From commentor Tony S:
I have a cat situation I need to deal with… a beautiful Tiger Tomcat has taken up residence on our front porch.
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We’d love to take him in, but we have four dogs. One tolerate cats, one sees them as potential appetizers, one loves to stand and woof at them for hours once he’s treed them, and one sees them as a great opportunity to do some sprint runs.
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Here are some images of the feline we’re calling “Tiger Tom.”
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We know the animal control officer and will be calling him, but we’d rather not send the kitty to prison or death simply because he’s squatting on our porch.
If anybody in the Peekskill can help ‘Tiger Tom’, please email me at [email protected] (or click on my name near the top of the right-hand column), and I can forward contact information between you and Tony.
Alexandra
He’s very handsome. Can you ship him to London? ;)
Lojasmo
Trap and neuter him, then let him live out there.
Svensker
Oh, SUCH a pretty kitty. That kitty needs a lap. Wish the hubster weren’t deathly allergic to cats. I love that kitty’s face.
Mark Down
Beautiful young cat. Think of this as a great opportunity to teach three of your four dogs some manners.
David Hunt
He’s a fine looking cat. Unfortunately, I live in Texas. [Insert Perry Joke Here] I also have four cats in my household which is at least two too many given the crackerjack box that I live in. There seems to be a sign over my house, visible only to cats, that says “Sucker lives here.” They just show up.
wonkie
Maybe wyou could let him live outside your house. Get a really nice doghouse, put a big soft bed in it and put it o yur porch. He’ll be all nice and warm that way this winter. I have a friend who cares for a colony of thirteen cats who live in a wall of crates on the south side of a shed. None of them are her cats, but, with the help of local charity, she gothtem all spayed and neutered. They always have water available and get fed twice a day. She sits out int he morning and drinks her coffe with them.
WereBear
OMG, he’s just a baby.
Peekskill is a few hours from me; if he needs to be distributed in upstate NY, let me know!
We’ll have us a convoy…
J. Michael Neal
@WereBear: I’ve volunteered to do cat driving before, and if you get him as close as Madison, I’d be happy to do a shift from there.
OT: Don Kelly (?!?) and Delmon Young go deep. Tigers up 2-0.
FTFY
Edit: Kelly is playing instead of Betemit? Gotta say, Leyland was ballsy on that call, and is luckier than he deserves, frankly. Don Kelly just isn’t a major league quality hitter.
JPL
It’s a beautiful cat and hopefully he finds a home. Don’t worry about the dog that treed a cat. Miss Moxie still does that with strays although she shares the house with a cat.
J. Michael Neal
And Ivan Nova leaves after two innings.
Allen
You might want to try Little Orphan Animals in Peekskill, a no kill shelter.
Thymezone
Wow, what a beautiful cat. You should have no trouble finding a home for him.
TooManyJens
Oh, what a beauty.
cathyx
<blockquoteTrap and neuter him, then let him live out there.
I second this advice.
cathyx
@cathyx: Blockquote and editing are not working. This is in response to @2 Lojasmo.
sfinny
Unfortunately my current rescue cat does not play well with others. I am only an hour away, though, and would happily help in transport.
SiubhanDuinne
Oh, he is a lovely cat. Very young, I’m guessing. His body hasn’t quite caught up with his head yet. I would take him in a heartbeat if I didn’t live in Atlanta and have vowed no more animals until I retire in 2013. I travel too much to be fair to them.
opal
This is a twist.
SiubhanDuinne
@Svensker:
I love the way his eyes tilt.
burnspbesq
Dangit! He’s too young to fly without an escort, or I’d send a one-way ticket from Newark to John Wayne.
Speaking of rescue, did you know that in addition to dog and cat rescues, there are bee rescue organizations? I certainly didn’t, but I do now, and Backyard Bees (www.backyardbees.net) is coming to our house tomorrow to relocate a colony from our front hedge (next door neighbor has started complaining) to a commercial box hive in the backyard.
We pay a fee that is a fraction of the cost of the service, and they show up occasionally to harvest honey which they sell to Whole Foods in order to cover their expenses (we get some for free). More importantly, we get to keep the bees that pollinate our tomatoes and other stuff.
I like win-win solutions. I guess that means I’ll never be a very good Republican :-/
Keith
I’ll take him if the caretaker can ship him (to Texas…sent an email). He’d need to be somewhat submissive, though…my gargantuan alpha tolerates little dissent except around food.
PIGL
how far are you from the border? Can I smuggle him into Canada, do you suppose?
Allen
@burnspbesq: Bee rescue, so cool. And free honey, even cooler. Love bees, which lately in our neighborhood are getting pretty rare. Sad that, with all the gardens cropping up in the neighborhood.
TuiMel
What a pretty boy. I would gladly donate funds to help transport him if somebody distant wants to take him in.
MazeDancer
@PIGL:
Peekskill to Champlain, NY, just south of the border, is an easy 5 hour drive. It’s straight up 87, the thruway.
It’s just under two hours from Peekskill to Catskill, NY. I am an hour from there. Will happily meet and drive North. Perhaps Glens Falls? Then someone does another 2 hours to the border.
That way eveyone does 4-5 hours driving.
Seriously. I’m on deadlines for work. But so what? Save a kitty! Just say the word.
Since it’s going to traumatize cat anyway, possibly useful to start journey with cat sleeping off anesthesia from being neutered. (We’ll all chip in for same.) Not a big operation for a male cat. And at least it would give some quiet for a while.
Plus a rabies vacine shot could be administered, which will be needed for Canadian entry, and a vet certificate accompany.
Pets are allowed into Canada meeting those requirements.
Tony
I just wanted to thank everybody for their kind words. I will keep you updated on what happens with Tiger Tom. He’s still spending time on the porch, and still looking adorable.