I hope it's okay just to post about strays here, not actually for questions about them.
We have two allotments (with chickens and plants) and after a couple of months of being on there (we've had our allotments for over two years now, maybe this will be the third year in around July/August) a little thin kitty started coming near us. Of course (we didn't have any kitties at the time, or planned to have any) we started socialising with her, and talked to her etc. After a while, she was still coming back and was very thin, so we decided to start feeding her. She started putting on lots of weight and even got a bit chubby
but because she was outside and running around all the time she soon got rid of it.
That was about two years ago, and she still visits us every single time we go now. We have built a cat flap in the front of our greenhouse (we only did this in around September last year, in the summer we are thinking of maybe attempting to build some shelter outside, it'll be too hot in there, but for the winter it's perfect). She has a bed in there, which is just basically a large storage box turned on its side, and lined with a sleeping bag and a blanket. She doesn't always sleep there, but it's there for her if she wants to. We feed her twice a day, we also give her water but she never drinks it. She has been very good with us, never bit, purposely scratched or pooped in our greenhouse. Well, I tell a lie, there was once when she did poop in her bed, but it was a very unhealthy looking poo and this is the only time she'd ever done it, so we thought it was an accident, washed her bedding and that was the end of it
She has also been a good little mouse and rat trap. I've lost count of the amount of rats and mices she's brought to us a "gifts". Yum
but it stops them from getting into the chicken food etc, or just generally moving in. Lately, we've also seen her 'friend'. 'He' (we aren't sure, but just for the sake of it we've been calling 'him' her boyfriend hehe) is very shy, but has came up to dad for a fuss once when he saw her been stroked, purring etc. Dad has also seen him inside the greenhouse, with them both sharing a dish of food. He is almost identical to her, he is however a bit smaller, and meows differently. She is also kinda going grey on her head, where as he doesn't seem to be.
Well.. that's it for now. I just wanted to tell you all about her and how much love she's brought to us when we're down there. She just can't resist coming up to us for a fuss when we're trying to dig
Oh, she responds to the name 'Meow' At first we were saying meow to her, and now when ever we say it she meows back
Jane x
(we also believe she is spayed, we were told by someone on there that someone who used to have an allotment owned this cat and had her spayed, however he died shortly after)
Here are a few pics (they're pretty old, but still show off how beautiful she is
(I hope they're not too big to show, I apologise if they are
)
We have two allotments (with chickens and plants) and after a couple of months of being on there (we've had our allotments for over two years now, maybe this will be the third year in around July/August) a little thin kitty started coming near us. Of course (we didn't have any kitties at the time, or planned to have any) we started socialising with her, and talked to her etc. After a while, she was still coming back and was very thin, so we decided to start feeding her. She started putting on lots of weight and even got a bit chubby
That was about two years ago, and she still visits us every single time we go now. We have built a cat flap in the front of our greenhouse (we only did this in around September last year, in the summer we are thinking of maybe attempting to build some shelter outside, it'll be too hot in there, but for the winter it's perfect). She has a bed in there, which is just basically a large storage box turned on its side, and lined with a sleeping bag and a blanket. She doesn't always sleep there, but it's there for her if she wants to. We feed her twice a day, we also give her water but she never drinks it. She has been very good with us, never bit, purposely scratched or pooped in our greenhouse. Well, I tell a lie, there was once when she did poop in her bed, but it was a very unhealthy looking poo and this is the only time she'd ever done it, so we thought it was an accident, washed her bedding and that was the end of it
She has also been a good little mouse and rat trap. I've lost count of the amount of rats and mices she's brought to us a "gifts". Yum
Well.. that's it for now. I just wanted to tell you all about her and how much love she's brought to us when we're down there. She just can't resist coming up to us for a fuss when we're trying to dig
Oh, she responds to the name 'Meow' At first we were saying meow to her, and now when ever we say it she meows back
Jane x
(we also believe she is spayed, we were told by someone on there that someone who used to have an allotment owned this cat and had her spayed, however he died shortly after)
Here are a few pics (they're pretty old, but still show off how beautiful she is
(I hope they're not too big to show, I apologise if they are
