{"id":1236,"date":"2007-05-28T09:45:46","date_gmt":"2007-05-28T16:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.redeaglespirit.com\/arrrgh\/competition_for\/"},"modified":"2007-05-28T09:45:46","modified_gmt":"2007-05-28T16:45:46","slug":"competition_for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redeaglespirit.com\/arrrgh\/competition_for\/","title":{"rendered":"Competition for the Mighty Nimrod"},"content":{"rendered":"

My friend, Adele, at Moment After Moment<\/a>, has a cat named Nimrod. Now, Nimrod is known as a mighty hunter, but I believe that we have some competition for his crown, in our cat, Edward Scissorhands.
\nEd has had a tough year. Fifteen months ago he underwent radiation treatment for a thyroid problem. It took him a while to get back to his usual cantankerous self. At one of his regular checkups following the radiation treatment, the vet said that she wanted him to go on the Science Diet or Iams products. She felt he would be healthier. So, we tried it.
\nShortly after Christmas, I made an appointment for Ed to see the vet. I felt that he was doing so poorly that he might not make it through the winter. I mentioned that he hated the food we were pushing, and she said that at this point we should give him whatever he wanted. And we did.
\nEd spent the entire month of January indoors. He is usually an indoor-outdoor cat, demanding that Elegante Mother rush to the door to let him out as he demands. I was VERY concerned at this change of behavior. But, our January was awful. We had vicious cold temperatures for three weeks running. We’d open the door for Ed and he’d stand there, shake his paw as if to say “It’s too damned cold out there,” and walk back into the living room.
\nIn February he started going outside again. On the really warm days we had in early spring, he’d be away all day, leading Elegante Mother to start talking about his demise around four o’clock. He’d show up, looking satisfied at having worried her, covered with dust, and DEMAND his dinner.
\nNow we come to this last week. Ed has been in his element. While I was outside working on the gardens, I’d see him silently vulch over the opening to the chipmunks dens. He has all the openings around the house and in the herb garden and sidewalk garden mentally staked out.
\nI walked into the garage after planting all afternoon to find part of his prey left where I would be sure to see what a great hunter he is. It’s dreadful to come across the back half of a bunny lying on your steps. I hollered at him, and said that he couldn’t bring it inside! Dear Husband had to bury the remains for me.
\nNow, you know that DH is off sailing this weekend. Luckily his Second Son is home. I opened the door on Saturday night to let the cat in, and the back half of a chipmunk was displayed on the sidewalk, looking for all the world as though it was trying to run away…..
\nSunday evening, he brought another bunny, not a baby, but not full grown. I opened the door to let Ed in, and realized he had prey again, and shut the door in his face. SS!!! YOU HAVE TO DO CLEAN-UP DUTY AGAIN!! SS has taken to calling Ed the “Zombie Cat.” Apparently, Ed has a taste for brains. EWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!
\nI hope we get past this sharing of prey, soon! Do we win the hunting crown for this week, Adele, or is Nimrod still the mightiest hunter???<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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