Popular Post Longjohn ★ Posted June 11, 2020 Popular Post Share #1 Posted June 11, 2020 She always leaves milk in the bowl and I dump it in the cat dish on the back deck. Our feral cats lap it up like it’s a real treat. This morning no cats on the deck. The milk stayed in the dish in 90° heat all day. So now I was sitting in my chair on the other end of the deck, the sun has set and it’s almost dark. I hear someone lapping up the milk. The table is in my way and I can’t see who it is. I stand up and look over at the dish. That snot my cat. It gives me the deer in the headlights look and I tell it it’s ok, the cats missed out. It went back to lapping up the milk and I sat back down. It was getting too dark to see so I got up to go back in the house. I had to walk right past the cat dish. Two heads are now in the dish together, Rocky Raccoon and a black and white cat I haven’t seen before. They must be friends. 6 2 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted June 11, 2020 Share #2 Posted June 11, 2020 8 hours ago, Longjohn said: She always leaves milk in the bowl and I dump it in the cat dish on the back deck. Our feral cats lap it up like it’s a real treat. This morning no cats on the deck. The milk stayed in the dish in 90° heat all day. So now I was sitting in my chair on the other end of the deck, the sun has set and it’s almost dark. I hear someone lapping up the milk. The table is in my way and I can’t see who it is. I stand up and look over at the dish. That snot my cat. It gives me the deer in the headlights look and I tell it it’s ok, the cats missed out. It went back to lapping up the milk and I sat back down. It was getting too dark to see so I got up to go back in the house. I had to walk right past the cat dish. Two heads are now in the dish together, Rocky Raccoon and a black and white cat I haven’t seen before. They must be friends. It's quite amazing, the mix of critters at womaxx's feeding station on any given night. Raccoons, skunks, possum, the smaller fox and even the occasional cat all eat at the same time.........in their own space but together. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted June 11, 2020 Share #3 Posted June 11, 2020 I ate two bowls of it last night. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted June 11, 2020 Share #4 Posted June 11, 2020 9 hours ago, Longjohn said: Rocky Raccoon Whenever I see a raccoon, usually road kill, I think "poor Rocky Raccoon". Often that song starts up in my head. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted June 11, 2020 Share #5 Posted June 11, 2020 Good thinking to try Cheerios. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 11, 2020 Share #6 Posted June 11, 2020 Glad to see he's wearing his mask. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted June 11, 2020 Share #7 Posted June 11, 2020 My parents would sometimes find a raccoon eating some of the food left behind by the feral cats and the cats and raccoons seemed to get along okay. I'm glad Rocky got a nice treat this morning. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share #8 Posted June 11, 2020 1 hour ago, Dottles said: I ate two bowls of it last night. I didn’t see you over at the dish. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted June 11, 2020 Share #9 Posted June 11, 2020 If the cats like the milk, give it to them but note that adult cats get no nutrition from it. Many adult cats are lactose intolerant and have problems after drinking milk. Humans are among the few mammals where adults get nutrition from milk and it's almost 100% of people of Western and Northern European origin and falls off in percentage as you move away. Apparently being able to drink reindeer and auroch (ancestor of cows) milk for nutrition during times of famine was part of the "natural selection" of who lived to breed. Humans only began drinking aurochs (cows) milk about 8,000 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share #10 Posted June 11, 2020 5 hours ago, MickinMD said: If the cats like the milk, give it to them but note that adult cats get no nutrition from it. Many adult cats are lactose intolerant and have problems after drinking milk. Humans are among the few mammals where adults get nutrition from milk and it's almost 100% of people of Western and Northern European origin and falls off in percentage as you move away. Apparently being able to drink reindeer and auroch (ancestor of cows) milk for nutrition during times of famine was part of the "natural selection" of who lived to breed. Humans only began drinking aurochs (cows) milk about 8,000 years ago. Thanks Cliff, I didn’t know that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted June 11, 2020 Share #11 Posted June 11, 2020 I eat my cereal with cashew/oat/almond milk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted June 11, 2020 Share #12 Posted June 11, 2020 38 minutes ago, Dottles said: I eat my cereal with cashew/oat/almond milk. Don't worry, the coons will lick that up that too. I've been making oat/coconut milk. Mostly oat, but one can of coconut. Kinda spoiling myself a little with that. I won't do this long term. Oat is better for the environment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted June 11, 2020 Share #13 Posted June 11, 2020 Just now, Dirtyhip said: Don't worry, the coons will lick that up that too. I've been making oat/coconut milk. Mostly oat, but one can of coconut. Kinda spoiling myself a little with that. I won't do this long term. Oat is better for the environment I love oatmilk. The only problem is oats require more chemicals to farm than most other things. Roundup is a key ingredient. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted June 11, 2020 Share #14 Posted June 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, Dottles said: I love oatmilk. The only problem is oats require more chemicals to farm than most other things. Roundup is a key ingredient. We have had this discussion before. Buy organic. Problem solved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted June 11, 2020 Share #15 Posted June 11, 2020 14 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: We have had this discussion before. Buy organic. Problem solved Except Reds claims organic and they lied. Still a problem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted June 11, 2020 Share #16 Posted June 11, 2020 21 minutes ago, Dottles said: Except Reds claims organic and they lied. Still a problem. What are you talking about? Red's? What is Red's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted June 11, 2020 Share #17 Posted June 11, 2020 @ Dottles, if you are talking about the Bob's Red Mill lawsuit about glychophosphate, Bob's Red Mill was sued because their Natural Oats contained pesticides. This was not their organic oats that they were sued over. I don't eat many of their conventional items, because they likely contain pesticides. https://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20190111/NEWS06/912326107/Natural-foods-maker-Bobs-Red-Mill-Milwaukie-Oregon-settles-over-charge-of-pestic# The oats I buy are organic from the bulk bin. I am very confident that they are not sprayed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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