Posted: 11/30/2008 8:02:31 AM EDT
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I had the pleasure of being awoken at about 11pm last night by some of the loudest, highest-pitched, nastiest cat screaming I've ever heard. Our cats yowl at each other every now and then when they're playing/fighting, but this was a whole different level. It sounded like someone had broken in and was slowly dissecting one of our cats while it was alive. It just kept screaming in terrible 10-sec bursts, over and over again. Nothing quite like being awakened by that.
I groggily jumped out of bed, grabbed my nightstand XD45, and staggered into the living room. Apparently the goddamn cat saw a stray in the backyard through the back window, and was voicing his disapproval. That's it. I gotta give him some points though - he sat in our bedroom doorway at least until I went to sleep, staring in the direction of the back door. I think he was trying to "guard" us from the stray... ETA: The stray was a black and white "tuxedo cat". Since last night, attack cat is being extra-hostile towards our other cat with similar "tuxedo" markings. Obligatory attack cat pic: 
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When we lived in Tucson in the mid ‘70s, our cats came and went through a pet door I’d installed in the utility/handloading room. A stray started sneaking in and eating their food. We could never catch the little bugger, so I devised a plan.
I cut the outlet end off an extension cord, stripped the wires and separated them. Then I stapled them to the inside of the pet door. We locked our cats in the bedroom, plugged in the cord and waited. Pretty soon, we heard something come in the pet door and start on the food. As soon as I got up to investigate, there was the sound of small running paws followed by a screeching sound. When I got to the utility room, there was nothing but the faint odor of burnt fur. The stray never came back. |