I was in Banjo Man’s office this morning, just having a little chat before I headed to the workroom for some time on the treadmill, when I saw what I thought was a large dog trotting down the driveway towards the house.
“What the heck is that?” was exactly what I said to Banjo Man. My second thought: I’m going to have to deal with a lost big old dog before I get on the treadmill.
We stared out the window. The black animal looked much bigger than any other fisher we’ve seen and besides, it didn’t move like a fisher. They lope. They’re fast. This animal-walked like a cat and was in no hurry.
“Get the camera!” Banjo Man shrieked, so I put down my coffee mug and raced upstairs to take some pics out the living room window.
The stump on the left is 8″ high.
If this was a house cat, it was the biggest damn house cat I’ve ever seen in my life.
If it was a fisher, it was the most relaxed fisher I’ve ever seen in my life.
If you have any idea what this is, please leave a comment!!!!
I googled fisher cat since I’ve never seen one. It looks like a fisher cat.
The legs are perfect fisher cat legs. It looks like it has the rounded ears of a fisher cat, too.
If it’s slow, it could be ill or rabbid. Watch out!
Where’s Tony when you need him and his rifle.
Jeff and Banjo Man say it’s definitely not a Fisher, but I am not so sure. Another photo I took shows its pointy ears. So it’s the biggest domestic cat in RI???
I have seen wild tom cats in Nebraska. They get pretty big.
/remembering that my Calvin weighed 22 pounds in his hey-day I’d say this is a house cat…however – to be on the safe side, keep any small children and slow older citizens in the house!