My Feral And Rescued Cats

N NY cat man Wonderful progress! It's always so heartening when a cat comes in from the cold and decides to adopt a human forever.
Graceful-Lily Oh, I hope you can and do adopt Fayola! Just one thing, though -- a lot of people have had very bad experiences with those treats, myself included. There's a thread here at TCS about them, if you're interested. Maybe a couple of them here and there wouldn't be bad, but I won't buy them at all. Feline Greenies have replaced our wonderful Drs. Foster & Smith treats. And treats are only for giving as treats -- just a couple here and there. Just a suggestion for cats' wellbeing.
Jcatbird So good that Mitsy is among her loved ones and feeling good about that!
A lot of members of other species love "human food" and also cat food, and they will get used to it if they get it regularly. Good idea to disguise it in a place where your visitors hopefully think they're scavenging. When we were doing TNR/adoptions two locations ago, we kept huge bowls of dry food and water at several stations around the yard, and oppossums shared. I was glad to share, except that oppossums are very messy eaters and because of their jaw structure, they leave a lot of "bits" of food in the water. That was a bit of a problem, but I just refilled the water dishes frequently. We were glad to have them around! They eat harmful insects and fallen fruits (of which we had a lot) and do not harm people or cats.

I would love to claim credit, citing my (ahem, ahem) charming personality, but it's all Miss Eleanor. She is a real sweetheart.

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I hope everyone else is doing okay! @maggiedemi we have you in our thoughts!

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@maggiedemi: You are in my thoughts too. I hope you're doing ok, and will be feeling up to posting here at TCS again soon.

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rubysmama I tried to get you a photo of my sleeping beauties! Lol They always wake up. Or maybe they never really sleep? Note that BJ is with his girl, Flowers.

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So much for thinking cats sleep all the time.

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Someone sees cat food inside! Here for supper?

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Oh, wow. What kind of bird is she again?

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I think Mitsy is glad to be back with the ones who love her. She is making sure we know she wants her share of kisses. It’s so great to see her reaching out for hugs instead of being a bit hesitant to be fully integrated with the group. I don’t know if it was being scared by the hawks, being alone in the night, missing her family or maybe something the frog prince taught her but Mitsy really wants to be near us.

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Yay, Mitsy! Sorry it took giving your Mom a fright to gain some confidence, but glad you're more outgoing now.

OMG! Nooooooo! A little orange kitten was at the back door looking in. Trying to get it. It came to Lady but ....

Trying

Vibes everybody!!!!!

So close but so far!

Anyone still up? C’mon baby kitty!
All cats out of the cat room and kitten just feet away. Too scared to come to me. It wanted Lady but she swatted it.

Vibes please! Graceful-Lily It looks like you are the only one here right now. Glad you came by. Still trying to lure that baby in. Hoping.

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Anyone still up? C’mon baby kitty!
All cats out of the cat room and kitten just feet away. Too scared to come to me. It wanted Lady but she swatted it.

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I'm up for now. I hope that little tangerine comes back!

I've been going to bed late lately because I'm nervous/excited that Fayola will surprise me with kittens. I dream about her being pregnant and giving birth every single night.

Graceful-Lily I’ve had those kinds of dreams. I know what you mean. I actually thought that after so many cats caught here, I might be done. Having this one show up is .... well, a surprise. I really need to get it. It isn’t safe here. We both have a plate full.

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Graceful-Lily I’ve had those kinds of dreams. I know what you mean. I actually thought that after so many cats caught here, I might be done. Having this one show up is .... well, a surprise. I really need to get it. It isn’t safe here. We both have a plate full.

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Do you have help with your colony? How do you monitor/keep track of every single cat? Sometimes, I wish we could tag them like how swans and marine life are tagged for research purposes. It would be so helpful if all the cats in the colony had a tracking device of some sort. Then, I could know exactly where they were on a digital map.

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Do you have help with your colony? How do you monitor/keep track of every single cat? Sometimes, I wish we could tag them like how swans and marine life are tagged for research purposes. It would be so helpful if all the cats in the colony had a tracking device of some sort. Then, I could know exactly where they were on a digital map.

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I have no help. I caught and Spay neutered 103. I socialized and got homes for 77. I thought I was done with catching. I’m no spring chicken.
I have all the rest of the kitties with me. This is a bad place for kitties. That’s why the socializing for adoption. It took me two years of 24/7 cat work.
I know that there are new devices being developed for tracking but mostly pets. My brother has microchip and GPS on his cat.

Graceful-Lily I have set up a cat room. It really helps. Unless I have to empty it to catch a kitten that shows up!

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I have no help. I caught and Spay neutered 103. I socialized and got homes for 77. I thought I was done with catching. I’m no spring chicken.
I have all the rest of the kitties with me. This is a bad place for kitties. That’s why the socializing for adoption. It took me two years of 24/7 cat work.
I know that there are new devices being developed for tracking but mostly pets. My brother has microchip and GPS on his cat.

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Wow! That's amazing! So many kitties! I'm guessing little tangerine might have siblings then... Meaning this is an unaltered female around. Perhaps she's new to the colony? An outsider? I'm not sure how cat colony politics would go and how other cats are accepted into an already established group. Or maybe someone had mama inside and let her go.

I have never posted on your thread but read every single post, eagerly! I sure hope you catch the little cutie pie!

Jewely Thank you! Your timing is so great! I am still up in the dark trying to get the baby. I just came in to get my phone to finish a post while I am sitting out here. It’s really helpful to me when someone writes to support the kitties. It helps to keep me going. You and
Graceful-Lily are great! I’m glad you are here with us.

Still trying to get this baby. I may be sleeping out here tonight. Lol


Graceful- Lily
Actually there are no colony members outside now. That’s why this is so worrisome. They were being abused by a nearby human so to save lives I couldn’t just TNR.
My neighbors don’t like cats. There is one a few doors down but she better be with her family. I have already had her here before as a lost cat. I had to put up signs after she lived on my property for several weeks. It was very lucky I found her home. The shelter here is a kill shelter. It’s against the law to let cats run free here. There is a leash law. I worked with the county here for a very long time to get TNR legalized for ferals. I am thinking this kitten was dumped. It does not seem completely feral. It may just be attracted to the other kitties here though. It was looking in the glass of the cat room. I really hope I get it tonight. If not, I’ll keep trying.
Great work with Fayola! Keep us posted on how she is doing.

Thank you everyone!

@Furballsmom Thank you for sending vibes too! It helps! C’mon baby!

Unh! I am out of practice for cat catching. I thought I had retired from this and all my wild kitty gear was put away. If this kitten will not come to me ,then by morning I will get out the traps and all the many things I need to start the process of getting a new kitty. I hope that I will find someone has accidently lost this one. It’s not a tiny baby. I cannot bear the idea that it was dumped but it does seem to be alone. I am hidden on the side of the house to watch it. I prepared a bed next to the door of the cat room since the kitten will not go inside. It wants to be with Lady but I have to let her off the leash to get it to come to her. If I am close the baby runs. I wish I had a catio. I put a large cage by the door and covered it with a blanket. I put blankets from the cat room inside. I used the one that Lady sleeps on. The kitten is wary but investigating. Poor little one was falling asleep sitting up. I think it will go under the blanket on the cage to sleep. I don’t have the feeling that I will get the baby tonight but I’ll wait a bit longer. May it be safe and able to rest tonight. I did get it to eat. Starving.
I have removed everything from the yard that might attract the buzzards. They may still come though. rubysmama The true term is Black Vulture. They are raptors. I put food for them an acre away on top of the trash can. I left the lid on one can propped open to lure them straight there. I hope.

N NY cat man I’m so glad Miss Eleanor is doing well and has found you. It speaks to the love you share with each other. You may credit her but it takes two.


tarasgirl06 It does take working with our total environment to find balance. The opossums are really messy though. The Raccoons like to wash their food too so I used lots of water dishes when I had so many babies outside.

I expect tonight to be a long one. I still have a couple of photos for everyone though. Here they are.

Since the kitties had to leave the cat room while I have the door open, Kodiak found another place to sleep.

Yeah, it may not be my room but....

It’s just peachy with me.

Banjo and Whistle, listen up! Stop kissing frogs! I told everyone this might happen!

You turned one into a kitty!

Well, okay. Froggie just came in the door so.... maybe you didn’t.

Lady is helping me watch the kitten.

That tiny orange blur in the middle of the circle is the kitten. Come in little one. Please come.


Thank you to Jewely Graceful-Lily and @Furballsmom for responding tonight. The company certainly helped me. To another I know is also here, thank you to you as well.
To everyone who will find this tomorrow... another kitty! Surprise!


Let’s all hope that Banjo and Whistle didn’t kiss all the frogs. 1,2,3,4,5 !

Have a great morning everyone!

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Rusty is adamant that every home must have an orrwange cat.......


.........and is quite prepared to take the red eye down there to offer every assistance needed............including keeping watch

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I got moved. There is more space for the kitties. They can run up and down the stairs. The doctor said they are too fat.

For those who may have missed it, and are wondering to whom we are referring, may I present Miss Eleanor.