Here is a shot of one of my favorite cats we have had. I found him one morning in a tree outside here. He was just a kitten at
the time. Later I found out that another kid was asked to get rid of a bunch of small cats and he and my daughter thought it would be a great idea to put one here as Daddy had a soft spot for cats. Good thinking on their part and the cats.
My son named him as he went out with the flashlight that night to check on him, still in the tree and the green eyes reminded him of an Alien, so the name stuck with him. This Tiger cat grew very large, would attack anything, great mouser, chipmunk eliminator, even snakes, but his specialty was grey squirrels. He lived in trees just about and would chase squirrels all over the tree's trying to catch them. Most of the time they got away in the tree's. Not the case on the ground at all, but he had no fear of trying to get them in the tree's except they were more agile. I was always finding squirrels on the steps for a gift from Alien. He was here for about 5 years and got attached to me and few others. He would ride with me on the quad, lay on and engine while I was working on it or join me in about any venture outdoors in the woods.
Sadly, while doing the very thing he loved to do, chase squirrels, he fell and broke his jaw in a real bad way. As she had fixed Alien many times with broken legs from falling out of tree's or leaping without looking and she really had a hard time keeping cast on him, she felt that he would not do well at all with what was needed, so she put him down. Actually she and my wife did. Alien is buried here on the farm in our pet cemetery on the sunny side of hill. I miss that cat, but have many great memories of him and his antics.
Pets are great and we have lots of them but it sure hurts when you loose them.
Here is a picture of Alien.
George-CT
the time. Later I found out that another kid was asked to get rid of a bunch of small cats and he and my daughter thought it would be a great idea to put one here as Daddy had a soft spot for cats. Good thinking on their part and the cats.
My son named him as he went out with the flashlight that night to check on him, still in the tree and the green eyes reminded him of an Alien, so the name stuck with him. This Tiger cat grew very large, would attack anything, great mouser, chipmunk eliminator, even snakes, but his specialty was grey squirrels. He lived in trees just about and would chase squirrels all over the tree's trying to catch them. Most of the time they got away in the tree's. Not the case on the ground at all, but he had no fear of trying to get them in the tree's except they were more agile. I was always finding squirrels on the steps for a gift from Alien. He was here for about 5 years and got attached to me and few others. He would ride with me on the quad, lay on and engine while I was working on it or join me in about any venture outdoors in the woods.
Sadly, while doing the very thing he loved to do, chase squirrels, he fell and broke his jaw in a real bad way. As she had fixed Alien many times with broken legs from falling out of tree's or leaping without looking and she really had a hard time keeping cast on him, she felt that he would not do well at all with what was needed, so she put him down. Actually she and my wife did. Alien is buried here on the farm in our pet cemetery on the sunny side of hill. I miss that cat, but have many great memories of him and his antics.
Pets are great and we have lots of them but it sure hurts when you loose them.
Here is a picture of Alien.
George-CT
