Something "unexpected came,,,"
Jun 24, 2015 08:48:44 #
Caught two young feral cats and had them running around in the house to tame enough to get spayed and adopted..
Heard some small quite meowing coming from our closet, and to our UTTER surprise, the VERY small and VERY young female had given birth to two TINY kittens...
Heard some small quite meowing coming from our closet, and to our UTTER surprise, the VERY small and VERY young female had given birth to two TINY kittens...
Jun 24, 2015 09:16:09 #
buddah17 wrote:
Caught two young feral cats and had them running around in the house to tame enough to get spayed and adopted..
Heard some small quite meowing coming from our closet, and to our UTTER surprise, the VERY small and VERY young female had given birth to two TINY kittens...
Heard some small quite meowing coming from our closet, and to our UTTER surprise, the VERY small and VERY young female had given birth to two TINY kittens...
Very very nice Buddah! :thumbup:
Jun 24, 2015 09:55:47 #
buddah17 wrote:
Caught two young feral cats and had them running around in the house to tame enough to get spayed and adopted..
Heard some small quite meowing coming from our closet, and to our UTTER surprise, the VERY small and VERY young female had given birth to two TINY kittens...
Heard some small quite meowing coming from our closet, and to our UTTER surprise, the VERY small and VERY young female had given birth to two TINY kittens...
:shock: :shock: WOW That's cool
Swede :thumbup: :lol: :wink:
Jun 24, 2015 10:55:04 #
buddah17 wrote:
Caught two young feral cats and had them running around in the house to tame enough to get spayed and adopted..
Heard some small quite meowing coming from our closet, and to our UTTER surprise, the VERY small and VERY young female had given birth to two TINY kittens...
Heard some small quite meowing coming from our closet, and to our UTTER surprise, the VERY small and VERY young female had given birth to two TINY kittens...
Very nice, but feral cats are not good candidates for adoption. Quite often the do not adapt well. We have quite a few in the neighborhood. Getting them spayed or neutered, as well as shots for rabies, and then letting them live on their own is the best thing you can do for them. They breed like rabbits! We have provided food and shelter for quite a few in the last 10 years or so. Around here winter weather as well as predators such as foxes have kept the population within reason until recently, but now we have to start taking the ones we can catch to the vet in the hopes of keeping things from getting out of hand.
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Jun 24, 2015 18:45:09 #
LFingar wrote:
Very nice, but feral cats are not good candidates ... (show quote)
Noticed any reduction in population or shortage of birds and other small creatures?
Domestic "outdoor" cats and ferals are one of the majors factors in loss of numbers of small birds and other creatures.
Jun 24, 2015 20:18:27 #
robertjerl wrote:
Noticed any reduction in population or shortage of birds and other small creatures?
Domestic "outdoor" cats and ferals are one of the majors factors in loss of numbers of small birds and other creatures.
Domestic "outdoor" cats and ferals are one of the majors factors in loss of numbers of small birds and other creatures.
No shortage of birds. No shortage of squirrels. (They delight in teasing the cats). The chipmunk population has taken a hit over the years but the birds seem to be in more danger from the hawks and the foxes seem happy to have me fatten up the squirrels with sunflower seeds in the winter. Occasionally we will find the remains of a bird or squirrel that the cats caught. The cats seem quite content to wait for me to feed them and to stalk the woodchucks that feed on the lawn. The woodchucks don't even bother to look at the cats. Worried they are not.
Jun 25, 2015 09:28:06 #
Cute, feral cats that I have trapped have turned out well. Thanks for doing this.
Jun 25, 2015 12:43:50 #
Jun 25, 2015 14:01:49 #
buddah17 wrote:
Caught two young feral cats and had them running around in the house to tame enough to get spayed and adopted..
Heard some small quite meowing coming from our closet, and to our UTTER surprise, the VERY small and VERY young female had given birth to two TINY kittens...
Heard some small quite meowing coming from our closet, and to our UTTER surprise, the VERY small and VERY young female had given birth to two TINY kittens...
Adorable. If you were to raise them as house cats they should do just fine. They don't know that their mom is feral
Jun 25, 2015 14:31:21 #
boberic wrote:
Adorable. If you were to raise them as house cats they should do just fine. They don't know that their mom is feral
The kittens, if they become accustomed to humans at a young age, may do fine. Mature cats, that have been caught and brought into the house, as the OP did, often don't. Given the chance to escape they will often return to the wild, which is why I say they should be left alone to begin with, despite good intentions. That's also why feral cats (any cats, IMO) should never be de-clawed or have rigid collars put on them. De-clawing robs them of their primary defense/hunting ability as well as their ability to climb. Rigid collars that can't pull off over their head can easily snag in the tight spots cats get in to, causing their death.
They may be cats, but they are still wild animals and should be respected as such. There are millions of domestic cats in need of a good home. The feral cats will do just fine on their own.
Jun 29, 2015 09:54:40 #
Update on the two premature kittens that the young feral cat we were trying to tame, had given birth to..
So very sad to report that two nights ago, Zelda started moving really slow, and not crying as usual. When we went to give her next feeding that evening, she was gone.
Zorro, (shown below;) was a fighter, and SO wanted to live. He cried the whole night, then in the morning started slowing down and his body would heave, (or sigh,) every now and then. By mid morning he too was gone. While it was sad enough to bring tears to us all, my wife has still not gotten over it.
In their short life span, these two tiny angels showed us all about living together, accepting each other as we are, and the importance of loving and caring for all around us.
Life IS too short. Be caring and build each other up, instead of breaking others down...
RIP: Zorro and Zelda..
So very sad to report that two nights ago, Zelda started moving really slow, and not crying as usual. When we went to give her next feeding that evening, she was gone.
Zorro, (shown below;) was a fighter, and SO wanted to live. He cried the whole night, then in the morning started slowing down and his body would heave, (or sigh,) every now and then. By mid morning he too was gone. While it was sad enough to bring tears to us all, my wife has still not gotten over it.
In their short life span, these two tiny angels showed us all about living together, accepting each other as we are, and the importance of loving and caring for all around us.
Life IS too short. Be caring and build each other up, instead of breaking others down...
RIP: Zorro and Zelda..
buddah17 wrote:
Caught two young feral cats and had them running around in the house to tame enough to get spayed and adopted..
Heard some small quite meowing coming from our closet, and to our UTTER surprise, the VERY small and VERY young female had given birth to two TINY kittens...
Heard some small quite meowing coming from our closet, and to our UTTER surprise, the VERY small and VERY young female had given birth to two TINY kittens...
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