Aashka's confusing me. She's at the yard for a few days, wary but very talkative, and eats hungrily when the food goes down. In fact, on the days she's about she's nagging from a didistance to hurry mum up with the food! (Between fibro and Asha I'm still staying home for the time being.)
Then she isn't around for days. Easily 4-5 days at a time. Our routine is pretty fixed at the yard, so Aashka knows when to find us - and the food of course She always looks very well...she's a big cat, but not fat. She's always been very vocal and happy to show herself, and her body language is confident as long as she has her space. She's very terratorial...even a bit of a thug when it comes to other cats, as Asha and Pushkin can attest to. Its just close contact that she doesn't like. Is it possible she has a home somewhere, and how do we find out?
The yard has a major road (the A1 to be exact) running the full length of one side. There were fields on the other side, but they're now being turned into a motorway...the yard is essentially going to be a big island between these two roads. There's a village the far side of the feed road, and another farm a good hours walk away (human speed ). There's also another residential area, but again there are major roads between it and the farm.
So...does Aashka have a home elsewhere? The farmer doesn't want her around...If we stop feeding will she stop coming? At the moment the plan is still to trap, spay and re-home because of the farmer's wishes, but can we do that if she lives elsewhere?
Very confused :confuse3:
Then she isn't around for days. Easily 4-5 days at a time. Our routine is pretty fixed at the yard, so Aashka knows when to find us - and the food of course She always looks very well...she's a big cat, but not fat. She's always been very vocal and happy to show herself, and her body language is confident as long as she has her space. She's very terratorial...even a bit of a thug when it comes to other cats, as Asha and Pushkin can attest to. Its just close contact that she doesn't like. Is it possible she has a home somewhere, and how do we find out?
The yard has a major road (the A1 to be exact) running the full length of one side. There were fields on the other side, but they're now being turned into a motorway...the yard is essentially going to be a big island between these two roads. There's a village the far side of the feed road, and another farm a good hours walk away (human speed ). There's also another residential area, but again there are major roads between it and the farm.
So...does Aashka have a home elsewhere? The farmer doesn't want her around...If we stop feeding will she stop coming? At the moment the plan is still to trap, spay and re-home because of the farmer's wishes, but can we do that if she lives elsewhere?
Very confused :confuse3: