I think it is great that you have an appointment to get Dynah checked out! I was caring for two cats outside, one for three years and the other for one year, when I decided to bring them inside. I was able to get them to the vet for the first time by throwing treats into two large carriers...
I'm glad to hear that Oscar is doing well. I am helping a friend look for a house and it can be stressful, but it is also exciting and fun. I wish you luck in your search!
Depending on what you find, if your new house has an extra room of a decent size, you could keep Oscar inside. You...
Almost ten years ago, I began feeding a semi-feral cat who had kittens in my backyard. Long story short, I adopted one of the kittens, trapped the mama and had her spayed, and continued to take care of her outdoors. Eventually she was joined by a stray one-eyed male cat and he became my second...
There are battery operated pet fountains that would do the trick of keeping the water flowing and perhaps not freezing. There are a bunch on Amazon, some expensive but some around $20. I am not familiar with them enough to know about their upkeep but if you only need one or two for your...
You and Dinah are making great progress and I love the photos of this pretty little girl! In my neck of the woods, ear tipping for both males and females is the left ear. I was curious to read Kwik's post about tipping different ears for males and females so I went to the website of Alley Cat...
Aha! Thanks for clarifying. Then it makes perfect sense! And sorry for assuming you are in the US! From what I have read, it will take planning far in advance, getting info from both countries about policies, getting the cat to a vet at some point, and trying to get the cat to come inside...
Thank you for taking care of this cat for the past three years! His life is so much better with your help.
I have no experience with overseas travel with a pet so I tried to search for some useful information and I will post a link below to one of the sites I found. It looks like a lot of...
Several years ago, I took care of two cats outside for a few years. (They are now inside, sleeping on my couch!) I bought shelters for them, one wooden by The Ark Workshop and one made of a water-resistant sturdy vinyl by K & H. I lined them in straw at first, but ended up purchasing heated...
Happy new year and thank you for the videos! Dinah is so pretty and has such interesting markings. She seems happy and very comfortable lounging around and playing. What a sweet cat and so lucky to have a safe, loving home!
I have been following your story with Dinah and am so happy to see the progress you (and she!) have made! I just wanted to mention that sometimes throwing up is because of a furball, either on its own or mixed in with food. I give my cats both wet food and a furball dry food which may help a...
I have been following your adventures with the two new kitties and want to thank you for taking such good care of them. I totally understand about the stress of litter box problems! I also have three cats now and thank my lucky stars that we no longer have these issues. I don't remember if...
I'm looking at the photo of the cat on the window ledge and brainstorming things that could work! Kind of MacGyvering! I wonder if there is a way to make the ledge inaccessible. I'm picturing a board resting on the ledge at an angle so he would not be able to get on the ledge at all but would...
Thank you for taking care of this cat! I understand that you have reached out to the colony caretakers who must be the folks who were feeding this little guy and never heard back. Do you think it would help if you made one more attempt? Do you ever see them outside? Is there another neighbor...