Cats and dogs...

[Falko]

3 hours later.....
"The #9's killed the cat"
"Nah, it was probably the fall that did it"
"I'm not so sure about that"
"yeah, I might have misjudged it a bit.... sorry...."
"No you're not...."

[e30addict]

A little CCI Quiet 22 from inside a house isn't even audible......

[Tekime]

This thread has been well worth the last 10 minutes of my life.

If I was neighbor I'd hammer a few boards every 15' or so and let the cat deal with it

Some rosemary in the garden might deter him

[SVRACER01]

i dont know how i missed this thread initially or even over the years, but this is pure comedic gold

[Tricky Mike]

Hi. Cat's treed again.

[OreoGaborio]

It's not officially summer until that cat gets stuck in the fuckin tree.

[Falko]

That cat is still alive??
There's an old saying, "At least a dog learns after the first time." I'm seeing why the chosen animal is "dog".

[Tricky Mike]

I found myself in the garage last night staring at this little boxing glove... Like a novelty boxing glove keychain type thing. It fit perfectly over an Easton FMJ arrow (with the broadhead removed, obvs).

I'm kind of libertarian by nature... I think people overwhelmingly make sound, reasonable decisions, even in the absence of what, at times, seems like an obnoxiously overbearing spider web of laws, lawyers, jails...

Then I discover that literally the only thing stopping me from shooting my neighbor's cat with a miniature boxing glove-tipped arrow is the legal fallout.

[Falko]

The cat's name is Legal???

[jhawley]

If no one sees then does it count?
asking for a friend

[FriskyDingo]

The same cat after nearly 5 years?!? Well he's obviously a survivor, he must be on like life #19 by now. Did he make friends with your dog or is he just super fast

[RandyO]

Hi. Cat's treed again.

maybe the cat is smart, my cat doesn't back down from predators, she's brought a red tail hawk to our doorstep, lost her tail to a coyote, scared face from a fight with a racoon, seen her bloody the noses of dogs several times

[Tricky Mike]

maybe the cat is smart

At what point past the typical 7-10 days stuck in the tree might we expect the cat to reveal his master plan?

[02redhawk]

RE: Master Plan
Seem to remember something about anything over X days and they are granted Squatters Rights.

[OreoGaborio]

At what point past the typical 7-10 days stuck in the tree might we expect the cat to reveal his master plan?

Give it another 6-8 years, it'll have us all right where it wants us.

[Falko]

And that is what, 50' below him??

[dontpanic]

Somebody please get a sample of the cat's DNA.

[Stoneman]

About 23 seconds in your yard while Ziva's there and your dilemma is solved. Half that if I don't feed her for a couple days.

[Point37]

this cat vs Stoneman's lawnmower...who would win?

[Tricky Mike]

this cat vs Stoneman's lawnmower...who would win?

I think that would open a hole in the space-time continuum. Not to be fucked with.

[capitalcrew]

Can't wait for this year's installment. Great read.

[Tricky Mike]

Been a while since I updated:

Nothing says spring like a fresh pile of cat shit next to my front door. I saw the cat walking across the front yard yesterday morning and sure enough... Yay, more cat shit!

Conversations with neighbordude have repeatedly proven to be a waste of time. I guess that definition of insanity applies to me too? Why I keep talking to this guy expecting different results is its own mystery.

The routine is that I go talk to him... Again. He makes a half-assed attempt at some ineffective, inexpensive home remedy and quickly either loses interest, or more likely convinces himself that whatever bullshit he plucked off of "teh google" actually worked this time. I go back to picking up the shit with a shovel and hurling it into his yard, something I told him alllll about during one of the aforementioned waste of time conversations. This particular pile of shit landed in the driveway, which I took as a proverbial sign of good tidings to come or someshit. Like a catshit fortune cookie or something.

The only logical solution, and one I have presented more times than I can count is to return the cat to indoor status, but apparently that's not an option, because it was shitting in the house. Obviously we can't have that, can we? So my makeshift front door litter box will just have to do.

I don't think I mentioned one chapter of this saga... After the cat made the news, the Rescue League, or the MSPCA or something refused to give the cat back. I guess enough was enough. Now, I know what you're thinking, but I actually had nothing to do with it. I probably should have called them years ago, but never did.

My theory is that several neighbors have had the cat treed on their property, something that I imagine gets old after oh, I dunno... maybe 4-5 events? Oddly, the cat has never picked my property as a location for his odd brand of alpinism. I guess cats don't shit where they climb? Anyway, one of our other neighbors happened to know a lot about this part of the saga and mentioned that the cat owners had to fight to get the thing back. Who the fuck knows....

I DO know that it was gone for a few weeks after the news story ran, but like always, right when I was about ready to close the books he makes his triumphant return. And by triumphant, I mean he waddles his fat ass across my front yard looking for a spot to shit and when I come out of the front door he sprints awkwardly, misjudges the height of a rock wall, shorts it, and goes cartwheeling down the hill.

Wife and I are watching the weather. First 90-degree day we get the cat climbs....

[Stoneman]

Have I mentioned Ziva?

[Paul_E_D]

This is a Tricky situation, to be sure.

[dontpanic]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NKeYi9sxjO0