Does this count...?
Yesterday morning, I was doing the washing up, whilst my kittens played in the garden, climbing trees, eating grass, crawling under thorn bushes etc... They've only just been let out on their own, and we have to watch them, but I turned around for one second, and all of a sudden they both burst through the door screaming.

I was a bit shocked and nearly dropped a plate. I looked out the window, and saw a massive black tom cat by the back door had chased them in and was about to come in himself.

Being the over protective proto-parent, I chased it down the garden brandishing a flip flop.

If I see him again, I'm gonna throw rocks at him. However, does this mean my cats will grow up as wimps, or did I do the right thing??
(The Kwyjibo A big, dumb, balding North American ape., Mon 14 Sep 2009, 10:29, 3 replies)

Awww...
Definitely the right thing :)

My cat does the opposite - he's a big ol' tomcat and one night was making a helluva noise wanting out.
"Hmm," I thought "Must be some nasty cat about he wants to chase off." and so I let him out.

Imagine my surprise (and this is 100% true), when he ran down the garden, up onto the wall, where about 4 cats were sitting waiting for him. They all jumped down and went off.

My cat's in a gang...
( snee held his breath since, Mon 14 Sep 2009, 14:47, closed)

Awww kittens :)
Pics plz.
( idonthaveafunnynickname Drink-Aware? Sure. I'm aware I want another drink., Mon 14 Sep 2009, 18:12, closed)

Nah
I would have done the same thing. Tom cats have a real tendency to be really bloody mean to babycats so I would have done it too.
And I agree, PICS NAO. :)
(TheHBoxster is probably playing Beatles Rock Band on, Wed 16 Sep 2009, 8:33, closed)