FatBoy at dinner

FatBoy saw me with dinner and tried to persuade me to give him some :)

He ate quite a lot of food this evening. The first round was 1 80g can of salmon and chicken and then this plate of sardines and chicken for afters...

He saw me coming back from giving Putih her dinner and ran after me. I knew then that he was still hungry and told him he had to hurry as I did not want to get caught in the rain. I also told him the auntie would not be coming to see him anymore as she had to moved out at 1 pm earlier today. However she saw him yesterday and said her goodbyes I think. Nevertheless I was a little sad as FatBoy had lost his angel and the auntie had lost her favourite cat. I know he would wait for her every evening though but I hope he would not pine or her for long.

Sunday Dinner with Community Cats

Finally Putih came to dinner...

Putih came running for dinner this evening. I was glad to see her as it was drizzling and she has the habit of sitting out in the rain sometimes. None of the Gang of 4 was out then so she came and ate 1/2 a 80g can of salmon and chicken. Then she gave a soft meow, jumped down and walked off. The neighbourhood aunties were at the void deck and it was very noisy, what with their domestic help, grandchildren and screaming boys playing basketball. She was wise to move away quickly.

Big Nose....

I decided to see if the Gang of 4 were about and only found Big Nose. I asked the people if they saw a cat and a little girl told me where one of the cats were. She was very curious and started talking loudly. I told her that if she made alot of noise, the cat would not come out to eat. After that she spoke quietly and asked many questions.

At first Big Nose did not want to eat. I was afraid he was sick and so showed him the tin of food and he came immediately. He did not want to come out of the room and so put the plate of salmon and chicken as well as a plate of water in the room (through the grills) and waited for him to finish. He asked for more food and then he got out of the room and took a walk, away from the noisy group of aunties and grandchildren. I saw that he was sterilised and wondered why the family would abandon their one sterilsed cat. Then I saw that he was a big cat and had lost a lot of weight. Correction: This cat was sterlised 3 days ago by a concerned resident living in the same block. He was fighting with all the female cats and made quite a ruckus in the early hours of the morning. So now that he is sterilized, he seems calmer but we will have to see the results. This kitty, now called Tiga Dot (3 dots), love people and children. So for sure he was tamed by someone!

Maybe he was eating them out of house and home. They now have 2 cats that I know of and it seems a female with kittens (the auntie told me about this). I guess now we have to take care of him. Correction: Because he was trying to mate with the sterilized females, we assume that this was what he was doing to the other cat at his previous home. The family then decided to abandon him so that someone else could take care of him! The woman who found him first thought he was dead as he was very still and bony. Then when she saw that he was barely alive, she decided to feed him and now he is bony still but at least he is not starving. She was the one who had sterilised him too.

The Kindness of Strangers

An old picture of Putih...

I was watching the Sta Trek dvd when my phone rang and someone asked, "Do you have a cat?" It was a young person who called me at about 1220 am. I asked for the colour and he said 'white'. I was extremely relieved to know that Putih was safe. She was not hurt but the boy asked me if it was ok to leave her. I asked him if she was near a road but he said she was at the void deck. So I told him she lives at the void deck and she should be ok.

I think most people are kind and would call me if they see any one of the Wild Bunch about. Its just the few crazies that we have to worry about.

Gang of 4

THIS is the cat that belonged to the Bujang's watchers mom. I remember this black spot on his nose. It was the most distinctive part about him. He was very docile and came when I offered him food. He ate 1/2 a tin of sardines and chicken plus water. He had grown much thinner. When I gave him the food, it didn't strike me but now that I am keying this entry, the nose just called to me. I feel a great deal of pity for this kitty to be thrown out. He was quiet though and ate quickly. When he had enough, he went back through the broken window and rested. At least for this weekend this kitty would have a home. But not so next week when the TC realised the vandals had done their work! I have to see if this kitty is sterilised and if not this one will be much easier to catch than Terror Kitty!

These two kitties were also abandoned and came to Putih's block suddenly. The black one is the plant-eater. She is very fat. I do not know if it's the result of all those plants that she had eaten or she had generous feeders. I hope the woman who relocated her here feeds her well and takes care of her welfare. The grey one is rather pretty and ate some sardines too. This one, Cousin R said, was the fiercer one between the two but tonight it was quiet and waited for her turn to eat. I did not see Terror Kitty this eveing though.

The Original Wild Bunch at dinner...

I was glad to see the both of them but I was not able to find Putih. I guess she had run off as the three strange kitties were about. I did not have the heart not to feed them and so I think this would be a problem. I saw the auntie and she said she found Putih further down the block, near the front of the school. This is also bad news for the Wild Bunch. I really do not see any rainbow to this problem at present. We just have to speak more to the school children to look out for her more.

Just Because

Ms Akira in the morning

A quiet moment before the boys come out...

My Velcro Kitty

Wild Bunch Under Attack

This is the 'terror kitty' that had been scaring the wild bunch. It is a new abandonee and but has the bravado of a gangster. It had been seen trying to muscle in on FatBoy's territory and had scared off Putih from her usual space. The auntie complained that because of this new kitty, Putih was now not to be found at her usual roost for dinner but Putih had taken to sitting much farther than usual and therefore more vulnerable to strangers and strange elements. However if this kitty was not about, Putih could be found at her usual place.

The problem with this kitty is he is an infrequent visitor at dinner and we have not been able to befriend him. I understand that he may be frightened and therefore he had been crying and wailing and picking fights, creating a lot of chaos and unhappiness. Once he realises that food is plentiful and there is really no need to fight for it, he may calm down enough for us to catch him for sterilisation.

The auntie said that this cat was abandoned by the owner of Bujang's frequent watchers and this woman had actually told her that she had put her kitty out!! The auntie had told her that because of her irresponsible action, the Wild Bunch is now living in uncertainty and threat. She advised the woman to take back her cat. I do not know the truth of the matter and as I am not a good mediator, I might have to get some help in this. I would probably have to put the CWS flyer about letting pet cats roam and abandoning them, around my area.

For the present, Minah is the only one that has not been scared by the gangster kitty...

Putih has had to live her life around much uncertainty with one re-settled black kitty (sterilised) in her area and now the new abandonee. The re-settled kitty and Putih had reached some kind of understanding and truce but the abandonee is just too much for Putih's comfort.

Even FatBoy has been threatened and of course FatBoy's philosophy is RUN first, then hide. Sometimes he would posture and yell back but he has never fought with any newcomer, even when they try to muscle in on his food. The auntie is most upset about this as FatBoy is her favourite.

Goodnight Thursday

Just Because...

Toro waiting for his teeth to get cleaned...

Romeo and Juliet Vol II

I brought Bujang downstairs for his walk. He was pretty excited until he saw...

Minah. Minah, as usual sashayed infront of Bujang and told him that she was BOSS...

Bujang was very curious and kept her in his sight all the time. This meant I had to stand in one place for long periods as he did not want to move away or walk...

Minah, very boldly, went to great lengths to show off her courage as well as herself to Bujang. She pursued him and sat very near him. Since she knows me already, I think she was very confident that nothing bad would happen to her :)