January 15, 2007
Nana: You Probably Don't Want To Let Bup Read This One
My father-in-law has a soft spot for the neighborhood feral cats.
The other day Hoocher and I were on a walk and half way to the Tin Shed (tractor storage and local watering hole for the neighbors), Hoocher picked up this beauty:
I thought it was a rabbit at first, but a quick inspection of the underside of the skull revealed some sharp, pointy teeth. And we all know that rabbits with sharp, pointy teeth only exist in the movies. So what Hoocher picked up for his afternoon tea was a kitty skull.
Aelfheld...if you need to run and get a tissue, I'll understand.
My best guess is a coyote got him. Our neighbors lost a couple of barn cats last month to the sneaky buggers as well. Either that or he was a hit and run victim when someone left the Tin Shed after one too many Busch Lights.
Alas, poor Yorick.
Bup...if you are reading this...if I find the rest of the carcass, I'll toss it in the fire pit and we'll give him a proper Viking send-off next time we torch the burn pile.
Posted by Cathy at January 15, 2007 03:40 PMIt is sad, of course, but that is too often the fate of cats. They are a domestic animal and should not be allowed outdoors alone.
Posted by: BirdAdvocate at January 15, 2007 04:40 PMI still maintain that cats are evil. I'll have to go out to the desert to look for more carcasses, see if they're frozen. It was a bitter 24 degrees here yesterday morning! Almost had to turn on the heat. Almost, not quite.
Posted by: Chris H at January 16, 2007 09:55 AMSure, go ahead and blame it on Busch. Everyone else does.
Posted by: Dave in Pgh. at January 16, 2007 12:10 PMhow about that global warming!?
Posted by: Chris H at January 16, 2007 12:48 PMI have got to stop coming by at lunch.
I've, unfortunately, seen worse.
Posted by: aelfheld at January 16, 2007 01:41 PM