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Yes, I'll try my best to capture and neuter dad.   The kitten is not really beat up; his fluffy hair was just a little dirty and he was a bit thin.   And this morning he looks just fine -- all cleaned up, well-fed and happy.   But I'll try to inspect him again for any wounds that might need a...

The missing blonde kitten returned to my garden on Thanksgiving Day, after 2 weeks missing!    He was dirty, disheveled, and a little spooked, but otherwise unharmed.     I can't imagine where he was, but I am SO relieved.   And this does vindicate his dad, the black, unneutered tomcat, who I...

Thanks for the encouragement.  I do have a photo I can post, and I can ask neighbors too, although I have to be a little careful about that.   Long story -- not everyone likes having ferals around.   Tomorrow I want to walk down the little street behind me (the gardens of those houses back up...

MsAimee, thank you for your advice regarding the medication.   All the points you raise are good ones and rest assured that  I haven't committed to this plan.   But, frankly, right now the tomcat's welfare is less a concern to me than that of the remaining kitten.   (The tomcat is still being...

Thanks, yes, my vet has been involved with sedation of my indoor cat when traveling, and that medication would not harm the feral.   I know how to dose it.   And I have already trapped and had neutered two feral kittens (described in an earlier post) with the help of a local agency, so I'm all...

Thank you so much for those encouraging words.   Signing up for this site was the best thing I could do today!      Not all of my friends understand my attachment to these two little guys, so I don't feel that I can talk with them about it.   It's so wonderful to find a whole community of people...

With regard to the sedation issue prior to trapping, I was thinking of giving him the drugged food while he is in the cat shelter, letting him get busy eating it, then quickly turning the (round) shelter so that the door opening is against the wall (then putting an iron garden chair against it)...

Sorry, I'm still getting the hang of this site.   My reply to your kind words actually went to the post below yours.  Thanks again!

Thank you for those kind words!   And I didn't know that about possum.   I will try hard not to imagine the worse, which is why I'm not going to look in that other backyard right now.

Thank you so much for your response!   The idea that someone down the block might be helping the other kitten occurred to me (and made me feel better), and I certainly hope that's true.   I will do the posting that you suggest (which is a great idea since, given that this is Center City...

I just discovered this site and have been impressed with the insight and help provided on caring for feral kittens.  I would greatly appreciate your insight on what is happening in my city backyard.   Around March 2014 three kittens were born in the empty house behind me.   They would sit on the...