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Re: Cat's daily routine baffles owner
« Reply #16 on: November 17, 2007, 13:34:37 PM »
I've made my comments on the other thread on same topic (sorry didnt see this one before)

Lottie - podge was originally a stray so wont have papers or contract,  it was said today on brekkie news.

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Re: Cat's daily routine baffles owner
« Reply #15 on: November 17, 2007, 13:27:00 PM »
I saw Podge and his owner on BBC Breakfast this morning.  That cute Vet said he thought Podge might have senile dementia - as per my original prognosis   :shocked:
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Re: Cat's daily routine baffles owner
« Reply #14 on: November 14, 2007, 08:01:35 AM »
Despite being a little naughty he is a splendid puss with very indulgent carers.

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Re: Cat's daily routine baffles owner
« Reply #13 on: November 13, 2007, 22:23:00 PM »
I think what made me laugh, Rosella, was the lengths we all go to in order to keep our cats happy ... but no, the actual idea of the cat being allowed to roam free didn't make me smile at all. 

Hope you didn't think I was casting nastursums just really fed up that I won't allow myself an NFC and :censored: off that someone that's got one doesn't realise the dangers of them wandering far and wide.  I hate fingerwagging but, if I had an NFC, I couldn't sleep at night if he were out even tho my lot are free to come and go.  NFC's really are different.

In any event just coz the owner turns up at the same time and place and finds him there, who's to say he hasn't been there waiting for hours. Oh dear, what a grump I am. :sneakin:

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Re: Cat's daily routine baffles owner
« Reply #12 on: November 13, 2007, 20:19:38 PM »
I think what made me laugh, Rosella, was the lengths we all go to in order to keep our cats happy ... but no, the actual idea of the cat being allowed to roam free didn't make me smile at all.  Minnie used to be a terrible wanderer and I'm afraid that I've really clamped down on her access to the outdoors, especially now that I've learned she's partially sighted so is in real danger of being knocked down.  We've gone from her regularly disappearing for 7-10 days five months ago to her now only going out for two hours a day.  I can't say she seems any less happy!

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Re: Cat's daily routine baffles owner
« Reply #11 on: November 13, 2007, 20:13:54 PM »
One of my friends has got one that is allowed to free roam and it wanders off into the fields etc often for more than a day but he always comes back and usually kindly brings a present home with him  :sick:. Personally I would never let an NFC free roam. Catrun or enclosed garden makes them happy as they can go outdoors and makes human happy as they know the cat is safe.

I do hope the Podge's contract states he's allowed outside otherwise if the breeder sees the story they'll quite rightly go potty!

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Re: Cat's daily routine baffles owner
« Reply #10 on: November 13, 2007, 20:05:30 PM »
The only reason I will not get a NFC (wow aren't they gorgeous) is that they are terrible wanderers from what I've read and I prefer to allow our lot indoor/outdoor access.

I just don't understand how it has taken him 12 years to display this wandering behaviour.  Anyone on here got an NFC that they let roam free?  Sorry this story didn't make me even smile.

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Re: Cat's daily routine baffles owner
« Reply #9 on: November 13, 2007, 19:25:20 PM »
I laughed so much at that story but I do wonder why the owner keeps letting him out at night?!

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Re: Cat's daily routine baffles owner
« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2007, 17:36:35 PM »
Two words - INDOOR CAT! :rofl:

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Re: Cat's daily routine baffles owner
« Reply #7 on: November 13, 2007, 17:11:50 PM »
I saw that news item too.  At least Podge is going across the golf course to get to his pick-up point and the golf course must be deserted at night, of people at least.
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Re: Cat's daily routine baffles owner
« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2007, 17:10:16 PM »
That is a lovely story but I feel that Podge maybe suffering from the early stages of dementia.  I had a similar routine with my cat although she did not go so far, I used to retrieve her from my neighbours garden on a regular basis.
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Re: Cat's daily routine baffles owner
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2007, 16:59:26 PM »
I just read that on the bbc, I hope it doesn't draw the wrong kind of attention to him though

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Re: Cat's daily routine baffles owner
« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2007, 16:57:52 PM »
 :Luv: he's a smart cookie aint he
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Re: Cat's daily routine baffles owner
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2007, 16:57:37 PM »
A cat is baffling his owner by wandering off at night before expecting to be collected by car every morning at exactly the same time and place.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/7092301.stm

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Re: Cat's daily routine baffles owner
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2007, 16:55:17 PM »
What a clever old boy he is  :Luv:
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Cat's daily routine baffles owner
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2007, 16:53:44 PM »
A cat is baffling his owner by wandering off at night before expecting to be collected by car every morning at exactly the same time and place.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/7092301.stm
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