Sunday was a beautiful day so we decided to put the harness on Frankie and let him outside. He has been terrible lately with his picking at the screen by the front door. Counting yesterday, he has pulled the entire screen off the window at least five times, three times after I put tape on it to hold it in and once after I put extra tape on it. Rose thinks he was an outside cat and we are being cruel forcing him to stay inside. I understand her concerns but I think we live too close to a busy road for that to be an option. Perhaps if we lived down the road a bit I would consider getting him a collar and letting him out during the day.
I got Rose’s help and let all the cats out the back door on Sunday. I held Frankie’s leash while Rose watched Chris and Puck. Everything went pretty well for a while then Rose yelled to me that Puck had caught a lizard and brought it in the house. She wanted me to get it out but I had to get the cats in first so I gave her Frankie and went to get Chris. While I was trying to catch him he caught a lizard too.
I gave him to Rose who was able to get the lizard out of his mouth while I went inside to find Puck. He was in the bathroom where he had dropped the lizard into the litter box. Not sure what his plan was but I scooped up the lizard and put him outside.
I brought my new camera with me and took a video but unfortunately I had replaced the memory card with one that was too slow to handle video so it kept shutting off after a few seconds of shooting. I also tried to get a picture of Chris with a lizard bit he moved too fast for a good shot.
Chris catching a lizard.
Ah yes…..the great hunters!!!
Hugs, Sammy
Maybe I should plan a hunting trip. They would love that. 🙂
Raz from Friends Furever blog who lives in Satellite Beach catches lizards once in a while……they must taste pretty good!
I don’t think anyone here eats them. They just like to play with them until the lizard stops playing back and then they get bored.
I still think that Frankie is being short changed on his freedom and needs to be let free to go outside! I know that you don’t agree….I still love you! Chris’ mom
He would be happier but he no cat can truly appreciate the danger of traffic.
He took you for a lovely walk 🙂
We keep Sammie inside too. I’ve seen what can happen to an outdoor cat and I don’t want to see it happen to one of mine. We’ve bought Sammie a harness similar to Frankie’s, but haven’t yet tried to put it on her. We’re letting her get used it first.
From what I have seen with other cats, she will get used to it and even wait for it. I haven’t noticed that with Frankie yet but I have only used it about three times.
That’s good to know. Thanks.
You are welcome. 🙂
Oh wow. I wish Oli let me take him out on a harness 🙂
Frankie gives me a hard time at first but loves to go outside. He will get used to the harness eventually.
Or drag us up a tree LOL
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Mighty hunters ! Purrs
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Lizards! Mes can’t wait for summer!
Kisses
Nellie
Summer is just around the corner. She is also on sparklecat.com. Lol.
That is funny that he dropped the lizard into the litter box 🙂 Must have tasted bad.
Cat behavior is almost as hard to understand as human behavior.
You really have your hands full with those guys!
That is an understatement Summer. 🙂
Wow, we’d love to do some leezard hunting!
You should come visit our little Island.
He really does walk well on his harness! I agree he is safer..Cleo is getting used to inside and the catio..and she was a real roamer!! 🙂 hugs Fozziemum
Frankie is still a big pain. I am keeping the screen off the window for now because he keeps pulling it off.
Damn kids….
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Here is a post from February 2015 for Throwback Thursday. Those were the days. Chris is more interested in eating grass than hunting lizards these days.
Teddy hunts lizards but right now the only ones we have are TINY little blue-tails. He catches them then lets them go (at least we THINK he does that every time!). He knows where to look for them – including in our garage. Even with the door closed those tiny lizards find their way in. I guess word hasn’t gotten ’round the lizard community that our garage is NOT a safe spot! We think Ted was a feral too but we’ll never let him out on his own – too many foxes and a busy road close by.
Hugs, Pam
I didn’t realize he was so determined to go outside.
Both of them love going outside.