Two cats brought in as ferals that are being buddy buddy. Cece is now friendly but normally I can’t even look at Jackie without her running.

  • GreenCrunch@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    2 days ago

    OK strange question but how is your food bin there… i have that same cat food container and it’s absolutely horrible… the lid and bin don’t fit together well.

    Cute kitties though!

    • FauxPseudo @lemmy.worldOP
      3·
      2 days ago

      This one has served as well and the lid fits tight. But it is the backup bin. We have a much larger food bin that is the default. 12 cats go through a lot of food. And sometimes we get a lot of donations at once. In fact, this week I think we picked up close to 200 pounds.

      If someone in one of the local Facebook groups posts that they need cat food we have a bag for them.

      • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
        3·
        2 days ago

        Whoa whoa whoa! Hol up a minute!

        TWELVE CATS???

        Ok…ok, lets just settle down. I’m going to tell you what I told my ex girlfriend when we first moved in together, and she wanted to know if we should get a cat.

        I said:

        "Yes, obviously we’re going to adopt a cat. But here’s how it goes on the scale of how to adopt…

        0 cats? You need a cat in your life.

        1 cat? Your cat needs a friend.

        2 cats? Yes. This is the perfect number of cats. You can stop adopting now.

        3 cats? It’s a bit much, and you’re pushing the boundries of what’s acceptable, but still within the legal levels of still sane. Just don’t get anymore cats.

        4 cats? That’s simply too many cats. Why do you need 4 cats? You can’t pet 4 cats at once. You’re not Ganesha the hindu god, or Goro the Mortal Kombat boss who hasn’t been defeated in 500 years.

        5 cats? WHAT??? You got ANOTHER cat???

        6 cats??? DUDE!!! STOP ADOPTING CATS!!!

        7 cats? WHAT THE HELL???

        8 cats? Ya know what? You’re officially a crazy cat lady. Theres no reason to have 8 cats unless you’re filming a reality show like big brother, except instead of humans it’s 8 cats living together.

        9 cats??? What is wrong with you??? You have a problem!!!

        10 cats??? This is unheard of!!! Double digits??? STOP COLLECTING CATS!!! THEY AREN’T FUNKO POPS!

        11 cats??? Now I’m just under the assumption that these cats have kidnapped your family, and are holding them hostage at gunpoint. The only way they’ll release your family is if you adopt all the cats from all the kill shelters.

        12 cats??? At this point I’ve called social services. I’m fairly sure you have dementia, and just go adopt a new cat every day. They probably greet you by name when you come in. “Oh, hi Mr Thompkins! Good morning! Hows Mr Whiskers doing?” to which you get confused how they know your name. And then when you leave, rumors start swirling that you’re doing mad scientist experiments on cats, trying to create one mega super voltron cat. Which would still only be like 2 feet tall…but logic fell out of this conversation 8 cats ago. Now you just need an aide from the state to help in your assisted living facility.

        We’re going to get you the help you need. Everything’s going to be ok…

        • FauxPseudo @lemmy.worldOP
          2·
          2 days ago

          First of all, it’s spelled Tompkins and that’s my grandfather. UFO expert, Coast to Coast AM guest, author of multiple books and undiagnosed schizophrenic. I am one of the few people who can go to YouTube and find countless hours of my grandfather being delusional.

          We’re not genetically related. But also, it’s complicated.

          When I lived in an apartment I had a three cat rule. I completely agree that this is the rational limit to the number of cats a person should have custody of.

          But then I got a farm. In addition to my 1 acre homestead, there are 34 acres of farmland bordering mine. We needed a lot more cats to take care of the rodent issue.

          I specialize in taming feral cats for the local shelter and rescue. But sometimes a cat just can’t be tamed. And there’s literally nowhere else for them to go. But we always need barn cats. So they live in the house. Until they find the cat door to the outside. Then they are free to come and go as they wish.

          While there are 12 cats[0][1] they aren’t all “ours”. Some are in our custody but actually are covered by a rescue if they have any vet needs like vax boosters, flea meds, or food.

          [0] 1 full time indoor, the rest come and go, except one that hasn’t yet figured out how to escape. That one’s only had 4 days to figure it out so far. There are typically never more than 4 in the house at any one time. Unless it’s raining. Or feeding time in the morning. But only my wife sees that.

          [1] 12 not including any fosters. Right now that is one 8 week old kitten who will find their way in the next kitten railroad departure and one cat recovering from a C-section / spay after 36 hours of contractions with no results. She will be rereleased in her home area after recovery.