New backyard family (feline)
Oct 9, 2021 05:38:03 #
I finally got some acceptable photos of the new feline family that has been coming to eat in my yard (2 days, now). These were taken pretty late in the day and aren't calendar quality, but I think you can see them well enough.
Black mother cat--I'm thinking of name "Salem"
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Kitten #1, a "tuxedo cat"--I may name it "Tux" (don't know sex)
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Kitten #2, a "cow/moo cat"--don't know sex, may name it "Oreo" or "Holstein"
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Oct 9, 2021 06:00:06 #
tcthome
Loc: NJ
Cute. Watch, Wild cats could multiply & get a little out of hand. There were some at a place I worked at an industrial complex. Even with people taking quite a few home & finding homes, there were still quite a few.
Oct 9, 2021 06:04:55 #
Oct 9, 2021 06:17:36 #
yssirk123 wrote:
Well, I already have 5 adult cats in the house, and I'm not sure how they'd react to newcomers. I have one "regular" outdoor kitty, too--Mollie. I spent big bucks a few years ago to fix a broken rear leg of hers and she's been very reliable and comes when I call her (if she can hear it). Mollie does let me pet her when she comes, but she doesn't like the newcomers. The new family is still pretty skittish, but if I remain still they'll come in. The kittens are old enough to eat solid food, so it may be too late to handle them and get them domesticated. I'd love to have them, though, and I'd accept the mama, too. I've had as many as 7 indoor cats and 5 outdoor cats in the past, but I haven't added to the indoor clutch in 11 years. I'm going to need to trap the new ones and take them to the Vet--I usually neuter the females, and would like to know that they all are healthy.Cute cats David - are you thinking about giving them a home?
David
Oct 9, 2021 06:47:59 #
Oct 9, 2021 07:09:00 #
Oct 9, 2021 07:25:07 #
What a job being an animal lover ... it's not for sissies! One of our feral felines (Who we feed)is about to have her litter under our back deck. We already have two cats and a small dog!
Oct 9, 2021 07:37:12 #
kpsk_sony wrote:
What a job being an animal lover ... it's not for sissies! One of our feral felines (Who we feed)is about to have her litter under our back deck. We already have two cats and a small dog!
Could one of yours be the father?
Oct 9, 2021 07:42:04 #
Now getting around to responding.
Delderby, so happy that you liked the photos and my comments! Thank you
yssirk123, thanks for the 3 thumbs up!
kpsk_sony, I don’t think I’ve seen you before—thanks for coming! Good luck with the new kitties.
Delderby, so happy that you liked the photos and my comments! Thank you
yssirk123, thanks for the 3 thumbs up!
kpsk_sony, I don’t think I’ve seen you before—thanks for coming! Good luck with the new kitties.
Oct 9, 2021 08:43:34 #
David in Dallas wrote:
I finally got some acceptable photos of the new feline family that has been coming to eat in my yard (2 days, now). These were taken pretty late in the day and aren't calendar quality, but I think you can see them well enough.
I enjoyed your cat visitors.
Oct 9, 2021 09:21:52 #
Sidwalkastronomy
Loc: New Jersey Shore
No such thing of people having outdoor cats just lazy owners. My neighbor feeds feral cats and they piss over all the neighbors bushes including mine. My front bushes smell like cat urine.
Oct 9, 2021 09:56:58 #
Sidwalkastronomy wrote:
No such thing of people having outdoor cats just lazy owners. My neighbor feeds feral cats and they piss over all the neighbors bushes including mine. My front bushes smell like cat urine.
Oct 9, 2021 15:36:41 #
photophile, thanks for coming. I'm pleased you liked the photos of my new outdoor family.
sidwalkastronomy, I'm sorry that you have problems with feral cats. I try to get the females who come to my yard neutered so that there is not a proliferation of kittens. I do not have a rodent problem due to the frequent presence of cats outdoors (and the 5 still indoors). All my indoor cats (7 total, 2 now dead) began as feral kittens born in or near my yard; the mothers remained feral and were regular visitors. I don't know how the newcomers will end up--they've just begun to visit me.
sidwalkastronomy, I'm sorry that you have problems with feral cats. I try to get the females who come to my yard neutered so that there is not a proliferation of kittens. I do not have a rodent problem due to the frequent presence of cats outdoors (and the 5 still indoors). All my indoor cats (7 total, 2 now dead) began as feral kittens born in or near my yard; the mothers remained feral and were regular visitors. I don't know how the newcomers will end up--they've just begun to visit me.
Oct 9, 2021 15:40:59 #
David in Dallas wrote:
I finally got some acceptable photos of the new feline family that has been coming to eat in my yard (2 days, now). These were taken pretty late in the day and aren't calendar quality, but I think you can see them well enough.
Awesome, David 🖤🖤🖤🖤 Best of luck with them
Oct 9, 2021 16:33:20 #
joecichjr wrote:
Thanks, Joe. I appreciate it.Awesome, David 🖤🖤🖤🖤 Best of luck with them
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