Re: Christmas in March, vole damage

I, too have had a similar experience with stray toms a couple of times.  
There was one old guy that hung around the area for more than a year, but would 
not let anyone touch him.  One bitter cold night we lured him inside.  After 
that he thought he was part of the family, and became a total lap-cat.  When a 
pair of kittens came to live with us, he "mothered" them until they were about a 
year old, then became hostile to the young male.  He died soon after that, 
and the the other cats visibly mourned for him.

In a message dated 03/26/2004 5:59:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
Zemuly@aol.com writes:

> In a message dated 3/26/2004 8:35:45 AM Central Standard Time, 
> kmrsy@comcast.net writes:
> Since he was the neighborhood bully, a roving tomcat
> that more or less ruled his domain and allowed no human near him (that I was
> aware of), it has come as quite a surprise that, now healed, this cat won't
> go away.  
> I have the same thing here with Melvin.  I started feeding him this winter 
> at 
> an abandoned house where I feed other cats.  He simply showed up one day and 
> 
> had obviously never been touched by a human.  Well, I touched and he loved 
> it. 
> The next thing I knew he showed up at the house, much to the chagrin of the 
> other toms.  He was positively ferocious and acted like he was the king.  I 
> got him neutered, and now he is an absolute lamb, although the other cats 
> are 
> still wary.  He now wants to love them, and I'm sure they think he is nuts.  
> The 
> major problem at the moment is that he does not want to share me with 
> anybody!
> 
> zem

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