Monday, December 27, 2010
Friday, December 24, 2010
Pepper Care Refresher
Pepper Care
If you see Pepper out & about, please consider adding a blog post or a comment to let us know. If Pepper comes to visit and you'd like to let him stick around, please let us know that. Just please bear in mind the following:
* If Pepper is Visiting You PLEASE DON'T FEED HIM unless you plan to host him on a regular basis over the winter. He needs to learn where the consistent source(s) of food is(are).
* We don't mind him having extended visits (like a couple/3 days) in homes that enjoy having him around... he is a really fun cat! But, of course you'll need to have a litter box and all. Moreover, even if you had a hard time keeping him out of the house, after about 24 hours you'll have a harder time keeping him in!
Thanks, here's to successful community pet management!
-Eric F
* If you need to call us please do so between 6am and 10pm. If it's the middle of the night and you don't want to keep him, just put him out! Exceptions are
1) if he seems hurt (ravenously hungry doesn't qualify)
2) if the weather is terrible, or
3) if he's flirting with crossing a busy street (McGrath, Somerville Ave, Washington St, Bow St).
In those instances you can call anytime.
* If you find him off of Prospect Hill (meaning on the wrong side of Union Sq, the McGrath Hwy, Vinal, Highland, Summer, or Washington) please call us or bring him home.
* If Pepper is Visiting You PLEASE DON'T FEED HIM unless you plan to host him on a regular basis over the winter. He needs to learn where the consistent source(s) of food is(are).
* We don't mind him having extended visits (like a couple/3 days) in homes that enjoy having him around... he is a really fun cat! But, of course you'll need to have a litter box and all. Moreover, even if you had a hard time keeping him out of the house, after about 24 hours you'll have a harder time keeping him in!
Thanks, here's to successful community pet management!
-Eric F
Status Christmas: Missing!
Pepper went out on the afternoon of the 21st and hasn't been seen since. To our surprise no one has found him and called. With all of the holiday planning and such we didn't get round to blogging until today, Christmas Eve. We are hoping someone has found him and taken him in, and will get round to contacting us eventually. If you have news of him please get in touch. We are out of town until Monday the 27th so please call on the cell phone, 802 859-0859.
Happy holidays, please wish for Pepper's safe return.
Happy holidays, please wish for Pepper's safe return.
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Status, Sat, 11/27
So... Pepper's status is out, and not seen since last night (Friday) at around 9. He was tearing around near our place, shooting up trees and along fencetops, looking like he was going to burn out pretty quickly. But then didn't come in when called several times around 11. Not too worried about him but it has been quite chilly today, so please call anytime you find him.
On the whole, Pepper has actually been very good of late. We haven't gotten a single call to come fetch him for 10 days, and he's consistently come in on his own during that time. So, it seems like he's starting to get it about living someplace.
He has learned a new trick, though, which is jumping into cars. We haven't seen or heard of him trying to get into anyone else's, but a couple of times now he's jumped into our car as soon as we've returned from someplace. Hopefully he won't get himself driven to Pennsylvania or anything like that here at the end of the holiday weekend.
Anyway... it is cold out, so give us a call even if you find him in the middle of the night. Thanks!
-EF
On the whole, Pepper has actually been very good of late. We haven't gotten a single call to come fetch him for 10 days, and he's consistently come in on his own during that time. So, it seems like he's starting to get it about living someplace.
He has learned a new trick, though, which is jumping into cars. We haven't seen or heard of him trying to get into anyone else's, but a couple of times now he's jumped into our car as soon as we've returned from someplace. Hopefully he won't get himself driven to Pennsylvania or anything like that here at the end of the holiday weekend.
Anyway... it is cold out, so give us a call even if you find him in the middle of the night. Thanks!
-EF
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Status 11/17 - 11/18: Out
Pepper went out at 5:30 on Wednesday (11/17) as I left home for a meeting in Union Square. He started following me but then got interested in something and turned back down toward the house. It's pretty windy out there, and cold with the wind chill. I'm not worried that he'll freeze, but the weather is iffy enough, if you feel like we ought to come get him at 2am or whenever, go ahead and call.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Status, 11/16
Pepper is back out as of 8:30 this morning. Haven't heard anything of him so far today. Looks like it'll be a great night for cats though. Lows in thr upper 40s, no rain, and plenty of increasingly desperate rodents to stalk! Unless you find him hurt or away from Prospect Hill, just let him be!
Monday, November 15, 2010
Status, 11/15: Home
Hey, thanks Alex for your comment! It was great to see this tool work as intended.
Several hours after your post (like, 2am) Pepper showed up on a back porch on Thorpe Street (not a long walk for a cat who can cut through private property at will) and introduced himself to some guys who were very concerned about him, and called the number on the yellow tag without first checking the website on the blue tag. So we got a call at 2:30 from a guy who insisted that we needed to come pick him up right away. So that's what we did. He's been home since then, but he will be out and about again soon.
As a result of this incident I've taken the yellow tag off of him. He's still got the weblink tag, and the Union Square Vet Clinic tag as backup. They're not around to call use at 2:30 in the morning, so hopefully that will work better.
Let me clarify, I don't mind coming to get Pepper in the wee hours if it's necessary. But, a perfectly healthy cat on a nice night not too far from home... cats are nocturnal, after all... he'll be fine! (Dissenters, please comment.) I'd love it if Pepper came home again after going out, and that's the behavior we're trying to engender but so far, if he goes out at all, he comes back only after someone calls to tell us where he is. And he will be an unhappy animal if he is kept in.
Anyhow, as though he could tell what I was doing, Pepper has just climbed into Austin's vibrating infant's chair and started to settle in. Guess he wants everyone to know how much he loves this chair, uses it more than Austin does, I think.
Several hours after your post (like, 2am) Pepper showed up on a back porch on Thorpe Street (not a long walk for a cat who can cut through private property at will) and introduced himself to some guys who were very concerned about him, and called the number on the yellow tag without first checking the website on the blue tag. So we got a call at 2:30 from a guy who insisted that we needed to come pick him up right away. So that's what we did. He's been home since then, but he will be out and about again soon.
As a result of this incident I've taken the yellow tag off of him. He's still got the weblink tag, and the Union Square Vet Clinic tag as backup. They're not around to call use at 2:30 in the morning, so hopefully that will work better.
Let me clarify, I don't mind coming to get Pepper in the wee hours if it's necessary. But, a perfectly healthy cat on a nice night not too far from home... cats are nocturnal, after all... he'll be fine! (Dissenters, please comment.) I'd love it if Pepper came home again after going out, and that's the behavior we're trying to engender but so far, if he goes out at all, he comes back only after someone calls to tell us where he is. And he will be an unhappy animal if he is kept in.
Anyhow, as though he could tell what I was doing, Pepper has just climbed into Austin's vibrating infant's chair and started to settle in. Guess he wants everyone to know how much he loves this chair, uses it more than Austin does, I think.
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Status, 11/11/10
As of midnight on 11/11 - 11/12, Pepper is out. His last known position was Warren St, about 24 hours ago, where he charged into the home of a woman having a cigarette on her back porch, and negotiated himself a plate of tuna. Those folks called us at midnight and said he seemed really hungry. We explained that he's just a little beggar (!!) and they said they would turn him out.
Pepper Care
Hey, this is Eric. I'm "the Dad". As I commented on the original post, we've taken Pepper in and made him our cat, though he hasn't figured that out yet. Or maybe he just hasn't accepted it! Anyway, if you see him out & about, please consider adding a blog post or a comment to let us know. If Pepper comes to visit and you'd like to let him stick around, please let us know that. Just please bear in mind the following:
* If Pepper is Visiting You PLEASE DON'T FEED HIM unless you plan to host him on a regular basis over the winter. He needs to learn where the consistent source(s) of food is(are).
* We don't mind him having extended visits (like a couple/3 days) in homes that enjoy having him around... he is a really fun cat! But, of course you'll need to have a litter box and all. Moreover, even if you had a hard time keeping him out of the house, after about 24 hours you'll have a harder time keeping him in!
* If you need to call us please do so between 6am and 10pm. If it's the middle of the night and you don't want to keep him, just put him out! Exceptions are
1) if he seems hurt (ravenously hungry doesn't qualify)
2) if the weather is terrible, or
3) if he's flirting with crossing a busy street (McGrath, Somerville Ave, Washington St, Bow St).
In those instances you can call anytime.
* If you find him off of Prospect Hill (meaning on the wrong side of Union Sq, the McGrath Hwy, Vinal, Highland, Summer, or Washington) please call us or bring him home.
Thanks, here's to successful community pet management!
-Eric F
* If Pepper is Visiting You PLEASE DON'T FEED HIM unless you plan to host him on a regular basis over the winter. He needs to learn where the consistent source(s) of food is(are).
* We don't mind him having extended visits (like a couple/3 days) in homes that enjoy having him around... he is a really fun cat! But, of course you'll need to have a litter box and all. Moreover, even if you had a hard time keeping him out of the house, after about 24 hours you'll have a harder time keeping him in!
* If you need to call us please do so between 6am and 10pm. If it's the middle of the night and you don't want to keep him, just put him out! Exceptions are
1) if he seems hurt (ravenously hungry doesn't qualify)
2) if the weather is terrible, or
3) if he's flirting with crossing a busy street (McGrath, Somerville Ave, Washington St, Bow St).
In those instances you can call anytime.
* If you find him off of Prospect Hill (meaning on the wrong side of Union Sq, the McGrath Hwy, Vinal, Highland, Summer, or Washington) please call us or bring him home.
Thanks, here's to successful community pet management!
-Eric F
Welcome to the Pepper Cat blog
Hello! I'm Pepper, I'm a cat and my home is on Prospect Hill in Somerville. I don't live in any particular house, though there are these people in one house who somehow keep coming to get me when I'm visiting other houses, so I spend a lot of time there. They sometimes don't let me out for days on end, push me off the dining table, and usually offer nothing but dried food. It's like they think I'm their pet or something. Oh, and they take me to this awful place where I get poked with needles!
Anyway, my pass-times include following new people down the street, meowing from the bushes like I'm in desperate need of help, and dashing into your house when you open the door having no idea I was even around. These are all usually very reliable tactics for scoring a plate of tuna or liver or at least a saucer of milk.
I was born sometime back in about February of 2010 so I've seen a lot of the world. I don't really remember where I started, all I know is that I was on Prospect Hill for a day or so, then I came out of the bushes at #12 Prospect Hill Ave at the next thing I know, the Dad has me boxed up in the spare room with food and a litter box, and keeps me pent up for a couple of weeks! Mostly that was really boring, but the little boy would come in with a feather toy a couple times a day and keep me entertained. Anyway, after few trips to that awful place with the needles, they started letting me out again. Once or twice I've gone back to #12 on my own for lack of anything more interesting to do, but usually I find some new people to get to know. Somehow every time that happens, though, the people from #12 end up coming to find me, or the new person takes me back there. I wonder how they know?
Oh, I've got lots of cool hardware I wear on a collar around my neck. I'll show it to you when I come to check out your place!
So... the air seems to be getting a little colder lately. I sure hope it warms up soon. I have to admit, I've been a little more agressive about barging into people's houses lately.
Anyway, the idea of the blog is to tell everyone about the cool people I meet, and what I've been up to. Maybe this way those people at #12 Prospect Hill won't feel compelled to pull me away from new friends so quickly all the time!
I'll get some pics up soon so you can see me and my 'hood. See you around!
-Pepper
Anyway, my pass-times include following new people down the street, meowing from the bushes like I'm in desperate need of help, and dashing into your house when you open the door having no idea I was even around. These are all usually very reliable tactics for scoring a plate of tuna or liver or at least a saucer of milk.
I was born sometime back in about February of 2010 so I've seen a lot of the world. I don't really remember where I started, all I know is that I was on Prospect Hill for a day or so, then I came out of the bushes at #12 Prospect Hill Ave at the next thing I know, the Dad has me boxed up in the spare room with food and a litter box, and keeps me pent up for a couple of weeks! Mostly that was really boring, but the little boy would come in with a feather toy a couple times a day and keep me entertained. Anyway, after few trips to that awful place with the needles, they started letting me out again. Once or twice I've gone back to #12 on my own for lack of anything more interesting to do, but usually I find some new people to get to know. Somehow every time that happens, though, the people from #12 end up coming to find me, or the new person takes me back there. I wonder how they know?
Oh, I've got lots of cool hardware I wear on a collar around my neck. I'll show it to you when I come to check out your place!
So... the air seems to be getting a little colder lately. I sure hope it warms up soon. I have to admit, I've been a little more agressive about barging into people's houses lately.
Anyway, the idea of the blog is to tell everyone about the cool people I meet, and what I've been up to. Maybe this way those people at #12 Prospect Hill won't feel compelled to pull me away from new friends so quickly all the time!
I'll get some pics up soon so you can see me and my 'hood. See you around!
-Pepper
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