My daughter's 16 1/2 pound part Maine Coon, part American Short hair was too much for the vet to handle without sedation.
Cougar Sighting
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DeathGrip
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Doug M.
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Squeak, aka the Kitty from Hell, was 8 pounds. She was good with us and her dogs. She was awful with the vets, and we were actually told to never bring her back to a boarding facility we used for her (once). Her picture is included in the pet tribute slide show I have posted in one or two strings here.
Sightings are not exactly daily fare here in the Twin Cities, but they do turn up a couple of times a year. There is a conservancy area in my neck of the woods that seems to be on their regular route from A to B.
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My ownership of a S&W 629 is the direct result of a close (50') encounter with a Cougar.
On the way home my wife said "Go buy that .44 you have been wanting."
Thanks, kitty!
On the way home my wife said "Go buy that .44 you have been wanting."
Thanks, kitty!
fiasconva
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If you want to see some really scary cougar sightings hit your local Walmart. *s*
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Roadtrash
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Been in the desert for over 20 years and I've only seen one. It got to within 50 feet then turned and walked down a dry wash. All I had with me at the time was a Charter Arms 38 snub nose and I sure didn't want to try that. After it turned into the wash I got in the truck and was on my way to other places.
I've seen the tracks of the Fla. panther a few times, never actually seen or heard one.
Found tracks in the sugar sand one spring of mama puma toying with an armadillo while the cub learned a lesson or two. The 'dillo would scoot along until mama bopped it and made him roll. Change direction and repeat with Jr. running along.
Very cool to see, not more than a couple hours old.
Found tracks in the sugar sand one spring of mama puma toying with an armadillo while the cub learned a lesson or two. The 'dillo would scoot along until mama bopped it and made him roll. Change direction and repeat with Jr. running along.
Very cool to see, not more than a couple hours old.
shouldazagged
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They haven't been native to Kentucky for many years, but apparently at least one has been released by somebody unwise enough to raise it. In the last week there have been several civilian and two confirmed police sightings of one in a suburban neighborhood. Photos, which I can't reproduce here, have been blurry; but the length and configuration of the tail, and the shape of the head, are unmistakable. It's a mountain lion, which is what we call them here to avoid embarrassing misunderstandings. The other kind of cougar is, I'm told, plentiful here.
One night after weekly bingo at my American Legion Post we took the trash outside to the dumpster and a Panther was sitting on the dumpster's top.
Filo McShoe
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A friend from South Africa was visiting and wanted to look at some townhouses. On the door of one he was surprised to see a poster reading
#1 Cougar Mom. He knew well what a two legged "Cougar" is, he didn't know one of the local kids sports teams are named The Cougars! I explained before he went knocking!
#1 Cougar Mom. He knew well what a two legged "Cougar" is, he didn't know one of the local kids sports teams are named The Cougars! I explained before he went knocking!
