Last night, I went out to feed the dogs & cats before Doug & the girls got home from picking up pig feed. Should be easy enough, I thought. Well, I wasn't counting on a little critter that had taken up residence in the big barn. Since we feed the cats in the barn, Tippy, the dog, isn't allowed in there. She really loves cat food, well, she loves any and all food, and she's getting to be a bit on the tubby side. Anyway...I call for the cats and head into the barn. They know what to expect, so they jump up on the big table where the food is kept, and as I'm about to stick my hand into the bag of food, one of the cats falls off the table. That in itself makes me laugh, then I hear a hiss that didn't come from either of the cats. I cautiously look into cat food bag. I see enough white to know that something is in the bag that doesn't belong! After screaming & jumping back, I take another peek into the bag and realize its a huge opossum! At this point, I let Tippy into the barn and call Doug (from outside the barn). Thankfully, Tippy kept the opossum in the bag of food until Doug got home and was able to take care of it. After laughing at me, of course.
I don't think I'll be feeding the cats for a while. At least not at night.
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