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After a hellish month of worrying and searching and phone calls, my youngest cat, Legolas, was finally found yesterday. As far as I can tell, he's been fending for himself on the streets for the past month. He's lost weight and seems utterly exhausted, but otherwise unharmed. Luckily, he had...

Well, it's finally happened. After catching mostly feral cats, a few squirrels, one raccoon, and one very confused possum... I have finally accidentally caught a skunk. Now what. I can't just walk over and open the cage for him like I do for the squirrels and raccoons. I called the city...

First off, I haven't posted in a little less than a year. Last summer, we had found a stray cat who was pregnant. I am pleased to say that she and all six of her kittens were adopted out to wonderful homes since then. Now I have a new problem. A 10-day old kitten was dumper at our animal...

Whew... after a hectic second half of the year, I am now back! I am happy to report that Marigold and all six of her kittens have found happy forever homes! Firefly and Serenity even got adopted out together! I got holiday cards from several people and e-mail with pictures from others. They...

Our oldest cat, Frodo, escaped last week and when he came home, he borught some tiny unwelcome guests, namely fleas. Now all twelve of the cats in the house have fleas! Even our seven-week old kittens! Luckily, Marigold and her babies are sequestered away from the others and I have only...

Hello all! The kittens are now four weeks old and turning into right curious little critters! They're now very capable of "escaping" their nest and are giving me and mum a run for our money trying to keep tabs on all of them! Everyone can walk more or less now, though their attempts to run...

Hello! The babies are all three weeks old now and are actually beginning to look like kittens! Boy do they grow fast! They are all walking, or at least toddling, around and have graduated from the nesitng box to a big old dog crate that they can tumble around in without falling out. Much to...

I first posted this over in the Pregnancy section since Marigold had kittens near three weeks ago, moving it here for more responses. OK, to start it has been hellishly hot here lately. However, there is an air conditioner going in my room and while it's not as cold as I'd like it's cool enough...

OK, to start it has been hellishly hot here today. However, there is an air conditioner going in my room and while it's not as cold as I'd like it's cool enough in here for me to be comfortable. Marigold, who gave birth about two weeks ago, has been panting all day... like almost as bad as she...

What a week! Everyone's growing like weeds! Every kitten has more than doubled their birth weight, even little Serenity! And they all now have their eyes open at least partway. I've provided new pictures of each kitten with their names on the pics. Macavity is the little...

OK, Marigold gave birth to her kittens (six in all) in a birthing box in my closet. When the babies were about four days old, she kept trying to move them under my bed. Not safe, trust me. So we blocked off the bed and gave her a big dog crate (cleaned and sanitized). She moved the kittens...

Just some updated pics. I've moved Marigold from the closet to a large dog crate and she seems much happier there. (She kept trying to move them under my bed... not good.) First born - Kyo - seems to be pretty mellow (unlike his namesake from the Fruits Bakset anime). Loves to snuggle with...

I think. Never having had a pregnant queen before, it's hard for me to judge. She's been unusually cuddly and clingy all day today, following me around and crying at me. Then tonight after supper she started breathing pretty fast, sometimes outright panting. Since then, she's had several...

After almost six months of unemployment, I have finally got myself a job! There are a million and one pet-sitters in business, most of them focused on dogs. But, here in Chicago, there is only one company that focuses totally on cats! Anyway, here's the website...

Well, OK not really. Just our five kitties (and one foster) who are all named after Lord of the Rings characters. (Yes, we are geeks.) First are Frodo and Strider. Their mom was a feral who lived (and still does live) in our woodpile out back. About five years ago, she had a little of...

OK, long story... On Mother's Day, my kids brought in a cat from outside. She didn't seem to be a feral. They said a family several streets over had moved and thrown her out, leaving her behind on purpose. (Fully believable, given the people in question.) We already have five cats, but I...