Kibkom North Cyprus Forum

we are animal lovers , must be 6 dogs three cats all loved to death and treated all the same the cats lay with the dogs and visa versa , we have one young cat which we found in a storm drain who loves to bring little presents and drop them on our bed , we have had mice a rat , all returned alive , last night in fact it was 3am he crept in making the noise that he had caught something , I jumped out of bed to find him pinning an owl against the wall , I retrieved the owl much to his annoyance , held the owl for a couple of mins then let him go through the window , today while having lunch by the pool who should appear on a branch above us chattering as they do hopefully saying thanks for last night .

any similar happenings with your animals .

by the way I have an oven glove next to the bed now as some of the little critters especially rats can give a nasty nip given the chance .

Thanks for sharing that , made me smile

hope you are not scared of baby snakes

Like you Chelwood, I have become quite efficient at rescuing my presents from my various cats over the years, birds, mice of various sizes, one cat, Herbie was unfortunately an efficient killer I have had dead rats, an half eaten pigeon, all placed under my dining room table, it used to amaze me how he got them through his cat flap as he was a big cat and only just fitted through the flap himself!

Our latest cat is an elderly lady, (lives in the UK with my mother) more of a lover than a fighter, happy to sit on the lawn whilst the birds hop around her.

LL

Our pointer is currently presenting us with hedgehogs, big ones and little ones. Fortunately she has a very soft mouth and all the Tiggywinkles have been unharmed and released. She is also catching fledgling birds, again not killing them, but the parent birds have dive bombed and harassed her as a result.
We also have a fair few swallows that fly into the house, nightmare for a bird phobic like me, and two of the dogs caught one inside recently but again it survived an was released!

Like Pancochat's pointer, my spaniel cross has a gundog's soft mouth and instincts to carry soft furry things without harming them.

On one occasion he picked up a tiny kitten that fell off the neighbours wall into my garden and ran around with it in his mouth, but happily handed it over. Far from, as I was afraid , having died of shock it objected strongly - obviously he reminded him of its Mum. This was so sweet I promised him he could keep it, but then the terrier came up with different instincts and I had to return it for its own safety. The terrier also likes to hunt lizards. But both seem to be sensible with danger, so far. touch wood, on three ocassions (a snake, a tarantula and a giant centipede ) standing guard and barking and wining until I did something about them. Some time ago I unearthed a nest of mice,, the terrier caught one and I two and two escaped but the sixth went missing. Later discovered in the bathroom (only fully tiled room so no crannies) being held at bay by the spaniel who was again waiting for SOMEONE ELSE to DO something.

Wish some one would teach my Pointer Tag to bark and back off.She wouldn't have spent 12 days on a drip in Petcross after killing a Blunt nosed viper.Trouble is she will never learn and will do it again given half a chance.

Glad to hear that Tag is recovered there is nothing worse than seeing a beloved pet so ill, I see she made the centre pages of the Cyprus Today and the article on snakes was informative for me, now I know what they look like and which ones to avoid.

LL

Thanks Lovelife. Avoid them all!!!

Yes, Owl Lady , I thought how lucky I had been when I read about Tag - but didnt want to say anything at the time as it seemed unkind and also I didnt want to tempt fate. Haven't seen the article,how is Tag getting on? I am keeping my fingers crossed for the nasties as the latest dog is an unkown quantity, but is another hunter like the terrier as opposed to a gun dog like the Spaniel.

Seemed I tenpted fate anyway, as the spaniel developed some queer symptoms , being subdued, not playing with his little friend and walking (not running) around in circles. Vet provisionally diagnosed brain tumour, but it seems it wasnt as he appears to have recovered suddenly and completely. He is now on Vit B tabs to "strengthen his nervous system" and as you can imagine I am watching him with trepidation! Talk about hostages to fortune.

Sorry to go off topic but I wanted to ask if anyone who could throw any light on th odd behaviour , and also to thank the kind couple in the Surgery who used to have a dog like him and were very concerned about him