Topic: Lucas, Riley and the great outdoors... (Read 4216 times)

Gillian Harvey · « **Reply #21 on:** April 25, 2008, 23:14:09 PM »

Aww, its lovely to see the boys investigating the great outdoors - I reckon a catflap's the next step!

swampmaxmum · « **Reply #20 on:** April 25, 2008, 23:09:19 PM »

They look so happy, it's so great. I never let mine into their run at night as was too neurotic to do so. Besides if they get out in the daytime they may sleep better at night :D
War on the Worms has just started......have they seen a real bird up close yet?

ChrisB · « **Reply #19 on:** April 25, 2008, 22:25:45 PM »

Well done boys and well done to you Helen - it is certainly a stressful moment and one I put off for ages. I bet they have slept well and will be asking to go out again - looks like they enjoyed themselves.

Sam (Fussy_Furball) · « **Reply #18 on:** April 25, 2008, 22:18:05 PM »

fab pics ... I love the one of Lukey bouncing about like Tigger.

And they have discovered the joys of earth worms ... woo hoo ... I thought it was only Zephyr that caught them. Mind you Zephyr NEVER eats his

I'm always amazed he manages to catch them without actually hurting them and carried them home for me to 2deal" with. If you have ever tried pulling an earthworm out of the groud you will understand what an achievement it is as they are really quiet strong and disappear very quickly.

Your boys certainly look like they will have a fab time in the "great out doors".

Gill (sneakiefeline) · « **Reply #17 on:** April 25, 2008, 21:21:22 PM »

Great pictures and they look like they are having so much fun

alisonandarchie · « **Reply #16 on:** April 25, 2008, 16:15:46 PM »

Helen I did enjoy looking at the pictures of the boys. I see you were brought a nice juicy present

Tan · « **Reply #15 on:** April 25, 2008, 15:12:24 PM »

Brill Pics The lads look fantastic.

Lol yes you know that nice cream carpet you have.... well we had one too but it's not really cream anymore

We even tried that plastic carpet protector but no didn't work so we have a mat inside the cat flap for wiping paws on. Hmm that doesn't seem to work either. Thank god for carpet cleaners hey!

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After a shaky start Lukey really surprised me and started racing up and down the garden in crazy cat style, darting off at speed and making a funny mewling noise!

Uh oh, thats what Marl and Garf do. You will be soon too

Nothin like a good ole "Eeeeeeeeeeee" to get the fun going!

Lukey & Riley are so like Garf and Marl and we have simular house and garden too

I's think they will love it out there and it won't be long before you get a flap for 24 access hun, when ya have complete confidence in the cat proofing and all the escape routes are ok. They will try to test the system for a few days and after won't even try to find way out. Also that it's their only experience of outside.

Both my lads love going out in the night and dusk and in summer all my lads have slept out there in the huts or in the patio area. Rio used to love a plant pot to sleep in at night rather than a comfty bed.

It will give you a great feeling that they can enjoy the outside as well as being safe.

Kirst · « **Reply #14 on:** April 25, 2008, 15:08:59 PM »

Dont they look like they are having a good time!

Luckily Beavis has never worked out that he is water proof and refuses point blank to go out if its wet so my furniture and carpets have stayed clean!

Unfortunately we have nowt but fields behind us , and for the first 5 teasr of his life hw single pawedly tried to sort out the local bunny population!

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #13 on:** April 25, 2008, 14:06:25 PM »

Yep, Ruth is right - it was pretty juicy

Bazsmum · « **Reply #12 on:** April 25, 2008, 14:03:07 PM »

Quote from: Mark on April 25, 2008, 13:58:31 PM

I that a dried up worm?

Looks pretty juicy to me!

Mark · « **Reply #11 on:** April 25, 2008, 13:58:31 PM »

I that a dried up worm?

Bazsmum · « **Reply #10 on:** April 25, 2008, 13:54:50 PM »

Oh thats fab Helen....the boys look overwhelmed....they will sleep better tonight with all that extra exploring, so will you with all that door opening!

Kittybabe (Ruth) · « **Reply #9 on:** April 25, 2008, 13:39:48 PM »

Oh yeah I forgot to mention that their lovely white paws will never be white again. Pippa has such dirty looking paws now..

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #8 on:** April 25, 2008, 13:38:25 PM »

Oh dear, the bad points to having outdoor cats have started already...

Lucas was a millisecond away from eating a wasp too

Dawn F · « **Reply #7 on:** April 25, 2008, 12:59:09 PM »

we were worried about it cat proofing at first Helen but now they have 24 hour access

Kittybabe (Ruth) · « **Reply #6 on:** April 25, 2008, 12:58:18 PM »

THis one just kills me

Quote from: Tiggy's Mum - Helen on April 25, 2008, 12:34:11 PM

Lu, did you hear that?

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #5 on:** April 25, 2008, 12:49:45 PM »

I had a lump in my throat too, was very proud of my little boys

I'm not sure about it all yet Mark, I'm going to see how they go and if they really like it I'll get a cat flap put in. Even though the garden is catproofed I don't really like the idea of them being out while I'm at work or at night but will consider my options once they're more used to it. I bought them in after half an hour (or the lure of Whiskas Tempations did it really

) will wait for a bit and then give them another go.

It's a bit of both in the last pic, his left back foot has merged with his saggy belly to make it look even bigger. He is definitely not fat but has a very hangy down belly and always has, even as a young kitten. It doesn't help that the hangy down bit has longer, fluffier fur then the rest of him

hannah (weeny) · « **Reply #4 on:** April 25, 2008, 12:49:01 PM »

i LOVE them!!!!!!!

the first pic... lulu's face is totally like... 'mum.... what you doing, mum the doors open..... MMMUUUUUUUMMMMMMMM!!'

they certainly looked like they enjoyed

and they both came back in!

well done for being such a brave mummy

Kittybabe (Ruth) · « **Reply #3 on:** April 25, 2008, 12:47:37 PM »

Wonderful. Brought a tear to my eye. can't help but be proud of them with you.

Mark · « **Reply #2 on:** April 25, 2008, 12:41:41 PM »

Great pics Helen

I bet the boys will be driving you crazy to get out. Are you going to give them free access once they are used to it?
(Watch the cream carpet turn grey

)

ps - paunch or camera angle in the bottom pic?

Tiggy's Mum · « **Reply #1 on:** April 25, 2008, 12:34:11 PM »

The time had finally come, I actually felt a bit sick but I knew I couldn't put it off any longer. I opened the back door and the boys' world expanded.... Lukey took a bit longer to venture outside than Riley but that was the same when they first came home and stepped out of the basket. Riley was hilarious and was crawling along the ground commando style, almost as though his legs had given way beneath him. After a shaky start Lukey really surprised me and started racing up and down the garden in crazy cat style, darting off at speed and making a funny mewling noise!

Yikes what's out there?