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This story is going to be hard to tell, and difficult to read for some. I will not fill in any details. I told the member who shared this story that it should be repeated here in the forums to stand as a warning for anyone who has a litter of kittens and a mom cat outside. Many of you know that I have inside/outside cats. But anytime there is a pregnant mom-cat or a litter of kittens regardless of how they will behave inside, they are captured and placed inside. And this is one of the reasons why:
The cat showed up a few weeks ago, looking very pregnant. The person started feeding the mom cat, and she went under the house where she had her kittens. Not understanding the risks of keeping a litter of kittens outside, the person allowed her just to be under the house, continuing to feed her and trying to bond with her so when the kittens were weaned the cat could be spayed.
Yesterday morning as the person was backing out of the driveway, there were two dogs in the yard- a shepherd mix and lab mix owned by a neighbor and hardly ever out of their yard. Tippi the mom cat came out from under the house, just watching. The person drove off to work.
When he got home, he saw a battle zone in his front yard, blood everywhere. No sign of the momcat. He scrambled under the house found no kittens just bloody pawprints.
This is a story I unfortunately hear all the time. By the time I do hear it, the people are full of regret that they didn't bring the family into some sort of sheltered envirionment. Please understand that if you have a pregnant female or a litter outside, they are exposed to so much risk. More than you would ever even think about or want to. Even a pair of companion animals that just seemed to be out for a morning sniff.
The cat showed up a few weeks ago, looking very pregnant. The person started feeding the mom cat, and she went under the house where she had her kittens. Not understanding the risks of keeping a litter of kittens outside, the person allowed her just to be under the house, continuing to feed her and trying to bond with her so when the kittens were weaned the cat could be spayed.
Yesterday morning as the person was backing out of the driveway, there were two dogs in the yard- a shepherd mix and lab mix owned by a neighbor and hardly ever out of their yard. Tippi the mom cat came out from under the house, just watching. The person drove off to work.
When he got home, he saw a battle zone in his front yard, blood everywhere. No sign of the momcat. He scrambled under the house found no kittens just bloody pawprints.
This is a story I unfortunately hear all the time. By the time I do hear it, the people are full of regret that they didn't bring the family into some sort of sheltered envirionment. Please understand that if you have a pregnant female or a litter outside, they are exposed to so much risk. More than you would ever even think about or want to. Even a pair of companion animals that just seemed to be out for a morning sniff.