you can probably find lots of cats at your local pound-
hope coyote didnt get your old cat
She’ll be happy very, very soon! A good cat is in her future. Wish I could help, though. My beloved cat was taken by coyote and thanks only to many kind neighbors, I found out the story. Better she not know the details, imho.
You have an interesting handle. I just searched it and look what came up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FF2s7LhslmI
Less than three minutes.
That was the way it was with cats when I was a kid. Cat would just disappear.
Now I’m on a ranch with five “rescue” cats. Nothing seems to be able to kill those things. Not a rodent anywhere.
Outdoor cats have short lifespan. We have indoor-only cats that have lived in some cases well over 20 years.
I wish I were closer. A Japanese Bobtail showed up here around two years ago. She is an excellent hunter, rats, snakes,birds etc.
She has kittens a couple of times a year. They are really beautiful. She has four right now. I am not sure if something gets them or they go wild or what but the numbers stay around 5 or 6 no matter how many kittens she has.
Anyone in the Florida Panhandle want one?
Check with some of the area animal shelters. They usually have a bunch from young to old.
I have an outside feral cat who only goes near me and my son. Sorry, I live in the country north of Houston, but love her too much to give her up. She had an incident, I think a dog but who knows, de-gloved her tail. Every morning she’d show up on my front deck to be fed, but this one day she was no where around. We called and called for her that morning and when she finally showed up after about 3 hours, ran in the door and hid under my couch for about 3 weeks. When I 1st saw her when she ran in, I thought it was a possum because she had a tail bone only, no hair or tail flesh. 2 days later when we were sleeping, she must have come out from under there. I guess the bone had dried out and she rubbed against something and the bone broke off.
Since then, we’ve brought a cat from another property who used to be an in/out cat there but is now 100% inside because he 1 time got out and attacked my outside cat so fast it was unbelievable. He’s really lucky because I wanted to kill him then and there but my son stopped me because theoretically it is/was his cat.
Heck, as a matter of fact, I’d like to give him to ya.
I befriended a feral that was living and hunting the south 40. He turned into a great friend, surprisingly well mannered and affectionate (but still dedicated to an unfettered lifestyle).
He was a great mouser who came and went as he pleased...and then one day stopped coming around. I checked the pound for several weeks but no joy. It was good while it lasted.
Dalmatian is better than a cat
1000s in rescues and shelter in the area. Check to see if you have a feral/barncat program.
I’m fostering 6 kittens and their moms-both pets abandoned by summer people when they left the area-for the animal shelter right now-they are beautiful, loving and likely part purebred oriental shorthair-most are already showing good mousing skills by bringing brown wood rats from the woods to the deck to kill-but you live far away-maybe you can adopt a kitty or two from the shelter in your area-but you will have to pay for their spay/neuter at a reduced price-that isn’t free-I will refer anyone who adopts one of my foster cats to the low cost vet clinic in the next county foer shots, and spay/neuter I;m sure it is the same where you are-good luck finding a pet kitty...
My own 3 neutered/spayed cats are indoor only-way too many predators in this rural area-from coyotes and wild hogs to a resident mountain lion to let them roam-since they are smart shelter rescues, there are no rodents in house or storeroom-they are very good at their job, and are amply rewarded with food, treats and love...
It seems to me that a smart husband would build a better mousetrap to be the hero & make the wife happy rather than let a cat get all the credit & affection...
...based upon the wording of your post.
lol
The shelters around me have barn cat programs just for this purpose. My boy was about to go into this program until I rescued him. He’s lazy and doesn’t really mouse but the rodent population is down. I can leave butter on the counter and it doesn’t get touched by the mice.
Paging MayflowerMadam. Maybe she has one to spare.
(When I die, I hope to come back as one of her (spoiled) cats !)
Many cats are killed by coyotes who are thriving in suburban areas.
The average life expectancy of an outdoor cat is two to three years. Although it may seem that they are in a natural environment outside, they are the prey of many predators... if you want your cat to have a longer life, try to keep them indoors for a good part of the day ...especially at night
2020 is right around the corner.
You sure you don’t to trade your wife in for a newer model?
Shelters in warm weather climates usually have a lot of feral cats to give away for free.