Gentleman wants four barn cats. I have the possibility of reducing my numbers further, but something about his proposal unsettles me. Today I found out that he had four barn cats three years ago and they just “ran away.” First of all, barn cats don’t run away if they are being fed regularly, not being terriorized or harassed, and they have fresh water and get dewormed every six months. Barn cats can’t survive solely on mice, because a cat who is hungry doesn’t have the stamina to hunt.

Gideon and Sharky- the last two cats who are now barn cats, get fed twice a day and they get goat’s milk as well as pets and lovins- they are in an ideal situation. This other offer, I have declined. Something caused those cats to disappear and I am not about to put ANY of my cats in harm’s way.