I've been hearing this miaow around my place for awhile...all hours of the day and night...haven't seen a cat..niether landlord or I own a cat.
So I thought maybe it's a possum..do possums make that sound?..I know there are possums around here.
This morning I finally found the source! A big ginger cat strolling around outside miaowing loudly! I'm not going crazy after all! That's relief!
justcruisin01 said
01:37 AM Jan 29, 2012
Beth54 wrote:
I've been hearing this miaow around my place for awhile...all hours of the day and night...haven't seen a cat..niether landlord or I own a cat.
So I thought maybe it's a possum..do possums make that sound?..I know there are possums around here.
This morning I finally found the source! A big ginger cat strolling around outside miaowing loudly! I'm not going crazy after all! That's relief!
Beth , your's is easy to fix, Iv'e been hearing the same for the last hour, some one, [ wont sat who just watch where I point ] has been sitting here playing a pc game, with a cat in it.
Beth54 said
04:02 AM Jan 29, 2012
I wish mine were that easy to fix!
goinsoon said
05:21 AM Jan 29, 2012
Easily fixed, a call to the animal control at Logan council, loan of a cat trap and off it goes to the pound, all fixed
Happywanderer said
06:20 AM Jan 29, 2012
Probably belongs to one of your neighbours Beth.
Beth54 said
07:08 AM Jan 29, 2012
Happywanderer wrote:
Probably belongs to one of your neighbours Beth.
It crawled under the fence to next door, so probably belongs to them. I don't know them.
goinsoon said
07:14 AM Jan 29, 2012
As far as I am concerned, any cat that roams at night is a feral cat and belongs at the pound
jonathan said
07:59 AM Jan 29, 2012
here kitty kitty .. here kitty kitty ..
THUD !
I toort I taw a puddy tat .. I did, I did, I did .. yeth Beth yur right !
-- Edited by jonathan on Sunday 29th of January 2012 08:01:32 AM
Ma said
03:47 PM Jan 29, 2012
Beth54 wrote:
Happywanderer wrote:
Probably belongs to one of your neighbours Beth.
It crawled under the fence to next door, so probably belongs to them. I don't know them.
Isn't it sad in this day and age that we don't know our neighbours. Once upon a time everybody knew everybody else in the whole street, not just next door. Think it was much better back then and we all hopped in and helped each other and celebrated together and were there for each other. Think we lost a very important part of our lives when we all became to busy or too suspicious to trust our neighbours or too transient perhaps.
jimricho said
04:16 PM Jan 29, 2012
Ma wrote:
Isn't it sad in this day and age that we don't know our neighbours. Once upon a time everybody knew everybody else in the whole street, not just next door. Think it was much better back then and we all hopped in and helped each other and celebrated together and were there for each other. Think we lost a very important part of our lives when we all became to busy or too suspicious to trust our neighbours or too transient perhaps.
I'm lucky enough to live in a neighbourhood where it's still like that. We mostly know each other and even those several houses away that I don't know still wave hello when driving past.
When I'm away (sometimes for a few months at a time) my next door neighbour comes into my house regularly and checks all is ok, including fridges working, no sign of entry, etc.
Ma said
04:27 PM Jan 29, 2012
You and I are indeed fortunate in that respect Jim. Would be nice to think that this was the norm rather than the exception.
Cruising Granny said
02:54 AM Jan 30, 2012
If that cat has been howling as you describe, it sounds like a feral tom. Get rid of it! If it belonged to anyone it would be well fed, maybe even chipped, and wouldn't be howling around the neighbourhood. It might even be larger than the average domestic cat. Get rid of it! Don't worry who it might belong to. Tough t!ts! If it's mooching around it has to go. It's not being controlled as cats must be, so it's feral and has to go. I love cats. Desexed, loved and well-fed cats. This one doesn't sound like it has any of those qualities. Get rid of it!
Beth54 said
04:12 AM Jan 30, 2012
jonathan wrote:
here kitty kitty .. here kitty kitty ..
THUD !
I toort I taw a puddy tat .. I did, I did, I did .. yeth Beth yur right !
-- Edited by jonathan on Sunday 29th of January 2012 08:01:32 AM
Yes, it was a bit like that Jon...'I'm sure I heard a cat out here'....
Beth54 said
04:17 AM Jan 30, 2012
Cruising Granny wrote:
If that cat has been howling as you describe, it sounds like a feral tom. Get rid of it! If it belonged to anyone it would be well fed, maybe even chipped, and wouldn't be howling around the neighbourhood. It might even be larger than the average domestic cat. Get rid of it! Don't worry who it might belong to. Tough t!ts! If it's mooching around it has to go. It's not being controlled as cats must be, so it's feral and has to go. I love cats. Desexed, loved and well-fed cats. This one doesn't sound like it has any of those qualities. Get rid of it!
Yes, that was my thought CG, that it's a feral. We do have a very bushy reserve behind us. As far as my limited experience of cats, they miaow when they're hungry.
I'm not a cat lover, but I'd never intentionally harm any animal. But I have the very strong view that cats should be kept indoors or in an enclosure. Not allowed to roam free, particularly at night. I might ask my landlord if he can get one of those traps from the council.
I've been hearing this miaow around my place for awhile...all hours of the day and night...haven't seen a cat..niether landlord or I own a cat.
So I thought maybe it's a possum..do possums make that sound?..I know there are possums around here.
This morning I finally found the source! A big ginger cat strolling around outside miaowing loudly!
I'm not going crazy after all! That's relief! 
Beth , your's is easy to fix, Iv'e been hearing the same for the last hour, some one, [ wont sat who just watch where I point ] has been sitting here playing a pc game, with a cat in it.
I wish mine were that easy to fix!
Easily fixed, a call to the animal control at Logan council, loan of a cat trap and off it goes to the pound, all fixed
It crawled under the fence to next door, so probably belongs to them. I don't know them.
As far as I am concerned, any cat that roams at night is a feral cat and belongs at the pound
here kitty kitty .. here kitty kitty ..
THUD !
I toort I taw a puddy tat .. I did, I did, I did .. yeth Beth yur right !
-- Edited by jonathan on Sunday 29th of January 2012 08:01:32 AM
Isn't it sad in this day and age that we don't know our neighbours. Once upon a time everybody knew everybody else in the whole street, not just next door. Think it was much better back then and we all hopped in and helped each other and celebrated together and were there for each other. Think we lost a very important part of our lives when we all became to busy or too suspicious to trust our neighbours or too transient perhaps.
I'm lucky enough to live in a neighbourhood where it's still like that. We mostly know each other and even those several houses away that I don't know still wave hello when driving past.
When I'm away (sometimes for a few months at a time) my next door neighbour comes into my house regularly and checks all is ok, including fridges working, no sign of entry, etc.
You and I are indeed fortunate in that respect Jim. Would be nice to think that this was the norm rather than the exception.
If it belonged to anyone it would be well fed, maybe even chipped, and wouldn't be howling around the neighbourhood. It might even be larger than the average domestic cat.
Get rid of it! Don't worry who it might belong to. Tough t!ts! If it's mooching around it has to go. It's not being controlled as cats must be, so it's feral and has to go.
I love cats. Desexed, loved and well-fed cats. This one doesn't sound like it has any of those qualities. Get rid of it!
Yes, that was my thought CG, that it's a feral. We do have a very bushy reserve behind us. As far as my limited experience of cats, they miaow when they're hungry.
I'm not a cat lover, but I'd never intentionally harm any animal. But I have the very strong view that cats should be kept indoors or in an enclosure. Not allowed to roam free, particularly at night. I might ask my landlord if he can get one of those traps from the council.