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First, a tiny intro about me and my place:
about 2 years ago I moved back into my parents place, they are getting old now and wanted me back to help run my dad's business.
With some of my savings we built an extension to my parents place which is an entire bachelor pad with a modern kitchen and bathroom.
I live in this pad... and I WANT A KITTY!
Sadly my old man, who just turned 80 a month ago (and a bad ass grandpa too!), hates cats!
Before that, when I was young, we had a cat called Lucretia that lived with us for 17 years... he still hates cats... even though he opened quite a bit to Lucretia!
Actually he just hates having pets in general.
He is a stubborn one, and bit weird too!
So I couldn't convince him, Until...
Last week Friday, mid-morning, my mom came rushing into my place telling me there are kittens in the garden.
Now this is interesting! I said. So I quickly went to take a look.
Yep, there kitties in are garden!
My father, been the bad ass grandpa, wanted to chase them out!
Luckily my mother convinced him, cause it made me happy (and lately my life has been bit depressing), and my dad want to see me happy these days.
SCORE!!!
Now they are living right in the corner of my garden where tall trees cover a very bushy area.
So thick, I never really been to that corner in the garden, even when I was a kid, that is how thick it is!
The plan I have right now is to trap them nicely, like in my house.
Then take them to the vet to be spayed, treated and bring them back.
Then I going to give some to my friends who love cats and wouldn't mind one, but we will try too keep at least one or two.
For the past 6 days now I have been feeding them to establish a bit of trust.
They are still scared of me, but they don't seem to run away as quickly as before when they see me.
They are still shy.
And the mom gives me funny looks, but that just her protective instinct.
She hasn't hissed at me yet nor has she decided to move the kittens, I think she wants to see if she can trust me.
I also built a shelter for them:
a large cardboard box with entrance, which I covered with bubble wrap for insulation and some plastic sheets to make it water proof.
My parents were impressed, it does look safe 'n snug, though crude looking.
Don't worry, I did put an old towel inside for them to sleep on, which I rubbed on myself before hand.
I put it in deep in bushes near their nest.
But I not going to check if they have moved in or not, don't want to upset the mother too much if I keep on invading her nest.
Now I would like to know any other tips or advice if I am doing the right thing.
This is all new to me and feral cats, so feel free to criticize!
Oh yes, I guess you want know what they look like.
The mother is young, I'm pretty sure because she looks small.
She has the white tuxedo areas on her chest and paws, brown coat with black spots and stripes and stripy tail.
Beautiful cat, I going to definitely adopt her if possible.
I reckon that she could be a stray which became feral, as I said she hasn't hissed at me, but I could be wrong.
The father I've seen, cause he was in front of the bushes a few times about a month ago, obviously protecting the nest.
Very mangy looking character, white and brown patches with black stripes.
He seems like a real veteran cause he looks around 6 and has few scars.
I haven't seen him for a while and I hope he is not one of those nasty toms.
So far I have counted 4 kittens:
A stripy kitten with white patches on its muzzle and I think paws, this one is always by its mom.
A white kitten with brown patches on ears and back with black stripes, looks like the dad. this one is a bit of a loner.
Another with kitten with grey patches on top of its head and back. this one is my moms by default.
And a black and white cat, which looks a mask-and-mantle type. he seems to be friendly and usually together with the grey and white one.
Phew! that was quite a bit for me to write!
about 2 years ago I moved back into my parents place, they are getting old now and wanted me back to help run my dad's business.
With some of my savings we built an extension to my parents place which is an entire bachelor pad with a modern kitchen and bathroom.
I live in this pad... and I WANT A KITTY!
Sadly my old man, who just turned 80 a month ago (and a bad ass grandpa too!), hates cats!
Before that, when I was young, we had a cat called Lucretia that lived with us for 17 years... he still hates cats... even though he opened quite a bit to Lucretia!
Actually he just hates having pets in general.
He is a stubborn one, and bit weird too!
So I couldn't convince him, Until...
Last week Friday, mid-morning, my mom came rushing into my place telling me there are kittens in the garden.
Now this is interesting! I said. So I quickly went to take a look.
Yep, there kitties in are garden!
My father, been the bad ass grandpa, wanted to chase them out!
Luckily my mother convinced him, cause it made me happy (and lately my life has been bit depressing), and my dad want to see me happy these days.
SCORE!!!
Now they are living right in the corner of my garden where tall trees cover a very bushy area.
So thick, I never really been to that corner in the garden, even when I was a kid, that is how thick it is!
The plan I have right now is to trap them nicely, like in my house.
Then take them to the vet to be spayed, treated and bring them back.
Then I going to give some to my friends who love cats and wouldn't mind one, but we will try too keep at least one or two.
For the past 6 days now I have been feeding them to establish a bit of trust.
They are still scared of me, but they don't seem to run away as quickly as before when they see me.
They are still shy.
And the mom gives me funny looks, but that just her protective instinct.
She hasn't hissed at me yet nor has she decided to move the kittens, I think she wants to see if she can trust me.
I also built a shelter for them:
a large cardboard box with entrance, which I covered with bubble wrap for insulation and some plastic sheets to make it water proof.
My parents were impressed, it does look safe 'n snug, though crude looking.
Don't worry, I did put an old towel inside for them to sleep on, which I rubbed on myself before hand.
I put it in deep in bushes near their nest.
But I not going to check if they have moved in or not, don't want to upset the mother too much if I keep on invading her nest.
Now I would like to know any other tips or advice if I am doing the right thing.
This is all new to me and feral cats, so feel free to criticize!
Oh yes, I guess you want know what they look like.
The mother is young, I'm pretty sure because she looks small.
She has the white tuxedo areas on her chest and paws, brown coat with black spots and stripes and stripy tail.
Beautiful cat, I going to definitely adopt her if possible.
I reckon that she could be a stray which became feral, as I said she hasn't hissed at me, but I could be wrong.
The father I've seen, cause he was in front of the bushes a few times about a month ago, obviously protecting the nest.
Very mangy looking character, white and brown patches with black stripes.
He seems like a real veteran cause he looks around 6 and has few scars.
I haven't seen him for a while and I hope he is not one of those nasty toms.
So far I have counted 4 kittens:
A stripy kitten with white patches on its muzzle and I think paws, this one is always by its mom.
A white kitten with brown patches on ears and back with black stripes, looks like the dad. this one is a bit of a loner.
Another with kitten with grey patches on top of its head and back. this one is my moms by default.
And a black and white cat, which looks a mask-and-mantle type. he seems to be friendly and usually together with the grey and white one.
Phew! that was quite a bit for me to write!