Orville is one solid kittyChaucer is in the crate. Orville is playing with the stuffed kitty.
Orville and Henryetta.
These were taken this morning. Orville is still not an indoor cat. He comes inside for an hour in the morning. right now. I am hopeful.
She is beautiful, thank you for taking her in and giving her a loving home. You are a very kind persono kittens here. I draw disability and very limited on funds, no problem with feeding her tho. Ive made a nesting box, food & water beside it. Enclosed pictures, is she pregnant? Would be grateful for any info! Thanks. Ive named her miss kitty.
Orville is doing just fine, but the indoor thing may not work. He challenges Chaucer whether in play or for territory. It may be a jealousy thing over me as well. If Chaucer stands his ground rather than running off, Chaucer is rewarded with a swat and then reacts with a loud screech-meow and has a fluffed up tail and back. Orville doesn't do either of the latter things. " Orville's size is very intimidating to Chaucer, I'm afraid.I stopped Orville from clawing on a silk chair just by saying "Hey" and "No.
how is she doing?o kittens here. I draw disability and very limited on funds, no problem with feeding her tho. Ive made a nesting box, food & water beside it. Enclosed pictures, is she pregnant? Would be grateful for any info! Thanks. Ive named her miss kitty.
Thank you for your input. I wanted to let you know that this topic started two years ago. I know, I'm long-winded and I put both my rescued neighborhood cat things in the same topic so it may be confusing. To answer your question: Yes, when Henryetta walked into the carrier on her own, I took her to the vet. I had been hesitant about trapping her because I'd never taken in a stray/feral/semi-feral. I knew I was going to have to do something because she was pregnant. She didn't act well and I thought maybe she had lost the kittens so it was then or never I thought. The vet was not in, but his receptionist was there and I had to leave the kitty overnight, which was okay with me. I told the receptionist that I knew he couldn't give her a rabies shot, but I'd like a blood test for FIV and FeLV. The vet called the next day to tell me he'd done the shots (rabies, etc) and all the other things. I was concerned but he felt it wouldn't hurt the kittens as she not in the first part of pregnancy. Needless to say, I worried the entire pregnancy, called another vet who told me it wasn't the norm, but that it wouldn't hurt, consulted all my medical professional friends (wasn't I a nervous grandmother!). I was so afraid something would be wrong with the kittens and had all sort of awful thoughts about it. Thankfully, the kittens were perfect and healthy and Henryetta was a wonderful mother to them. All were adopted by friends and the mother is now a happy, spayed, fat indoor cat and fairly quickly got along with Chaucer, but I must say that they had visited through the door and later in the storage room for 10 months before she moved in the house. I use a different vet now.
