Who's Roscoe?

I came home from work the other night and Hubby was all fired up.  He is telling me that the feral cats are back under the house.  And there was a fight.
Mischa, our Kitty was running about slightly freaked, "hiding" from the cats she heard. And if you have ever not heard a cat fight, just take my word, cats scream & make the scariest sounds. 
Our Dogs, Riley, Bandit & even little Dakota, were completely going crazy trying to locate these cats.  Riley, the Coon~hound, was focused on the bathroom heat register.
Hubby said it was all so loud.  The cats below, started to fight, and he could hear the insulation ripping from the crawl ceiling. and all Hell breaking loose,  He said Roscoe was holding his own. 
uhm, Wait a minute...
Mischa... Riley... Bandit...Dakota... those are our pets. 
But "Who is Roscoe?"
Hubby, informs me Roscoe is the HUGE black cat that was among the cats.
Wait a minute...
Me:"Honey? Are you telling me you NAMED a feral cat?  How long have you known, "Roscoe".
Hubby: I don't know, he's been hanging around. He's a big strong cat. Reminds me of Rocky in his prime {Rocky is our 19 yr old cat that passed in December}.
hmmm.
Did my Hubby really just name a stray?
You have to understand, he was raised not like me. He didn't grow up with pets. He loves our pets but I'm the animal person. I'm the rescuer.
Now, since I have been home I haven't seen "Roscoe", or any of the feral cats for that matter.  There is evidence that they have returned.  They have bent and destroyed the air vents that take them into the crawl. 
But I haven't heard a peep...or should I say...
Meow?

Here We Go Again

While many are taking trees down and cleaning out the Christmas cheer, hauling boxes back into the attics and basements, I have another task at hand.
Do you remember two years ago January, when I posted about cats getting into our crawl space? Click HERE for that post. A neighbor cat went missing and I crawled into our crawl because of all the meowing going on below? Apparently the Feral Cat living there was having a party.. I ended the party sending everyone home! All 3 or 4 cats.  Then after we closed off the entrances, the big Ferel Cat moved into the neighbors crawl as this house was empty.  He continued to visit our porch particularly when Izzy was living with us, as she was a beauty he really wanted to get to know better. Click HERE for the post and clip of Izzy and her Tom.

So anyway...
The neighbor house has been bought and occupied.  Therefore the Feral moved out...

strong cat... not only bent but ripped out screen

He managed to break back into our crawl.  Which, honestly, I didn't mind too much at first.

Until this morning...
When he decided to mark our crawl as his territory.  Anyone familiar with male UN-neutered cats knows exactly what I am talking about...
We woke up to that unmistakable awful smell.

A plan is being plotted. I must make Tom the Feral move out, clean up that horrible smell, and fix the entrances he has made.
My dogs and cat are going crazy trying to find this cat they smell.
I think I will bring Bandit (middle dog) with me.  He should be able to chase it out, (and protect me.. Ferals aren't exactly friendly cats!)
It's 19 degrees out.  I am not looking forward to this.  My shoulder is acting up too.  Hubby wants to wait till the weekend when the weather warms up a bit, but I will be in Kentucky unable to help.
oh my goodness...
Maybe we should go get Izzy to chase him out! lol
Or anyone know the number to Feral Busters?

Izzy's a Hottie

She has been living with us since Emily moved into her last house in Muncie. Izzy was able to live with her in the apartment but, this house.. no pets. So, Izzy moved in with us, and our pets.

Izzy can be a bit of a uhm... bitch. She is very much a cat.
{" I will come when I want...Don't touch me... Hiss Hiss scratch claw... Stay out of my way"}.
Anyway, back to the little Diva being a Hottie. She perches herself in a window and looks down upon the peasants. Occasionally the neighbor cat (male) will come over and stare at her. She turns her nose up, hisses and has no interest in this old Tom.

BUT~ the occasion Feral Tom Cat that makes his way thru the neighborhood... that's another story. He is a handsome ruff looking guy. I'm guessing as a human he'd be a Taylor Lautner.
I can't get him on film, he runs off when I try to open the door for a shot.
I did get Izzy on film...

I'm not sure if she wants him or wants to hurt him.
She runs to the windows back and forth until he comes over to the front porch, and she does this.

I think he is shacking up under our house in the crawl space. Remember my story about trying to save the cats that got under the house back in January 2010. The post was "Here Kitty Kitty Kitty".. and can be found HERE .

I gotta get him to move on. Her is causing much havoc here at the Gonzalez home. My dogs are flipping out. Mescha is confused and Rocky, as old as he is, he wants to go kick some Cat butt...

Last night, Hubby and I came home to find Mr Taylor Tom decided to "Mark" the front porch. My cat friends know what I am talking about. A male un-neutered male can spray a horrible urine-like substance, and smells horrible! We could even smell it inside around the entry.

I did get it cleaned up. I used a Outdoor Barrier made by Odor Ban.

I actually haven't noticed him tonight, come to think of it. I was too busy being entertained by the Geese, but that is a whole other posting..