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The Cats of Princes Avenue Hull
Photography has become a great passion in my life. I like to capture photos of scenes we pass by everyday without ever noticing. We are all so busy with our hectic lives we miss what is right in front of us. This blog is a release for my crazy cat lady ways, based in Princes Avenue Hull vastly dominated by cats, I will update you on the cats of Princes Avenue, document via photography and include animals stories from around the world. This blog is dedicated to my cat Cyril
Monday 13 October 2014
Thursday 28 August 2014
Missing Cat 'Whiskey'
Saw this poster this morning missing since Friday very much loved lots of posters around. Please share
Tuesday 5 August 2014
Have you seen me? Still Missing
Still no concrete news about Cochise. I had a call a few
weeks back that he may have been spotted a few streets away from a woman who
fosters cats. She told me a cat looking exactly like him was hanging around a
female with another tom cat and the two toms had been fighting.
She said she was going to try and catch him so she could get
him neutered through Animal Welfare, I asked if she did get him let me know and
bring back to me after the procedure so I could look after him.
I did not hear from her and got back in touch, unfortunately
she had not been able to catch him but told me they had been sightings down
certain streets. I have gone to look down these streets but did not see Cochise.
I did see a cat black and white tom, not neutered who did look like Cochise but
it wasn’t him.
It’s been over 2 months since I last saw him, I’m still
hoping for some news or any information. I have put more posters up in the area
and I will contact the woman again today if she has any further news. I’m also
going to call around the shelters and some local vets if they have any info.
Monday 7 July 2014
Have you seen me?? Cochise missing
Have
you seen me?
My black and white stray has not been seen for about month
now. I call him Cochise and he did have an injured eye at the time he went
missing.
I contacted RSPCA about his eye and they agreed to give him
treatment. Cochise seem to know this and disappeared for a few days. I had no
idea how to catch him and he would have put up a fight. I contacted Small Pet
and Cat Care who give me great advice and stayed in touch with me throughout.
When Cochise came back a few days later, his eye had been
cleaned and looked so much better (see pic), he was eating again as well so I
decided to not stress him out by taking him to vets. He was obviously getting
looked after by someone else, this is the trouble with strays you don’t know if
they are getting looked after or not.
This was the last time I have seen him, I’m hoping someone
has just taken him in but it has been over a month now.
If anyone in Princes Avenue area has seen or got any further
information please let me know as I am worried about him as he has never been
gone this long.
Thanks
The Stray One - Now called Cochise here is his story so far
DATED APRIL 2014
Last year I posted about a stray black and white tom which I started to feed. He was so skinny I could see his bones and I am not want to stand by and do nothing. So he started to receive regular meals from myself much to the dislike of Rambo and Gypsy.
Last year I posted about a stray black and white tom which I started to feed. He was so skinny I could see his bones and I am not want to stand by and do nothing. So he started to receive regular meals from myself much to the dislike of Rambo and Gypsy.
The
stray is what I would describe as a proper street cat, big build, confident
strut and not what you call a cat who does snuggles! He looks like he has been
in a fair few scraps and if you get too close he warns you off with a hiss.
However saying this as his visits have become more regular he welcomes me with
a meow, rubs against my legs and brushes his head against my hands when I’m
feeding him.
He also
has patience and puts up with Rambo and Gypsy who have tried their hardest to
warn him off with hisses etc., Rambo once hissed right in his face and he did
not even flinch, Rambo was not expecting this reaction and did not know what to
do so just backed off looking slightly confused and bewildered. I know if he
did not have this patience Rambo and Gypsy would not come out on top!
With
these regular visits and no one responding on social media sites about him, I
decided it was only right he had a name. I wanted a name to show his street cat
and his wild side because he is definitely not a house cat or domesticated, my
Dad suggested ‘Cochise’ Leader of the Chokonen band of the chiricahua apache of
an uprising that began in 1861. I thought this was perfect so now the stray is
called Cochise. I have been calling him this for awhile and I’m not sure if he
knows his name or just recognises my voice but he does react to it.
Once
the summer season had ended and the weather started turning colder and wetter I
became more concerned about Cochise, I knew I could not bring him in the house
due to Rambo and Gypsy plus that’s just
not Cochise to be in a house so in proper crazy cat lady style I bought a cat
shelter! It’s a plastic shelter with a covering so no rain gets in, windproof
and will not rot unlike wooden ones. I positioned this in the corner of the
garden under some ladders so it is more secluded for him but also gave him a
vantage point as he looked out so he knew what was coming (other cats) and
nothing would come from behind the shelter. I also put some bedding in to make
it super cosy, even street cats surely like to be cosy and warm? Once the
shelter was positioned I just had to wait for Cochise.
Cochise
came around teatime (he knows what time I get in from work) I got him his food
in his bowl and put it outside the shelter. He did not notice the shelter at
first food is way too important, however after his fill he went straight inside
his shelter for a noisy around. He did not stay but I was happy he now knew it
existed and where it was.
For
several months I did not see Cochise in his shelter but I knew someone was
sleeping in it due to the fur and dirt on the bedding. Corchise at this point
was looking a lot happier, healthier and had put weight on, which I was so
pleased about. Cochise and Rambo and Gypsy also seemed to have worked out an ‘understanding’
which resulted in less frequent spats. I’m sure Cochise is also getting looked
after elsewhere as Princes Avenue is populated with cat people, he probably has
an itinerary of who to visit and at what times.
One
afternoon in the autumn with an afternoon off I arrived at home early and was
thrilled to see Cochise asleep in the shelter. He was all snuggled and soon as
he heard me he came out. I only had my iPhone on me so quickly took these two
snaps of him.
Asbo
cat who I featured in a post has not been round since Cochise turned up, they
are both similar size and I think Cochise has won this territory. I still see
Asbo but out the front way where he has claimed his new territory.
6
months on Cochise waits on the back wall which looks into the kitchen to catch
my eye and let me know its feeding time and most mornings when I go out he has
had a night in the shelter and walks around the corner for breakfast. I do feel
in this situation he has domesticated me rather than the other way round. He
does let me stroke him a lot more and likes to sit inside the house in the back
porch, he never comes further. Cochise I think is quite an old cat and is wary
of humans, I enjoy his visits and I am glad I am here to help him to continue
his street cat days, fed, safe and warm.
Our Friend Lola makes a return
In a past post I featured a small grey tabby who was
becoming a regular visitor. She even stayed over some nights by getting in
through the cat flap. She is a very cheeky little madam and runs straight into
the house as soon as I open the door.
At one point I thought she was a stray or lost as she was
very vocal, stayed in the house frequently, constantly asking for food and even
stole some food a few times. I discovered she belonged to a house opposite my
garden and her name was Lola. She continued visiting the house and was always
on the lookout on the food! She would cry and cry at you for some. Gypsy
obviously did not take this well so most of the times shows Lola on her way (not
in a violent way just a hiss and a run at her seems to do the trick).
Lola does seem to have a close relationship with Cochise and
I have spotted Lola trying to play with him a few times, he has shown a softer
side and does play around with her.
Back in early December I returned from a week away to find
Lola waiting at my front door, she welcomed me back by hassling me for food as
soon as I opened the door, she stayed a little while then went on her way. That
was the last time I would see her for a while.
Lola out of the blue basically just disappeared, there was
no more visits. I suspected it was the wet weather and she decided to stay
inside but as days turned into weeks then months I feared the worst.
I can’t remember exactly when it was but it was around late February early March time, I was washing
up and I noticed something move outside in front of the window. It took me a
few moments to realise it was a grey tabby then to my amazement it was Lola. I
went outside to see her. She had grown a little more and put on some weight
however she did seem to be different. She wasn’t as friendly as before, but she
did recognise and say a little hello. Before she would jump on me and come when
I called for some affection now she doesn’t seem interested. Maybe she has just
grown up in the months she had gone AWOL.
She still comes into the house but this is less and less
frequent and is normally just a sprint in the kitchen and out again. Gypsy
still runs her out but I have spotted Gypsy and Lola playing outside a few
times, probably a typical teenage girl friendship. When Cochise visits and Lola
spots him she is quick to come over and try to grab his attention, most of the
time he doesn’t react to her but does sometimes gives in and lets his playful
side out.
I am happy she is OK though and is around again even though
she has dig up all my seeds and plants :)
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