Thread: Cat Food ?

On Jun 22, 9:42*am, Dave Smith <adavid.sm...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> I got into the habit of taking my digital camera with me when I am out
> bicycling and was happy to have had it with me yesterday. I was on my
> way home from a nice long ride and was riding through a neighbourhood
> about a mile from home when I came across a young cat playing with a
> chipmunk. *The cat was not trying seriously to hurt the chipmunk, and
> the chipmunk was not trying hard to get away. On the contrary, once in a
> while when the cat stopped chasing the chipmunk went back to tease him
> and get things going again.
>
> I was trying to shoot some video of it when a guy *in a car stopped to
> see what was going on. I told him they were only playing, but he was
> sure that we had to rescue the chipmunk, so he shooed it away one way
> and shooed the cat in the opposite direction. Pity. I was hoping to get
> a better shot of the fun.

Some people are just no fun at all. :-(

John Kuthe...

Re: bbnMp.1071$[email protected]
Dave Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
> I got into the habit of taking my digital camera with me when I am out
> bicycling and was happy to have had it with me yesterday. I was on my
> way home from a nice long ride and was riding through a neighbourhood
> about a mile from home when I came across a young cat playing with a
> chipmunk. The cat was not trying seriously to hurt the chipmunk, and
> the chipmunk was not trying hard to get away. On the contrary, once
> in a while when the cat stopped chasing the chipmunk went back to
> tease him and get things going again.
>
> I was trying to shoot some video of it when a guy in a car stopped to
> see what was going on. I told him they were only playing, but he was
> sure that we had to rescue the chipmunk, so he shooed it away one way
> and shooed the cat in the opposite direction. Pity. I was hoping to
> get a better shot of the fun.

Is this the chipmunk equivalent of running with scissors?

It's all fun until somebody gets eaten.

On 6/22/2011 9:42 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> I got into the habit of taking my digital camera with me when I am out
> bicycling and was happy to have had it with me yesterday. I was on my
> way home from a nice long ride and was riding through a neighbourhood
> about a mile from home when I came across a young cat playing with a
> chipmunk. The cat was not trying seriously to hurt the chipmunk, and
> the chipmunk was not trying hard to get away. On the contrary, once in
> a while when the cat stopped chasing the chipmunk went back to tease
> him and get things going again.
>
> I was trying to shoot some video of it when a guy in a car stopped to
> see what was going on. I told him they were only playing, but he was
> sure that we had to rescue the chipmunk, so he shooed it away one way
> and shooed the cat in the opposite direction. Pity. I was hoping to
> get a better shot of the fun.

The cat was beautiful, but the chipmunk was difficult to see, he moved
too fast. Maybe he didn't want to be lunch? I think the cat was just
playing, though.

Becca

On 22/06/2011 1:09 PM, Ema Nymton wrote:
and get things going again.
>>
>> I was trying to shoot some video of it when a guy in a car stopped to
>> see what was going on. I told him they were only playing, but he was
>> sure that we had to rescue the chipmunk, so he shooed it away one way
>> and shooed the cat in the opposite direction. Pity. I was hoping to
>> get a better shot of the fun.
>
> The cat was beautiful, but the chipmunk was difficult to see, he moved
> too fast. Maybe he didn't want to be lunch? I think the cat was just
> playing, though.
>

It was a beautiful cat wasn't it. I wish that guy had not shooed them
away to safety <?>. I was hoping to get some better footage. I know
that video left a lot to be desired. At least I have since figured out
how to convert it to a smaller file. Those .avi files are huge and take
a long time to transfer.

In article <bbnMp.1071$[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
>
> I got into the habit of taking my digital camera with me when I am out
> bicycling and was happy to have had it with me yesterday. I was on my
> way home from a nice long ride and was riding through a neighbourhood
> about a mile from home when I came across a young cat playing with a
> chipmunk. The cat was not trying seriously to hurt the chipmunk, and
> the chipmunk was not trying hard to get away. On the contrary, once in a
> while when the cat stopped chasing the chipmunk went back to tease him
> and get things going again.

LOL. Our dog often played with foxes at our other place; I've had the
foxes come to the back door at night and bark to call her out for a game.
I also saw her playing with a large rat; they were taking it in turnes to
be the chaser. A previous dog had a wild rabbit friend and the pair of
them would lie in the sun together.

Janet.

On Jun 22, 10:34*am, Janet <H...@invalid.net> wrote:
>
> * LOL. Our dog often played with foxes at our other place; I've had the
> foxes come to the back door at night and bark to call her out for a game.*
> I also saw her playing with a large rat; they were taking it in turnes to
> be the chaser. A previous dog had a wild rabbit friend and the pair of
> them would lie in the sun together.
>
> * Janet.


animals have a lot to teach people about getting
along.....................

> It's all fun until somebody gets eaten.

Exactly. Cats will play with their food until it tires, and then eat
it. The chipmunk probably thought it could scare the cat away.

N.

In article <bbnMp.1071$[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
>
> I got into the habit of taking my digital camera with me when I am out
> bicycling and was happy to have had it with me yesterday. I was on my
> way home from a nice long ride and was riding through a neighbourhood
> about a mile from home when I came across a young cat playing with a
> chipmunk. The cat was not trying seriously to hurt the chipmunk, and
> the chipmunk was not trying hard to get away. On the contrary, once in a
> while when the cat stopped chasing the chipmunk went back to tease him
> and get things going again.
>
> I was trying to shoot some video of it when a guy in a car stopped to
> see what was going on. I told him they were only playing, but he was
> sure that we had to rescue the chipmunk, so he shooed it away one way
> and shooed the cat in the opposite direction. Pity. I was hoping to get
> a better shot of the fun.

Probably just as well. Cats do play with their food. And even if the
cat didn't kill it, he might have brought it home alive and turned it
loose in somebody's house, leaving them the joy of catching it and
putting it out.

On the other hand, they might have been old friends--that happens
sometimes.

Re: ed03155c-5b21-467b-9621-21d3a3ab8f9c...oglegroups.com
ImStillMags <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Jun 22, 10:34 am, Janet <H...@invalid.net> wrote:
>>
>> LOL. Our dog often played with foxes at our other place; I've had the
>> foxes come to the back door at night and bark to call her out for a
>> game. I also saw her playing with a large rat; they were taking it
>> in turnes to be the chaser. A previous dog had a wild rabbit friend
>> and the pair of them would lie in the sun together.
>>
>> Janet.
>
>
> animals have a lot to teach people about getting
> along.....................

Yep. Where do you think cannibals learned to eat people?
;-)

MartyB

Re: 4xpMp.132861$[email protected]
Dave Smith <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 22/06/2011 1:09 PM, Ema Nymton wrote:
> and get things going again.
>>>
>>> I was trying to shoot some video of it when a guy in a car stopped
>>> to see what was going on. I told him they were only playing, but he
>>> was sure that we had to rescue the chipmunk, so he shooed it away
>>> one way and shooed the cat in the opposite direction. Pity. I was
>>> hoping to get a better shot of the fun.
>>
>> The cat was beautiful, but the chipmunk was difficult to see, he
>> moved too fast. Maybe he didn't want to be lunch? I think the cat
>> was just playing, though.
>>
>
> It was a beautiful cat wasn't it. I wish that guy had not shooed them
> away to safety <?>. I was hoping to get some better footage. I know
> that video left a lot to be desired. At least I have since figured out
> how to convert it to a smaller file. Those .avi files are huge and
> take a long time to transfer.

There was a video that you posted somewhere?

I used to have a cat that somehow managed to come up with the occasional
mole. He would toss it around until he got tired of it, and then let it go.

Obviously all those free meals made him less than diligent in his pest
control duties. ;-)

MartyB

In article <4xpMp.132861$[email protected] >,
Dave Smith <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 22/06/2011 1:09 PM, Ema Nymton wrote:
> and get things going again.
> >>
> >> I was trying to shoot some video of it when a guy in a car stopped to
> >> see what was going on. I told him they were only playing, but he was
> >> sure that we had to rescue the chipmunk, so he shooed it away one way
> >> and shooed the cat in the opposite direction. Pity. I was hoping to
> >> get a better shot of the fun.
> >
> > The cat was beautiful, but the chipmunk was difficult to see, he moved
> > too fast. Maybe he didn't want to be lunch? I think the cat was just
> > playing, though.
> >
>
> It was a beautiful cat wasn't it. I wish that guy had not shooed them
> away to safety <?>. I was hoping to get some better footage. I know
> that video left a lot to be desired. At least I have since figured out
> how to convert it to a smaller file. Those .avi files are huge and take
> a long time to transfer.

Where is the link to the video please? I'd like to see it. :-)
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On 22/06/2011 10:38 PM, Omelet wrote:

>> It was a beautiful cat wasn't it. I wish that guy had not shooed them
>> away to safety<?>. I was hoping to get some better footage. I know
>> that video left a lot to be desired. At least I have since figured out
>> how to convert it to a smaller file. Those .avi files are huge and take
>> a long time to transfer.
>
> Where is the link to the video please? I'd like to see it. :-)

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On 22/06/2011 1:34 PM, Janet wrote:

> LOL. Our dog often played with foxes at our other place; I've had the
> foxes come to the back door at night and bark to call her out for a game.
> I also saw her playing with a large rat; they were taking it in turnes to
> be the chaser. A previous dog had a wild rabbit friend and the pair of
> them would lie in the sun together.

I have sen out casts "playing" with mice that they had corralled in
order to teach their kittens to kill.

One time our Lab was walking around with something inside his mouth. My
wife asked him what he had and he tried to act innocent. She finally got
him to open up his mouth and out popped a baby rabbit.

In article <xqyMp.59873$[email protected] >,
Dave Smith <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 22/06/2011 10:38 PM, Omelet wrote:
>
> >> It was a beautiful cat wasn't it. I wish that guy had not shooed them
> >> away to safety<?>. I was hoping to get some better footage. I know
> >> that video left a lot to be desired. At least I have since figured out
> >> how to convert it to a smaller file. Those .avi files are huge and take
> >> a long time to transfer.
> >
> > Where is the link to the video please? I'd like to see it. :-)
>
> FaceBook

Am I linked to you on FB? I go there so seldom, I don't recall...
--
Peace, Om
Web Albums: <http://picasaweb.google.com/OMPOmelet>

"Politics is supposed to be the second oldest profession. I have
come to realize that it bears a very close resemblance to the first."
-- Mark Twain

In article <EtyMp.59874$[email protected] >,
[email protected] says...
>
> On 22/06/2011 1:34 PM, Janet wrote:
>
> > LOL. Our dog often played with foxes at our other place; I've had the
> > foxes come to the back door at night and bark to call her out for a game.
> > I also saw her playing with a large rat; they were taking it in turnes to
> > be the chaser. A previous dog had a wild rabbit friend and the pair of
> > them would lie in the sun together.
>
> I have sen out casts "playing" with mice that they had corralled in
> order to teach their kittens to kill.
>
> One time our Lab was walking around with something inside his mouth. My
> wife asked him what he had and he tried to act innocent. She finally got
> him to open up his mouth and out popped a baby rabbit.

I was showing some children a clutch of tiny new pheasant chicks
(hatched by one of our chickens) when one of the baby birds jumped out
of the pen and made a dash for freedom. The rabbit-friendly dog dashed
after it and snapped it up. Then he brought it to me and put it in my
hand; perfectly safe and unharmed.

Janet.

Janet <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I was showing some children a clutch of tiny new pheasant chicks
> (hatched by one of our chickens) when one of the baby birds jumped out
>of the pen and made a dash for freedom. The rabbit-friendly dog dashed
>after it and snapped it up. Then he brought it to me and put it in my
>hand; perfectly safe and unharmed.

In my salad days I was a chick herding dawg too.

On Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:42:12 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:

> I got into the habit of taking my digital camera with me when I am out
> bicycling and was happy to have had it with me yesterday. I was on my
> way home from a nice long ride and was riding through a neighbourhood
> about a mile from home when I came across a young cat playing with a
> chipmunk. The cat was not trying seriously to hurt the chipmunk, and
> the chipmunk was not trying hard to get away. On the contrary, once in a
> while when the cat stopped chasing the chipmunk went back to tease him
> and get things going again.
>
> I was trying to shoot some video of it when a guy in a car stopped to
> see what was going on. I told him they were only playing, but he was
> sure that we had to rescue the chipmunk, so he shooed it away one way
> and shooed the cat in the opposite direction. Pity. I was hoping to get
> a better shot of the fun.

The cat would have eventually ate the head off the chipmunk once the
chipmunk stopped playing. All my cats did this.

You must really be stupid to think they were just playing. The
chipmunk was probably exhausted and dying.

Moron.

-sw