My husband and I live in suburban Azabu, Tokyo, Japan with seven indoor cats, all older adults and seniors, five ex-ferals, who live in our catio, and of course our TNR cats. (Ten years ago, our cat limit was 1 - now that we have 12 + a TNR colony, I don't really know what to say
These are our two oldest indoor cats, Aoi (front), who is 14, and Aiko (back), who is almost 15. Both are geriatric - Aoi is an IBD kitty and Aiko is deaf and in her early stages of hyperthyroidism. They're both really mellow and quiet, though Aoi enjoys his share of laser-light time every day.
Black and white DSH is Yumi, our 5 year old. Other than a URI when we rescued her, she's had no health problems. The other kitty is Katsu, our seven year old. He was 23 pounds when we took him in and is now 14-ish and still on his special diet. He's had UTI and bladder stones but all have been treated fairly easily.
These are our 3 indoor cats (we call them the Window-cats): Mei, the dil calico DSH, 8 years old, Daisuke, the middle man, 5 years old; and Taro, the Siamese, 6 years old, on the right. Two were former strays and one is a shelter rescue.
And here are my 5 (semi) ex-ferals (rescued from another colony whose caretaker moved and left them behind) in the catio:
Hiding in the back is shy little Yasu (3 years old), with the black nose splotch is Yoshi (2 years old), brown and white DSH with the blue eyes is Yori (4 years old), orange/white DSH with the golden eyes is Yuina (2 years old), and flame point Siamese mix in the front is Yuki (almost 5 years old). We call them the "Y Cats".
And here are some snapshots of some of the more non-elusive ferals in our TNR colony:
(His fur was shaved in the hindquarters because it was matted badly and he was trying to pull his fur out. Looks a little silly from certain angles.)
I came across this site almost a year ago when researching some tips on trapping the ferals. Thanks to some amazing advice, the effort was largely successful. I look forward to some interesting exchanges here.
These are our two oldest indoor cats, Aoi (front), who is 14, and Aiko (back), who is almost 15. Both are geriatric - Aoi is an IBD kitty and Aiko is deaf and in her early stages of hyperthyroidism. They're both really mellow and quiet, though Aoi enjoys his share of laser-light time every day.
Black and white DSH is Yumi, our 5 year old. Other than a URI when we rescued her, she's had no health problems. The other kitty is Katsu, our seven year old. He was 23 pounds when we took him in and is now 14-ish and still on his special diet. He's had UTI and bladder stones but all have been treated fairly easily.
These are our 3 indoor cats (we call them the Window-cats): Mei, the dil calico DSH, 8 years old, Daisuke, the middle man, 5 years old; and Taro, the Siamese, 6 years old, on the right. Two were former strays and one is a shelter rescue.
And here are my 5 (semi) ex-ferals (rescued from another colony whose caretaker moved and left them behind) in the catio:
Hiding in the back is shy little Yasu (3 years old), with the black nose splotch is Yoshi (2 years old), brown and white DSH with the blue eyes is Yori (4 years old), orange/white DSH with the golden eyes is Yuina (2 years old), and flame point Siamese mix in the front is Yuki (almost 5 years old). We call them the "Y Cats".
And here are some snapshots of some of the more non-elusive ferals in our TNR colony:
(His fur was shaved in the hindquarters because it was matted badly and he was trying to pull his fur out. Looks a little silly from certain angles.)
I came across this site almost a year ago when researching some tips on trapping the ferals. Thanks to some amazing advice, the effort was largely successful. I look forward to some interesting exchanges here.