Had a bit of a trauma at Chez Pondos last night – whilst relaxing in front of the tellybox, a pigeon came and had a look in through the glass doors. On investigation, the poor feller was in a bad way, missing feathers and with a gash across his back and neck, and on further investigation, the White Cat From The Houses Behind Us was watching from afar and hopefully waving his tail. We chased the cat off and put some water and seed out, hoping he’d perk up and do one, but he just stayed sat on the patio right in front of the doors, really not bothered about what we were doing, and uninterested in food or water. He tried having a bit of a flap, but couldn’t even get onto the birdbath, so with night falling we lifted Pidge (as he was now called) onto the roof of the shed, hoping he’d be safe sheltering there. Alas, an hour or so later there was movement in the garden, and we shoo’d off Mr Fox – Pidge had either fallen or flapped his way off the shed and Mr Fox had been more than happy about that.
So – apart from unburdening myself of the trauma by sharing with you lot, if we find another pigeon that’s suffered a cat strike, what should we do?
