TheBanyanTree: Belligerent Divinity
Sachet
MountainWhisper at att.net
Mon Jun 24 18:31:31 PDT 2013
Ah, so sorry, Tom. That is heartbreaking.
My Tabouli scared me by staying out until 1:30am the night before last.
I thought either an owl or a bobcat (etc.) had gotten her. She usually
just chases mice and comes back in after a few hours. After your
powerful piece and the subsequent explanation, both cats will now remain
inside. We have a pack of coyotes on a neighboring ridge. I love to hear
them sing, but I don't want to chance losing one of the cats to them.
Thanks for sharing both the excellent piece and the important insights
as to why you wrote it.
On 6/24/2013 8:51 PM, Tom Smith wrote:
> As sort of an explanation for this piece.. Maybe I was still
> coming to grips with one of our cats getting the worst of a
> coyote encounter. So I kind of had pretators on my mind.
> The victim was a pretty aggressive fearless male Tuxedo
> cat who loved to be outside and would raise hell inside till
> "invited out." We've always had coyotes, and he's always
> been let out when he wanted to go. Actually, he RAN to the
> front door, and RAN off. Just like he'd done every morning
> for 5 years. I figured he was street smart, and knew he
> could climb trees and duck under cars.. but this last time
> he didn't come back. I found him the next day, and another
> cat victim about 10 ft away. I considered the possibility of
> a psycho neighbor and called a wildlife specialist, who said
> this [type of coyote feasting] happens all the time. This is
> coyote pupping season and statistically the most fatal for
> cats and dogs. Coyotes can jump 6' high fences. One got
> in a turkey pen in the rural part of the county and killed 27
> and ate one.
>
> The house is like an echo chamber now.. without echos.
>
> I don't let the other cats out in the wee hours anymore.
>
> Tom
>
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