Katie, I feel like these kitties are part of our family now! Thank you for the updates.
So were you able to catch any last week??Originally Posted by katie=^..^=
Thank you Clixpix. Yeah, they built up while Jose was caring for them. His illness affected his attitudes and made it impossible to work with him, so they were not trapped. (He didn't like trapping.)
Katie....it is critical that if you are feeding these cats...that you also trap them and get them vetted. Feeding alone will create more cats to be fed. I know there are several TNR groups in California, have you contacted any of them?Originally Posted by katie=^..^=
Hi Guys --
No I have not begun to trap yet. A lot of complications these last few days. Also it seems difficult, I'm not sure I can succeed.
My little cats were bribed into accepting the situation by giving them some of the gravy from the cans I open for the outside cats. Graycie, especially, acts like its nectar from the gods and gobbles it right up, then sits and cleans her paws while I leave. She's also developed the habit of running out the apt. front door when I come back. Then she has the pleasure of me chasing her down and carrying her back murmuring words of love all along the way.
Originally Posted by katie=^..^=
Saturday, March 25, 2006
Sorry I have not written. The kitties were fed everyday, though.
It was very strange when I went out tonight. There was not a cat in sight!Confused, I started calling, “Kitty cats, kitty cats,†to no response. I resorted to names, “Bonita, Mamie, Tiger, Josecito,†and then finally I saw Louie, Bonita and Tiger come running. After I got the food all set up, I looked around and realized what was happening – two little girls were playing in the garden. The smallest one had a little ball which I had left for the cats and was probably trying to play with our cats. Instead all those cute little cats ran away! She brought the ball to me, very sweetly, but all of the cats didnâ€[emoji]8482[/emoji]t come out until they were inside.
My sweet cats were hiding from the little girl who seemed so threatening to them. There are mean anti-cat people here, and it is better that they maintain a certain distrust. It is safer for them. The tragedy of that is disquieting and makes me want to pray for a better world.
Tomorrow I start to trap.
Roll Call: Blackie, Bonita, Eleanor, Growltiger, Jose, Lady Day, Louie, Mamie, Red, Sneakers, Tiger, Zachary. Twelve total.
Originally Posted by katie=^..^=
Hi TNR1 -- don't worry I know the importance of spaying/neutering the cats. When I first came here, there were five cats and I tried to get management to help me trap them. No. They said they would only trap if I took them to animal control (to be killed). I thought they were very short-sided then, and I didn't know anything about TNR. In the meantime I worked very hard to trap the cats and get them spayed or neutered and to find non-kill shelters and homes for the kittens that were born. Most of the help I've gotten has come from the internet. The Cat Site has helped tremendously helping to soften attitudes herebut there's still a long way to go. I have not been taking care of the cats lately and the man who was had a lot of health problems that affected his thinking and made him impossible to work with. Now these 5 individual cats have joined the group, which was all family.
Thank you, Bobbie for your encouragement. I think two boys is good for the first outing, but Mamie is the most important one because she will continue to attract suitors.
That's great.....good job Katie!! I do hope you can catch the Mamie soon.Originally Posted by katie=^..^=
The boys are home and ok. They are resting in the traps in my bathroom. They can be released in the morning. More later.