JB I have a small following of turtle doves. about 3 years ago the runt of a litter was kicked out of its nest buy its siblings in the big oak tree that stood in the front yard of my house before hurricne Wilma. My sons told me about the bird when it was in my front yard. At their request I went out to investigate. It was small and wounded so bad it couldnt fly and could barely walk. I did not pick it up and I told my boys to stay away and let nature take its course. So they did. The next day the same concerned son told me the little bird is still alive but now it is accross the street. Ok, I says....I go get my bird cage from the attic. <br /><br />( I have adopted and cared 4 love birds and one cockateal that landed in my garage over the years. I set the dang love birds loose and became good friends with the Cockateal until i gave him up to a friend with more time than me.)<br /><br />I pick up the bird and put him in the cage. I fed and watered him and then I splint his broken leg with a popcicle stick. And then I turned to my son and told him he will probably not survive the night. Well, in two days he was walking and by the end of the week he began to flap his wings. So I let him go a few hours before dark. He flew to the oak next to the one he was born in. I reckon and I checked on him several times that night as he did not move a inch from the branch he landed on. The next morning he was gone. Two days later he was back in my garage. ( where I was most of the time I was married.lol) Hungry and my latest buddie as you can inmagine. And so it went, everyday he showed up, ate,and tolerated my young sons, cat and dog. Eventually, the large family that kicked him out began to come back with him to eat the wild seed we put out everyday. There was a BIG difference in the family pecking order though. He let everyone know in the family that he was in charge of this territory. It was the damdest thing I ever saw. The runt ruled and he still does. In the spring of 2005 he and his mate made a nest in the robalini palm right in front of my front window. I discovered them with three chicks while trimming. the nest was about me eye level right in front of the window so we could watch them every day. Blue jays got the other two but the one survived. The little one looks alot like his scrawny but tough dad. These birds live in my yard everyday and I rarely feed them unless they pay me a special visit. Anyway , I thought you might enjoy that story that still live in my yard today. And thats wild life for ya. 
<br /><br />BTW the Catzilla you have described many times sounds just like my cat I lost 2.5 years ago ( "Turbo kiddy" as a kitten and then just plain "Kiddy" as an adult. 18 years.)<br /><br />Sorry for your loss.
<br /><br />BTW the Catzilla you have described many times sounds just like my cat I lost 2.5 years ago ( "Turbo kiddy" as a kitten and then just plain "Kiddy" as an adult. 18 years.)<br /><br />Sorry for your loss.