@margo,
Hey folksies
ha Margo - 'tis!
Hope Miss Molly is all recovered now Neko.
so.......... little bit noivous. I'm going to let the kitties out tomorrow for the first time, which is a little worrying. They desperately want to go out and, for me, not being able to keep doors and windows open in the house is..... not healthy for me - need to hear the outside and get some air flowing round the house.
However, having lost Bozzy when we moved here - and knowing how much S-boy will get upset if they go missing (or.... you know).... it's a just a worry. Yesterday I put collars on them (which I don't like, especially as I have trees all around me, but ...) which have nametags with phone numbers and today they are going to the vet to be microchipped.
Ohhhhhhhhhh.... I really want them to go out and explore - the garden and fields are perfect for them - it's just a little worriesome - a) road (albeit a small one) b) foxes(lots of them), c) buzzards heaps of them - tho the kitties are a decent size now so hopefully a little large for the buzzard a la carte menu.
I'm sure it will be fine - just don't want to see the little fellas heart break again if they go missing.
Ah well..... we shall see - the kitties will have a good time in the garden <stay away from the boids!!!!!!!!!!!!!> and I have a catflap so they come and go whenever they choose. Shall let them go out hungry to start off with and rattle their food when they start exploring to try and entice them back. And if they are in at nite, shall keep them in the conservatory for a couple more weeks.
They are about 8 months old now and should be able to hold their own - but then again, I had Bozzy from 4 weeks old (he was 10 when he went)and after we moved he disappeared and that was that. Never knew what happened to him. My other 2 kitties, Poppy and Loopy were killed on the road (big road tho in the middle of nowhere at my old house) - so..... just a little noivous today. I had to have my other big cheshire cat put to sleep - and the cats we had in the US - we had to leave them behind.
Still, cat's are part of my life.
Any advice anyones got..... thankee...