tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post8159655248810902549..comments2023-06-25T11:24:57.244+01:00Comments on fairyhedgehog: Why I don't like catsfairyhedgehoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-91756560575771821852010-04-06T09:58:12.398+01:002010-04-06T09:58:12.398+01:00sylvia, I'd never heard of night squirrels! Ee...sylvia, I'd never heard of night squirrels! Eek!fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-65052802747611991522010-04-06T09:48:03.064+01:002010-04-06T09:48:03.064+01:00You probably won't thank me for this but:
htt...You probably won't thank me for this but:<br /><br />http://thebloggess.com/?p=5074Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05925593802209715440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-46910991935733031402010-04-06T07:35:17.098+01:002010-04-06T07:35:17.098+01:00Thank you, notesfromnadir. I worry about the squir...Thank you, notesfromnadir. I worry about the squirrels too.<br /><br />Sarah, I hadn't thought about it being not just cats that are hard on wildlife. I'm sorry you had to deal with that.fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-3506061937295249432010-04-05T22:38:36.516+01:002010-04-05T22:38:36.516+01:00Wife dragged my happy little butt out of bed on Fr...Wife dragged my happy little butt out of bed on Friday to rescue a possum that had been hit by a car. I just called the wildlife center and he didn't make it. So it's not just the cats that make life hell for the little wild ones.Sarah Laurensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252565450452195395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-5307620613997398142010-04-05T22:35:28.755+01:002010-04-05T22:35:28.755+01:00Hi fairyhedgehog,
Thank you for responding as I w...Hi fairyhedgehog,<br /><br />Thank you for responding as I was concerned about the poor little squirrels. They are so fragile at that age.<br /><br />It's great that your vet will take care of squirrels and as an added bonus they don't charge for this.<br /><br />I hope your squirrels get better soon.notesfromnadirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500676081267972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-25631745687855159542010-04-05T16:53:16.835+01:002010-04-05T16:53:16.835+01:00Hi notesfromnadir!
Thank you for the links. I'...Hi notesfromnadir!<br /><br />Thank you for the links. I've popped across and it looks like people do some wonderful things for baby squirrels. We are lucky that our vet will take care of the squirrels for us, although sadly they have been too ill to nurse back to health. (UK vets don't charge for taking on sick wildlife.)fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-63182873301549276642010-04-05T16:29:12.420+01:002010-04-05T16:29:12.420+01:00Hello,
Baby squirrels need special care. Please vi...Hello,<br />Baby squirrels need special care. Please visit this site: http://www.thesquirrelboard.com/forums/index.php<br />Go to the Baby Squirrels ABC's<br />http://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=255<br />It has a lot of links of places where you learn about what to feed babies and so forth.<br />Hope this helps!notesfromnadirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09904500676081267972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-29616017225858458792010-04-04T07:44:42.989+01:002010-04-04T07:44:42.989+01:00sylvia, it's sad about the kitten. I wouldn...sylvia, it's sad about the kitten. I wouldn't mind so much if Rufus brought in dead prey, as he has before. It's dealing with suffering animals that I find so stressful. If only I wasn't so tired.fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-82433446272190057502010-04-03T23:06:40.598+01:002010-04-03T23:06:40.598+01:00We had a kitten (who sadly tried to take on a full...We had a kitten (who sadly tried to take on a full-speed car) who brought in half-eaten sparrows. Except when he had a stomach virus and was supposed to only eat this (vile) pate to help him get better. On that occasion, all I found was the beak.<br /><br />What was the Pratchett quote about cats? He had it right, I reckon.<br /><br />(I still want another cat, though)Sylviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05925593802209715440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-74588559301865206742010-04-01T07:43:31.635+01:002010-04-01T07:43:31.635+01:00Whirl, maybe you could get Geoff to have a word wi...Whirl, maybe you could get Geoff to have a word with him.<br /><br />David, I'd never heard of Mahalo so thank you. (The vet doesn't charge for attempting to rescue wild animals.)<br /><br />laughingwolf, you have a point but I always feel so sad for the little creatures. It's not as if Rufus is hungry!fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-20370635211663092162010-04-01T03:07:48.316+01:002010-04-01T03:07:48.316+01:00i'll take a cat over a rodent, any time!i'll take a cat over a rodent, any time!laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-87644924436624253412010-04-01T01:25:33.133+01:002010-04-01T01:25:33.133+01:00If you can't afford a vet who might not be abl...If you can't afford a vet who might not be able to help, you could visit Mahalo. Good luck to the little squirrel.David F. Weismanhttp://davidfweisman.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-58021349960571873732010-03-31T23:41:42.560+01:002010-03-31T23:41:42.560+01:00Geoff does a great line in bacon rind and vol au v...Geoff does a great line in bacon rind and vol au vents. Sometimes it pays to have a cat so spectacularly useless — though to date I haven't earned a bean from her futile exploits.Whirlochrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09846196906206886945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-16189635516108938642010-03-31T16:16:45.927+01:002010-03-31T16:16:45.927+01:00Sarah, this one was too young to be let go. It cou...Sarah, this one was too young to be let go. It could barely move. I've kept the cats in today, in case there are more in the nest (do squirrels have nests?) but I don't know what I'll do tomorrow.fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-73256044015740862252010-03-31T16:11:30.464+01:002010-03-31T16:11:30.464+01:00Mine had a baby bunny. Fit in the palm of my hand ...Mine had a baby bunny. Fit in the palm of my hand with room to spare. I kept the cats inside and let it go at the edge of the nearby field. Kind of crossed my fingers it would find its way home. At least it didn't appear to be hurt. My cats were not happy about being kept inside.<br /><br />And now I only have indoor cats. Too dangerous for them outside here. Except I do feed the ferals and they do keep the rat population in check.Sarah Laurensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252565450452195395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-10755928681685875942010-03-31T16:05:35.677+01:002010-03-31T16:05:35.677+01:00Ann, I couldn't leave it there. I felt so sorr...Ann, I couldn't leave it there. I felt so sorry for it.fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-2397723683667894412010-03-31T15:57:09.463+01:002010-03-31T15:57:09.463+01:00Well done you for picking it up. I would have run ...Well done you for picking it up. I would have run out of the house in terror!Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07524878248746427258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-54107270241684177472010-03-31T12:39:40.699+01:002010-03-31T12:39:40.699+01:00Kitty, I just wish they could stop hunting when th...Kitty, I just wish they could stop hunting when they're so well fed. The squirrel didn't make it. I feel sad.<br /><br />MotherRP, I know they can't help it but it's a real downer.fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-28423441920018001162010-03-31T12:31:11.524+01:002010-03-31T12:31:11.524+01:00oh, man. what a way to start the day! I hate thi...oh, man. what a way to start the day! I hate this too, but they're just programmed this way.Mother (Re)produces.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07685333905652373606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-35556371917551888332010-03-31T11:09:57.797+01:002010-03-31T11:09:57.797+01:00Awwww a baby squirrel - oh poor little thing.
I d...Awwww a baby squirrel - oh poor little thing.<br /><br />I do so understand. I love and loved all my cats, all of them but one aspect of their character - the hunt and not-kill but nearly kill and play with these poor little creatures - is something I can never ever live with, ever. And the creatures are always, always the most helpless - baby birds, tiny mice, tiny frogs. Really awful. :-(<br /><br />I hope the little baby squirrel survives. I hope so.<br /><br />Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.com