Last weekend we had a couple of warm nights and I left the balcony door open but keeping a watch for Lincie. The night progressed peacefully she came in, went out, ate, slept a bit, not returning with alive toys in her mouth. I thought 'good, she is trained'. Around midnight she left again. I started getting sleepy and she wouldn't come back I decided to go to check. I didn't see her out there. Suddenly i see a tail in the kitchen moving very fast. Then a big jump. 'Nooo, there is trouble, she sneaked in without me noticing." I approach slowly and sure enough she is playing with a roach. She is distracted for a moment and I finish it off. I'm getting good at this. Disposed of the roach. She gets upset, meows in protest, and runs for the door but I get there faster and lock it. 'No more roaches for the night!!!'. She protested a little bit but eventually went to sleep.
Next evening I keep the door locked. When she wants in she knocks on the glass, i do a quick security check and then open. After a while I start hearing noises in the kitchen, this noises characteristic of her hunting something. No please, I could swear she didn't have something with her. Got to check. She is having a major battle with a paper towel roll. The paper towel has been bitten, scratched, and thorn.
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Yesterday a heat wave started. Temps reached 39ºC in sun here in the street. Lincie dealt with it very well, the way cats generally do.
How to Deal with Heat Wave
How to Deal with Heat Wave
Note: In the evening all windows were open but balcony door was kept closed and she went thru security checks every time she came in. There was no problems.