alpha Female Cat" from this website: I had never read anything like this before, or heard the term applied specifically to females. I also can't find any other sources describing the same phenomenon. If not for my experience with one cat, I'd...

Well now you'll always associate unauthorized trap and release with the illegal human organ trade. You're welcome. :) I'm sure Chester's better off now than he was before. I think we probably both feel like we're here for cats, and not the other way around (as sappy or self-aggrandizing as that...

I appreciate the welcome and kind words from everyone. The hiss is a full-fledged hiss with no sort of vocal cord movement at all. Well, I guess a full-fledged hiss is accompanied by swept ears, arched back, and wide eyes, none of which are present, but the mouth part of it is certainly a...

There is often just one stray... But there is seldom just one feral.

About three weeks back, I saw a kitten (2-3 months old) walking in circles in an alarming manner in the middle of the street... I went outside right away to try to get him, and as I got close, he alerted to my presence and outpaced me to a neighbor's backyard. I went through the gate into the...