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This morning I went to my regular coffee hut to get my morning pick-me-up. The owner told me that there was a cat hiding underneath the hut. sigh... He/she had been there several days, they were feeding it cream and tuna but they wanted to know if I could help them capture it because the weather is once again getting frigid.
I went home and grabbed my trap and cat food. I knelt down under the hut and did my kitty call, I received an answer. I slid in some food and it was immediately gobbled up by a sweet face orange kitty, but when I made a move to hissy grab it, it hissed and backed away. So, I set the trap. In five minutes I had liftoff! Unheard of really, but this stray was really hungry.
The couple is going to help me find a home, so now the cat is in my introduction cage, the only place I really have room for him/her. Unable to make contact yet, but the cat has a beautiful orange and white face and I am guessing is about 2 years old.
I wish people would start taking responsibility for cats in this area. So many of them are treated as disposable it really sickens me.
BTW my hubby would make a lousy rescuer. He saw this sweet faced cat and told me to keep him! In his words- "What is one more cat?"
One more cat is plenty when it boils down to quality food, vet care, litter provisions and the balance in the home. I will post photos once the cat is a bit calmer. I am leaving it alone for at least 24 hours to get used to its new temporary home.
I went home and grabbed my trap and cat food. I knelt down under the hut and did my kitty call, I received an answer. I slid in some food and it was immediately gobbled up by a sweet face orange kitty, but when I made a move to hissy grab it, it hissed and backed away. So, I set the trap. In five minutes I had liftoff! Unheard of really, but this stray was really hungry.
The couple is going to help me find a home, so now the cat is in my introduction cage, the only place I really have room for him/her. Unable to make contact yet, but the cat has a beautiful orange and white face and I am guessing is about 2 years old.
I wish people would start taking responsibility for cats in this area. So many of them are treated as disposable it really sickens me.
BTW my hubby would make a lousy rescuer. He saw this sweet faced cat and told me to keep him! In his words- "What is one more cat?"
One more cat is plenty when it boils down to quality food, vet care, litter provisions and the balance in the home. I will post photos once the cat is a bit calmer. I am leaving it alone for at least 24 hours to get used to its new temporary home.