My vet told me that Daisy is a” tri-colored tabby. Very smart and very fierce.” She and Missy, a grey cat were arch rivals, yowling, chasing, until finally Missy moved away.
We have a nice little yard at our apartment complex, private though public, and Daisy mostly stays there. Now that she’s five, she ventures forth but I don’t worry. We also have two stray cats that I feed. Blackie, Daisy’s boyfriend, is a beautiful wild cat, caught, neutered and given shots by animal control. Louise, grey and white striped, was left behind when some jackass moved out. Really would like to live here, but she and Daisy would fight. My vet says she’ll check out Louise free if I can get her into a cat carrier. Huge IF.
Any and all suggestions for getting too-smart-for-her-own-good little grey Louise into a crate are welcome.
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“Any and all suggestions for getting too-smart-for-her-own-good little grey Louise into a crate are welcome.”
Using a small carrier that you can lift, it’s easy to cradle the cat in your arm, then just slide the carrier over it, pull your arm out quickly and close the door. That’s how my Vet does it.
Will Louise play with a laser pointer? We have a very smart cat whom I was able to get to chase the red dot clear into the carrier. Once. Now he won’t chase the dot at all. I don’t know how I’ll get him in the carrier next time; ice cream might work. Once.
My best ever cat Leon was originally an outdoor cat when I got him, but that was in town. When we moved to a rural area full of coyotes, owls, and bobcats we kept him inside. One night he got out and we just couldn’t find him (naturally he saw no reason to come when called). He loved people food so we cooked a pan of bacon and left it on the counter while we searched. After an hour we have up and headed back. He was sound asleep next to the empty bacon pan.