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The whole kitty clan... including 4 ferals

post #1 of 9
8/27/11 at 6:26am
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Here are all the kitties I now care for... 5 indoors, and 4 living in my backyard.


The ferals moved in after a dog attacked and killed a few of the litter when they were living under a house down the street. I supposed my house was the best choice since it's the only fenced yard in the neighborhood. They have been here for about 4 months and mom and dad have been trapped and spayed & neutered... they two boys will be done next weekend. All four have become quite spoiled... expecting meals on time or they climb into my deck chair and stare in the backdoor.
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post #2 of 9
8/27/11 at 6:44am
What a great family of ferals! I hope they stay for good. Do you know how old the kittens are, and are they getting social at all?

I am feeding one feral kitten who looks the same age as those two or slightly younger, and I'm hoping to trap him soon for neutering and then keep him a little longer to see if he can be socialized to be adopted. If not, I'll have to return him, but I have high hopes. He's already coming pretty close to me, and he seems quite curious.
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post #3 of 9
8/27/11 at 7:00am
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This picture is a couple months old... they showed up here in May and were about a month old, So I guess them to be around 5 months now. The one I call Pocus will let me pick him up and hold him for a few minutes, but his brother Hocus will only play with me from a distance (toy on a string)... sometimes when the other cats are close to me he will sneak around and slap me quick with a paw like he wants to play, but he's just too scared. The one I call Lucifer, I believe was once a pet, he has always been more friendly and after about two weeks of going out and feeding them he climbed up in my lap and started purring. The Momma kitty took a long time to trust me and just within the last month started letting me scratch her head before I feed her... if I try to put my hand anywhere else she gets testy. I have bonded with them and they don't seem too interested in ever leaving. Right now I'm looking into winter shelter for them before it starts getting cold.
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post #4 of 9
8/27/11 at 7:42am
That's great! It's sounds like they are quite tame. I suppose their impending neutering will make the kittens much less likely to leave when they're older, also. Good luck with everything!
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post #5 of 9
8/27/11 at 7:52am
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They have come a long way... I go out and sit with a can of cat food every morning and every evening (aside from the dry food I put out)... just a little something to bring them closer to me, eventually they got comfortable with my presence... they still don't like anyone else coming around. Hocus & Pocus got their names because they would disappear so quickly when I would open my back door.
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post #6 of 9
8/27/11 at 8:31pm
What a beautiful family of cats
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post #7 of 9
8/27/11 at 8:36pm
They are all beautiful! It's wonderful you've gotten them spayed/neutered....that momma looks like a baby herself.
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post #8 of 9
8/27/11 at 9:42pm
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Originally Posted by RAFM View Post
They are all beautiful! It's wonderful you've gotten them spayed/neutered....that momma looks like a baby herself.
Yes, I believe her to be a kitten from a litter last year... that was before they moved into my yard... once they were here I felt responsible for them. And I've found a great group here that does the TNR, so we will get all the ones we can neutered to stop the cycle.
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post #9 of 9
8/29/11 at 5:02am
Beautiful bunch of babies you have there, both indoor AND outdoor!
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