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I’m very glad I didn’t give up. This outcome would have never happened had I simply gave up. The two sisters are still at the other foster home, but I would be more than happy to take them in and help socialize them before adoption should the need arise. The home they’re currently staying at is...

I’m also getting praise from the group, as a 39 year old man, as apparently most foster homes are women-led. Lots of animal loving cat women out there who are thrilled to see men beginning to step up to the plate and take in these wonderful stray kittens. It means so much for me to be able to...

AMAZING update. After applying to be an official foster home “for my kittens” I got a wonderful call from the Director of the cat rescue that I’ve been working with. Not only have I been allowed to go pick up the two incredible kitties that I’m totally in love with, but as their new official...

I’m going to see if I can make at least one of the remaining three kittens love me. It’ll be incredibly challenging considering they haven’t yet let me pet them, so if you know any tricks please do share. If I can actually manage to scoop one up after I feed them, I’ll bring it inside for a 20...

Thank you for the kind words! I haven’t given up. I will be calling tomorrow to investigate further because it doesn’t make sense – I too would think they would be thrilled about me wanting to keep two of the kittens. I won’t give up on them, and I’ll be sure to update here about what happens next.

The raccoon hasn’t come back, fortunately. I did a pretty good job scaring it off. I was aggressive but humane. But I also suspect the raccoon was after the wet cat food and not the kittens, which others here have suggested as well. Since then I only leave the cat food out for about 30 minutes...

They went from happy and safe… …to caged up and dumped into a truck that’s going on a 1.5 hour drive. A part of me died inside today.

Today was the worst day I’ve had since having to put down my previous cats 4 and 5 years ago. But I’ll rewind a bit and say how amazing the last few weeks have been with the 7 kittens and mom cat. I did start feeding the mama cat inside, and she began inviting her kittens in to eat as well. It...

I heard back from the rescue service today! They in fact do have a trap I can borrow. :yess: I live about 10 miles from the nearest rescue as I’m just outside the city limits, and the only rescue available are all volunteers but they are slowly but surely bringing a trap to my area for me to...

I’m going to keep chronicling my adventure here if it’s alright. I just found this youtube video about rescuing a feral mama cat and her kittens. The kittens in my backyard are bigger than the ones in that video, they’re already eating cat food, so I’m at a slightly different phase… if you know...

On paper it’s a good plan but I can’t get passed the “catch” phase. I don’t want the mama cat to attack me, and I don’t know what happens next after I catch some. I haven’t even seen all of the kittens at the same time, but today that changed. For the first time I managed to get a picture of 5...

Oh! Another question, err questions... When the mama cat stop nursing her kittens, let’s assume the worst case scenario and I haven’t been able to catch her. Will she go off on her own for a days at a time and maybe that could be my chance to bring the kittens in? Or will the kittens always be...

Oh noes… I got curious and wanted to see what would happen if I played this mama cat calling kittens noise and I got 3 seconds in and mama cat came hurling over to my door. Then she hung around meowing and I felt bad. Oops. :nono: Buuut now she keeps doing this purry-meow noise thing that sounds...

Another quick bit of info is whenever I do go outside, like right now because the kittens are eating, the mama cat starts slowing charging at me. I can’t tell if she would actually bite or scratch me if I didn’t slink back into my house. She runs right up to me but doesn’t lunge for the bite...

IT WAS!! They’re so cute! I haven’t been able to pet them since, but every day I try to when the mama cat leaves for a bit, but the kittens usually end up staying hidden under the deck unfortunately. Thanks again for all your responses! This has been quite a wild ride for me, I absolutely love...

I finally got a chance to pet one of the kittens for about 10 minutes while the mother was out pottying or getting some away time from the kittens. I got him to start purring and all I wanted to do was pick him up and bring him inside with me. I’m definitely adopting that one. Once I figure out...

:grouphug::cloud9::insertevillaugh: I’m already stressed out enough with the kittens I apparently have. 30 kittens would ruin me. I may have also befriended a crow awhile back. She is NOT happy. The squirrels are super healthy and it’s good to hear they can defend against cats. The mother cat...

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Second day in a row the mother seems to take a break from her kittens around 3pm and heads off somewhere for an hour or two, leaving her kittens behind. I took the opportunity to test if they’re weaning and put some wet cat food out for them. They ate it! But I also saw them nursing this...

Thanks for the responses!! I might adopt them. :angel: I would be okay with momma cat as a semi-feral / outdoor cat. The kittens are sooo adorable but I haven’t had a chance to catch them yet. Every time I step outside momma goes under the deck and the kittens follow. I’ll take it slow and let...