UK members....what has happened to Larry the Downing Street cat?

[Debp]

For those that don't know, Larry is the cat who lives, comes and goes at 10 Downing Street where the Prime Ministers all live.

They say the last PM really loved Larry although he also had a dog. Now Larry is missing. The new PM has a cat.

 

[Rita]

He is still there, but obviously being elusive. Could be he is adapting to there being another cat there, but also he is 17years old. I find it quite funny that he didn’t turn up for the photo shoot !

 

[uncle silas]

Could be Kier Starmer wants to introduce cut backs at Downing St, as with the rest of the country. He started with cat food

 

[Rita]

Could be Kier Starmer wants to introduce cut backs at Downing St, as with the rest of the country. He started with cat food

Yes animals and elderly , sounds about right !
I became a pensioner this year, no bonus for me to help with the winter !

 

[uncle silas]

Yes animals and elderly , sounds about right !
I became a pensioner this year, no bonus for me to help with the winter !

I became a pensioner this year too!

 

[Rita]

I became a pensioner this year too!

I hope it is going okay, I do love retirement. Hope you are amongst those that will get help x

 

[Rita]

Couldn’t post a link @Debp but in the newspapers today there is a photo of the prime minister with his cat ( a white one ) Larry is nowhere in sight !
He is at his desk with the cat, no doubt working out how to enjoy all the freebies he is getting !

 

[Debp]

Couldn’t post a link @Debp but in the newspapers today there is a photo of the prime minister with his cat ( a white one ) Larry is nowhere in sight !
He is at his desk with the cat, no doubt working out how to enjoy all the freebies he is getting !

I sure hope, pray Larry is alright. I know he is a senior citizen cat. It can be hard for him to find a new cat suddenly in his home. Usually one should introduce them gradually.

If, hopefully when Larry returns, maybe the old PM might adopt him? If Larry can't get along with the new cat that is.

 

[uncle silas]

I sure hope, pray Larry is alright. I know he is a senior citizen cat. It can be hard for him to find a new cat suddenly in his home. Usually one should introduce them gradually.

If, hopefully when Larry returns, maybe the old PM might adopt him? If Larry can't get along with the new cat that is.

Now he has enough money to pay the cats bills. He and his wife have over£800,000,000

 

[Debp]

I just saw a video on YouTube where they are preparing on how to tell the British public when Larry does die.

I had two cats that died at 17.... Larry's age. My last cat Miss Kitty died at 15 this February.

 

[Rita]

I sure hope, pray Larry is alright. I know he is a senior citizen cat. It can be hard for him to find a new cat suddenly in his home. Usually one should introduce them gradually.

If, hopefully when Larry returns, maybe the old PM might adopt him? If Larry can't get along with the new cat that is.

Sunak already asked if he could adopt Larry, but he was told he couldn’t and that he was to remain at Downing Street. He is quite old, so moving him would also be an upheaval. I am sure he is still there but just lying low !

 

[Rita]

Now he has enough money to pay the cats bills. He and his wife have over£800,000,000

Like most Prime ministers, how could he possibly understand what it’s like for most of the country !

 

[uncle silas]

Like most Prime ministers, how could he possibly understand what it’s like for most of the country !

I think they live in a ''gold fish'' bowl at Westminster. They only really care about getting reelected. And as my uncle used to say, get paid a lot of money for sitting on their backsides. I despair of both main political parties these days. And with our current voting system, you're stuck with one or the other

 

[Biblepaige]

UK politics aside, I hope Kitty is safe.

 

[Debp]

New video about Larry but apparently no sighting of Larry still.

I hope Larry is ok but he is a senior citizen. Usually cats go off by themselves when they are dying. Hopefully that isn't the case, but it's possible.

 

[Rita]

The cat they mention is prime ministers new kitten , the white one I mentioned yesterday - for Larry it Must be like having a toddler around !

 

[Raccoon1010]

New video about Larry but apparently no sighting of Larry still.

I hope Larry is ok but he is a senior citizen. Usually cats go off by themselves when they are dying. Hopefully that isn't the case, but it's possible.

That is pleasant news. Honestly cats don't last long here in the Pacific Northwest. From bald eagles, to coyotes, mountain lions, bears and even raccoons hunt them. The cats usually prowl at night when owners let them out and it is a hostile environment. If they survive the vehicles from youth driving at ridiculous speed and other cell phone attention problems in the driving population then it is the predators.

I had watched a cat that the neighbors would let out every night and it lasted a few weeks, even was hunted by a raccoon chasing it. It escaped the bald eagles, but to my dismay it had been run over by a car on the not so busy back street.

They say cats have 9 lives, so I'm not sure what other 8 adventures that cat had enjoyed before he succumbed to the 9th final adventure.

I had many cats growing up and also as an adult. They are full of a wide range of personalities depending on the cat or even mood. Which is what I seem to enjoy in a pet. Unpredictability. Sometimes predictability can get old. Like that daily grind at work, clocking in and making the motions like an automaton robot programmed to perform by it's leaders.

Which is why I'm giving "Lary" two thumbs up for survival in potentially harsh conditions. What a marvelous creation of Gods!

Cheers.

 

[Debp]

That is pleasant news. Honestly cats don't last long here in the Pacific Northwest. From bald eagles, to coyotes, mountain lions, bears and even raccoons hunt them. The cats usually prowl at night when owners let them out and it is a hostile environment. If they survive the vehicles from youth driving at ridiculous speed and other cell phone attention problems in the driving population then it is the predators.

I had watched a cat that the neighbors would let out every night and it lasted a few weeks, even was hunted by a raccoon chasing it. It escaped the bald eagles, but to my dismay it had been run over by a car on the not so busy back street.

They say cats have 9 lives, so I'm not sure what other 8 adventures that cat had enjoyed before he succumbed to the 9th final adventure.

I had many cats growing up and also as an adult. They are full of a wide range of personalities depending on the cat or even mood. Which is what I seem to enjoy in a pet. Unpredictability. Sometimes predictability can get old. Like that daily grind at work, clocking in and making the motions like an automaton robot programmed to perform by it's leaders.

Which is why I'm giving "Lary" two thumbs up for survival in potentially harsh conditions. What a marvelous creation of Gods!

Cheers.

That's sad about your neighbor's cat. If people love their cat, they should try to keep it safe.

Because of our milder weather and accessible underground garages, strays have an easier time here... especially if they find a kind hearted person to feed them. Also, a lot of feeders here are into TNR to keep the cat population lower.

 

[Debp]

Any news about Larry?

 

[Rita]

Just checked - apparently one of the ministers said that Larry is a ‘ little **** ‘ ( his words ) - so he is around and being a bit snappy !!! lol