So she doesn't actually have any control over whether he's an inside cat or an outside cat, or what he does while he's out. Same with Belle.
I didn't realize Spike wasn't hers. I thought he'd been leaving her his kills, and most cats only do that for their own human. It's too bad that she has no control, because he's a menace. If he was a pit bull, going around killing neighborhood cats, or ripping the heads off pet rabbits, you'd bet someone other than the cats and bunnies would be screaming bloody murder. If that cat lived here, I'd call animal control.
But I'm also sympathetic with her need to *not* live with a wild animal in her home, and her unwillingness to risk disease (specifically, the possibility of rabies) to capture it on her own.
:shakes head: Okay, once and for all, squirrels do *not* carry rabies. Skunks, bats, foxes, coyotes, bobcats, raccoons and unvaccinated *cats* are possible sources, but not squirrels. Also, there are people who will gladly come to your home, humanely trap the animal, and release it elsewhere. Some wildlife rehabbers even handle that type of thing. I just think there are better options than siccing a cat on a defenseless squirrel which, I'm sorry, is just inhumane.
Turning the whole thing, which was probably really hard to deal with, into a story she can laugh at (and others, too) is just Seah's particular way of handling stress - and also her particular talent.
I absolutely *adore* Seah. *Adore* her. And I empathize, believe me. I know we all handle stress in different ways. I have a macabre sense of humor that a lot of people find off-putting, and very little bothers me in this way, really. I just *cannot* handle it when animals are neglected or abused, much less tortured and killed. I find it *incredibly* upsetting. That's why I can't work with animals anymore. And I really can't grasp how an animal being attacked and ripped to pieces can be seen as humorous. I've always thought of fox hunting as barbaric and inhumane, too. And I'm sorry, if that makes me a heinous bitch, well, so be it.
You should hear the one about the lady in the cheese shop... *g*
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I didn't realize Spike wasn't hers. I thought he'd been leaving her his kills, and most cats only do that for their own human. It's too bad that she has no control, because he's a menace. If he was a pit bull, going around killing neighborhood cats, or ripping the heads off pet rabbits, you'd bet someone other than the cats and bunnies would be screaming bloody murder. If that cat lived here, I'd call animal control.
But I'm also sympathetic with her need to *not* live with a wild animal in her home, and her unwillingness to risk disease (specifically, the possibility of rabies) to capture it on her own.
:shakes head: Okay, once and for all, squirrels do *not* carry rabies. Skunks, bats, foxes, coyotes, bobcats, raccoons and unvaccinated *cats* are possible sources, but not squirrels. Also, there are people who will gladly come to your home, humanely trap the animal, and release it elsewhere. Some wildlife rehabbers even handle that type of thing. I just think there are better options than siccing a cat on a defenseless squirrel which, I'm sorry, is just inhumane.
Turning the whole thing, which was probably really hard to deal with, into a story she can laugh at (and others, too) is just Seah's particular way of handling stress - and also her particular talent.
I absolutely *adore* Seah. *Adore* her. And I empathize, believe me. I know we all handle stress in different ways. I have a macabre sense of humor that a lot of people find off-putting, and very little bothers me in this way, really. I just *cannot* handle it when animals are neglected or abused, much less tortured and killed. I find it *incredibly* upsetting. That's why I can't work with animals anymore. And I really can't grasp how an animal being attacked and ripped to pieces can be seen as humorous. I've always thought of fox hunting as barbaric and inhumane, too. And I'm sorry, if that makes me a heinous bitch, well, so be it.
You should hear the one about the lady in the cheese shop... *g*
I'd much rather hear that one! :D