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Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)
Sat Mar 21, 2015, 12:03 PM Mar 2015

PORCH CAT is IN MY HOUSE !!!!!

I left the door open and put food and water just inside a few feet and walked away.

Within a minute, he walked in and is NOW EATING in MY HOUSE !!!!

I have pictures but, having trouble getting them uploaded .....ARGH !!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018732112

http://www.democraticunderground.com/109513877

on edit: HE is CHOMPING on kibble as I TYPE THIS !!!!!!!!!!

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PORCH CAT is IN MY HOUSE !!!!! (Original Post) Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 OP
My dear Tuesday Afternoon! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2015 #1
I think he is SissyGirl's boyfriend. BrotherMan kinda hissed once and then walked off to another Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #2
I await the delight of seeing your pix, Tues... MrMickeysMom Mar 2015 #3
this cat has been appearing in my yard on a semi-regular basis for over a year now. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #4
Ah! So! MrMickeysMom Mar 2015 #6
damn skippy, Mr. Mickey !! Keep on trucking and being loved by YOU. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #7
oh, I totally understand this excitement NJCher Mar 2015 #33
it is such a Great Beginning ... you just know good things will come of it. Thanks, NJCher Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #40
Awesomeness! Township75 Mar 2015 #5
IKR !!!!!!!! Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #8
I have had two kittehs on my porch but they just ambled right in. I am so happy for roguevalley Mar 2015 #9
I left the door open and when he finished nibbling he walked out and the sly booger Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #10
I gotta come up there and visit. cwydro Mar 2015 #45
lolol ... you really should ... leave the goose and bring the tractor (j/k) Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #47
Lol which one? cwydro Mar 2015 #54
well, tbh (!) BOTH ... actually. I would love to have some fowls on the property. Really do want Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #56
You do NOT want Henry lol cwydro Mar 2015 #57
yes, I know I don't *need* a rooster but, damn ... Henry is Handsome and Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #59
I'd bring you Henry cwydro Mar 2015 #60
I'd throw in his cwydro Mar 2015 #61
Oh, I see the beginnings of an actual farm here ... Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #66
LOL ... honestly, I will take him but I need to get this one out building fixed up Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #63
True. cwydro Mar 2015 #65
Porch Cat has completed the first step in becoming your owner. Ptah Mar 2015 #11
IKR !!!!!!!! Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #13
Great news! Arugula Latte Mar 2015 #12
oh gosh Yeah!!! Thanks for sharing it with me - Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #14
YES!! brer cat Mar 2015 #15
brer cat ... please see the second link in the OP ... Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #19
Hooray for Porch Cat and his soon to be hooman. mnhtnbb Mar 2015 #16
ty ... Yay for ME !!!!!!!!!! Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #20
Excellent! NutmegYankee Mar 2015 #17
don't they*just* turn your heart Upside Down !! Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #21
Indeed! NutmegYankee Mar 2015 #25
Photos, we need photos! Shrike47 Mar 2015 #18
inre: photos ... please read 2nd link in OP. I really am trying. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #23
YES!!!!! Raine1967 Mar 2015 #22
ty, Raine1967 ... aren't they just the *best* addition to a family!! Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #24
You have met with his approval. Don't blow it. mainer Mar 2015 #26
IKR Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #34
good luck with the pics fizzgig Mar 2015 #27
He is a tuxedo with the Best Face ever. You guys have to see This Face !! Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #35
Congrajimashuns! shenmue Mar 2015 #28
thanks, shenmue - Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #41
all 5 of our cats are rescued cats. ANNIE, TAFFY, INKY, SADIE & SALLY. trueblue2007 Mar 2015 #29
ty ... so excited. today was a real breakthrough moment. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #36
awwww, that is great news!! thanks for sharing!! gives me hope for the porch kitteh niyad Mar 2015 #30
oh yes. just stay patient. it will happen, niyad. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #37
oh, I know--it took almost a year and a half before I could even touch her (some clear niyad Mar 2015 #75
I still have not been able to touch PorchCat. and lolol at that silly person - Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #77
I know. silly me, I have this preference for arms that are not gouged and bloody! niyad Mar 2015 #79
What you have is a Matagot... regnaD kciN Mar 2015 #31
what a gorgeous kitty! did he pop the balloon one second later? Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #38
oh, what a gorgeous baby he was!!! niyad Mar 2015 #76
excellent news! mike_c Mar 2015 #32
ty, mike_c Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #39
1:33 a.m., 15 gorgeous degrees above, and I'm DANCING IN MY CHAIR over this!!! raven mad Mar 2015 #42
thanks, raven mad. It is a Happy Day!! Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #48
Congratulations!!! What a great start to the season and year!!!!! magical thyme Mar 2015 #43
yes, a great start ... Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #49
YAY Porch Cat! cwydro Mar 2015 #44
like what, House Cat ... ?! ... lolol ... Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #50
PC cwydro Mar 2015 #55
that is what another friend of mine said but ... I am afraid it will sound too much like: Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #58
Cats always have many names. cwydro Mar 2015 #62
really? you should post it. gotta link ? Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #64
Lol, sitting here trying to cwydro Mar 2015 #67
Here cwydro Mar 2015 #68
proof that TS Eliot is a GENIUS !! Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #69
Lol! cwydro Mar 2015 #70
interesting theory. have not heard that before. true according to wiki - Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #71
Yes! cwydro Mar 2015 #72
omg ... BoyFriend is a Tuxedo !! How cool is that !! Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #73
That's another poem of his cwydro Mar 2015 #74
Yes, I think so, too. You can feel the love in the poems. eom. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #78
My cats are porch kitties too irisblue Mar 2015 #46
what a lovely story! and I love your avatar, too ... Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #51
Porch Kitty irisblue Mar 2015 #52
I love those names. and thanks for a completely happy ending to a lovely story. Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #53
Congratulations... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2015 #80
thanks! Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2015 #81

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,308 posts)
1. My dear Tuesday Afternoon!
Sat Mar 21, 2015, 12:08 PM
Mar 2015

You WILL succeed at getting your wonderful pictures to us!

I'm thrilled that he is eating in your house! That's a major step forward for all of you!

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)
2. I think he is SissyGirl's boyfriend. BrotherMan kinda hissed once and then walked off to another
Sat Mar 21, 2015, 12:13 PM
Mar 2015

room to finish his nap.

But, SissyGirl is hanging right here and is smiling and purring contentedly.

I can't wait to post pictures ... you all Just Have To See This Face !!!

silly me ... I am so happy and excited for him

Can't wait to get him checked out by the Vet to make sure everything is okay and get him vaccinated.

Thanks, CaliforniaPeggy

PS: This is all platonic, of course, because SissyGirl was fixed a long time ago.

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)
4. this cat has been appearing in my yard on a semi-regular basis for over a year now.
Sat Mar 21, 2015, 12:49 PM
Mar 2015

in fact, I had to upgrade his name from YardCat to PorchCat

MrMickeysMom

(20,453 posts)
6. Ah! So!
Sat Mar 21, 2015, 12:56 PM
Mar 2015

In fact, I'm responding to your links (ass backwards) to see how that happened!

Your cat names are great. The naming of my departed cat, Scoobie was done by my step son, who used to keep her before Scoobie joined the Mickey and Mallory gang (which, at the time, included elder cat, Jessie).

I've gone from 4 to the last of the Mohicans - the ever lovable boy, Mr. Mickey who is a little over 18, has kidney disease, but looks like he's in great shape for that milestone, according to his favorite vet.

I must get a jpg or get to the point of making a gif out of a video so that Mr. Mickey will live on in my posts. I plan on him living on as long as he damned well wants to!



Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)
7. damn skippy, Mr. Mickey !! Keep on trucking and being loved by YOU.
Sat Mar 21, 2015, 12:59 PM
Mar 2015

and YES ... you *must* post pics !!!!

It is the unwritten law of DU, yanno

NJCher

(35,431 posts)
33. oh, I totally understand this excitement
Sun Mar 22, 2015, 01:44 AM
Mar 2015

It's just the greatest moment.

I loved the stories downthread about kitties who became members of the family ...and it all started this way.



Cher

roguevalley

(40,656 posts)
9. I have had two kittehs on my porch but they just ambled right in. I am so happy for
Sat Mar 21, 2015, 01:30 PM
Mar 2015

you. getting a cat's trust is so hard when they have had a hard life. bless you tremendously

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)
10. I left the door open and when he finished nibbling he walked out and the sly booger
Sat Mar 21, 2015, 01:38 PM
Mar 2015

then walked around to the front porch and meowed for more !!!

This time I fed him on the porch right by the door and left the door open but, he chose not to come back in *this Time*

There will be other times, I hope ... yes, I am sure there will be another time. Spring is here and the weather is warming up and I can leave toe door open for longer periods of time.

Eventually, he *will* let me walk behind him to shut the door.

it is all just a matter of time (patience. Tuesday Afternoon. patience)

thank you for commenting

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)
47. lolol ... you really should ... leave the goose and bring the tractor (j/k)
Sun Mar 22, 2015, 11:49 AM
Mar 2015

but, oh How I wish I had That magnificent beast

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)
56. well, tbh (!) BOTH ... actually. I would love to have some fowls on the property. Really do want
Sun Mar 22, 2015, 12:28 PM
Mar 2015

some laying hens ... might as well bring Henry, too

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
57. You do NOT want Henry lol
Sun Mar 22, 2015, 12:32 PM
Mar 2015

And of course chickens lay eggs without a rooster.

Only reason we have Henry is because he came in disguise as a hen chick.

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)
59. yes, I know I don't *need* a rooster but, damn ... Henry is Handsome and
Sun Mar 22, 2015, 12:33 PM
Mar 2015

you two have an obvious Misunderstanding

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)
63. LOL ... honestly, I will take him but I need to get this one out building fixed up
Sun Mar 22, 2015, 12:40 PM
Mar 2015

for a chicken coop, first.

dude, you really should come for a weekend. You have no excuse now that you are not working that horrid job, anymore.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
65. True.
Sun Mar 22, 2015, 12:44 PM
Mar 2015

Pm me your days off.

And Henry and wife are yours if you want them.

This is the time of year to get baby chicks too!

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)
13. IKR !!!!!!!!
Sat Mar 21, 2015, 01:57 PM
Mar 2015

and I know it is SissyGirl showing him the way. She is a sly one, that one.

It was her sitting on the deck with him and He was sitting on the Handrail like he was already King of The Deck.

I opened the door and SisyGirl walked in and turned and looked at him ... C'mon on in the water is fine here, dude!!

brer cat

(24,402 posts)
15. YES!!
Sat Mar 21, 2015, 02:08 PM
Mar 2015

It was only a matter of time and patience...he knows a good thing when he sees it. We have heard about that wonderful face, so hurry with the pix. It is mandatory, you know.

Raine1967

(11,589 posts)
22. YES!!!!!
Sat Mar 21, 2015, 02:27 PM
Mar 2015

Over the past 6 months we had a stray coming around. With the cold winter, we would try to get he rot come inside. WEveryone on the block was worried about her.

She came in one night and stayed warm… now she is a part of our family!

Congratulations on Porchy!

mainer

(12,013 posts)
26. You have met with his approval. Don't blow it.
Sat Mar 21, 2015, 02:46 PM
Mar 2015

Last edited Sat Mar 21, 2015, 04:09 PM - Edit history (1)

You only get one chance to prove you're worthy to the new Master of the House.

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)
35. He is a tuxedo with the Best Face ever. You guys have to see This Face !!
Sun Mar 22, 2015, 02:17 AM
Mar 2015

The tip of his nose is white surrounded by black and then a white ring around that !! I swear it is like a bullseye/target.

He has the most awesome face ever

trueblue2007

(17,138 posts)
29. all 5 of our cats are rescued cats. ANNIE, TAFFY, INKY, SADIE & SALLY.
Sat Mar 21, 2015, 05:22 PM
Mar 2015

HUBBY takes care of feral cats. inky, sadie and sally are all some kinda cousins.

annie and taffy are sisters.

congrats on the new kitty.

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)
36. ty ... so excited. today was a real breakthrough moment.
Sun Mar 22, 2015, 02:19 AM
Mar 2015

I had a Sadie once, long time ago. She was a tortie. Sweet girl.

niyad

(112,435 posts)
30. awwww, that is great news!! thanks for sharing!! gives me hope for the porch kitteh
Sat Mar 21, 2015, 07:14 PM
Mar 2015

I am in service to!

niyad

(112,435 posts)
75. oh, I know--it took almost a year and a half before I could even touch her (some clear
Mon Mar 23, 2015, 11:09 AM
Mar 2015

abuse issues), but now she actually welcomes the petting for a short time. will just keep working on it. she will come in eventually.

(some silly person wanted to know why I didn't just grab her and bring her in.)

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)
77. I still have not been able to touch PorchCat. and lolol at that silly person -
Mon Mar 23, 2015, 11:20 AM
Mar 2015

clearly, they have not thought it through

regnaD kciN

(26,035 posts)
31. What you have is a Matagot...
Sat Mar 21, 2015, 08:56 PM
Mar 2015

In the Basque region between France and Spain, black cats are considered good luck, and the luckiest of them all is a "Matagot" -- a stray black cat that turns up on your doorstep and invites himself in.

My ex and I had a longhair black cat show up that way in September of 1978. He was very sick, and we got him to the vet just in time to save him. He wound up becoming a well-loved member of our household until he passed away at the (estimated) age of 18, many years later. And, yes, we did name him Matagot (or "Matty" or "Mat-Cat" for short).





Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)
38. what a gorgeous kitty! did he pop the balloon one second later?
Sun Mar 22, 2015, 02:22 AM
Mar 2015

This cat is really a tuxedo ... can he still be a Matagot ... ?

thanks for the story/info and pictures

raven mad

(4,940 posts)
42. 1:33 a.m., 15 gorgeous degrees above, and I'm DANCING IN MY CHAIR over this!!!
Sun Mar 22, 2015, 05:35 AM
Mar 2015

What wonderful news! Congrats!

Happy kitty, sweet kitty, purr purr purr!

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)
50. like what, House Cat ... ?! ... lolol ...
Sun Mar 22, 2015, 11:55 AM
Mar 2015

I have already upgraded from YardCat to PorchCat ...

sometimes I call him Meatloaf because he looks like one laying in my yard

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)
58. that is what another friend of mine said but ... I am afraid it will sound too much like:
Sun Mar 22, 2015, 12:32 PM
Mar 2015

... Pissy ... ugh. not good.

I don't know. Time will tell, I guess. Sometimes, I call him BoyFriend when I see him touching noses with SissyGirl.



actually, My cats have a lot of names

sometimes, ShitHead works really well, too

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
68. Here
Sun Mar 22, 2015, 12:51 PM
Mar 2015

The Naming Of Cats by T. S. Eliot

The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter,
It isn't just one of your holiday games;
You may think at first I'm as mad as a hatter
When I tell you, a cat must have THREE DIFFERENT NAMES.
First of all, there's the name that the family use daily,
Such as Peter, Augustus, Alonzo or James,
Such as Victor or Jonathan, George or Bill Bailey--
All of them sensible everyday names.
There are fancier names if you think they sound sweeter,
Some for the gentlemen, some for the dames:
Such as Plato, Admetus, Electra, Demeter--
But all of them sensible everyday names.
But I tell you, a cat needs a name that's particular,
A name that's peculiar, and more dignified,
Else how can he keep up his tail perpendicular,
Or spread out his whiskers, or cherish his pride?
Of names of this kind, I can give you a quorum,
Such as Munkustrap, Quaxo, or Coricopat,
Such as Bombalurina, or else Jellylorum-
Names that never belong to more than one cat.
But above and beyond there's still one name left over,
And that is the name that you never will guess;
The name that no human research can discover--
But THE CAT HIMSELF KNOWS, and will never confess.
When you notice a cat in profound meditation,
The reason, I tell you, is always the same:
His mind is engaged in a rapt contemplation
Of the thought, of the thought, of the thought of his name:
His ineffable effable
Effanineffable
Deep and inscrutable singular Name.

 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
70. Lol!
Sun Mar 22, 2015, 01:05 PM
Mar 2015

Always loved that poem. I think the broadway musical cats was based on his work.

Not a fan of musicals so I may be wrong.

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)
71. interesting theory. have not heard that before. true according to wiki -
Sun Mar 22, 2015, 01:08 PM
Mar 2015

Cats is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot, and produced by Cameron Mackintosh. The musical tells the story of a tribe of cats called the Jellicles and the night they make what is known as "the Jellicle choice" and decide which cat will ascend to the Heaviside Layer and come back to a new life. Cats introduced the song standard "Memory".

Directed by Trevor Nunn and choreographed by Gillian Lynne, Cats first opened in the West End in 1981 and then with the same creative team on Broadway in 1982. It won numerous awards, including Best Musical at both the Laurence Olivier Awards and the Tony Awards. The London production ran for twenty-one years and the Broadway production ran for eighteen years, both setting new records. Actresses Elaine Paige and Betty Buckley became particularly associated with the musical. One actress, Marlene Danielle, performed in the Broadway production for its entire run (from 1982 until 2000).

As of 2014, Cats is the third longest-running show in Broadway history, and was the longest running Broadway show in history from 1987–2006, surpassed by The Phantom of the Opera. Cats is the fourth longest-running West End musical. It has been performed around the world many times and has been translated into more than 20 languages. In 1998, Cats was turned into a made-for-television film.

more at link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cats_%28musical%29

Tuesday Afternoon

(56,912 posts)
73. omg ... BoyFriend is a Tuxedo !! How cool is that !!
Sun Mar 22, 2015, 01:14 PM
Mar 2015


but, really His Face HAS to be seen to be Believed ... never ever seen anything like it. It is a One of a Kind FACE.
 

cwydro

(51,308 posts)
74. That's another poem of his
Sun Mar 22, 2015, 01:14 PM
Mar 2015

I remember the lines - jelliclecats are black and white.

He must have loved cats!

irisblue

(32,829 posts)
46. My cats are porch kitties too
Sun Mar 22, 2015, 11:35 AM
Mar 2015

I was visiting a friend in a another area of town, and a white& grey cat came up to the porch and leapt into my lap. Shane said she had been around for a few weeks, and he had helped her with a semi hidden box for her 3 new born kittens. I told her if she wanted to, she could come home with me after the kittens were weaned, but, she would never go outside again. She slept on my lap for almost an hour, then left. A few weeks later, Shane called and asked me over again, The grey& white cat reappeared, sat on my lap again for a bit, then came back with an all grey kitten, putting him on the porch with us. Mojo & Majik came home with me that night in a borrowed cat carrier.( for the record this was my only successful pickup ever)

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