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Old 05-09-2009, 02:46 PM #1
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Well, for a minute I could!!

I was sitting at my desk which is right beside the windows in the sunroom. The bird feeders are just outside in the yard and I can see them from where I sit.

Out of the corner of my eye I saw the hanging bird feeder start wiggling back and forth and some sort of commotion was going on beside the back porch that I didn't have a good view of. The birds were making a racket, too....fussing and chirping.

I stood up and looked out the window and saw a CAT with a bird pinned on the ground. Had his big 'ole paw right on top of the flapping, fluttering little thing. I ran out the back door and around to the bird feeder area clapping my hands and making all sorts of strange noises trying to scare the cat off. Well, it worked. The cat ran off and the birds all flew somewhere. They'll probably never come back after that show I put on . But they all seemed okay and I didn't see any blood on the ground. Just a few feathers.

I just stood there......and finally realized how quickly I had made it out the door. Anybody watching probably wouldn't have called what I did "running" but it's the quickest I've moved in several years! Now.....I'm in pain and my legs feel like jello!

I feel better now knowing that if there is an emergency I can still move......albeit awkwardly.
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Sometimes cats smother of suffocate the birds by standing on them till they stop wiggling. Sounds like you made it just in time.

Woo! no lunch for the kitties today.
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Thank God you didn't take a digger! A happy ending all the way around. Whew.
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It makes me so mad when those cats roam all over the neighborhood. Besides being dangerous for them , they stalk the birds who come to eat at the feeders.

My cats sit at the window and growl and hiss at any cat that wanders into our yard. They're real brave behind the protection of the glass......they'd probably hightail it if they were actually face to face outside with one of them!
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Sounds like you had a bit o' the ole adrenalin rush, Kell!

Glad ya didn't take a header in your rush to save the life of the leetle birdie. You are a HERO!!!!
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You go girl ! LOL... Glad it all turned out well, hope you didn't hurt yourself !
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I remember when I suddenly was able to run. It was last summer, and someone was breaking into the house next door. I spotted them and called the cops. Then I ran down stairs and out the back door to see what was going on. Afterward, I remarked to my hubby that I had found a cure for MS – adrenalin.
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Way to go Kitty! Just remember you did it to help the defenseless bird.
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Maybe adrenaline is the cure! I wonder if they could make a pill out of it (no shots, please!).
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SUPERWOMAN!!!! I hate it when stray cats roam around the birdfeeders -- seems like the poor "chippies" are being lured to their death. Thank you for saving one little one!! Maybe you could put a patent on that adrenalin!!! Way to go!
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