White Kitty, Patient - Day 95 - Daily Haiku
White kitty, patient,
waiting for his food, and then
Lolo chased him off!
Cori MacNaughton
We've had a couple of insane days, as Marek came home unwell and it has thrown off my already highly unusual schedule, so I went down to take the goats out for a couple of hours of daylight around 4 PM, accompanied by Lolo.
I slowly passed the studio porch, where I've been feeding our little guest kitty, then glanced to my left, and spotted it nestled against a large fallen branch in the fallen leaves. I rolled down my window, starting to sweet talk the little guy, as I've been trying to gain it's trust, when Lolo went barreling by chasing away one of our resident deer.
I wasn't kidding when I said that our deer only run from Lolo to humor him. They know he is no threat.
But as I continued talking to the little guy, assuring him that he is safe on our place, Lolo evidently got his nose out of joint, as I was being "disloyal," and ran back and treed him. Not cool.
My yelling at Lolo to leave the cat alone didn't help to calm things, and after a few moments the cat jumped down, and Lolo chased it across the barnyard. Doubly not cool.
Lolo and I had a talk, during which I let him know in no uncertain terms that as long as the little kitty chooses to live here, s/he is welcome, and is to remain unmolested, by Lolo OR our cats. He understood that I was NOT pleased with his actions.
When I came back a couple of hours later to put the goats in their stall and feed them, I did so without Lolo in tow, and finally spotted the little guy deep in the thicket of young yellow poplars in our barnyard, hiding in plain sight, but with plenty of available escape routes. Smart kitty.
I went ahead and fed him, then got the goats situated, and by the time I came back up to the studio, s/he hadn't moved. Again, smart kitty. S/he has figured out that when I go into the barnyard, I have to leave by the same way, so s/he was waiting until the coast was completely clear before venturing out of cover. S/he's pretty much dead center in this photo, and just a tad toward the upper left.
So a couple of things have come out of this. This cat is smart, wily, and likely has been on its own for a while. And, while I've been concerned about its recent limp, clearly it can move fast and agilely enough when necessary, so that's good news.
Will it allow me to move its feeding station and shelter to the barn? Clearly it has staked out our barnyard as its territory, and is likely watching me even on those occasions when I haven't managed to spot it, so I'm guessing yes.
It may or may not ever be friendly enough to allow me to approach closely, but as long as it appears healthy, I'm okay with it hanging around. If it becomes long term, I will do my best to capture it, to neuter it and release it soon afterward. We don't need more unwanted kittens, and our county doesn't even have a cat rescue, though there is a local organization that helps out with low cost spay and neuter programs when needed.
So for now, I've nicknamed the kitty Barney, since I'm flirting with it to become our barn kitty. If female, she can be Barnette, unless she comes up with a better name of her own.
And yes, I've had several animals come up with their own name, including my cat Bear, who I was planning to call Orion. Man in Black? Hey, it amused me, so there you go.
I asked him if he was okay with the name, and I got the distinct impression: "My name is Bear." I asked again, and had the same impression, "My name is Bear." So Bear it is, and Bear he has been for over thirteen years. And it fits him well. ;-)
And I would love to hear your take in the comments.
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The photo of our dog, Lolo, and our late cat, Miod, I took as they were cooperatively begging at the dinner table, despite our longstanding rule of not feeding them from the table.
You can see how much that deterred them both.
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