A couple of weeks ago mom got an email from a client at her office asking about some feral cats by this lady's house. While mom doesn't try to get personal with clients, it happens some times and she really likes this family. Their boys have some serious medical issues and mom tries to help as much as she can. So when T sent the email about cats and kittens she was seeing, mom reached out to the rescue about getting some TNR done. Mom has our one trap, but we know that if there is a whole colony of cats, it is better to try to trap as many at the same time so they don't get wise to the traps.
Mom had spoken to the head lady of the rescue and made it clear if there were little kittens, they could come here. As hard as it is, there does have to be a point where cats have to be released. There are some older kittens, but they will go back to the colony. Sometimes you can socialize those kittens, but it takes a lot of time and there just aren't the resources. However, the little ones can't be fixed and can be socialized pretty quickly.
Thursday afternoon she was texted that they had two little kittens (they thought there was 3). The office closed early on Thursday and mom got the 2 kittens to the rescue vet to get them tested. And they are....negative!! Woohoo!! Mom brought them home and got them set up in the play pen in what used to be our dining room. One boy and one girl. The boy was a little hissy, but they were mostly just scared.
Thursday evening mom was called by the man doing the trapping that he had the third kitten. Alright!! So mom drove back across town and got the kitten. This one was hissing and spitting and altogether ticked off. Mom checked - it's a boy - and put him in with his siblings. And as with the alcohol kittens, canned food works wonders. By Saturday afternoon they were coming to greet mom at the door to the playpen and the hissy boy was coming out when mom was sitting there and rolling over right next to her. He is going to be a lover boy. :) They are a little aggressive about food right now, but once they realize that they will continue to be fed, that will decline. In the meantime, mom will admit that growling kittens (they all weigh about a pound) are kind of cute.
They will be with us about a month or so while they get social and get bigger. Morocco finds them interesting but doesn't show any desire to be a mom again. She is being spayed today and will go to an adoption window as soon as one is available. Cairo and London find them interesting - in a "hey look they got canned food and we might like to nom those kittens" kind of way.
Mom is allowing the boys to name the kittens, so we will keep you posted on that. As for the TNR, we have the older kittens (2), three tomcats and one of the mom cats so far.
Mom had spoken to the head lady of the rescue and made it clear if there were little kittens, they could come here. As hard as it is, there does have to be a point where cats have to be released. There are some older kittens, but they will go back to the colony. Sometimes you can socialize those kittens, but it takes a lot of time and there just aren't the resources. However, the little ones can't be fixed and can be socialized pretty quickly.
Thursday afternoon she was texted that they had two little kittens (they thought there was 3). The office closed early on Thursday and mom got the 2 kittens to the rescue vet to get them tested. And they are....negative!! Woohoo!! Mom brought them home and got them set up in the play pen in what used to be our dining room. One boy and one girl. The boy was a little hissy, but they were mostly just scared.
Thursday evening mom was called by the man doing the trapping that he had the third kitten. Alright!! So mom drove back across town and got the kitten. This one was hissing and spitting and altogether ticked off. Mom checked - it's a boy - and put him in with his siblings. And as with the alcohol kittens, canned food works wonders. By Saturday afternoon they were coming to greet mom at the door to the playpen and the hissy boy was coming out when mom was sitting there and rolling over right next to her. He is going to be a lover boy. :) They are a little aggressive about food right now, but once they realize that they will continue to be fed, that will decline. In the meantime, mom will admit that growling kittens (they all weigh about a pound) are kind of cute.
They will be with us about a month or so while they get social and get bigger. Morocco finds them interesting but doesn't show any desire to be a mom again. She is being spayed today and will go to an adoption window as soon as one is available. Cairo and London find them interesting - in a "hey look they got canned food and we might like to nom those kittens" kind of way.
Mom is allowing the boys to name the kittens, so we will keep you posted on that. As for the TNR, we have the older kittens (2), three tomcats and one of the mom cats so far.
first kitten caught
he is still pretty skittish
our no longer hissy boy
tiny girl kitten
Oh my gosh, they are so cute!! Love that black tail! Oh, love them all really! Yay for TNR but Yay that these ones get to have homes!
ReplyDeleteI am glad to hear you have caught so many already- good luck with the rest.
ReplyDeleteGlad you got so many caught and those kittens are so lucky to have you there to take care of their little empty stomachs. They are so cute.
ReplyDeleteThey are so cute! Can't wait to find out about their names. Thank you for all that you are doing for them!
ReplyDeleteYAY, another TNR program at work! I really appreciate all that you do for the kittens and cats; love that you are blogging about it too!
ReplyDeleteSo awesome for the kitties to be TNR'd. The kittens are always cute--they have no idea how lucky they are :)
ReplyDeleteWell done to all re: the TNR, this is awesome! Those babies are just uber precious.
ReplyDeletePaws crossed all goes well with Morocco's spay and that she finds an amazing forever home.
Thanks for stopping by the human's blog. :-)
OMC, those kittens are precious! I'm glad you are getting these ferals taken care of!
ReplyDeletehigh paws and head bonx....ouch.... two yur mom & everee one helpin de kittehz guys ~~~~~~ YAY !!! blessings....ten fold ....we iz anxious ta see what de wee onez will be named !! ♥♥♥
ReplyDeleteSuch darling little faces! It always amazes me when they growl at such a young age. I always wonder if they really believe they're intimidating!
ReplyDeleteJean from Welcome to the Menagerie
Pawsome ! We hope everything goes well for Morocco ! Purrs
ReplyDeleteYAY for TNR!
ReplyDeletePaws up for TNR! And love the one dot on the no-longer-hissy boy's head.
ReplyDeleteYou're the best! Great work and those kittens have a chance at the good life now.So wonderful! :)
ReplyDeletethe critters in the cottage xo
Awww, they're sweet little babies and we're furry glad they are safe with you.
ReplyDeleteGreat work to efurryone involved in the TNR!
Sasha, Sami, & Saku
Aw, they're so cute! Paws up for catching them and hopefully they'll all find great homes when they're ready.
ReplyDeleteAdorable! Thank you for all you do. We are glad you've caught so many already. Here's to catching the rest!
ReplyDeletethat tiny girl kitten at the end.. woh..
ReplyDeleteWhat sweet little kittens and so very cute - and well done to catching them when they are so tiny and can hide anywhere.
ReplyDeleteLuv Hannah and Lucy xx xx