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Mamie is still eluding me. She has not gone in the trap tonight at all. I guess the canned salmon, which has been opened in the refrigerator a few days, doesnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t smell enticing enough.
Two male cats that I am counting as suitors – a grey tuxedo and an orange tuxedo, also turned it down after trying to get it out with their paws.

When Mamie came, (sheâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s usually late these days) I took up all the food, so she has not eaten anything. Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m hoping sheâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]ll get hungry enough to try getting the salmon. Maybe Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]ll go over to the 7-Eleven and get a can of Fancy Feast. The real fishy kinds seem big favorites around here.

Send me good vibes, please!

Otherwise I went out early and everyone else ate and had their Sunday night catnip party as well.


Roll Call: Blackie, Bonita, Contender, Dude (Tiger), Eleanor, Growltiger, Jose, Lady Day, Louie, Mamie, Red, Sneakers. Twelve total.

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Sending even more "get in the trap" vibes for Mamie!
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(Those are vibes...I swear!)
 
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Thank you both, Bobbie and clixpix, I have pulled in the trap for the night. It's past midnight and I'm ready for bed.

Thanks Katie for the Free Spay/Neuter Day, I'm going to your thread before I go to bed!
 
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If I am not writing everyday, it is because I have all the symptoms if a UTI, but canâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t get to the doctorâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s until tomorrow. I feel lousy.

Louie has begun doing the cutest little thing – there is a low wall in a semi-circle around a tree where I sit and watch the cats eat. Louie comes over and hides behind the wall on the other side and then peeks over the edge. Just the top half of his face shows. He knows I can see him, because I look at him and talk to him. He must like it because he stays and listens.
He does this a lot. I guess heâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s forgiven me for the trapping!

Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m giving up trapping Mamie for awhile.
Even though Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m worried about her, it seems hopeless at this point. She wonâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t go near the trap. Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m even going to call Joyce and tell her she can get the traps if she wants. I know we all tried hard, with prayers and wishes and a lot of work, but itâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s just making her feel like Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]m torturing her and she canâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t figure out why and I canâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t stand it.
Plus, of course, she isnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t going for it and is soooooo fast.

Roll Call for all days: Blackie, Bonita, Contender, Dude (Tiger), Eleanor, Growltiger, Jose, Lady Day, Louie, Mamie, Red, Sneakers. Twelve total.
 

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Shenandoah and I send lots of good wishes.

Today is their 6th birthday!

Originally Posted by katie=^..^=

Bobbie, thank you. You are so sweet. Don't worry Bonita and all our girls are fine now. We just need good wishes for Mamie!
 

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I'm sorry to hear you're not feeling well. Hopefully some antibiotics will put you right again!


I'm also sorry that Mamie is being such a little stinker.
Is there someone who can help you with the trapping? There are tricks like putting litter over the bottom of the trap so they can't feel the metal. I've also tried leaves and grass with some good result. I also cover the trap. I've tried cutting open a cardboard box, and putting this over the trap. They're generally used to boxes (from digging in the garbage), and have probably taken refuge in one from time to time. If she feels you can't see her, she may be tempted. Also, for some reason, Kentucky Fried Chicken is excellent bait...I don't know why.

Please don't feel like you're torturing her, you're not. You're doing this for her own good. She's such a young girl, and kittens would be very hard on her.
 
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The doctor says that maybe I have a flu or something else (requiring more tests) but I do not have a UTI, I also seem to get better once I go to the doctor though, and I do.

Tonight we have a family party for my daughterâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s ex-boyfriendâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s 12-year-old son, and she picked me up from her way home from work at about 3 p.m.

I set out the catâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]s food early -- it was a hot day and not one cat could be seen in the mid-afternoon. When I got home at 9 p.m. they all ran to say hi to me which was very nice. They had eaten all the canned food, but were still nibbling on the kibble.

Roll Call: Blackie, Bonita, Contender, Dude (Tiger), Eleanor, Growltiger, Jose, Lady Day, Mamie, Sneakers. Ten total.
 
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Thank you Bobbie, and congratulations on our sweethearts 6th birthday!

Thanks for the link, TNR1, I have read it before. I tried the camoflauge before with Sneakers.

Thank you all, including Clixpix, for the general encouragement. I am not giving up forever, just until I catch my breath and think of something new. Not only do I feel like I'm torturing my little girl, but I am being tortured, too, seeing her afraid to even come and eat. It's affecting our relationship adversely to a degree that I can't handle. I'm convinced that I'll think of something soon. I can't bear the thought of her giving birth and trying to protect her kittens.

A lot of the people here think in terms of population control, not birth control. They think it is ok to just kill the kittens. I have seen many litters just disappear or die by being wet with a garden hose. I don't think I could bear that again.
 
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It is raining again. Just a constant drizzle, that gets a little stronger or weaker and sometimes stops for awhile.

When I went out to feed the cats, the whole garden was dripping and it was a slight drizzle. Lady Day, Bonita, Contender, and Jose were all huddled under the bench and made little meows when I showed up, coming up to greet me. After last night, I realize they enjoy our relationship, almost as much as they appreciate their food.
I put the food down by the rec building again, petted Lady Day and Dude, talked to Red, Mamie and Louie, and I was ready to go

As I was leaving Blackie came trotting up with his unique up-and-down trot and told me meow-meow. I talked to him, but he wasnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t interested in touching.

This is the kind of day that I either want to bring them all in, or at least know they have shelters.


Roll Call: Blackie, Bonita, Contender, Dude (Tiger), Eleanor, Jose, Lady Day, :Louie, Mamie, Red, Sneakers. Eleven total.
 

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I know they all love you, Katie.
It's hot here today.
How are they feeling? Do Gracie and GoGo have much to say about these kitties?
 
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Hi Bobbie, actually Go Go and Graycie look forward to the time when I go out to feed the kitties, because I always give them a snack then!

And Graycie has formed the custom of running out the door when I get back, so that I have to chase her down the hall. When I pick her up I whisper sweet things to her about what a good cat she is how pretty she is and so on. She loves it.
 

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Are you feeling any better Katie?

I'm sure they enjoy your company! Even if they aren't able to physically reciprocate, you represent so much to them!
 
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A mystery developed last night while I was feeding the cats. Little Sneakers would not come to eat. I called her and she came as far as the little wall I sit on, only further away. She stayed behind the wall. Once she got up on her back legs and looked around for a long time, but she wouldnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t come out. Mystified, I brought a handful of dry food down to her and put it on the wall. She thought for a long time before she hopped up on the wall to eat it and even then she was looking all around in a skittish way. Finally, Dude realized she was eating and jumped up to join her. She took off for the safety of her air compressor (next to Bldg. 3) as fast as she could. I took food over to the air compressor.

I was completely confused by her behavior. Then, as I was walking back, I saw a cat moving off – but was it a cat? I wasnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t sure. Something in the movement seemed uncatlike. The cat? stopped to drink from a water bowl, then stood and stared at me. It had a very uncatlike vibe. It had a black mask like a Himalayan cat or aRACOON?
It went around the corner of the building and I followed. Its movements still seemed not catlike at all, but I wasnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t sure. When I went inside I told a neighbor, I thought Iâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]d seen some wildlife outside, but he thought it was a huge pregnant cat – about 30 or 40(!) pounds he said. A huge brown pregnant cat?


Our cats did not react like it was cat. They were sitting at a distance and just staring.

Did Sneakers get into a tussle with this animal? She didnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t seem hurt, but very skittish. If it is wildlife, it will probably leave, because there are so many people here all the time. I hope!

Roll Call: Blackie, Bonita, Contender, Dude (Tiger), Eleanor, Growltiger, Jose, Lady Day, Mamie, Red, Sneakers. Eleven total.
 
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Thank you guys for asking about my health. The doctor seems to have been right, that it was a flu -- I did have chills. At any rate, I'm back to normal.

The cats do seem to like me. Especially a few like Dude (Tiger) and Lady Day and sometimes Blackie and Contender. I think even little Mamie does in her distrustful way. It is so beautiful to see them playing with the bugs on these beautiful spring nights. I hope that weird cat? goes back where it came from! Unless it really is a big ugly pregnant cat and I will take care of her.
 
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It is a raccon! I saw it tonight and did a little web research and there it was. They don't look like I remember them from my girlhood in Florida. The poor little thing seemed so sad and depressed. She/He can eat all my cat food that it wants. I'm sure it would like to be back home. Maybe I should call Animal Control?

Sneakers has gotten over her fear, whatever it was. I had to call her and go and find her, but then she accompanied me step by hesitating step, back to their eating bench.

We had our Sunday catnip party and she felt a lot more relaxed after that.

Roll Call: Blackie, Bonita, Contender, Dude (Tiger), Eleanor, Growltiger, Jose, Lady Day, Louie, Mamie, Red, Sneakers. Twelve total.
 

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The racoon may not be so lost. I live in the city, and I see racoons and possums from time to time. Racoons can be really nasty, so be careful. I'd give him the "stink eye" if I were the cats too!


I'm glad you're feeling better!
 
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I called Animal Control. They said if I trapped the racoon they will come and get it. I didn't want to do that because I'm a little afraid of it. If they are nasty like you say, though, I might. Sneakers was sure scared of something and she's a feisty little girl. In fact, she might have started a fight.

They give us government-issued peanut butter here -- does that sound like a good bait?
 
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