Animal crisis

Skeely · Post by **Skeely** » 14 Jun 2007, 18:54

Our cat, Poppy, had cornered a baby blackbird in our garden. I have taken the cat in and locked the cat flap, and the wee thing is hopping about in the back garden, unable to fly (I think it's too young).

Is anyone on the forum good with distressed beasties? Should I just let the cat out and let nature take it's bloody course?

Izzie · Post by **Izzie** » 14 Jun 2007, 18:58

The bird could just be stunned

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 14 Jun 2007, 19:03

If it can't fly it'll just be a matter of time before another cat or beastie gets it and rips it to bits.
Perhaps it might be kinder to go out there and whack it over the head with a shovel or something similar.

Skeely · Post by **Skeely** » 14 Jun 2007, 19:12

Izzie wrote:The bird could just be stunned

Could be. it's managing to fly a short distance at a time. I've just spoken to someone at the SSPCA, who tells me that it's a fledgeling that has probably been hopping around for a week or so, and is about to take off. I think it flew into the garden - or it may have been taken in by the cat. I'll probably take it up to Christian path - I reckon it'll have more of a chance there.

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 14 Jun 2007, 19:13

Izzie wrote:The bird could just be stunned

STUNNED?!?

Yeah! You stunned him, just as he was wakin' up! Blackbirds stun easily, major.

It's a classic dilemna. Does he hit it over the head with a frying pan or let the cat rip it to bits? Seriously, an unenviable choice. I'm not voting.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 14 Jun 2007, 19:17

Skeely wrote: it's managing to fly a short distance at a time.

Hoorah!!

*puts shovel away*

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 14 Jun 2007, 19:18

You were a bit quick with that shovel. Bird killer!

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 14 Jun 2007, 19:25

Bob Jefferson wrote:You were a bit quick with that shovel. Bird killer!

I know.

I was reading the Apprentice thread just before this one and the thought of that arrogant little Sugar git and those nasty, talentless idiots that perform for him made me think skulls and shovels.

I was just taking it out on the poor wee birdie.

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 14 Jun 2007, 19:29

Yeah well Sugar is just asking to be hit with a shovel, a frying pan or anything that is handy. Or ripped apart by cats possibly.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 14 Jun 2007, 19:30

Pecked apart by so many blackbirds would be good also.

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 14 Jun 2007, 19:34

ecm wrote: ...Perhaps it might be kinder to go out there and whack it over the head with a shovel or something similar.

Hope I never fall ill your house!

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 14 Jun 2007, 19:38

Pal of Porty wrote:
ecm wrote: ...Perhaps it might be kinder to go out there and whack it over the head with a shovel or something similar.
Hope I never fall ill your house!

It's my German genes coming to the fore again, I'm afraid.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 15 Jun 2007, 08:44

We had a similar dilemma when Selma brought in a starling and refused to give it up

. I got it off her eventually and took it to work with me in a shoebox. The SSPCA said they'd pick it up but despite TLC on the radiator in the office it popped it's wee claws. Shovel wasn't an option -ECM you horrible person

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 15 Jun 2007, 09:03

Epykat wrote:-ECM you horrible person

I'm not horrible, I'm just for a short, sharp exit rather than long drawn out suffering and continued distress.

Skeely · Post by **Skeely** » 15 Jun 2007, 12:53

I did wodner about the shovel option, but I'm glad I didn't do it. I kept the cat in, much to it's irritation, and fed the fledgeling on a slug, banana, bread and cat food. It was perfectly happy to take the food from my hand, and even came to the cat flap making loud noises when it was hungry again. It settled down in the shrubs for the night, and I'm pretty sure it wasn't there this morning (both I and the cat had a good look). Either it has flown off, or another moggie got it.

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 15 Jun 2007, 12:55

Skeely wrote:Either it has flown off, or another moggie got it.

or some "horrible" woman visited in the night armed with her shovel!

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 15 Jun 2007, 19:35

ecm wrote:I'm not horrible, I'm just for a short, sharp exit rather than long drawn out suffering and continued distress.

I'm sure we will remember this next time you are looking a bit peaky. Le Creuset should do the trick.

bearcub · Post by **bearcub** » 15 Jun 2007, 19:51

Epykat wrote:We had a similar dilemma when Selma brought in a starling...........despite TLC on the radiator in the office it popped it's wee claws.

Baked starling.

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 17 Jun 2007, 21:26

ecm wrote:
It's my German genes coming to the fore again, I'm afraid.

Indeed. Look what they do to kittens: cut out their raspy wee tongues, cover them in yummy schokolade and then EAT them!! Poor wee kitties.

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 17 Jun 2007, 21:33

Poppy wrote:
ecm wrote:
It's my German genes coming to the fore again, I'm afraid.
Indeed. Look what they do to kittens: cut out their raspy wee tongues, cover them in yummy schokolade and then EAT them!! Poor wee kitties.

Just how sad do these wee Katzen look

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 17 Jun 2007, 21:43

foxy wrote: Just how sad do these wee Katzen look

You'd look sad too if you had no tongue to lap your milk and clean your fur

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 18 Jun 2007, 08:47

BTW, Skeely, great name for your mog!!

ecm · Post by **ecm** » 18 Jun 2007, 10:04

Poppy's German kitties are very cute. It is a shame that they get dipped in chocolate and sold to tourists though.

Maybe it's got something to do with this lot.

hitler cats!

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 18 Jun 2007, 10:12

ecm wrote:Poppy's German kitties are very cute. It is a shame that they get dipped in chocolate and sold to tourists though.

Probably this explains why we saw no cats but there were lots of tame spatzen in Berlin. Will post pic later as Plug has the evidence re the birdies.

Bob Jefferson · Post by **Bob Jefferson** » 18 Jun 2007, 10:22

Did you visit Munich Poppy? We are off there soon.

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 18 Jun 2007, 10:27

No, it was a Cologne-Berlin-Bonn tour by plane and train. The new Haupbahnhof in Berlin is incredible.

I've never been to Munich, but they probably eat cats and/or their tongues there too, I'm afraid.

Skeely · Post by **Skeely** » 18 Jun 2007, 18:35

Poppy wrote:BTW, Skeely, great name for your mog!! :wink: :wink:

She was named by our daughter, 2 at the time. Only later did we realise that we'd seen some new puppies on the same day - I think she meant to call her Puppy.