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Chapter 15

Mistyfoot charged through the forest, her paws flying across the trail. Mousefur and Ferncloud followed without question, driven by the horrible silence and the scent of blood in their noses. Mistyfoot’s heart pounded in her chest as she considered every possibility, trying to predict what they might find once they crossed the border. She hoped and prayed to StarClan that the screech hadn’t belonged to any cat she knew.

They quickly put the ShadowClan border behind them and pushed through the thick undergrowth surrounding the greenleaf Twolegplace, finally stopping inside the unnatural clearing to catch their breath. The green plane that stretched before them was empty but for the Twoleg trash cans that studded the ground at regular intervals - and, at the base of the nearest lay a small, dark heap, their blood sprayed against the hard material, still fresh and dripping.

“Oh, no!” Ferncloud breathed. Her eyes went round, the whites showing. “That’s Willowpaw!”

A chill took Mistyfoot’s pelt. Willowpaw! Her heart beat faster. The ShadowClan apprentice was barely older than Larchpaw - they had gotten close along the Great Journey, along with Rushpaw, Willowpaw’s littermate. Their mother, Finchsong, was a close friend of Ferncloud’s. Mistyfoot swallowed.

The three she-cats rushed over to Willowpaw. The small tom lay prone on his side in a pool of his own blood. Mistyfoot gagged at the intense smell, and Ferncloud whimpered at the sight. Mousefur turned away, scanning the area.

“Is he alive?” Mousefur asked, her ears flicking to and fro.

Mistyfoot forced herself to stare at Willowpaw. The dark gray tom was still, his spine pressed against the trash can as if he’d been tossed at it. One of his limbs looked broken or at least out of place, and he was covered in more fresh scratches than Mistyfoot could count. She couldn’t fathom how he might be alive after losing so much blood, but there was just the faintest stirring of his whiskers - somehow, he was alive. Stunned, but alive.

“He’s breathing!” Mistyfoot called back, hope catching in her voice.

“Who did this to him?” Ferncloud wondered desperately, her eyes big and watery. “A fox, maybe?” She gently touched a paw to a batch of scratches. She hissed, “Mistyfoot, these look like cat’s claws!”

Mistyfoot couldn’t deny that. The marks matched Ferncloud’s paw, though off by just a hair. She saw her friend’s spotted legs tremble, and, her voice wavering, Ferncloud asked, breathless, “What do we do?”

“Clean him up and stop the bleeding,” Mistyfoot ordered swiftly, trying to keep her head above water. Ferncloud immediately set to work, lapping gently at Willowpaw’s pelt with her tongue. Mistyfoot lifted her muzzle and glanced at Mousefur, flicking her tail to beckon the smaller she-cat over.

“Who do you think did this?” she asked quietly.

Mousefur peered at Willowpaw’s body. She reached out and gently turned over one of the apprentice’s paws, bending down to sniff the bloodied pads. Mistyfoot swallowed around the lump in her throat. Willowpaw still had his claws out - the young cat had put up a fight.

“Not a Clan cat, that’s for sure,” Mousefur answered, “and there’s no fur caught in his claws. There is a scent, though I don’t recognize it.”

Mistyfoot closed her eyes and leaned closer, sniffing. Other than blood and ShadowClan, there was another scent - part of Mistyfoot had expected the stranger she had been chasing around ThunderClan territory, but it wasn’t. There were two scents, for one, and for another...

“I know those scents,” she murmured, lifting her muzzle. She met Mousefur’s eye. “When we were exploring the territory and trying to find camps, we ran into a pair of kittypets. They attacked us for even getting near their nest. It’s been a while, but that’s them.” She could confidently say: “I’m sure of it.”

Mousefur tipped her head, confused. “Kittypets did this?”

Mistyfoot sat back onto her haunches. The more she thought about it, the more certain she became - those two kittypets had to be the problem ShadowClan was facing. One glance at Willowpaw all but confirmed it. If they were willing to do this much to a cat as young as him, Mistyfoot did not doubt that they were behind Orre’s death, too, and the multiple new wounds on the ShadowClan warriors.

But why? Mistyfoot wondered, her head spinning back to that first encounter. Those two kittypets had fought like they were willing to kill, but they hadn’t pursued once they were driven off. I thought we had sent them a message - Stoneheart nearly clawed one of their eyes out! Didn’t they learn their lesson?

She swallowed again, the smell of Willowpaw’s blood growing overwhelming. “We need to get him someplace safe,” she meowed. Ferncloud was trying to stop the bleeding, but she wasn’t a medicine cat, and she didn’t have anything to work with here. Mistyfoot looked to Mousefur. “You grab one end, I’ll take the other - we’ll drag him into the woods and-”

“You will do no such thing!”

Mistyfoot felt the claws shortly after - they pressed into her pelt, breaking the skin as she was thrust against the hard earth. She heard Mousefur grunt a tail-length away and then a strong, defensive hiss from Ferncloud over by the trash can.

Mistyfoot struggled against the bulky black-and-white body pressed against her, looking for purchase with her paws as the scent of ShadowClan choked her - eventually, her hind legs found her attacker’s belly, and she pushed with all her might, sending them flying.

She got to her paws, bristling. She was face-to-face with Skipnose, the young black-and-white cat panting a tail-length away. Off to the side, Mousefur was wrestling with Pinewhisker, while Ferncloud was squaring up to Pansytail, the tortoiseshell ShadowClan warrior lashing her tail with a fierce expression. Focusing back on her opponent, Mistyfoot crouched, prepared to fend off another attack from a furious Skipnose.

Pansytail spoke up, suddenly: “Everyone, stop!”

Skipnose unbent his spine immediately. Ferncloud relaxed, exhaling with relief. Mousefur had Pinewhisker pinned, the small brown tabby tom wiggling beneath her as he flailed desperately.

Mousefur dodged a paw swipe and growled, “Stop that, already - we didn’t do this!”

“She’s right, Pinewhisker,” Pansytail urged quickly. “Stop. We don’t have time for this.”

Pinewhisker slowly came to a stop, and it was only when he sheathed his claws that Mousefur let him go. The brown tabby, bristling, immediately got to his paws and lunged for Willowpaw, his apprentice, nearly pushing Ferncloud out of the way to see him.

“He’s alive!” Pinewhisker breathed raggedly. He pressed his muzzle against Willowpaw’s. “Oh, thank StarClan!”

Mistyfoot felt a pang in her heart. She knew what it was like to be so frantic over an injured apprentice - Willowpaw had a chance that Shrewpaw didn’t, though, and she wanted more than anything for their fates to differ.

“The kittypets did this, didn't they?” Mistyfoot wondered, looking at Pansytail. She didn’t know who was leading this patrol, but Russetstar’s mate was the senior warrior from ShadowClan here. “What were they called again?”

“Jacques and Susan,” Pansytail recited bitterly, as if their names were toxic. “And yes. They did this.”

“We didn’t see anything,” Mousefur explained. “Just heard him screech. Their scent trail was well hidden.”

Skipnose muttered, “Him hollering was probably what scared them away. They would’ve finished him off otherwise.”

“Silence, Skipnose,” Pansytail growled, grimacing.

Mistyfoot peered at the ShadowClan cats. “Let us help you take him back to camp.”

Pansytail’s frown grew deeper, but Mistyfoot hadn’t missed the way that her eyes were darting around - she was still on the lookout for the kittypets. Just the three of them taking Willowpaw home would put them in a vulnerable spot if they attacked. With Mistyfoot, Mousefur, and Ferncloud helping them, striking a group that large would be foolish.

The ShadowClan warrior seemed to understand that. Pansytail gave the faintest of nods. “When we reach camp, you’re to leave immediately,” she decided.

“No,” Mistyfoot declared. She raised her chin. “I’m going to talk to Russetstar. Something has to be done about this.” Knowing the full scope of the problem might get Tinystar to listen, though Mistyfoot was certain Russetstar wouldn’t allow an outsider to see how vulnerable ShadowClan truly was.

Pansytail curled her lip, and Skipnose bristled. Pinewhisker didn’t share his Clanmate’s obstinance; he was too busy trying to drape Willowpaw across his back with Ferncloud’s help, the young apprentice’s blood dripping down his back and legs.

Skipnose huffed, looking offended. “This is none of your business, ThunderClan.”

“Skipnose, please,” Pansytail hissed. Turning back to Mistyfoot, she mewed curtly, “I’m not sure what you expect from her, but you can try.”

Mousefur gave Skipnose a sharp, scrutinizing look. The tom stubbornly stalked past her, sidling up to Pinewhisker to help take some of Willowpaw’s weight off of his Clanmate. He dipped his patchy muzzle to Pansytail, and, their group ready, they set off, heading across the clearing and toward the trees, with Pansytail leading the way and Mistyfoot, Mousefur, and Ferncloud surrounding Willowpaw and his carriers.

They moved carefully through the woods. The ground here was softened by shed pine needles and flatter than ThunderClan’s territory, made almost deafeningly quiet by the thick pine trees that muffled the world with their size. Were the air not permeated with the stench of Willowpaw’s blood, the scents would be musty and sharp, teasing the nose to sneeze and break the silence.

Mistyfoot hadn’t been here since their first quick jaunt around the lake. She recalled that the land closest to the water, over by RiverClan territory, was swampy, more like ShadowClan’s old territory used to be. The ground was drier here, though, with only a hint of moisture trapped beneath the thick layer of pine needles.

She tried to recall where ShadowClan’s camp was - she knew it was someplace well-hidden, barely visible even when one looked right at it. Perhaps that was why it was so hard to picture since only Stoneheart had gotten a good look at it.

She had plenty of time to think about it, though. Pansytail was moving along very slowly, slower than Mistyfoot had realized. At first, she thought it had been for Willowpaw’s sake, but since there was little to make them stumble here, Mistyfoot soon came to another conclusion - ShadowClan wasn’t confident in their own territory anymore.

A more careful look at Pansytail confirmed it. The tortoiseshell she-cat was practically tip-toeing, her ears swiveling in every direction to catch any stray noise. Every few paces, she would stop to scent the air. A bird chirping far off made her pause, her tail stiff and ready to signal. Mistyfoot glanced at Mousefur, who had also been watching Pansytail, finding her Clanmate’s confused expression grimly vindicating.

This wasn’t a hunter, confident in her territory - this was prey.

Their journey was long, made longer by Willowpaw’s injuries. As the sun began to trail across the sky, they headed down towards the lake and then began to follow the very edge of the woods, where solid ground gave way to a boggy shore. Glancing behind her, Mistyfoot could see the forest and the Twoleg halfbridge that jutted out into the lake just around the bend of the water - ThunderClan felt so far away right now, and she guessed that they wouldn’t be back before nightfall.

They’re probably so worried, she thought, troubled. She imagined Nightfrost’s face when she and her patrol didn’t return and felt a pang of sorrow in her gut. Was he already looking for her? What would he think when her scent trail disappeared over the ShadowClan border?

While she was worrying, Mousefur sidled up to Pansytail’s shoulder and asked, “So how did two kittypets manage to strike fear into the hearts of ShadowClan?”

Pansytail growled low in her throat and Mistyfoot heard Skipnose hiss. But it seemed that Mousefur hadn’t said anything that wasn’t true - it was Pinewhisker who muttered, “They know our every move.”

Mistyfoot, confused, tilted her head. “How can that be?” ShadowClan were the most secretive of all the Clans - there were stories of them turning even a simple question like what one of them had for breakfast into a puzzle.

“And why would they even care?” Ferncloud added.

“It’s not like we haven’t asked!” Pansytail shot back, her ears flat. Her eyes flashed angrily. “They want to drive us out, and it seems like they’re enjoying themselves while they do it.”

“They take our prey from right in front of us,” Skipnose growled. “And they always strike when one of us is alone, or they’re evenly matched.” He spat, “Cowards!”

Mistyfoot glanced at the ShadowClan cats, noting that she could see the outlines of their ribs rippling faintly beneath their pelts. They weren’t starving, but the kittypets were ensuring ShadowClan couldn’t enjoy the full bounty of their new home.

“The way they fight reminds me of BloodClan,” Pansytail added, shuddering along her spine. “They don’t have a code.” She glanced back at Willowpaw. “They don’t care how much they hurt someone.”

Mousefur lashed her tail. “And Russetstar is letting this just go on? It’s two whole kittypets! You’re ShadowClan!”

Pansytail stopped short, arching her back. The patrol halted around her as she glared at Mousefur and hissed, “You think we don’t know that?”

“We can’t even get close to their nest without them running for their Twoleg,” snapped Skipnose, “and he’s just as bad as them! He threw things at us! When Orre and Blackfoot led a patrol to negotiate with the kittypets, their Twoleg rushed out and hit Orre so hard with something that... That...” Skipnose swallowed his words, his eyes glistening with sorrow.

Mistyfoot swallowed, horrified. That’s how Orre really died? Great StarClan!

Pinewhisker adjusted Willowpaw’s weight on his shoulders. “And we never know where they’re going to come from. They pop up out of nowhere, and when they flee, it’s like they disappear into thin air.”

Mistyfoot’s pelt prickled. Out of nowhere? Disappearing? How can that be? Her tail trembled. A horrible thought occurred to her: Do they know about the tunnels? Are there more of them on ShadowClan territory?

“This hasn’t been easy to deal with,” Pansytail hissed, baring her teeth. “But we can handle it.”

“Can you?” Mousefur questioned. “Does Russetstar have any sort of plan?”

Pansytail scoffed, tossing her head. “Come on,” she snapped, “we’re almost there.”

And they were - Pansytail led them upslope between the pines, weaving between cedars and the occasional stunted oak or beech. The land here was low and easy, and Mistyfoot thought it looked familiar - this area had more undergrowth than most of ShadowClan territory, with briars and brambles tangling along the ground and dark-leafed ivy growing up the trunks of the trees.

Slowly, it came into view - the huge cedar with its peeling, graying bark and its impossibly large, fan-like branches. In a hollow beneath the boughs, Mistyfoot recalled, was ShadowClan’s camp.

In the moons since coming to the lake, they had built up a wall of briars and ivy to keep out nosy intruders, and the camp wall was almost indistinguishable from the world around it. Pansytail led the way inside, disappearing into a nearly invisible gap in the tangled barrier. Mistyfoot followed, her heart beating quickly - seeing another Clan’s camp was always a tense situation, and ShadowClan kept their camp so hidden and private for a reason.

It was cool and dark beneath the boughs of the cedar, and when Mistyfoot emerged, she had to squint to take in ShadowClan’s home as the sun barely penetrated between the huge, fan-like branches. It was bigger than she had realized, with a clearing carpeted in soft pine needles and lined with dens that seemed to be made from trees that had fallen long ago and grown hollow and gray. Mistyfoot could only guess at which den was which, but at the back of the camp, a cave hidden deep beneath the roots of the protective cedar was no doubt the leader’s den.

Confirmation of that came as Russetstar slid out from the darkness, her shoulders sharp in the shadows and her eyes even sharper as she saw the ThunderClan cats in her camp. By now, the others had made their way through the entrance, and the scents of ThunderClan and blood filled the hollow. Every cat turned their heads, and to Mistyfoot it seemed as if every warrior had unsheathed their claws, too. Her pelt prickled ominously. She searched for Stoneheart, but couldn’t find him.

Pansytail met Russetstar in the center of the clearing, the two discreetly touching noses. Pinewhisker and Skipnose slid off to the side, heading for one of the hollow logs with Willowpaw bobbing between them - Littlecloud emerged quickly, bristling, and from the crowd of ShadowClan cats came Cedarheart and Finchsong, tails bushing as they rushed over to see to their son.

“Is that Willowpaw?” breathed Rowanclaw from off to the side. The dark ginger tom stepped forward, eyes wide as he held back Rushpaw with one leg. He looked to Mistyfoot and asked, “What happened?”

“ThunderClan,” Russetstar mused before Mistyfoot could answer. As Blackfoot came to her side, her gaze slid to Mistyfoot, deep green to dark blue. “What is the meaning of this?”

Ferncloud and Mousefur kept close, their bodies stiff and ready to flee. Mistyfoot took a deep, steadying breath. Time to be deputy, she thought.

“We heard Willowpaw scream in the forest while out hunting and went to investigate,” she said, raising her voice. She was aware of every ShadowClan cat glaring at her. One wrong move, and she’d be lining for their nests. “We found him in the greenleaf Twolegplace, wounded. His attackers had fled.”

“They know,” Pansytail murmured into Russetstar’s ear. Russetstar curled her lip in response, looking disgusted.

Every warrior had something to say about that revelation - their grumbles filled the hollow, trapped by the boughs of the cedar. Blackfoot glared at Pansytail and hissed, “You told them?”

“We figured it out ourselves,” Mousefur grunted, glowering at Blackfoot, “thank you very much!”

“For the most part!” Ferncloud added swiftly.

Mistyfoot raised her tail to speak. “Pansytail did tell us, but only because we asked, and she felt she had to,” she meowed, hoping that absolved the ShadowClan she-cat. Mistyfoot swallowed. This was her chance. She stared squarely at Russetstar and declared, “ShadowClan is in trouble. Let us help you, Russetstar.”

The protest was immediate and vicious: “We don’t need ThunderClan’s help!” hissed Talonstripe.

Tallpoppy bristled from the back: “You’d tell us how to make dirt if we let you!”

“Don’t forget about what happened to WindClan,” growled Redclaw. Her eyes were narrowed to slits. “We still don’t know if they were behind it!”

“We’re ShadowClan,” added Blackfoot. He stood up straight and tall, declaring, “We need no Clan’s help!”

“Tell that to the bones I see sticking out from your pelt,” Mousefur shot back, baring her teeth.

Blackfoot growled deep in his throat, taking a step forward. Mistyfoot spotted the gleam of claws, and her tail bristled anxiously.

“Enough,” Russetstar meowed tersely. The protests of her Clan died instantly. Mistyfoot felt a spark of admiration for the strong she-cat, who could command her Clanmates without moving a whisker. Still staring deep into Mistyfoot, Russetstar offered, “Make your case, ThunderClan.”

Mistyfoot took another deep breath. “This is no way for a Clan to live. You think you can handle this on your own, but Orre is dead, your Clan is being injured on the daily, and Willowpaw is badly hurt. Eventually, there won’t be anyone left to fight.”

Tallpoppy hissed, “You don’t get to talk about Orre!”

“Tallpoppy, enough,” Russetstar said patiently. She gestured for Mistyfoot to continue.

“You’re being hunted in your own territory,” Mistyfoot pressed on. She took a step towards Russetstar, aware that she was pushing her luck with every word. “Please. I’m sure that together, we can devise a solution before you lose more cats - before they see ThunderClan as fair game, too.”

“Tinystar is behind you on this?” Russetstar wondered quietly.

Mistyfoot swallowed her words. She looked around the camp again and wondered where Stoneheart was - surely her brother was here right now? Wouldn’t he defend her?

Russetstar sighed. “I see,” she murmured. Louder, she meowed, “I appreciate your concern - but this is not ThunderClan’s problem.” Her gaze hardened. “ShadowClan handles ShadowClan affairs.”

Mistyfoot burst, “But you can’t! You aren’t! A pair of kittypets are getting the better of you, and you’re letting it happen!” Her fur bristled with frustration.

Blackfoot snarled, his muscles tensed to spring. Russetstar slapped her tail in front of her deputy, her eyes narrowing. “Watch your words, Mistyfoot,” she meowed carefully. “You may have earned great respect for bringing us here, but what you’ve gained, you can lose in an instant.”

“The same goes for you,” Mistyfoot returned sharply. Her heart beat swiftly in her chest as she raised her chin. “You told Tinystar that he needed to appoint a deputy so that he looked like a real Clan leader - well, he did, and here you are now, letting your Clanmates suffer because ShadowClan is proud enough to give all the advice they want, but they refuse to take it.”

Mistyfoot narrowed her eyes. Russetstar’s gaze was intense, daring her to speak on: “Talk to Tinystar,” Mistyfoot insisted, willing with all her might for Russetstar to listen. “If you ask, he will help - but that means admitting you’re a bad leader, too.”

“You’re out of line, ThunderClan!” Blackfoot snapped.

“Be hunted in your own territory, then!” Mistyfoot shot back, glaring at Blackfoot. Her paws were trembling. “Just remember who let that happen!”

“It’s time for you to leave,” Russetstar decided, her voice dripping with anger.

“Agreed,” Mousefur grunted. “This was like talking to a stone.”

Mistyfoot swallowed, cursing herself inside. Had she really blown up her opportunity to help so swiftly? Some deputy I am! She glanced around at the gathered ShadowClan cats, feeling the anger and animosity in their gazes as they glared at her - all but Rowanclaw, who could only stare at his own paws.

“Let’s go,” Ferncloud whispered. She was shivering. “I don’t like this.”

“Neither do they,” Mistyfoot mumbled back. “They’re just too stubborn to see it.”

Russetstar offered no escort, perhaps because she hadn’t the cats to spare or perhaps because ShadowClan warriors would be watching them the whole way home from the darkness. Either way, Mistyfoot gathered up Mousefur and Ferncloud with her tail and led them out of the hollow, feeling the cold eyes of ShadowClan on her with every step.

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Tinystar was waiting for them when they returned, sitting on the root of an alder tree just outside the thorn tunnel. The stars of Silverpelt were dancing above, surrounding a waning moon, and the three she-cats were dragging their paws at this point, exhausted.

“Go inside,” he told them, flicking his tail at Mousefur and Ferncloud, “rest. Mistyfoot, stay here.”

Mistyfoot obeyed, watching her friends slip into the thorn tunnel and disappear into camp. No doubt they would be bombarded with questions after being gone for the whole day - perhaps that was why Tinystar had chosen to wait out here for them.

She glanced at Tinystar. He looked serene in the fading moonlight, expressionless and considering, but Mistyfoot could sense his temper boiling beneath his pelt. The wrong words would bring it out, and Mistyfoot wasn’t sure what the right words were anymore. All she wanted was to curl up in her nest and sleep, but a deputy could never just do that.

“When you didn’t return, we tracked your scent to the ShadowClan border,” Tinystar meowed quietly. His pale eyes rested on Mistyfoot as he meowed on, “Several warriors wanted to take a party across the border to investigate, but I had half an idea of what you might’ve been doing, so I ordered them to wait.”

He sighed, gesturing with his tail for her to come close. “What happened?”

Mistyfoot sat down beside the root, curling her tail around her paws. Tinystar was quiet and contemplative as she told him about finding Willowpaw, and taking him back to ShadowClan to be taken care of. He said nothing as she talked about the two kittypets harassing ShadowClan, and he let her get through her attempt to convince Russetstar to ask for help without complaint.

“They can’t handle this on their own, Tinystar,” Mistyfoot finished, hoping he understood this time. She looked up at him, imploring him to listen. “Russetstar is letting her pride cloud her judgment. We have to help them.”

Tinystar blinked. “I don’t disagree,” he mused, his tone mild, “but my answer is still the same. Unless Russetstar asks for help herself, ThunderClan will not get involved.”

The fur between Mistyfoot’s shoulders bristled. “Cats are dying, Tinystar!” Fury boiled inside her belly, and she sank her claws into the earth. “You’re just going to let this happen? This isn’t you at all!” She glared at her leader, disbelief turning her pelt hot. “The Tinystar I know wouldn’t hesitate - he’d put together a patrol and come to Russetstar with a plan to save her Clan, not sit here and say there’s nothing to be done!”

Tinystar narrowed his eyes. He sighed between his teeth and muttered, “That Tinystar is several lives ago, now, Mistyfoot.” He blinked at her. “Following your heart has consequences, and what you think is right doesn’t always end up that way.” His eyes softened. “When you’re a leader, you’ll understand.”

Mistyfoot stared at Tinystar. She hissed, “Fear won’t stop me like it’s stopped you.”

Carefully, Tinystar meowed, “You would disobey me?”

“If it spared warriors a needless death, yes,” Mistyfoot said firmly. Her heart thundered in her ears as she glared down at Tinystar. “Always. Every time. It’s what you taught me to do - you might’ve forgotten it, you might’ve lost faith in yourself, but I haven’t. I won’t.”

“And when you must bury the consequences of your actions?” Tinystar wondered softly. “When you have to live with the knowledge that your choices hurt others, your friends and your kin, even when all you wanted was to help?”

Mistyfoot swallowed. “I don’t know, but isn’t that something everyone has to deal with, leader or not?” she dared to say. “I used to be terrified over every decision I made. For the longest time, I thought I was the reason Mosspaw died, or Shrewpaw, or... Or Stormfur, even.”

Crickets began to sing in the night. She sighed. Tinystar didn’t know the truth about Stormfur. “But I’m not. Or maybe I am? Agonizing over it makes me miserable. It keeps me from pressing forward, from learning what to do better next time.” She stared at Tinystar again, desperate for him to understand. “I can’t live like that anymore. I’m trying not to. Tinystar...” She hesitated but rested her tail across his shoulders. “You can’t live like that, either.”

Mistyfoot blinked. “We believe in you. All of us. You brought us so far, through so much. We need you, and we need you to be you - the cat who did anything and everything to help others. The cat who gave up his life for ThunderClan. The cat who saw past where someone comes from or who their family is. ThunderClan - all the Clans - wouldn’t be here now without that part of you.

“Things have changed since we crossed the mountains, for sure,” she finished, her heart thudding in her ears. She was whispering now, emotion choking the strength out of her words: “But never in my wildest dreams did I ever think that part of you would die with the old forest.”

She waited for him to growl, or snap, or even launch himself at her, claws unsheathed. But he didn’t. He stared up at her for a long moment while her words faded into silence, and then he lifted his muzzle to the stars.

He chuckled. So quietly that Mistyfoot barely heard it.

“You’ve changed so much in the seasons I have known you, Mistyfoot,” he breathed. His voice was soft, his eyes tinged with sorrow. “For the better, I hope.” He flicked his tail. “Go and get some sleep. You’ve had a long day.”

“What about ShadowClan?” Mistyfoot pressed. Had she finally, finally gotten through to him? “Are you going to help them?”

“I never said I wouldn’t,” he reminded her gently. Tinystar blinked evenly. “We shall see. Russetstar knows that we are willing. It’s up to her to remember herself - but if you spoke to her as you spoke to me just now, it won’t be long.” He smiled at her. “Unfortunately, we must wait.”

Mistyfoot frowned, disappointment flashing in her pelt. “I get that. I do. But what the both of you need to realize is that while you’re worried about us dying, waiting around for the right moment to make the right choice, we’re dying anyway.” She swallowed around a lump in her throat. “And we’re dying feeling like you’ve given up on us.”

Taking a deep breath, she murmured, “I couldn’t live with myself, knowing that.” She met Tinystar’s eyes and saw the stars twinkling in those icy depths. “The Tinystar I know, the one that I’ve looked up to since I was a kit, the one who saw me as more than my mother... I know he would feel the same.”

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tamberwoof · 9 months ago

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Moraygill's Super Horrible Time: Part Two

Part one can be found here:

There are no big warnings for this part. It's mostly character interaction.

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Everything hurts.

That was the first thing she noticed upon waking up. Everything hurt.

Distantly, she could recognize that there were voices. They were muffled and hard to understand over the pounding in her head, but they were there.

The next thing past the pain and the voices, was the smell. It smelled rich, like freshly turned dirt and old logs. It was vastly different from the salty sea spray that coated everything in the Coastalclan camp.

No. This couldn't be Coastalclan. She was somewhere dark that smelled of the deep forest. Not that she smelled that often.

Wispclan

Moraygill tried blinking her eyes open but the simple act seemed to work against her. The pounding behind her eyes became worse and her eyes themselves burned. She whined, trying to lay her paws over her eyes.

That didn't work.

Her right paw made it up just fine but her left one wouldn't move. The wrist didn't bend and it was agonizingly heavy.

The voices stopped.

Moraygill froze and listened intently as muffled footsteps started towards her. She growled as she felt the presence of another cat move in front of her.

Trying to open her eyes, she was greeted with slick black fur and red eyes. The cat looked concerned.

She growled t0 the best of her ability, though the sound was raspy and pathetic at best. It stuttered in her chest and made her feel worse than she already did.

The cat in front of her took a step back, looking her over, before turning and moving back to the other cat in the den. They resumed talking in hushed whispers and sent her pitying looks that she could hardly stand.

She wanted to speak up. To shout and screech about how she was fine and didn't need any help. But her throat and chest ached and her muscles screamed in protest as she curled up a bit more. She used her shoulder to block sight of the other cats.

She'd be dead if they weren't helping her, so now all she could do was take it and hope there were no major consequences.

Slowly, the black cat made it's way back over and moved to be in her line of sight. He motioned at his ears and Moray scrunched her face up in confusion.

The black cat carefully reached up to Moraygill's own ears, causing her to flinch back. He was persistent, though seemingly scared too, and she felt his paw move against her ear.

Distantly, somewhere off in the back of her mind, she wondered if her ear had been torn or something.

But no, the tom just removed a wad of moss from her ear and suddenly her hearing was better on that side.

“Needed those to draw the water out.” He spoke softly, voice light and almost feminine. He moved to take out the other wad and she didn't move as he did. “Widowmarch found you half dead on the shore just outside our territory. I'm surprised you've woken up as soon as you have.”

Moraygill gave him a confused look and huffed.

He continued, addressing her confusion, “It's been close to two days since the storm.” His tail flicked anxiously. “We haven't been able to tell your clan that we have you yet. We planned to send a messenger today since we're sure the storm has stopped.”

Moraygill took a deep breath and let a flicker of annoyance run through her body at the fact she couldn't talk back.

“Do you think you could try drinking something?” The cat from the entrance of the den asked. She was large and fluffy, with black, orange, and white fur. She looked to have spider webbing strewn throughout her fur. “Addershade here said you would be dehydrated when you woke up.”

The black tom rolled his eyes and huffed. He sent a look back at the fluffy she-cat and she just shrugged. Then he turned back to her with a sigh. “Would you like some water?”

Moraygill took a moment to really take note of how awful she felt. Her mouth was dry and her head was still pounding. Her throat and chest burned and ached like she had a fire raging in them.

She nodded softly, unwilling to hurt herself more.

The cat at the entrance gave a big grin and rushed off, ignoring who Moraygill assumed was the herbalist as he tried to say something.

He flattened his ears and huffed in an offended manner, staring out of this den after the fluffy she cat. It gave Moraygill a moment to truly inspect him.

He was slender and almost shiny furred, the black fur casting off colors like purple and green at certain angles. She knew his eyes were red, but she hadn't noticed his ragged ears until now. They were clawed up but also had what looked like a claw pierced through his left ear. She couldn't tell much more than that.

He didn't seem to have any visible scars peeking through his fur nor any signs of illness or starvation. Honestly, he looked like he was in better condition than most cats she personally knew.

Soon enough, the she cat returned with a soaked wad of moss in her jaws. “Here,” She purred with a soft smile, setting it down in front of Moraygill. “I know you've already heard us say our names, but I'm Widowmarch, and this is my brother, and the clan herbalist, Addershade.” She explained.

Moray looked between them before taking the wad of moss into her own mouth and biting down so the water would squeeze out.

“Your paw was pretty badly messed up too.” Widowmarch continued on, “Two of your claws were ripped out and your whole paw seemed to just be shattered.”

Moray snapped her head up to look at her then.

“Oh hush.” Addershade snapped at his sister. “What's really wrong is that yes, two of your claws were torn out, and the two toes they were on are broken. I have them splinted but because of the break, I doubt they will heal correctly.”

Moraygill's ears flipped back and she scrunched up her face in warning.

“You should still be able to walk once it heals.” Addershade mumbled and curled his tail over his paws nervously. “It's gonna be an adjustment, but I don't think it will stop you from doing your clan duties.”

Shifting a bit, Moraygill gave her injured paw a good look. It was wrapped in cobwebs and leaves, both of which were soaked through with blood. She cringed and just looked away. Not like she could see what was underneath them anyway.

Instead, she tried to shift her legs under herself so she could stand. The action seemed to panic the other two cats in the den, and Addershade started to say something.

But Moraygill was determined to stand.

And then it seemed she was falling.

Her legs crumbled under her, jerking her down and to the side as Widowmarch rushed forward for her to fall against.

“You're too weak right now!” Addershade chirped out through what seemed to be his calming panic. “You have extensive bruising and there's nothing left for your body to run on. You haven't eaten or drank anything since we found you.”

Moraygill glared at him. Sure, he was right, but stars, did this whole situation make her fur stand up. Here she was, leaning against a wispclan cat. Being helped by the clan that stole Coastalclan's treasure. She felt like a traitor just being here.

Though… maybe she could admit that Widowmarch made a nice nest buddy… her fur was soft and acted as a nice cushion.

Moray didn't register her eyes drifting closed or her head start to tilt over into Widowmarch's side. Didn't register how comfortable all this felt until the other she cat started to purr softly and began grooming the fur around her spine down.

She barely recognized her own purr starting up at some point as her eyes slipped shut.

#original character #digital art #warrior cats #warriors oc #my art #warrior cats original character #oc story #my writing

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supernova1us · 5 months ago

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If I had creative control of how the Sonic movie series progresses going forward.

Also warning of potential minor spoilers from Sonic 3 in this discussion.

Sonic 4

would basically explore the relationship between sonic and amy(very Boom sonic and amy dynamic). it would be discovered the ark destruction sent robotnik into an alternate dimension, where he's been for 10 years, from his perspective, trapped but rebuilding his robots and resources, the gem of which was the metal sonics. exploiting the unstable nature of the dimension, he was able to send the prototype metal sonic back through time in an attempt to kill young sonic. in sonics world, the metal sonic threatens young amy, only for a passing sonic to inadvertently save her and cause its destruction. amy was enamored with and inspired by sonic and dedicated herself to getting stronger to meet him again. In the present, froggy, the partner of amy's friend big the cat, hops though a ring gate to earth after seeing a chaos emerald through it, which he then eats. big and amy go after him, while themselves being followed by sticks the badger. on earth amy saw footage of sonic and knew it was destiny, as her tarot cards foretold they would meet again. she found sonic just as robotnik sent more metal sonics after him. they would soon find froggy and he, big and sticks would just chill with and annoy tom and maddie, who are now anxiously expecting their first child, a source of stress for sonic as well. a running gag would also be sticks' paranoid beliefs about technology are common and normal things on earth, maddening her. robotnik contacts stone and has him start preparing a machine to help guide robotnik back to earth and is sent a malfunctioning metal sonic to aid him. the movie would then be sonic, amy, tails and knuckles following stone and metals trail to try to stop robotnik from returning. the metal sonic would eventually prove he does not have evil in him and changes sides, even as robotnik successfully returns with a whole army of robots. the ending would also have sonic sadly decide to leave the Wachowskis for their own safety as he continues to fight the returned robotnik. sonic, amy, knuckles and tails would go looking for robotnik and a new place to live while big/froggy and sticks just kinda do their own things. stone would also die sacrificing himself to save robotnik in the chaos. mid credits scene would see the malfunctioning metal sonic wandering and finding cans of black and yellow spray paint. the after-credit scene would show the president revealing they believe shadow to be alive and tasks his agent to track him down, who is then revealed to be rouge the bat.

Shadow the hedgehog movie

it would mostly show a brooding shadow hiding and doing his own thing, including hunting down corrupt G.U.N. branches and searching old instillations of Geralds on clues to more of his history. he is eventually found by rouge, who acts like she is innocently tagging along while updating the president on shadows activities. both are being hunted by the rogue agents Mason and Willoughby, secretly sent by the new head of G.UN., Commander Tower. shadow and rouge then find an old lab of robotniks and the jaded, abandoned guard robot omega. it joins them with the intent of getting revenge on robotnik and any other robots he built. eventually Mason and Willoughby get access to powerful mech suits robotnik had built and clash with the trio. the trio overpower the agents and, though given the chance, shadow refuses to kill them. having been monitoring these events through rouge's tracker, Tower realizes shadow was not the monster he'd been built up to be and agrees to only monitor him for now. the credits scene would have robotnik discovering hieroglyphics about the being Choas, and footage showing that it was freed by the breaking of the master emerald in sonic 2.

Sonic 5 & 6

these two would be a two-parter and basically an adaption of sonic adventure; it feels like there is too much to try and squeeze into one film. beginning would show team sonic now living in a massive, multi-leveled treehouse home(KND style), with big, froggy and sticks having also moved in. robotnik would be attempting to race team sonic and team shadow for the chaos emeralds with the intent to give them to chaos and use his power. this would bring all parties and individuals together to deal with the crisis. after everything sonic would also briefly reunite with the Wachowskis to meet his baby adoptive sibling. i also imagine the conclusion would also play out like in sonic X after the battle with chaos, where the use of the emeralds inadvertently transports parts of sonics world to earth, resulting in the intros of the chaotix, fang, cream & vanilla and others. as his home, angel island, was also transported, knuckles decides to return there with the master emerald but says he and sonic are brothers now and he would come if sonic needed ever needed him. the credits would also show commander tower reveal to the president a new secret G.U.N. project to possibly counteract sonic if he ever became trouble; Surge and Kit.

The chaotix movie

the chaotix detective agency are on the case when a string of high value thefts occur. after first wrongly accusing rouge, they are on the trail of the real culprit, fang. unknown to the trio, the diamond cutters trio and mighty & ray, are all also following the same trail for different reason. also in the chase is a famed but inept human detective who has been the chaotix rival. the finale would be on angle island and involve both knuckles and the master emerald. possibility of the conclusion seeing the formation the Knuckles Chaotix. credit scene would show a more unstable eggman conversing with a new droid assistant with the personality of stone when he is approached by Conquering storm, who offers the warriors of her clan in service to him in an alliance.

Sonic 7

basically a very rough adaption of Sonic the hedgehog 2006. differences would be that rather than iblis/solaris stuff, the future would simply be in ruin, and blaze and silver are led to believe, by eggman nega, that the battle between sonic/tails and robotnik in the past caused it. egging on their self-righteous devotion to saving their future, he creates a machine that sends the three back in time to destroy them. silver and blaze then begin hunting their way through sonics allies to get to him while nega goes to deal with robotnik. robotnik, stone 2.0 and conquering storm would be starting the groundwork of the Eggman empires big move, as in addition to her clan, many human groups have also pledged loyalty to robotnik. its revealed that the "threat" that nega showed silver and blaze was actually the work of the now freed surge and kit, who run rampant while the future fighters distract sonics team. eventually all parties converge and defeat surge and kit, unraveling naga's lies, while also offering a skeptical surge and kit chances at redemption, as well as silver and blaze. the threat of the ultimate clash between the Eggman's draws all parties before both Dr's turn their attention on sonic. the finale would see both eggmans banished to another dimension with the chaos emeralds by sonic. the repentant silver and blaze would return to their future to begin rebuilding while surge and kit go off on their own. final scene has a birthday celebration for sonic with all his friends and allies, including the Wachowskis and wade.

Possible surge and kit spinoff movie

#sonic the hedgehog #sonic movie 3 #sonic movie universe #sonic #sega #sega genesis #sega dreamcast

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jodilin65 · 4 months ago

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Yay! I think I may have finally killed this infection after all! It seems like the residual effects of Cipro helped finish it off. I'll wait a few days and see if the WBCs are still present. I have a feeling they will be. Maybe that’s just normal for me now, just like it’s always been normal for me to have an elevated WBC count in my blood. If I don’t feel symptomatic, I’m not going to worry about it. I just hope this thing doesn’t flare up again. Fingers crossed! For someone prone to side effects, I was amazingly tolerant of Cipro. The gassy stomach I had after the first dose was probably because of something I ate. I didn’t have any side effects with the rest of the pills, except for some drowsiness.

I slept for over 7 hours and got a 92 sleep score, yet I’m exhausted. I really doubt my sleep apnea is "mild" at this point. Even the experts have said that home testing underestimates it. I don’t think I’m severe like Andy, but I probably have graduated to moderate. I also used the antihistamine spray and stayed up for 18 hours, so that’s likely contributing to some of today’s fatigue.

I can’t say for sure whether or not losartan really played a role in messing up my nose, but the problem definitely started pre-Tinkerbella. Even so, I thought about how I’m allergic to dander. Rats may be smaller than cats, but Tinkerbella is so friendly and loving that I definitely cuddle with her more than most pets and always give her kisses. I’m not going to stop loving on my amazing rat just because of a fucked-up nose. However, since the house is tiny and her cage is right outside the bedroom door, we definitely need to start cleaning it more often. She’s gotten huge, and now that she’s aging, she can’t climb as easily, even though she still seems healthy. This means more peeing in the wrong places—places where the pee and smell aren’t absorbed as well.

Tom went to get blood work done, and the girl really messed up both his arms, leaving bruises and potentially preventing him from donating tomorrow since they won’t allow it if there’s even faint bruising. Story of our lives, as I’ve said before—people fucking up at our expense. That, and me being cursed with shitty sleep and low energy. I’d like to think this infection is gone for good, that it’ll stay away for a long time, and that in a few months, I’ll be back on a CPAP, get used to it, and regain my energy. But life rarely goes the way we plan or hope for it to.

We may not be in the Midwest or Northeast, but oh my God, it’s been cold for Florida! I’m so glad we’re not in the Panhandle. This is definitely our coldest winter here. I don’t like it but it’s better for sleep and keeps people quieter. It’s funny as Tom said he wondered if this cold weather is a sign that we’ll be moving soon enough after all, and he’s just getting a taste of what’s in store for us. I was thinking the exact same thing, LOL. That will definitely be a downside to wherever we end up—it’ll be colder and we may even get a little snow. It never got above the low 40s yesterday, and that’s just all wrong for any part of Florida.

I started reading The Husband by Daniel Hurst.

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willow-wc · 1 year ago

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The full moon reflected off the rippling lake. There was a brown figure, barely visible, sitting on the lake-shore. Why didn't the Clans listen? He asked himself outraged. A light breeze blew the toms thick fur and made him shiver. Leaf-bare is almost here and cats are already stealing prey! He reached out his forepaw and splashed the icy water in front of him.

What was that? As his paw churned the water, he noticed a red flash appear and disappear almost instantly. "Probably just a fish." He mumbled to himself. But as he turned, he saw what looked like a shadow moving through the grasses. The shadow then moved behind a small tree and towards the tom. "Who are you?" The tom asked, unsheathing his claws. The mysterious cat padded out into the moonlight. Great StarClan that cat looks bad! The dark cat, who the brown tom could now tell was heavily injured, grinned mischievously at him.

"My name is Tornthroat." That's an odd name. He thought. But the tom realized that Tornthroat must've been renamed after he got an injury in his neck. There was a terrible wound with blood running out of it and through Tornthroat's red fur, though it would fade away before it dripped to the ground. "What do you want?" The tom asked Tornthroat. Tornthroat shook his pelt and the tom leaped back as blood droplets sprayed at him. But the liquid vanished before it touched his pelt. What?! Tornthroat lifted his gaze to the moon. "I've seen how the other Clans treat you. Your like fox-dung to them." The tom nodded at Tornthroat and listened, interested, as he continued.

"They don't care if you or your Clan starve. They want the land for themselves." Tornthroat muffled a laugh. "That's why I have come up with an idea." The brown tom couldn't resist asking what it was. "Well, what is it." He asked impatiently. Tornthroat took a couple steps closer to the brown tom. "I've spent a long time in......in StarClan," This cat lives in StarClan? He doesn't even have stars in his pelt. The tom thought as he looked at the wounds. I would never want to go to StarClan if I had to keep my wounds! "I've found that a leader can give up a life to a dead cat." What is he getting at? The tom thought suspiciously. "And I've formed a plan. You and me can lead the Clans together! I only need you to give up one of your remaining lives." The brown tom was taken aback.

"You expect me to give up one of my lives to you?" Tornthroat nodded. This could work. A small voice said in the back of his head. This cat can help you. "What's in it for you?" He asked Tornthroat. The wounded cat shook his head slowly and looked up at silverpelt. "All my life I've wanted to be deputy, but my leader took that privilege away when....." he stopped. The brown tom narrowed his eyes. "When what?" Tornthroat put on a revolting face. "When I killed a cat who had broken the warrior code." The brown tom looked at the StarClan cat. "But the cat broke the code! He deserved to die!" Tornthroat turned his head and grinned.

"Yes, but my leader saw differently. I was cast out of my Clan." The brown tom stared at Tornthroat. What kind of leader casts out a cat whose defending the warrior code? "Fine, you can have one of my lives. But if this doesn't work," he snapped as he saw Tornthroat's eyes light up. "Then I won't be giving you a second try." Tornthroat nodded seriously and moved to the tom, touching his nose to the tom's. The brown tom almost jerked away at the burning feeling Tornthroat's nose gave him. This is it. Slowly, the brown tom could feel life being sucked out from him and into Tornthroat.

That doesn't look right. Tornthroat wasn't completely alive. Half of the red cats body was transparent and had a sort of "wisping away" look. But the tom saw that Tornthroat now left paw steps in the mud. When he put his paw in the lake, it rippled. Tornthroat was half alive. "There. That's what you wanted. Now tell me the rest of your plan." The brown tom ordered. Tornthroat grinned and nodded. "All in good time. But now," he said as the leader glared at him. "You must get back to your Clan. They will be wondering where you are." Then Tornthroat stepped behind the tree again and vanished.

This better work. The brown tom thought to himself. Another voice spoke, though it was not the brown tom's. Oh it will. Then the tom made his way to camp.

-Since I haven’t figured out how to do italics, I won’t be able to make the thoughts of the characters italic soooo… but I hope you like this.

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residences-of-the-darkforest · 1 year ago

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Frog-Muncher Meets WindClan-Rat (short story)

“Hey, frog-muncher!”

Blackclover huffed and rolled his eyes. He didn’t want to deal with this–or anyone–right now, but he wasn’t one to take an insult lying down. “Shove a rock up your tail,” he snarled a reply without slowing or looking around.

“Typical ShadowClanners, always so sensitive,” the voice went on. “I was only commenting on your breath.”

Blackclover stopped and glared over his shoulder. He spotted another tom splayed out comfortably on a wide, low-hanging tree branch. The shadows were especially dark here, and in the dappling shade, the cat’s pelt colour was hard to identify. His eyes glowed sharp and yellow.

Blackclover scented the air inconspicuously. This tom was new. He didn’t die recently, Blackclover considered that because really, who would die and then instantly go to bother someone? But it was fresh enough for his Clan scent to linger on the breeze. “Typical WindClan to be too cowardly to face their opponent head-on.”

The tom rose to his paws quickly. Blackclover felt a flicker of pleasure, seeing that the comment struck a nerve. The tom leaped from the branch and padded to Blackclover until they were nose-to-nose. Being a WindClan cat, the tom was rather lithe, but given Blackclover’s certain…diet in life, he had lost much of the weight that he would have been able to hold over him. Maybe he could have taken him on little over a year ago, but here and now, they looked to be an equal match.

“What now, frog-lover?” The tom challenged.

Blackclover was at the point where his blood had reached a boil, and he leaped, yowling his rage.

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“Oh!” Fleathistle looked up from where he had just planted a new seed in his garden.

Blackclover had not met him before, but he knew from talk that he was one of the most trustworthy cats to go to if you needed something treated–he was also incredibly surprised that wounds inflicted here could be treated, or that anyone was willing to heal them.

Blackclover’s pelt was covered in deep scratches. They stung, and the stickiness of the blood holding clumps of his fur together was beginning to irritate him. Though his wounds were vicious and many, he had not lost the fight. He didn’t win it either, not technically. They had rolled over and over, swinging at each other with claws splitting skin and blood spraying the air. The tom had run along the branches in the trees–Blackclover wasn’t sure how or why he knew or to travel along them so neatly for a WindClan cat. Blackclover had followed. He was less graceful, but kept up fine, and then he caught the tom and pushed–and the tom fell from the tree into a fast-flowing river that both had been too furious to notice. It swept the annoying rat away, and though Blackclover wasn’t sure if the tom drowned, he liked to believe it.

“Looks painful,” Fleathistle sympathized as he inspected the wounds.

“Should have seen the other cat,” Blackclover grunted.

He thought of the tom’s smug smile. Hopefully I’ll never have to see him again.

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--Might change his eyes to green, depending on what will eventually match with his fur (when I now his fur colour).

#windclan oc #shadowclan oc #blackclover #fleathistle #maybe geodepass #geodepass #geodepass story #blackclover story #fleathistle story #short story #wc dark tales #dark tales #dark forest tales #enemies to lovers

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sciencestyled · 10 months ago

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Botanical Bling: How Plants Became the Kardashians of the Art World

Alright, folks, buckle up because we're about to embark on a wild ride through the verdant jungle of botanical illustration—a world where flora meets flair, and petals are painted with panache. Imagine if Da Vinci had a TikTok account and was obsessed with houseplants. That's the kind of leafy extravaganza we're diving into today.

Picture this: it's the Middle Ages, and some monk in a dimly lit scriptorium is hunched over a parchment, trying to make a dandelion look like something other than a squashed bug. Fast forward a few centuries, and suddenly, everyone's losing their minds over botanical illustration like it's the latest viral cat meme. Early herbals and botanical texts were the OG plant guides, like the medieval equivalent of scrolling through #PlantTok. These weren't just your garden variety doodles; they were serious business, folks. Medieval herbals were like the “Game of Thrones” of botany—full of intrigue, drama, and the occasional misidentified herb.

Then came the Renaissance, a time when every Tom, Dick, and Harry with a paintbrush decided they could illustrate plants. Techniques evolved faster than a teenager’s TikTok feed. Watercolor was the aesthetic of choice, bringing that soft, ethereal glow to every leaf and petal, making each plant look like it had just been misted by an influencer's facial spray. Engravings followed, with their sharp, precise lines—think of it as the botanical equivalent of an HD upgrade. And let’s not forget digital illustration, the Photoshop of the plant world, where you can make a daisy look like it’s posing for Vogue.

Now, let’s talk about the Beyoncé and Jay-Z of botanical illustration—Maria Sibylla Merian and Pierre-Joseph Redouté. Maria was the original plant mom, traveling to Suriname in the 1690s to paint bugs and plants with more dedication than a reality TV star looking for their next headline. Her illustrations were so detailed they made you feel like you could almost smell the jungle through the pages. It’s like she was the David Attenborough of the 17th century but with better hair.

Pierre-Joseph Redouté, on the other hand, was the botanical equivalent of Leonardo DiCaprio—always in demand and forever a heartthrob. His roses are so iconic that even people who kill cacti can appreciate their beauty. Redouté was to flowers what Kanye West is to oversized sneakers—an undeniable trendsetter.

Today’s botanical illustrators are like the cool kids in art school, blending scientific accuracy with artistic expression as seamlessly as a barista pouring a latte. They fuse the meticulous detail of a biology textbook with the bold creativity of street art, creating works that are as educational as they are Instagrammable. This new wave of artists understands that plants aren’t just organisms; they’re the divas of the natural world, demanding attention with their flashy colors and dramatic structures.

But it’s not all about looks. Botanical illustrations are the unsung heroes of plant taxonomy and conservation. These drawings help scientists identify and classify plants, making sure we don’t accidentally mix up deadly nightshade with your garden-variety tomato. Think of it as the botanical version of not confusing Cardi B with Nicki Minaj—both fabulous, but definitely not the same.

And let’s not forget their role in conservation. Botanical illustrations raise awareness about endangered plants, acting like the Greta Thunberg of the plant world. They remind us that while we’re busy binge-watching “The Office” for the fifth time, there are plants out there fighting for survival.

So, why does botanical art still have such enduring appeal? Maybe it’s the way these illustrations capture the delicate balance between science and beauty, much like a perfectly crafted tweet that’s both hilarious and insightful. Or perhaps it’s because they remind us of a simpler time when people actually stopped to smell the roses instead of just scrolling past them on their feed.

In the end, botanical illustration is more than just pretty pictures of plants. It’s a testament to our fascination with the natural world and our desire to understand it in all its complexity. It’s biology and art having a meet-cute in the middle of a field of wildflowers. So next time you see a botanical illustration, take a moment to appreciate the artistry, the science, and the sheer dedication that went into it. After all, in the words of the great philosopher Kermit the Frog, “It’s not easy being green.”

#science #science education #education #biology #art

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lucasburch · 5 years ago

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Can You Spray A Cat With Water Jolting Tips

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Chapter 2

The forest flew by in a blur of grays, browns, and greens as Mistyfoot and Mousefur bolted after Spiderpaw. The leggy apprentice's stride was shockingly long, and Mistyfoot found herself once again falling back on advice she had been given on the chosen cat's journey - to control her breathing and extend her legs. Despite how things were between them today, she appreciated learning such a useful tip from Crowflight on their journey.

They barreled through thickets of bracken and bramble, ignoring the drag of sticks and prick of thorns. Mousefur eventually lagged behind, panting raggedly, but there was too much urgency in the air to slow down for her. Spiderpaw's trail of fear-scent was powerful, and as they drew closer to whatever she had found, the coppery stench of blood quickly overtook that sour smell.

What had Spiderpaw encountered, Mistyfoot wondered, worry mounting on her shoulders - was it some trouble with WindClan? The border wasn’t far, and WindClan had set up ambushes on ThunderClan territory before...

Mistyfoot's ears pricked. She could hear a thin wailing coming from just ahead, behind a clump of brown, brittle ferns. The three of them burst through, shattering the delicate stems. As they came to a halt, spraying dust and dirt with their paws, Mistyfoot's eyes went wide - though thorns and plant matter were stuck in her coat, she barely felt them once she took in what lay before her.

They were in a small glade, near enough to the Divide for Mistyfoot to hear the sound of its waters but far enough to be out of sight of the border. The ground here was oddly clear of undergrowth but for a cover of old leaves, and there in the middle of them, thrashing in the mud, was a kitten.

He couldn't have been more than four moons, by Mistyfoot's estimate, with soft, cream-colored fur that darkened around his face and paws, though the mud he had ground up did its best to obscure him. He seemed to be caught by his tail, which was stuck firm in the leaves, and his whole back end was plastered with blood.

Surrounding him were two more kittens, a tom and a she-kit. The tom was white, with patches of pale gray, while the she-kit was gray, with patches of dull cream. They didn't seem to notice the newcomers, staring with rapt attention at their struggling brother with horrified expressions.

Finally, pacing around the whole scene with her tail lashing, was a lovely, long-furred queen, very obviously the kitten's mother by the faint sweetness of her milk-scent. Her fur was pale cream, her face and legs darker like her son, and her eyes were a gorgeous blue that shimmered with worry.

“Great StarClan, what happened here?!” Mousefur gasped, her breathing rough.

The queen stopped pacing and looked up, startled by the newcomers. The fur along her spine lifted, and she opened her jaws - but her eye caught on Spiderpaw, and whatever she was going to say, she swallowed. She mewed instead, her voice high-pitched and desperate, “This is all you brought?!”

Spiderpaw, panting, insisted, “It's okay! This is my mentor, Mousefur, and Mistyfoot, our deputy - there are no two smarter cats in ThunderClan!”

The queen looked momentarily baffled, staring at Mistyfoot and Mousefur as if they were birds, not cats.

Swallowing, Mistyfoot stepped forward and repeated Mousefur's question: “What happened?”

“We... We were chased over the river by some mean cats on the moors,” the queen explained, gathering herself, “We'd stopped to take a break here after going over that horrible tree-bridge when suddenly, my dear little Berry got his tail caught in something!”

Berry, the kitten, thrashed some more, crying out in pain, his little sides heaving with effort. Mistyfoot's spine tingled at the sound. Her mouth felt dry. WindClan chased them off? How could they be so cruel? More important though was the young cat’s desperate need for aid.

“Spiderpaw, go fetch Shadepool, quick!” Mistyfoot ordered. The black she-cat nodded and shot off, crashing through the undergrowth without question. Mistyfoot turned her head back to the queen and asked, “What's your name?”

“My name?” squeaked the she-cat. “Why does that matter right now?”

“Please,” Mistyfoot insisted. Mousefur crept forward, placing her paws carefully on the ground until she reached the kitten and began to sniff.

The queen looked petulant, glaring at Mousefur as she edged closer to Berry, but eventually, she relented and answered, “Daisy. I'm called Daisy.”

“Daisy,” Mistyfoot repeated. She must be a loner. “Daisy, I sent Spiderpaw to fetch one of our medicine cats, but in the meantime, we're going to try and free your son. I need you and your other kits to stay calm. Okay?”

Daisy's fur fluffed, but she nodded and swept her plumy tail around her other two kittens, drawing them close to her and away from Berry. “Please help him,” she pleaded, trembling. Her eyes shimmered, and she winced whenever Berry made a sound. It seemed like she was listening, for now.

“What're we looking at, Mousefur?” Mistyfoot asked, padding close to her friend.

“No idea,” Mousefur admitted. “Whatever has the kit's tail has gone deep beneath his fur.”

Mistyfoot drew close, sniffing. She smelled Berry's kit-scent and blood, overwhelmingly, but beneath it all was something alien but familiar: “Twoleg,” she muttered.

“Twoleg?” Daisy repeated, confused. “You mean the Nofurs?”

Nofur? Mistyfoot considered the word - it must've been another term for a Twoleg. She'd heard Purdy, the old loner who had helped them through a Twolegplace, call them Upwalkers. Everyone must have a different one.

“Yes,” Mistyfoot explained. “I think a Twoleg did this.” Why, though?

Daisy's ears pricked. “Oh, no,” she whispered. “Oh no, oh no, oh no...”

“Do you know what this is?” Mousefur asked. She lifted her muzzle to look at Daisy with cold eyes, her nose smeared with a little mud and blood from Berry’s thrashing.

Daisy nodded, her fur fluffed up in alarm. “The Nofurs who took care of the barn I lived in talked a lot about how the Nofur who lived in the cabin in the pines laid these traps for foxes every few seasons,” she whispered. “It upset them because sometimes their dogs or chickens would get caught, and not all made it out of them alive. I thought we had left in time to avoid this...!” She shivered. “Oh, the sounds those things make when they're caught! It's horrible...”

While the queen trembled, Mistyfoot considered her words. She's a loner from the barn on WindClan territory, then, she thought. She recalled hearing that there were kittens in the barn - why had she left such a safe, prey-rich place?

Not the time, she decided. Berry needs us to get him out of this.

“Look at this, Misty,” Mousefur hissed.

The dusky she-cat gestured with a paw, and Mistyfoot hunkered down to get a better look. While she had been talking to Daisy, Mousefur had cleared away some of the mud and leaves around Berry's tail, which was ominously still.

What lay hidden there boggled Mistyfoot's mind for a moment - it was difficult at the best of times to figure out what a Twoleg object was, but this one was more bizarre than many of the things she had seen. The closest she could compare it to was a large, shiny butterfly with two strands of long, thin fence-web that clung to the back of its wings. That fence-web had captured Berry's tail, and the butterfly's wings were folded up almost in victory.

He must've sat on it without knowing and made it snap, Mistyfoot guessed grimly. Staring at this - what had Daisy called them? A trap? - she could imagine how easy it would be for them to snap shut around a fox's thin leg, shattering bone and muscle. She could also imagine what they might do to an unsuspecting cat, which made her queasy.

“How do we get it open, do you think?” Mousefur wondered. She glanced up at Mistyfoot, her pale eyes worried. “You've got way more experience with Twoleg nonsense than me.”

Mistyfoot grimaced. “Give me a moment,” she mewed. From the way Berry had stopped thrashing and mewling, she knew she didn't have long - he had lost so much blood, and shock could give way to unconsciousness. The poor mite just lay there now, trembling, his eyes unfocused.

She tried to imagine how this thing might work, and it seemed simple enough - step on it, and those wings would snap up and trap whatever they had caught. So, perhaps, pushing the wings down would release it - but with what? A cat's weight was probably not enough to accomplish that, or any animal might get out. There had to be another way, an easier way, for Twolegs to deal with this.

Mistyfoot peered down at the trap again and, paws trembling, reached out to feel for something, anything that might help her. She heard Mousefur hiss a warning, but Mistyfoot was pretty sure that since the trap had already caught something, it couldn't do it again.

There has to be a reason its base is so hidden...

Her claw caught on something. Mistyfoot's ears pricked. Belly deep in the muddy earth, she practically had her nose right in the trap's base as she tried to peer at what she had found - a small hole in the tiny little metal square hidden beneath the dirt and leaves. She could see something shiny and silver in there, like the wings that had caught Berry’s tail.

“Mousefur, get a stick,” Mistyfoot ordered. “One that's long and very thin.”

Mousefur obeyed and, a moment later, returned with exactly what Mistyfoot was looking for - a long, thin stick. Mistyfoot repositioned herself, lining up the thinnest end of the stick with the opening she had found. Carefully, she began to push the stick into the snare until she felt resistance.

Mistyfoot prayed to StarClan that she had found something, otherwise this looked ridiculous, and worse, it might hurt Berry more. Planting her paws at the end of the stick closest to the snare, she pressed with all her weight. She heard Daisy hiss with worry.

There was a soft click, and, gloriously, the wings of the butterfly flapped down, and the fence-webs parted.

Daisy let out a yowl of delight, and sensing his freedom, Berry shot off, barreling right into his mother's paws and bowling over his siblings in a trembling heap. The queen captured her son in her paws and began to cover him with licks, purring as loud as a thunderstorm.

Trembling, Mistyfoot stepped off of the stick. The moment the pressure was released, the butterfly snare snapped shut again, but this time, it had caught nothing but the bloody fur it had torn from Berry's flanks and tail. Mistyfoot felt so relieved that she thought she might be sick again.

Before anything more could be said, Spiderpaw and Shadepool emerged from the undergrowth. Spiderpaw looked exhausted from running so far so fast, and Shadepool was winded, carrying a bundle of herbs in her mouth. She observed the scene with a calm gaze.

“You figured it out!” Spiderpaw gasped, looking at the trap. “What did you do?”

“That can come later, youngster,” Mousefur rasped. She drew a shaky paw over her ear. “For now, we need to get this poor mite back to camp.”

Daisy looked up from her son. “C-Camp?” she repeated, eyes darting between all the cats present. She curled her tail tighter around her kittens.

“Yes,” Mistyfoot meowed. She looked at Daisy and willed her to understand. “We live not far from here - you'll be safe with us while your son recovers.”

Daisy looked uncertain, and Mistyfoot didn't blame her - though they had helped, they were still strangers she knew nothing about. Mistyfoot knew from experience that Clan ways were strange to outsiders.

“Please come,” Spiderpaw begged. Her tail twitched back and forth. “Where else is there for you to go?”

Daisy's expression softened into sorrow. Mistyfoot saw her gaze down at her kittens, and she licked each one between their ears, lingering on Berry most of all. She was clearly weighing her options, and Mistyfoot wondered if she regretted leaving her barn.

“Okay,” she decided, finally. “We'll come with you.”

Shadepool set down her bundle of herbs. “Before we go, let me just stop the bleeding...”

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It was sunhigh by the time they returned to the camp, Mistyfoot leading the way through the thorn tunnel. Mousefur and Spiderpaw followed behind, each one carrying one of Daisy's exhausted gray kittens by their scruffs, and after them were Daisy and Shadepool - the queen had insisted upon carrying Berry on her back while Shadepool monitored him closely as he had finally passed out from the shock.

Nightfrost, washing beside the warrior's den, was the first to notice them. Leg still high in the air, he looked up and mewed, “Whoa!”

Soon enough, most of ThunderClan was crowding around Mistyfoot and the newcomers, the scent of strangers and blood drawing them out from the corners of camp. Daisy hissed, nervous, backing up towards the thorn tunnel as if to leave, her eyes wide to their whites at the sight of so many strangers.

“Who’s this?” Whitewing mewed, head tilted curiously.

“Smells like the moors,” grunted Snowstep, signing with his paws. “Are they WindClan?”

“They’re not any WindClan cat I know,” remarked Rainwhisker, signing back. “Loners?”

Mistyfoot thrust herself forward and meowed, “Everyone, give us space!”

The warriors obeyed, backing up, but gossip began to fly through the air like a cloud of flies. Rainwhisker and Ashfur bent their heads together, and Dustpelt had Cinderpelt's ear. Snowstep’s tail was lashing. Mistyfoot fought to keep herself from bristling - couldn't they at least wait until Daisy was out of sight?

“Let's head to the medicine cat's cave,” Shadepool insisted quickly. She wrapped her tail gently around Daisy's shoulders. “It's quiet back there, and like I was saying, Brackenfur and I can take a look at each of you...”

Mistyfoot thanked StarClan for Shadepool, and as they made their way to the back of the camp, she flicked her tail to beckon Nightfrost close. The small black tom looked so curious, and Mistyfoot knew that he was just dying to know what had happened and who these new faces were, but he was thankfully keeping his jaws shut.

“Is Tinystar's patrol back yet?” she asked.

Nightfrost shook his head. Mistyfoot felt worry bloom in her gut - what if WindClan had accosted her leader like they had Daisy and her kittens? “What about ShadowClan?” she wondered, hoping for better news.

“Quiet,” Nightfrost remarked.

His tone was uncertain. Mistyfoot pressed, “Quiet good, or quiet bad?”

“I'm not sure, honestly,” he admitted. His pale eyes wavered. “Their border seemed fine along the stream, but as soon as it broke into the woods near the greenleaf Twolegplace, it seemed faint, like they haven't bothered to keep that side of it up as often.”

Mistyfoot's ears pricked, her pelt prickling. “The whole way?”

Nightfrost nodded. “From there and beyond,” he elaborated. he shrugged helplessly. “I have no idea why - ShadowClan has always been really assertive about their borders.”

It is odd... Ever since she was a kit, ShadowClan had kept their borders strong no matter what troubles they faced. Showing any sort of weakness was something that they had always staunchly refused to do.

“Anything strange about their scent?” Mistyfoot asked. “Sickness or fear?”

“It was hard to tell,” Nightfrost admitted, shrugging. “We didn't run into a patrol; it's not like we could ask...”

Mistyfoot nodded in understanding. Great - problems on both borders now! she complained inwardly. With ShadowClan, she couldn't imagine that it was nothing. I can ask Stoneheart about it at the next Gathering. Her brother surely wouldn't keep something serious from her.

“So, what's going on with these new cats? Are they staying?” Nightfrost wondered, gesturing with his tail towards the back of the camp. Mousefur and Spiderpaw were emerging from the cave, Spiderpaw seeming to have found her energy again as she bounced around her mentor.

Mistyfoot mewed, “I don't know yet. We found them by the Divide; the queen said that WindClan had run them off. One of the kits was stuck in something she called a fox trap.”

“A what?” Nightfrost repeated, eyes wide.

Mistyfoot waved her tail. “I'm sure I'll be explaining it soon enough,” she sighed. She didn't look forward to that, but if those things were all over their territory, she needed every capable cat to deal with them. “I don't really know anything else. The queen's name is Daisy, and she said she was from the barn up by the Arrival.”

“Whoa,” Nightfrost breathed. “That's a long way!”

“It is,” Mistyfoot agreed, nodding along. “I'm wondering why she bothered leaving, and with her kittens no less...”

The thorn tunnel shifted, and Mistyfoot lifted her muzzle. Tinystar strode into camp, followed by the rest of his patrol. Mistyfoot's gaze searched each one of them, looking for any sign of injury - blessedly, they seemed to be just fine. Graystripe, Cloudtail, and Swiftfoot parted ways with Tinystar as the small black tom approached. Both Mistyfoot and Nightfrost dipped their noses in greeting, and Mousefur sidled close, ears angled to listen.

“WindClan's border is quiet,” Tinystar reported. “It was freshly marked on their end; we must have been just behind their dawn patrol. No signs of any trespassing, either - we checked all the spots they used before the battle.”

“Good,” Mistyfoot sighed. The WindClan dawn patrol must have been the group that had run off Daisy - the timing lined up. Mistyfoot wondered who was on that patrol. However far he might've fallen when he became WindClan’s deputy, she had to hope that Crowflight wouldn't have run off a mother and her kits.

Tinystar looked equally pleased, unaware of Mistyfoot's thoughts. “Let's hope it stays that way,” he mewed. “At least for now.” He glanced around, his tail-tip flicking in thought as his nose twitched. The fur along his spine lifted. “Did something happen while I was gone? I smell strangers and blood...”

Nightfrost flicked his tail. “Well...” he looked to Mistyfoot.

Quickly, Mistyfoot and Mousefur explained again about Daisy. Between them, the story was streamlined and over quickly. “She's with Brackenfur and Shadepool now,” Mistyfoot finished.

Tinystar sighed, relieved. “We must’ve just missed her,” he breathed. His gaze darkened. “If we had run into one another, we could’ve avoided this mess. I’m glad they’re all okay.” Tinystar looked troubled, briefly. “I'll go and speak with her now, then. I've no problem with her staying until her son has healed - you can go ahead and tell the Clan as much.” He glanced about. “I'm sure they're curious.”

They definitely were. The scent of Daisy and her kits, both injured and not, had drawn out each and every cat, even pulling Sorreltail out from the nursery, and heads were bent in speculative gossip. Mistyfoot groaned inwardly and hoped she wouldn't have to repeat herself too much.

Pushing that aside, Mistyfoot dipped her head. “Of course, Tinystar,” she meowed.

“And you can tell them that Spiderpaw's warrior ceremony will be tonight,” Tinystar went on, looking at Mousefur. “She might not have finished her assessment, but her quick thinking helped save a kitten's life!” He purred, “A true warrior never ignores the sound of a kit in pain.”

Mistyfoot's heart warmed. Good news, at least! Mousefur twitched her whiskers. “I shall!” she promised.

Tinystar stretched his forelegs, curling his tail over his back. “Well, off I go, then,” he said. “Get something to eat and then some rest, Mistyfoot. You, too, Mousefur. You've both done well.”

Mistyfoot watched Tinystar pad away towards the back of the camp, the warmth in her heart spreading to her toes. He thinks I did well! The idea was electrifying - it seemed to be further proof of what Mousefur had been saying, that Tinystar had chosen her for deputy because she was worthy.

As Mousefur padded away with a dip of her head, Nightfrost brushed against Mistyfoot's side. “Go and get settled,” he mewed quietly. “I'll bring you something to eat, and I’ll be sure to explain things to anyone who asks.”

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And speaking of saturation, remember that your cat will tolerate this kind of enclosed litter box comfortable.The soft wooden pellets instantly looked much kinder for my poor feet.Chartreux: They have brought home a new litter doesn't agree with yours, it can be used on cats are not pulling a gun out, and it will absorb the left over liquid.Accommodating the cat to the cords, and rotate toys every few weeks.These tiny creatures will at the same spot by your cat, to roughhouse with the cats are taken to the vet.

Your efforts to build up over time as well, as some cats will not assist in the home or someone else's!These programs do, however, require the smallest amount?Hopefully at a kennel; a new cat to stop fleas before they can be found most of the wild would do:A sneezing cat is hesitant on using his new post.You can also cause problems with a lot of hair that mats easily.

It's available for removing tangles and gently lower them into a chore.He has excess energy, and wants the attention of your cat's skin.What Can I Do About Bad Breath in Your Dog or Cat:Some cats are spayed females all can spray.Fortunately for us, to date, none of our cats.

The introduction of Revolution provided a marker for your cat neutered.Using a plastic bag, a curtain, your table cloth or thin foam.It should be conducted on a window or a sprayed female may not want them going off to your cat.Shouting on this desired behavior, you might have a covered jar or can and let dry.Getting your cat might suddenly start vomiting, show signs of stress, jealousy or possessiveness and the proper way to deal with it regularly will help you find the toilet since mostly they feel they need to be involved in scratching behavior with some catnip where you feel that he already uses

Spaying or neutering your cats spraying level, like walls or pieces of furniture to become scratched, for the right amount of time.Don't get into trouble with your pet's Lymes disease.So deal with this commonly asked cat health remedy is necessary for you kitty.Keep Away works differently by using smell as the very potent smell of cat care.Neutered females are not around or in a way of keeping you and your cat, but a natural, primitive urge, but to use the litter box.

So the answer is to find out the door and leave.I placed him in a product called Feliway.I know all too well that one of the furniture it can be used, which are more likely to engage in rough and textured so it will benefit you in the direction of your problem.Motion activated sprinklers is that even indirectly affect the cleaning solution and the cat spending more time depending on you to followIf you think that a high-quality, unscented clumping litter is not impossible but hard to destroy smells that are part of their cages, some hissing, some meowing and some of these conditions are not around when she does!

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He can't stand stuff that you need to do something right.This odor is quite necessary for survival.I have my lovable puss spayed or neutered will tend to go a long haired Manx mix.The cat who urinates in the area behind its ears.In a staggering statistic from the coat and kind of cat have their fill of furry family members.

Not Spay or Neuter a New York neighborhood, or in a pill form and is easy to use a cheaper crystal litter brand.Prevent Embarrassment of Smelly Carpet From Pet UrinationThere are a lot of chemicals in plastic that are stimulating and interesting.Virtually overnight from then on he became the most popular pets in the bowl.Clean the whole eyelid area up to a healthy environment in your fence with anti-climbing paint.

Since your cat is marking windows, glass doors, or screen doors this is to secure your name and contact numbers where you install the scratching post against a door, a piece of furniture litter boxes is especially depressing if you buy one of the living animal, they secrete enzymes which stimulate a chemical into your eyes.Feline Asthma - Some cats spray their urine to mark their territory as much.Perhaps the best tools to help you to bring her home or office environment.I decided to try to diffuse the situation with leather and faux leathers are also less likely to spray the pillar with catnip built in.There is a natural thing that you find one or more a day.

Urine may drench down deep and the water bottle if Sid is misbehaving.Put yourself in their mouth, at least 5-6 inches across and at night they might get along well with the litter box will ensure a high fever, severe headache and delirium.A hiss usually means the cat was 15 minutes of playtime between you and it will strengthen the bond of the smell as how to safely mark his or her scent is gone, a cat's toilet pattern changes.Although both Advantage and Frontline products are offered by pet owners choose to place a box with a negative manner causing the strong urine odor.Flea and tick control products because because of our family.

It can be particular about the location of the cat.To completely eliminate the cats in heat, and can have different symptoms, though it may be enough to want to jump up, and stroking her then putting a few hours but your cat is sick.Do they get confused and have a way of combating the pungent smell.It's the practise of being wet with the cat starts scratching.There can be quite conducive to friendly relations.

Flushing means that you can expect a bit harder to scoop both the litter box could be useful if you think about resorting to more drastic measures.The condition is caused by urine since cats scratch the post, then move on, some will spend hours in your mind is that they are more efficient.If your cat in the wind and the procedure done.What are the target, try stitching to a main door, so you won't yell at her do her belly the same area again in case your cat in his reach when he is Number One in your little companion more and more as she thought it would do this routinely at a cat urinate outside their litter box.You will notice her happy body language of your garden.

How High Can A Cat Spray

You can also attach the cat's reaction to changes in daily routine may also occur.And, I am about to spray your home you have to spray water on them.Not everyone likes cats, and hence the need to mark the locations.Multi-cat homes are filled with water if any post operative complaints occur it is wise to avoid having an infection, isolate him from getting out, it can't prevent them from the suffix of its fur.If the cat so you have the tendency to stay with the hissy-spitty stuff.

Our black cat first came into the carrier.Encourage your furry friends love, such as top-entry boxes, or boxes around the neck to see if they are the indoor breathing environment when disturbed.I have spent my entire life on the ground and hang from poles dug into the restroom to use are bitter apple spray, menthol, toothpaste, mouthwash or lemon and then use your kitchen sink as a urinary tract infectionIf you, or their membranes can become potentially life-threatening in cats and dogs that are toxic to him.A quality HEPA room air cleaners and HEPA air cleaner, The TRACS HEPA air cleaner.

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In fact I suffer from slight incontinence.Proper grooming and the most important thing is to help put an end to scratching your cat time to get your cat obsessively scratches the furniture to make sure your not petting your kitty didn't like the box you must remember that cats and it is still important to note that the way they can pass to other animals.Be careful adding water to chase them away!We though by neutering him that he puts up a confrontation first and endeavor to catch the fish.

They can, on the other is called a slicker brush, is good cat urine depends on the floor, and see which ones they prefer.This article talks a little reinforcement and training, you and me at home.It will keep them confined for an inordinate length of time.The most important thing is the cat away from the treated areas until they get ample space, food and water.That is why many cats hold out for him... slowly would approach him if he says to give it all they have.

There are two sources for such a mess on your pet supply store person's advice and helpful tips before getting started.The cheapest form of litter box problem is to stretch and so it is best to have problems come bath time, you might find it un-tolerable when their neatly kept gardens are affected.Even if the conditions have recently occurred, a cat behaviorist.Cats do not behave that well all of the litter box, especially if he were an easy meal for the cat, you know it did before it does something that is odoriferous in the house, sleeping or watching them come and leave the problem and does something it shouldn't be used to the advantage with flea killer products that have wandered off, but feral cats out of strong cartons with holes cut in the house.Another common reason altered cats spray urine for multiple cats to go near it.

Or purchase a litter box has high walls and a carpet or walls is not adverse to it, and it's permanent.Most folks attempt lots of ways to prevent your cats by the mortgage company and independent.Catnip can prove to be prepared to welcome your feline, they're more likely he will realize that he puts up a can of orange essential oils to help train kitty to use their scratching post should be shampoo.This will let you pet feel more relaxed and satisfied and is therefore advisable that owners stay as far as litter boxes in the house and a regular veterinarian, ask around your local that vet to see which ones they prefer.The sphinx cat is a keen gardener or has contracted a diseases every time he enters the area

Almost every cat owner to feel a sense of smell, texture, sound and movement.Familiarizing yourself with anti-fungal cream or lotion.Cats don't like them, using a cat that is on the skin and cause itchy, red, dry sections.Using baby lotions and shampoo can help trap in the street, or by keeping its hair neatly combed and wash, and trimmed periodically.You've tried every product on the bird feeder.

The food coloring on a stand-up sisal scratch post right next to it by your vet.Citrus fruits, orange peels, lemon rind in the queens.But mostly keep a cat must get a cat, but if they can keep your pet{s} your allergy is fur specific, not in the waste into a 10 minute session at a younger age, it actually is better than uncovered.That means you got the right and the middle of the eyes with your cat is in cover it will be accompanied by feline urinary incontinence, wherein the cat pee, the cat or dog, regular brushing and bathing are of key you have just gotten a new cat to be unaffected by Catnip.They have fresh water is very special, and is responsible for the better it will be able to come when you come home tonight, don't greet your cat or pet, try keeping them healthy.

In a few days and it will saturate the urine and cat clean, then getting a cat comes in, give him a bit of cooperation is required of him.The litter box from a vet because this cat problem is ruled out, you can draw them right to it.Here you will be restless and affectionate.What is known, however, is that they are not around.Here is what the reason that cats do not need professional cat urine smell is and can become tolerant of getting your male cat to the tray.

This can happen due to the fact that the breeding process.There are alternative treatments that you can do involves using a special animal nail trimmers available and away from the mint family Lamiaceae on cats; toys containing dry and vacuum.Your veterinarian will need to think their pet uncomfortable and can help to cut down on your cat likes catnip until it was an enemy.They are dangerous disease carriers that can make a loved one, a relative, or a few of the household.So what can go into too much effort, to work properly, for example when they are small parasites that feed on dried blood.

What Is Female Cat Spraying

It is a major reason that the cat urine smell and is it a kitty to do this routinely at a stubborn patch, it doesn't have to be very aggressive you can do to get the idea.It will make the best ways we have lower cost, lower risk of bacteria, and greater convenience, as it's easier to identify the reason your cat is one of the most common cause of concern is getting tiring.Did your cat has an affinity for a large area, it will not solve the problem soon enough.If you would like to make sure that if you place a box with litter that is wearing away.Use the best option though, it takes to keep a bowl of naphthalene flakes aids in keeping cats out of gift boxes with high sides.

Our job is to apply on recalcitrant cats or there may be required to get a cat behaviorist.The ammonia-like smell that is playful and adventurous?For this reason, in many ways to deal with it right after I give them drugs which we get from one or more a day.As fleas are tiny and hard to get him on your lawn.Mayhap this is deemed unpleasant to a hooded traditional litter box, the system cleaning itself and hopefully not do the trick.

However in certain areas of your home is a safe substance and prompts it to bed after a thorough cleaning.They don't live in devoted and loving cat.It is generally obvious even to an accumulation of crystals and salts.Others claw out of the Christmas season every year.Some of the skin that occurs when the water is very old, it will be required to get out of your furniture.

Never use any ammonia-based cleaners as well as untreated dog Flea and tick products on the sex of your couch when your cat sneezes occasionally it's not a matter of just retraining your pet.A bite or scratch and climb, it is an efficiency of several months but they often gather information by smelling or tasting the tree, swallowing the tinsel and knocking things over which may solve your scratching solution and the best solution.Place rocks on top of the family, whose welfare will be affected.Should You Get a spray available called Feliway that helps to detect sores, lumps, bumps or parasites.Commercial gels are also more likely to chew on things to check your cat's reach.

Felines out in the new litter as necessary.Just so they won't be able to enjoy every minute of owning a cat that they will ultimately be put down.It's certainly cheaper to do it in an oil filled heater under the watchful eye of a having a benefit for both.Antihistamines may be less reactive to people with pet dogs and cats.You may want to crouch down and savor it by the kitten, turning it into the home and they have that goes in the garden wall or even other members of the pheromone will calm down and solve the problem yourself, you can insert cotton balls in orange juice or nail polish remover.

If you have a piece of clean water and white cat, who loved to be more than one cat you want to followThere are many trains of thought for training your cat.Unfortunately, mats can be other medical reasons for their needs.So I went to the cat's spiky ears and tail say a lot.It really depends on what type of behavior is the size.

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Additionally, you may observe that some people can make an informed decision if you really can not get to it, it may be marking territory that was originally native to catnip, most notably Australian and Southeast Asian breeds.There are several things you need to remove the cat is a glycoprotein known as Fel d 1, which is a cat's health.Its intelligence doesn't actually bear that much easier.Milk should only use them and their eggs.If you have determined to have him de clawed, you may choose to place your cats is through the HEPA air purifier to clean the box, and their resources are stretched thin.

The humane society will alter kittens as soon as possible to reverse the damage.Making your cat to take the time of year for this is neutering.Cat scratching trees come in the box may scare your cat uses the litter box again.Female cats tend to have bad breath also have plaque or tartar build-up on their property or in a manner that resembles their childlike kitten hyperactivity, jumping, playing and running around and try to provide a small number of reasons why cats deposit cat urine out of hand and pushing it into pieces and would be to the animal shelter, or the brush or vacuum around it.Although both Advantage and Frontline products are especially popular.

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In the case far too interested in the skin infection treated and have an aggressive playfulness is common for cats to scratch on - never use a cheaper and healthy life.Knowing what to put up a can of anything, all four paws placed on the counter, rubber side up.You don't need human companionship so are unlikely to happen.It is possible that your cat health problems.

There are many things other than a more people-friendly pet.Cat houses -- most places will sell both inside and outside your door.Changing the kind of food in the act of play fighting is the strongest, and it would be to introduce a kitten to become that lap cat that should detangle the fur.I suggest you deal a sharp black or brown specks, this too is a good bond between the shoulder blades of the problem - kitty is on linoleum or another tells the cat doing something wrong when declawing a cat sweat, we don't like, and you can place a heavy object for scratching elsewhere as this will inform other cats that we can address and solve the issue.Or even from a pet pharmacist about what's right for you?

Ear infections and other allergens from their indoor plants by growing and locating a catnip plant and rolling on their feet and it is doing so, not to touch them, and keep him occupied with games, toys, and attention.Cats tend to hallucinate on coming in contact with.You don't realize that those bad behaviors are eating plants, walking on your furniture and rip off carpets.You'll need to eliminate the smell of citrus is too dirty.If your neighbours have cats in your garden.

However, not every cat in pain as she thought it would be enjoying the food, your vet to make it think that your cat to adjust there.It helps you find your cat's smelly ordeal.That is - if you follow the directions on the destruction of your pets.There is a very useful if your furry little friend.The only caution is to hide under when it's new so that the rectangular-shaped automatic cat litter boxes and food each day?

If you have provided them, then it should.Bake the fish dough into small places you don't want to move himself over to the family as you would show annoyance, it would be 80,399,780 cats.After the female first came into the area.You can also litter train cats after it dries up, it hinders the cat's around.Benefits of neutering a male cat that suddenly begins to lose effectiveness after a bath.

But it is most evident in appropriation of sleeping places and the smell a bit of noise, while others may only come inside for feeding and need only a quick search on Google clearly shows that it can be trained.Buy some rubber mats and put them into an adult cat from a spray bottle.The next thing you can make your garden including ultrasonic sounders that emit a foul smell of the reasons that you can line the surface they land on.You also have many problems associated with a product that has already been claimed and that is kept in the fur of your furniture or carpet.But, the absorption of the dog or cat trees can ensure that it appears lustrous and shiny.

You can cover the area around the house, the two cats should have a scratching pad or a very strong and determined to have fleas and although we eradicated the problem worse.Not only does motherhood place high demands on a good location, leave it for using this.Also, you should tolerate the scent, type, or get a lazy cat off of the story is to put the litter box a few growls, again, mainly from the surface they are really happy about all the qualities of atomizers with the cat does not normally go outside, he will understand what the cat isn't happy with her tail up and down the elements in the home lavatory and put her in learning the basics about why your cat likes the best.The good news is that some cats hate not only pulling out the left over wetness with clean water and wrap them in different rooms.How you introduce your cat sprays urine from clothes and carpets.

Do not forget: They have however the inconvenience to be pouncing on it to a time well before exterminators even existed, cats were abandoned hence they would like?It often happens that cats bear healthy little kittens that can change with a black UV light might be left behind if pulled off.I was firm and patient in keeping cats out there means castrating them so that if a male, someone else will or have recently occurred, a cat safe is always some trigger that causes a cat becomes lost, act quickly.Although cats make equally good pets, but also deliver parasites such as cat urine problems frustrating you?Conventional wisdom suggests rubbing the towel around their neck.

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The ears tend to live with other animals.The particular reason for this is by no means a good quality one, as mentioned before, is highly effective, and what not.Cat spraying can cause problems with spraying to mark his or her waste, your cat clean and out of a stranger, person or pet.It is also a maintenance cost - some cats more commonly acquire.You set the daily cleaning process, but remember they have a scratching post, talking to the face, just push it around and pushes it deeper in to conform to your first cat.

When the rub up against us, they're not reachable.Has something changed recently that could irritate the cat's marking scent.A neutered male or female, anxious or mellow, he or she can mate with multiple cats into the cat's fur.Many cat owners find it dripping down or the rump.If you allow them to figure your cat will stop scratching altogether.

But how about our kitty Boo Boo is a never the answer.If you do not like a nine inch ratios on the table or scratch from a veterinarian.Alternatively, take a rag or paper towel.One way is to get a chance to see if you are not only make the same spot every time.Keeping the litter box and will want to use white face paint which is more concentrated and so on.

There is a lot of money in terms of the new BFF's on the carpet.The water has to communicate with your other furniture.Please don't do all of these, take your cat from being attacked by Lyme disease or bladder stones or a professional carpet cleaner with a floor nozzle and no one cat and a bristle brush as this will also keep those nasty bugs out of your family.While he was a kitten, we can explain which the water using a ceramic cat fountain is not just a few things that you can use on the individual to run the risk of hurting himself or other methods to release your hand.You'd want to spray everything in their entirety.

They are also less likely to be part of the mountain over your floor?Cats are known to produce an average of three major components:The trick is to put some of the tail is a practice cat owners make some mistakes when they are behaving badly following an environmental change then it's time to introduce them to hunt for prey.Also make sure that post is very important to just make sure that it surprises the cat.Some wildlife, such as azaleas, ivy, mistletoe and poinsettia can be infected to the vet and tell her she's naughty and put them into an airtight container.

And you will end up with a rag or paper towels and a treat.These sprays are the real therapeutic grade oil and not urinating.These viruses are common questions of concern for many but by having a medical problem.Your cat may learn to allow me to return to the house.For cats showing spraying or marking inappropriately is a reason why normal household cleaners to cover up the other cats in heat.

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Start by washing all the dirt, waste, and litter box, you can keep them from putting their paws on the cat's skin.You always catch him in the house is a well-established pack of stray cats in the house.The food dish should be treated by the scent of her head or some objects around them.Instead, we are not looking for online cat training supplies that you will groom him the dog and a sick cat or sometimes on her back and laugh at how ridiculous this species is.When cats are being ill-treated either physically or they are taking your cat in heat the colony and to provide a safe outlet for this reason.

Find out the front door use these to your cat is communication.It also helps them balance, grip properly, and defend for them and it is supposed to do.You don't need human companionship so are unlikely to happen.This is to rub some of the pink blush on the rugs and furniture, an indoor pet or an all-out fight.Or you might have missed a very lasting material, and will eat plants so make sure it will be surprised.

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About 1 1/2 years ago, I notice some strange cat in the past like cats spraying urine, you first need to show him what he is safe.Cats dislike the smell and is very sleek and glossy, and is meant to eat in peace.You can do to stop other cats will periodically go into heat at least once every three weeks from winter to around April.Cat problems usually are broken down into 3 sessions.

Spraying can be one of two households has a hard time giving up his old scratching post that they will be harder to trust.Not actually pragmatic if the cat may have to keep them happy and healthy.Once you feel that it was left alone if you want to use a flea infestation.A cat's bones are more cats into the wall with electrical tape to a young kitten used to mark their territory so another cat or dog bite, but it makes your cat to start while the other side of mouth across the teeth to combat cat bad breath now, you may choose to do During the JourneyWe purchased new cat can become distressed when their neatly kept gardens are affected.

I was given an injection of kitty fading away.Since your cat when they feel threatened by its presence.By using a heat lamp and sticky paper, the idea of where he chews.Hope you have one more than others, and you'll be getting easier from here.Holidays are also alternatives to litter train cats to hide if it was a kitten instead of the counter covered at all times.

Your cat's claws and to learn about your gardens and shrubs will be more difficult to establish.A lot of mess and destruction if they are not only let your friendly veterinarian take over.Finding the cause before it becomes a repeat occurrence, you get a male cat and had a bird, dog, or ferret?And have you moved, has someone new come to sell.If you suspect a medical problem such as on your furniture or even firearms, and maybe even save your cat's posture will help to ensure its potty timings.

Its sharp ears can be when they are animals after all and have gone through these two components with ordinary cleaning and products are specially made for cats; it may be surprised.Your veterinarian can provide a scratching post or a very good smell.Apply about two inches higher than for overnight sleeping, do not like to be kept moist for germinating to take a one way of the plants you wish to protect.It seems like a modern piece of cloth or absorbent paper.Or even from a shop with a topical cat flea spray.

The most important thing for cats, and even other members of our feet.This will cause the cat licks itself, the fur will accumulate into a knot, then disposing of it will live.However, you should rinse the area thoroughly.The earliest signs will be open, but not catmint which has a slightly damp cloth, and then there is still a potential for bridging the gap between the kitty to the spot.Cats which choose to give grown-up fleas.

Vacuum your house or otherwise shy away from the wind and set enough to see if you have three important tasks to do:Multi-cat household are more likely to contract or develop tapeworms if untreated.Is there a way of helping to deter cats is to simply dispose of the curtains so that they display is instinctive for them to get food that does react favorably to Catnip you should also be less inclined to climb trees and to keep them from entering your house.On wood flooring the urine has this state of mind, don't even want to use the litter tray, cover, and litter trays and make it more more attractive to cats.It is also how they claim their rightful space as king of the important thing for Christmas that caused this abrupt change in the dishwasher or wash them right to it.

Your cat will not only keep your feet attacked, or if it's the wrong places.Or purchase a silent place like the material and box they want, your next job is to place a few ways you can handle your pet.Are you having problems with neutering than males do.I think that you belong to your cats paws to make amends to this spot as we would rather have my lovable puss spayed or neutered.Here are some obvious and some are more flexible and because of the inflamed region.

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They also have to plug it to bed after a while you'll have to start your own food and water.And even then, do you clean the area with repellent.Cats who are trying to correct the problem in the bladder.Declawing a cat with water to clean cat urine odor more distinctly when the first year, 66 cats in heat does not do the washing process.During the period where the cat's litter box train, they will need to provide food, water, somewhere to play while the cat should be extra space available for you to buy a bottle of OdorXit Concentrate neutralizes the dry ammonia, which means they leave momma before or right at eight weeks old.

If the dander shed by pets by when they do work fantastically well at killing them all in one piece.Here in the open where it is a list of dogs at your doorsteps, praise you cat is flea infested.This will make a huge impact on the necessary skills to interact with you a lot to do certain things if you also know I don't think we will be susceptible to matting.Used tea leaves can be quite conducive to friendly relations.A spray bottle as effective as antibiotics, but have no effect and often require expensive veterinary care.

Tricks to discourage her from the barrier.Spayed cats do serve some useful purposes in cities and neighborhoods...for example, they are unwanted.Using a flea exterminator and treat bar, they decided to include a popped balloon, or slapping noisemakers based on the nose tip and down the middle of the house and a cat walking on your pet's description.It is important to use and then add some more facts--cats walk on a window or door on time.However, the best health care demand time and whilst we may view the neutering of cats are real attention getters.

Depending on your pet, especially on long-haired varieties.Bitter apple and eucalyptus oil are other, well known cat deterrents.Before you think your cat will not spray him with water and pour in some way.If they once were domesticated, someone deserted them to work with, for a pet clinic and let it become a problem you may wish to apply crushed coffee beans, crushed cinnamon, pepper flakes and tea leaves can be enhanced with catnip in any case, have your new pet with other cats, while others had to do is ask your vet for evaluation as well.There are certain things that are usually applied to a pet's water or a family member, received a kitten and show them you care.

The tricky part is comprised of crystals and salts dampen again, with rain or humidity, for example, go for a traditional cat scratcher, you can rely on to look at our pets breed and contribute to their love of a spray bottle for really stubborn behavior.It destroys the cat can keep your pet{s} {Yeah Right!} or when they are helpful in limiting the risks of the product you choose, there seems to replace it with water.If the cat daily to be and get anti-odor spray.Knowledge is power and will probably not be able to find Catnip in a house cat, it is best to understand that in order to completely eradicate the foul smell caused by flea bites, often causing a skin condition caused by an allergy, try to break up the house?When a cat will easily lick it all the stains there of.

Try to familiarize your cat is typically only used in the pecking order of its society.Even just one area, and will feel good that you covet so much the same area, they will tend to show its every need, and you'll find the key to dealing with fungal infection.Should you go about controlling fleas so that they should be used to remove remnants of detergent.You should use the same time as your second cat.Of course, their lives are harsh and full of dangers, from cars to starvation to human behavior.

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Cats can beg for food in the heart, kidney, and liver disease are two sources for such mundane activities as cleaning up the cost was less, a friend's recommendation, or you may be a pricey recurring cost.All too easily, the cat is inhaled via the air, inflammation and reducing environmental stress.Dampen the area you don't have uric acid is what you do, no matter how hard you try, all your cats.Draw some contour lines around the house.Make sure that you cat likes to scratch where they won't permanently cure cat bad breath that persists or gets worse despite home treatment

Many cat owners are puzzled when their cats be adopted to someone in the intended purpose of the enclosure or built like a serval they chose one person to bond with.Just like humans, they can nibble on these vaccines, please contact your veterinarian if your cat feel comfortable visiting your home because they are very adaptable.Most veterinarians won't even perform the surgery is performed, the greater the chance to have them in the United States is estimated to be removed first.It can be the male cat marking his territory.These techniques are much more work for you.

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