Monday, January 14
January 13, 2008
It snowed last night - not too much but enough for a couple of inches. So far all of the calls I have gotten have not panned out. I have two more to investigate - all of them 11 miles away or more. I don't have good feelings about them but I need to check them out anyway - just to be sure.
Sunday, January 13
January 12, 2008
I have retired all my cameras. I was only getting raccoons and it is supposed to snow tomorrow. I figured it would be better to bring them all in and then see where there are tracks tomorrow after the snow is gone.
I have gotten a few phone calls but none of them panned out. One is 11 miles from here - I am not sure that is viable. The lady only saw a black cat with 4 white paws. So far from here it could very well be a local cat she just never saw before. I am reluctant to dismiss it outright but I am not sure how to confirm it.
I have gotten a few phone calls but none of them panned out. One is 11 miles from here - I am not sure that is viable. The lady only saw a black cat with 4 white paws. So far from here it could very well be a local cat she just never saw before. I am reluctant to dismiss it outright but I am not sure how to confirm it.
Friday, January 11
January 10, 2008
Last night my neighbor came over and though Roy was in her yard. It turned out to be Leo. That was pretty disappointing. I know the longer Roy is out there the less chance I have of getting him back.
Today I got a call from someone in Saugerties - which is about 30 miles away. It does seem too far, but if Roy was picked up it is not totally out of the possibility. I need to send the lady a picture of Roy so she can see if it looks like him.
I got the pictures from the camera - looks like I am feeding raccoons. I think I am going to try across the street next.
Today I got a call from someone in Saugerties - which is about 30 miles away. It does seem too far, but if Roy was picked up it is not totally out of the possibility. I need to send the lady a picture of Roy so she can see if it looks like him.
I got the pictures from the camera - looks like I am feeding raccoons. I think I am going to try across the street next.
Wednesday, January 9
January 8, 2008
One of the plates was floating in a small puddle so I retired that camera for now. I got some whited out animals (two at once so I am wondering what they were) so I will put the camera back there once there is solid ground again. The other camera had a whited out animal too - it looks like the light bounced off of snow. There shouldn't be any left now so it should be okay tonight.
The order for the postcards has been placed. Now I just need info on bulk mailing. I really do hope this works.
The order for the postcards has been placed. Now I just need info on bulk mailing. I really do hope this works.
Tuesday, January 8
January 7, 2008
Today when I went checking my cameras I managed to fall right on my butt! With the snow melting it is very marshy there and one of my boots got sucked in and I fell down. That was fun. i am thinking of retiring those cameras until the ground get a bit more solid - I can't see a cat negotiating that area if it can help it and it is a bit dangerous for me to do it at night.
The postcards are almost final - I get a proof tomorrow.
I am getting a few calls - one lady said a friend of hers got a black and white cat two months ago and she will check if it is Roy. I have my fingers crossed that it is him.
The postcards are almost final - I get a proof tomorrow.
I am getting a few calls - one lady said a friend of hers got a black and white cat two months ago and she will check if it is Roy. I have my fingers crossed that it is him.
Monday, January 7
January 7, 2008
Today on the way to check on the cameras I saw Leo just before where I park the car. SO he has one hell of a big territory - my property down about half a mile and then across maybe another couple hundred feet. So does this mean that Roy is possibly in that territory too and just wasn't seen? Or that he probably moved on if he wasn't seen? Or does it mean nothing at all?
I checked on the cameras - not much has eaten the food - one brown tabby ate at one and just birds on the other. I am not sure if they are in a good position or not. The snow is melting now - so it is becoming a swamp. I am not sure how long I can keep cameras in the area before it becomes impassable.
I checked on the cameras - not much has eaten the food - one brown tabby ate at one and just birds on the other. I am not sure if they are in a good position or not. The snow is melting now - so it is becoming a swamp. I am not sure how long I can keep cameras in the area before it becomes impassable.
Sunday, January 6
January 6, 2008
So last night after I turn off the lights and get ready to sleep I
hear a pitiful meowing. At first I thought it was one of my cats but
then I realized it had to be coming from outside the porch. How I
could hear this when I was in the bedroom on the other side of the
house and all windows are closed I don't know but I did. Of course my
first thought it Roy is home and I race to the door and fling it open
- and scare the poor cat into running. I should have known better -
especially after reading so many stories of the same thing
happening. But since I see the cat running I see it is not Roy but
Leo. I try to entice him to come back but I can't even see if he is
still in the yard or if he ran on. So he is 100% sure not a feral -
no feral would beg to come inside a house. I am thinking he is not
owned either as if he had a home why would he be at mine 11:30 at
night? I have a feeling he will be back and I know it is only a
matter of time before I can get him to a vet and then decide what to
do about him.
So I am sitting there looking at the door wondering what to do when I
hear another noise and look up and see a cat jump down from the
raining of the porch to the floor. Again I cannot see it although I
could have sworn it was black with a white patch on the chest -
could be my other stray, could be a different cat. I try to entice
that one too but he is hidden. I have no idea how he got on the porch
- I have a two story house and the porch is on the second story. At
first I thought he might have climbed a tree and then climbed the
branches but this morning I looked and the branches aren't that close
to the porch and there are no footsteps around that tree. Maybe I
actually saw him jumping off the porch? I am not sure since I didn't
see footprints on the porch last night and do see them today. But
then again 11:30 at night in the cold (I was in my nightgown) and
trying to keep the other cats inside isn't exactly the best time to
be picking up details.
If that second cat was Roy would he be scared to come inside? Would
him being out this long mean he might know this is home but not be
sure about approaching the door? Or is it more likely that it was my
other stray (a grey cat with white chest and belly)? I have no idea
why he would jump onto the porch though - the food is at the bottom
of the stairs and he jumped up on the opposite side. The second stray
(Grey) keeps a healthy distance between us if I come out when he is
there. He will watch me put out the food but will only come closer as
I move away. I don't know why he would jump onto the porch while
I am in the doorway crying out to Leo. And I still don't know how he
got up there...
This morning I went out and looked at the bottom of the porch. There is
definitely a cat mark - either a jump up and a jump down. The leg prints
are very clear. I think it looks more like a jump up. I took pictures and once
I figure out how to post them I will. It's very weird because I didn't think
cats could jump that high.
I did check my other cameras - one the food was gone but no pictures. I
didn't realize the card was full. The second had lots of food - and 4 pictures. A
grey cat went to sniff the food and decided that friskies were not for him. I
wonder how far into the woods I should go. I would almost say the cat
followed my prints since they were very distinct today and not so much yesterday.
hear a pitiful meowing. At first I thought it was one of my cats but
then I realized it had to be coming from outside the porch. How I
could hear this when I was in the bedroom on the other side of the
house and all windows are closed I don't know but I did. Of course my
first thought it Roy is home and I race to the door and fling it open
- and scare the poor cat into running. I should have known better -
especially after reading so many stories of the same thing
happening. But since I see the cat running I see it is not Roy but
Leo. I try to entice him to come back but I can't even see if he is
still in the yard or if he ran on. So he is 100% sure not a feral -
no feral would beg to come inside a house. I am thinking he is not
owned either as if he had a home why would he be at mine 11:30 at
night? I have a feeling he will be back and I know it is only a
matter of time before I can get him to a vet and then decide what to
do about him.
So I am sitting there looking at the door wondering what to do when I
hear another noise and look up and see a cat jump down from the
raining of the porch to the floor. Again I cannot see it although I
could have sworn it was black with a white patch on the chest -
could be my other stray, could be a different cat. I try to entice
that one too but he is hidden. I have no idea how he got on the porch
- I have a two story house and the porch is on the second story. At
first I thought he might have climbed a tree and then climbed the
branches but this morning I looked and the branches aren't that close
to the porch and there are no footsteps around that tree. Maybe I
actually saw him jumping off the porch? I am not sure since I didn't
see footprints on the porch last night and do see them today. But
then again 11:30 at night in the cold (I was in my nightgown) and
trying to keep the other cats inside isn't exactly the best time to
be picking up details.
If that second cat was Roy would he be scared to come inside? Would
him being out this long mean he might know this is home but not be
sure about approaching the door? Or is it more likely that it was my
other stray (a grey cat with white chest and belly)? I have no idea
why he would jump onto the porch though - the food is at the bottom
of the stairs and he jumped up on the opposite side. The second stray
(Grey) keeps a healthy distance between us if I come out when he is
there. He will watch me put out the food but will only come closer as
I move away. I don't know why he would jump onto the porch while
I am in the doorway crying out to Leo. And I still don't know how he
got up there...
This morning I went out and looked at the bottom of the porch. There is
definitely a cat mark - either a jump up and a jump down. The leg prints
are very clear. I think it looks more like a jump up. I took pictures and once
I figure out how to post them I will. It's very weird because I didn't think
cats could jump that high.
I did check my other cameras - one the food was gone but no pictures. I
didn't realize the card was full. The second had lots of food - and 4 pictures. A
grey cat went to sniff the food and decided that friskies were not for him. I
wonder how far into the woods I should go. I would almost say the cat
followed my prints since they were very distinct today and not so much yesterday.
