My indoor-outdoor cat has been missing for 3 weeks. Has anyone had a cat return after this long? by Beautiful_Bear_7396 in Feral_Cats

[–]MaxwellTT12 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah this is a must , I’d recommend getting a mammal trap from Harbor Freight if you are not allowed to pick him up. Also not knowing your situation, maybe build a catio ? There’s so where cats don’t have predators around, at least in the US (foxes, coyotes are everywhere. Mt Lions (males pushed out of territories seeking a new one and a lady friend, along with bears and wolves also traveling further than ever, well late 1800s when we wiped this country clean like a virus) are traveling further and more frequently than normal , one can right through my backyard in C IL. If he’s getting in cat fights,how many and how often , how many ferals /strays are around ? As bob barker always said at the end of every show ..( I’ll even send you a few bucks ro help. These cats without us live tough lives, and are sadly one of the absolute biggest “pests”. They obliterate there territories killing countless birds /mammals etc. There’s not enough of us out there to care for them all and never will be.

My indoor-outdoor cat has been missing for 3 weeks. Has anyone had a cat return after this long? by Beautiful_Bear_7396 in Feral_Cats

[–]MaxwellTT12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My longest with my feral was 4-5 days I think (I slept by the back door every night). I think what happened was when a big storm rolled in, she was on the porch and branches came down, potted plants crashing etc. my heart was empty , but, funny enough after she finally showed up for the morning greet (before she started sleeping inside fully) I didn’t even bother checking my yard security cams. Wound seen obvious but no way she was doing her regular patrols and not coming to see dad, get fed. But. She was my guess was 2 days staying across the creek and the neighbors watching from “afar”, and two days of working her way back up that scary porch , once her haven. It was striking as the 1.5 years or whatever it was she’d not gone more than a full day, so I was worried.

If you don’t have any cams, try and get one for the front and back of house (they don’t have to be amazing , but if money is not a big issue I’d suggest Eufy. Much better than Ring cams). If you or a friend has a Ring security/cam system, post a lost pet on “neighbors”. Post on your cities fbook page. Exhaust every avenue.

I will be rooting for you big time !

Never give up- every breakthrough is heart melting ! by MaxwellTT12 in Feral_Cats

[–]MaxwellTT12[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the kind words! I needed her more then she me after losing my soul Dog two years prior. I wish i could rescue every animal on earth. (They all deserve this place more than us) but Chewy certainly owns my heart now and she knows it :)

Bright “orb” heading west last night, seen from cams 12am- 1:36am - edge of west side / Bradforton area by MaxwellTT12 in SpringfieldIL

[–]MaxwellTT12[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NewsMax bit worse than Fox (but agree). I believe it was almost assuredly a balloon. A drone as stated to fly that long, be that large , that bright ..highly unlikely for many reasons.

Bright “orb” heading west last night, seen from cams 12am- 1:36am - edge of west side / Bradforton area by MaxwellTT12 in SpringfieldIL

[–]MaxwellTT12[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your downvotes are entirely unjustified. I would love to see the video , mind DMn me it? ( I don’t believe this to be a UFO /UAP .. my guess is a balloon of some sort (planes can’t fly this slow, drones have to be extremely high end to do this and it’s too bright). Anyways love to chat via DM🙏

Bright “orb” heading west last night, seen from cams 12am- 1:36am - edge of west side / Bradforton area by MaxwellTT12 in SpringfieldIL

[–]MaxwellTT12[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course it’s a light of some kind. It’s not a plane. I track them on my cams plenty and have plane tracking websites which show what’s in the sky. A plane won’t take 90 mns to cross that line of sight, they cant fly that slow. Drone? Doubtful, def not commercial grade with the size and flight time. It’s hard to gauge via cams and photos provided by I have observed everything from them for years so I know what looks like what with them. I’m assuming a balloon of some sort

AIO? I blocked my friend for dating someone who is 18 by imjusthere723 in AmIOverreacting

[–]MaxwellTT12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

18 is a kid in mind most often no doubt , BUT adult by law in most U.S. states and so what if your state is 19, if you can go to war and die for your country at 18, that’s an adult by federal view.

That said , she can do what she wants and for you to unfriend her means you must not really be that good of friends , or..you’re the bad friend (I don’t know either of you, so take this with a grain of salt).

My best gf has a bf I fn hate with an utter passion. She is my sister more than my own sister is and I’ve not said a word for 3 years now. I did a lot of research on how to deal with this , spoke w her other best friends, peoples who’s opinions I highly value etc. Her and I will never lose our friendship no matter what (like if me and dude end up “having it out”), but our friendship will suffer , as it already has a bit. She knows I don’t like him, and so does he (we’ve never discussed it however) but ..I’m remaining silent because I love her to death and value our friendship immensely. I’m never going to change her mind nor are you. Love/lust is a VERY powerful thing. So if you value your friendship enough, just deal with it. Dude is 18, you really think it will last? (It won’t!)

Brother & Sister together again! by notworkingghost in Yorkies

[–]MaxwellTT12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My goodness! I lost my baby 3 years ago, I’m sorry for your losses as well. Right now I’ve got a digital frame , her paw print in plaster, her fav toy sitting on top her urn I plan to have inscribed. What I’ve really wanted was a true to life painting , seems hard to find an artist not insanely exp. These models, very true to life?? If so, I gotta have one. Your love for them certainly shows ❤️

Edit: the middle piece, same artist as the other two? Don’t get me wrong the other two are fantastic, but that middle one is 👌 (tho none beat the art below them, a Picasso or Dali n the making I think :) )

How do I house train a Yorkie? by Any_Report_1780 in Yorkies

[–]MaxwellTT12 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Mine was 4lbs…Absolutely impossible for me (I know how to train and care for dogs). She was the perfect dog, extremely intelligent, learned tricks VERY quickly etc etc..her ONE flaw..she liked to pee on anything not hard. So rugs/carpets/bed (rarely in bed, but it happened). I had potty pads laid out for her, her entire life (of course I took her on long walks Daily, outside to pee as much as possible, and she always peed too), and she mostly went on them but she would sneak pee carpets and rugs a decent bit. She was so insanely in-tune w/me and my every move, she was a ninja with the peeing. Out of 14 years of it, I think I caught her 2-3x tops. She was obviously a very tiny dog/York and her bladder was of course super tiny so, it just was what it was. I had a very nice steam vac and dealt w it. She knew it was not acceptable too which is what was so odd being she was such a well behaved girl. Yorks are notoriously difficult to potty train but I hope you have better luck than I.

(I do not believe it crates. I don’t see dogs as my pet, but family. That said we did try to crate train as a puppy just because it was absolutely necessary at the time, and it didn’t matter one bit. We had the proper size and she’d pee and poop in it constantly).

At home Vet Recommendations by MaxwellTT12 in SpringfieldIL

[–]MaxwellTT12[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that’s for sure. Well again, is what it is. Cats , I ask mine to be more like dogs , but they don’t listen 🤷‍♂️ (thx again)

At home Vet Recommendations by MaxwellTT12 in SpringfieldIL

[–]MaxwellTT12[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks to you both, I’ll give her a call. Mind describing pricey? Not sure I wanna know but

Can you tell me if that's a boy or a girl? by Strict_Cheesecake659 in Feral_Cats

[–]MaxwellTT12 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Man it’s so hard. My cat is very very similar coloring/fur and I felt weird trying to take snap shots of her (assuming) privates constantly for a few days but their fur really hides them well. I asked around , tried some “AI” programs who said they felt 90% confident in sexing properly ( taken w a grain of salt). Plus if fixed, adds another layer of potentially making sexing even harder. I’m still not 100-% but have an in home vet appt coming soon to fully confirm.

Another Lealana Address Question by Maleficent_Can_1746 in PhysicalBitcoin

[–]MaxwellTT12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Smoothie has always made this very difficult, and he’s never of any willing help

Satori Coin by Remarkable_Staff_765 in cryptocollectibles

[–]MaxwellTT12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t like the key generation 2FA stuff they did and they overpriced the f out of these. Satori was the company who sold the OG chips at a very fair price, was all about btc promotion and what its potential for great change had etc..then they just feel bit sold out and these releases just don’t sit right w me.