The Post In Which I Am Most Triumphant

by Leslie

Remember how I ended up with seventeen kittens? Well, I’ve spent the past month or so wrangling the mothers of those kittens and shipping them off to the vet to be fixed. And, just like last time, there has been one I’ve had a difficult time catching.

For two weeks I’ve been trying to get her. Most of my attempts have been a variation of this set up,

with this being the anticipated outcome,

and this being the actual outcome.

Then, my uncle let me borrow a humane trap.

And this happened.

Many, many times.

But I’m no quitter. So, I kept trying. And trying. And trying. Until finally.

I caught the her, and can now rest easy that a cat isn’t smarter than me.

Posted in Mommy's Stuff, Photos, Critters |

Comments

15 Cool Kids Came To Play

Allyson on August 10, 2008 8:44 pm
Wow! I LOVE the drawings! Thanks for making me laugh my butt off again! Hilarious!
Mrs. Schmitty on August 10, 2008 9:21 pm
She’s puuuurty! But I do hate a mocking cat.
Daddy Forever on August 10, 2008 11:39 pm
I need one of those traps for my kids. They can be hard to catch too.
Sunshine/Melody on August 11, 2008 10:16 am
I’m just getting around to checking all my comments from this weekend, so I thought I would stop by for a visit!

This is too funny! I love the drawings, thank goodness you prevailed in the end.

Thanks for stopping by!!
Lani ~ The Wooden Po on August 11, 2008 10:24 am
You ROCK! I love the look on evil cat’s face. And 17 kittens? I would’ve been in heaven. Until they grew up. Then it would’ve been hell.
Karly on August 11, 2008 10:56 am
Seriously…you fell asleep sitting outside? LOL! You need to get some sleep woman!

I’m glad you caught the Evil Cat though. Love the drawings!
jenn in holland on August 11, 2008 11:05 am
Hahahahahaha! Ah-hahahahahaha! *snort*
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Man, I love coming by your place.
You are triumphant!! (I am so proud)
Suzanne on August 11, 2008 12:02 pm
Both your illustrations and your cat-nabbing skills are brilliant! I always suspected that you were smarter than a cat… and now you’ve brought me proof. Let’s have a party! I’ll bring the Zima…
Toni on August 11, 2008 12:16 pm
Yea you! Once again I am amazed by your kick-butt Paint skills.
Damselfly on August 11, 2008 4:44 pm
This is so freaking funny! I can relate. We once had 10 cats roaming around our house. After neutering/spaying/giving away, we are down to one outside guy. Catching a cat can be tricky!
Jen in MI on August 11, 2008 5:26 pm
You’ve done such a great job of spaying/neutering all these cats. You are a HERO.
Leslie on August 12, 2008 12:00 am
Karly - Well, I didn’t exactly fall asleep. I’d either get distracted or she’d wait me out, but I didn’t know how to draw that. I have limited skills. So, I made me sleeping. I take a great deal of artistic license in my drawings. You’ll notice I made myself skinny, too.
amanda on August 12, 2008 12:23 am
Ha, great post. I had to catch my cat that way once when she fell off the balcony and was too scared to come back. We’d hear her outside the window at night but she’d been hurt so would run away when we went to get her. The only way we could get her was with one of those traps. She eventually recovered (sort of, she is still a special needs cat).
Chris H on August 12, 2008 3:17 am
10 outta 10 for perseverance mate.
Since I Don’t Have A Sword Handy, I’m Gonna Use My Pen : My Mommy’s Place on August 13, 2008 12:19 am
[…] It was one of the doctors at the vet’s office. It’s the guy whose name is listed first on the sign, so, I guess maybe he’s in charge. I rarely ever actually deal with him. But, today, as I was dropping off The Evil Cat to be fixed, he approached me to discuss my bill. That is, if discussing my bill means verbally assaulting me until I cried. […]