Four weeks ago one of the neighborhood strays decided our tool shed was the place to have her kittens (4 of them.) I was outside with the dogs and they were very interested in the shed. I expected to find a mouse or some other small animal, but there was the little family. The cat was agitated with the dogs around so I kept them away.
All of our dogs are cat friendly, and our oldest dog has a strong mother instinct and has taken in all our young and foster animals. (She was an adult when we adopted her. She's spayed and has no signs of having pups in the past, but who knows.) Every cat, kitten, puppy, or dog we've taken in she's taken under her wing.
I've been feeding mom and checking on the kittens ever since. I have planned to trap mom and have her spayed when the kittens are old enough, I'm not sure if she'll accept being in a home. I want to find homes for the little ones. Whenever mom was away I hurried in and handled all the kittens so they would be used to people.
Last week mom moved the kittens. I still put out food, but it took two days to track her down, she's two houses down in the garage (I guess the dogs just were to much.) The neighbor didn't know they were in there and had locked up the building against some bad weather, we were able to locate their hiding place and he's left the door ajar for mom to get to her babies. Several neighbors are now working with me on this little project. Another 2+ weeks and we should be taking the kittens.
George
All of our dogs are cat friendly, and our oldest dog has a strong mother instinct and has taken in all our young and foster animals. (She was an adult when we adopted her. She's spayed and has no signs of having pups in the past, but who knows.) Every cat, kitten, puppy, or dog we've taken in she's taken under her wing.
I've been feeding mom and checking on the kittens ever since. I have planned to trap mom and have her spayed when the kittens are old enough, I'm not sure if she'll accept being in a home. I want to find homes for the little ones. Whenever mom was away I hurried in and handled all the kittens so they would be used to people.
Last week mom moved the kittens. I still put out food, but it took two days to track her down, she's two houses down in the garage (I guess the dogs just were to much.) The neighbor didn't know they were in there and had locked up the building against some bad weather, we were able to locate their hiding place and he's left the door ajar for mom to get to her babies. Several neighbors are now working with me on this little project. Another 2+ weeks and we should be taking the kittens.
George