Frogs, cats, birds, fungus

I'm still surprised at the weather ups and downs. I let Buster out at 3:00 a.m., and it was snowing!

Firstly, the goldfish pond, regular readers will know, has been full of frogs moving across their territory looking for water in which to shelter for winter. I'm been religiously moving them from the pond to the large, natural frog pond, with Daisy's help. Sometimes the goldfish pond will be fine over the winter (if we don't have freezes and thaws), and the froggies stay frozen in the mud in the bottom.
Last year I lost both Geraldine the bullfrog and Jerry, which was dreadful, having to remove the smelly bodies. Thankfully, the frog pond is teeming with bullfrog tadpoles (they are tadpoles for two years).

Brilliance, I thought, I'll just scoop the froggies out, and pop them into the pond. Hello pseudo-Springtime: bugs, frogs and snakes!
Unfortunately, the weather continues to be far too mild for November. Nov. 8th I counted 13 frogs. I've removed 21+ frogs (I've lost count). We had 16.51mm (0.65") of rain,  I counted 21 in the pond on Friday's rainy day.

Buster

Buster has had worms, from eating mice, so hubby went to the vet and bought the deworming pills. They come in a neat packet, with a fridge magnet that has a reminder system for us. Between his daily fluoxetine (Buster tails; calming drug), then the deworming every 3 months, and being vigilant with ticks, there is a lot going on.
I've harvested 99 ticks this year, compared to 78 last year, right up until late November.


This little one, nuthatch, hit the window, I've had to remove the window danglies, which prevent or warn them from bashing into the window. This winds have been wild lately.
A bird at the feeder, I think female Purple finch, as I saw a male.
Dorah and Annie rest in the sun in a moment of world peace!


Fungus in the forest

Buster tails: feline aggression

Buster had been chasing the girls, not so much tough, old, barn cat Annabelle. She stands up to him. We learned to let him out at night, while the girls slept peacefully. Otherwise, his aggression just continues.

YES! He has been 'fixed!'

We've ruled out medical issues. He's a lean, healthy, active cat. We take long walks, during which he hunkers down, hides, and jumps out and attacks the others. We found him 3 km along another road, as he is out hunting, looking for prey.

I found another information site.

Oct., 29th, Tuesday morning 

Hubby was out getting the newspaper across the highway. Daisy followed him, and waited at the end of the driveway. Daisy and Buster both cross, usually looking and listening both ways before they cross. Buster came up behind her and they both ran across the street. A car slowed, seeing hubby there, or one or both cats would have been killed. This behaviour is escalating. He chased Dorah in the yard, and has done so on walks. Roaring over and rolling in the leaves with her.

Nov.6th

I took Buster to the island for a walk. Unfortunately, Daisy followed us and he treed her, again. We'll have to do separate walkies. I dewormed him Nov. 6th, as well. 

In another incident

Lots of reasons
for aggression

We were outside, and Daisy followed me to the backyard. Dorah followed us to the back, where she was chippy hunting. Buster went after Dorah, with much wailing and screaming in total fear. I'm looking for any and all suggestions. Our friend, a vet tech, suggested Feliway. It seems a bit more complicated, as it is like airwick, that you plug into the outlet where they sleep.

I found him travelling about 3 km up the road (across the highway)  in August, far along the way in the forest. Since he began going after Sadie, I let him out at night, which seems to work out better for all of us, as he sleeps more in the day. I'm so angry and upset.

After talks with our vet, Dr. Sarah, she suggested Fluoxetine, which is an SSRI. Ironic, since I'm on antidepressants, too! He's very mushy with us, I brush him as much as I can. He's simply aggressive with the twins.

A SSRI works to prevent too much uptake of emotions chemicals in the brain. For me, when I was on too high a dosage, I found while I didn't cry, I didn't laugh as much, either. In the right dosage, it stops those deep, deep, sad periods and evens me out. It takes two weeks to work, and he had his first dosage Nov. 3rd. I'll keep you posted.

Ironically, I just saw this.

bit.ly/1NQfWA5 

Oct. 29th