Wildlife -Winter 2008

[mark smyth]

I would have thought the head is too big for it to be a mouse

mouse
http://www.ornl.gov/info/ornlreview/v37_3_04/images/a08_mouse_full.jpg

vole
http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/photos/andera/bank-vole-13043.jpg

[Jo]

I would have thought the head is too big for it to be a mouse

mouse
http://www.ornl.gov/info/ornlreview/v37_3_04/images/a08_mouse_full.jpg

vole
http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/photos/andera/bank-vole-13043.jpg

I'm with Mark , vole, although my cats like vole so much I usually only get inarrds presented. I'd say the ears are too small for mouse.

Good Cat,

[David Nicholson]

Don't suppose Rob's cat is too worried one way or 'tother

[Jo]

True, my cats are partial to mouse as well 

[Anthony Darby]

Definitely vole. Tail shorter than body. Wonder if Ringo would eat voles? 

[Maggi Young]

Definitely vole. Tail shorter than body. Wonder if Ringo would eat voles? 

If cats prefer to eat voles than mice, then Ringo might think a vole a very tasty change to his diet, I would think.

Can't believe I'm actually giving thought to such matters     .....Lily is at the Vet getting an infected ear cleaned out and her teeth scaled....under general anaesthetic..... I'm worried about her....... snake menu variations are providing a displacement activity.

[ashley]

I hope Lily's over it now Maggi and will soon be fully back to form. 

Our collie cross Misty loathes the kennel cough vaccine up her nose and now has to be sedated each time.  Boarding kennels hereabouts continue to demand evidence of yearly KC vaccination even though immunity is now known to last much longer.  Therefore we are obliged to put her through (necessary) sedation for an unnecessary procedure . 

Sometimes I wonder whether we should just stay at home and holiday in the garden    

[Gunilla]

I hope Lily is home and all right again, Maggy. 
Our two dogs are at the moment out in the garden trying to get at the birds food. I can't imagine why they are so fond of sunflower seed. They are probably envious of the birds.   I can't put anything on the ground so the little robin has to climb the ladder to get to his food.

[Carol Shaw]

Lily is at the Vet getting an infected ear cleaned out and her teeth scaled....under general anaesthetic..... I'm worried about her....... snake menu variations are providing a displacement activity.

Poor little Lily - I bet you'll be giving her lots of fuss and cuddles when she gets home, maybe a special meal for her tea?

[David Nicholson]

Best to little Lily, and to her worried owners.

[Jo]

Get a few happy mammal traps out and see if you can catch her a treat for tea.

[Maggi Young]

Thanks for the kind thoughts to Lily.... phone call to Vet reassures us she is fine..... we'll get her home for her Tea-Time..... turkey and boiled rice, Carol . The in-laws' turkey at christmas may have taken me a full half hour to pick all the leftovers off, but it is still providing Lily with tasty teas from the freezer!

Ashley, I do know that Misty is not the only dog I have heard of who needs sedation for the nasal vaccine....seems rather counter-productive in many ways     I'm not a great fan of holidays so Lily only has to tootle down the road to our dear friends , who love her like a member of their family on the rare occasions when we're both away......  shes is, however, already booked in to No. 45 for the Dunblane Early Bulb Day, the SRGC Discussion weekend and the AGS 80th Anniversary Discussion Weekend 
But if something happen to my chums, I stay at home!

By the time Lily gets home, she will be so hungry ( she's a very hungry little dog at the best of times.... don't know where she gets that from?  ) that she would likey eat the mammal AND the trap!

[Carol Shaw]

By the time Lily gets home, she will be so hungry ( she's a very hungry little dog at the best of times.... don't know where she gets that from?  ) that she would likey eat the mammal AND the trap!

Well of course Lily enjoys her food — like others whom I could mention

David told me he chased our younger cat Pip today because he saw her come out of the greenhouse with a mouse and assumed, wrongly, that she had grabbed a mouse in one of the traps... result he chased said moggie indoors and into the sitting room where, due to David's behaviour, she dropped the very much alive moosie! D caught (just as well!) and then, being the daft soft hearted dear that he couldn't kill the wee beastie and let it go! All turned out well as Pip caught the little blighter again and ate it!

Believe me the girls consume a huge number of field mice which would, otherwise, wreak havoc in the garden!

[Maggi Young]

Well of course Lily enjoys her food — like others whom I could mention

hmm, yes, well, there MAY be a clue!! 

 Lily has come home with sparkly teeth and a much less sore ear ..... complaining of utter stark starvation! I think that's a good sign that she's not feeling too bad!   

[fermi de Sousa]

Lily has come home with sparkly teeth and a much less sore ear ..... complaining of utter stark starvation! I think that's a good sign that she's not feeling too bad!   

Well, Lachie was obviously concerned to hear of Lily's inconvenience

so he'll be much relieved to hear that she's okay.
Actually he's been a very sad cat recently due to the excessive heat - not much fun wearing a fur coat you can't take off!
cheers
fermi