Little Miss Masterpiece

Lovely story about an 5 year Old Autistic Girl who has developed a truly magical relationship with her cat called Thula

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2790301/me-mews-little-miss-masterpiece-finds-inspiration-autistic-artist-inseparable-pet-cat-influencing-acclaimed-painting.html

Missing Cat 'Whiskey'

Saw this poster this morning missing since Friday very much loved lots of posters around. Please share 

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.

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 

I think it's breakfast time - how my mornings start

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.

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 :)  

Mine Mine Mine

Gypsy watching the seagulls. She would have a go but I don't think she realises the actual size of them....Father Ted quote comes to mind Near, far away :) 

Fantastic News - Welcome to the World

This is great news after the devastating news 6 months ago I hope London Zoo will not let them out of their sight this time!!!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2579768/London-Zoo-welcomes-three-new-arrivals-Moment-worlds-rarest-tiger-cubs-birth-captured-hidden-camera.html

The Cats of Downing Street who do you want to be the first Purr Minister!!

The Downing Street cats

Cats have long been associated with politics and No 10 Downing Street, which has had a “chief mouser” to tackle vermin for decades.

One cat – nicknamed the Munich Mouser – was in residence during the time of Neville Chamberlain and then Winston Churchill.

Harold Wilson took his own pet, a Siamese cat called Nemo, when he moved into Number 10 in 1964.

The most famous cat in residence was Wilberforce, who was brought to the house in 1973 under PM Edward Heath and went on to serve under Margaret Thatcher and John Major before he was officially retired in 1986, dying two years later.

Humphrey followed but is rumoured to have been shooed away by Tony Blair’s wife Cherie, who disliked cats.

Competition

Battersea Dog and Cats Home have set up a competition to vote for the first ever Purr Minister!
See link below and vote out of 10 cats who you think is up for the job!

http://www.battersea.org.uk/cats/purr_minister/



EAST Yorkshire MP Sir Greg Knight believes his moggy Tommy is the purr-fect candidate to become Westminster's top cat.

Read more: http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Vote-Cat-MP-Greg-Knight-enters-Tommy-Battersea/story-20571882-detail/story.html#ixzz2sY2jPDRM

ADOPT AND DONATE

http://www.battersea.org.uk/cats/cat_takeover/

http://www.smallpetandcatcare.co.uk/

Please help put cats in need and donate what you can :)

Battersea do a great job with the animals however Small Pet and Cat Care are local to me plus my step brother got his Archie from there who is gorgeous :)

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas to you all from The Cats of Princes Avenue 

Have you met Graham?

I saw this story a few weeks ago and it made me smile.

I love the fact that Graham has now become a local celebrity! Looks like he made an excellent choice for a cool hangout.

http://metro.co.uk/2013/10/30/graham-the-cat-is-a-pet-shop-regular-and-lets-himself-in-4167409/

Hull Fair Continued even though a little late

Since my last post I really damaged my foot so have been housebound for the past few weeks!!
Very boring for me but Rambo and Gypsy have loved it :)

Back at work now after having the steroid injection in my foot - it has improved it but not as fully as I thought it would and im still limping :( Hoping it will improve very soon

My last post I promised you guys some pictures of Hull Fair when it was open on the night. These are some of my favourite shots of the night

Spin Carousel Spin

Big Wheel

 

 

 

Hulls Most Recognised Helter Skelter

 

 

 

 

 

Dodgem Lighting

Such sad news and I feel it was totally avoidable

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2460486/First-tiger-cub-born-London-Zoo-17-years-died.html

Parents, Sumatran tigers Jae Jae and Melati, were the first to produce a tiger cub at the Zoo for 17 years

Hull Fair

Slightly off topic but for those of you who don't live in Hull it is Hull Fair Week.

Hull Fair is an annual 8 day event in October which is more than 700 years old and is the largest travelling fair in Europe.

I'm lucky to live close by so love to go with my camera and get some shots.

I went early on Sunday when the fair was closed. I have never been to the fair when it's closed and it was obviously a completely different atmosphere. Very eerie and creepy! The weather was typical Hull Fair weather as we locals call it, windy wet and cold. The fairground was completly deserted when I went apart from crows. 

I got soaked through taking the photos and quickly left when one of the rides started moving on its own! 

Thank You!

UPDATE

Hi guys Small Pet and Cat Care came 3rd place! Now they will recieve the donation money of £1500! Yippee :)

Thank you 

22/09/13 Just a quick update Small Pet and Cat Care received the min 200 votes so will now receive the donation of £1500!

The donation will help those cats in need so thank you to all who voted :) 

You can still vote till the end of the month so if they receive more votes and get into 2nd place - £2500 1st place - £5000

If you have not voted please see previous post on how to vote

Thank you so much again 

Small Pet and Cat Care

Hi Guys

Thanks for all those who have voted for the centre. Last count is at 174 so nearly at the vital 200 vote.
If they get 200 votes they will recieve a donation of at least £1500 depending on where they come out of the 4, if they get 1st it will be £5000.

£5000 would do so much for those cats that really need their help.

This is the link to vote please take a minute and vote if not already done so

https://www.facebook.com/FeelGoodPark/app_440439032678865

My step brother adopted his cat from them just this monday night, the cat is still a little shy but im sure will settle in well. He is handsome cat from the pictures I have seen. Small Pet and Cat Care found him hiding in the bushes in the snow :(  He has been in their care since.

I will get some photographs given permission to post and once he is ready to meet new people.

Please vote! It would be amazing to get them this fantastic donation which would do so much!

Thanks

Please spare one min and we can really help some cats

On Facebook there is a page called small pet & cat care

Please like the page this is an animal charity based in hull which helps cats in need and find new homes.

They are only 70 votes to qualify for feel good park by animal friends to receive at least £1500 donation!

The money will help out loads and £1500 is for 3rd and 4th place - they will receive more if they get more votes!

So please please help and take a min to vote!

I can vouch that this is legit I have been in touch with the centre and my step brother has even adopted one of the cats called Archie! 

www.facebook.com/SmallPetandCatCare 

Let's find Avril

On my way to work this morning I saw this poster.

I have put the picture on twitter and Facebook and asked people to share.

Avril looks like he is very much missed due to the amount of posters I have seen and the effort his humans are doing to find him.

So let's help as much as we can, please look and share the picture. 

The Stray One

The stray is still around, I have posted on various sites but nothing.

He seems to be trusting me more though ! I was sunbathing and felt something on my leg, I looked down and there he was snuggling up to me in the sun :)

His ear looks healed and is pointing the right way now! 

I keep him going by feeding him some but not much as I don't want him to rely on me. Plus I need to make sure Rambo and Gypsy don't fell threatened - so far so good.

However here is a great shot of him opposite my garden keeping an eye on us