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AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW SOOOOO CUTE!!! I love Orange and White Medium haired males. Someone is going to definately adopt him
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Thank you soooo much for caring about these feral cats.
Katie
Thank you soooo much for caring about these feral cats.
Katie
Oooooh! I WANT HIM!!!!! He looks so much like my Ollie. I'm sure he will be adopted right away.
His behavior is pretty typical of former ferals. So, I wouldn't worry about it at all!
His behavior is pretty typical of former ferals. So, I wouldn't worry about it at all!
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I caught the 4th and last kitten tonight!!! woohoo!!!
I wasn't planning on it because the next available day for a surgery was Monday so you usually trap the night before. But mom and kitten were on my deck and kept coming to the door. I opened the door alittle and the kitten sniffed my hand. I figured what the heck! There are 2 traps on my deck but I knew if I tried to set them they would take off so I got one of the pet carriers and placed sardines inside. The mom took a sniff but wouldn't go inside, but the kitten just couldn't resist and walked in. It was only a matter of closing the door behind her. I couldn't believe how easy it was. I still have mom to trap but at least her daughter is now safe.
She's currently in my bathroom with her brother. He's heading for a no-kill shelter on Sunday and his sister will be spayed on Monday. I'm hoping she's not too afraid of people. I would love to see her adopted as she's a very pretty tortie girl.
I wasn't planning on it because the next available day for a surgery was Monday so you usually trap the night before. But mom and kitten were on my deck and kept coming to the door. I opened the door alittle and the kitten sniffed my hand. I figured what the heck! There are 2 traps on my deck but I knew if I tried to set them they would take off so I got one of the pet carriers and placed sardines inside. The mom took a sniff but wouldn't go inside, but the kitten just couldn't resist and walked in. It was only a matter of closing the door behind her. I couldn't believe how easy it was. I still have mom to trap but at least her daughter is now safe.
She's currently in my bathroom with her brother. He's heading for a no-kill shelter on Sunday and his sister will be spayed on Monday. I'm hoping she's not too afraid of people. I would love to see her adopted as she's a very pretty tortie girl.
WAY TO GO GIRL!!!!!
And my god - WHAT a gorgeous little boy Mango is!!!!!!!
We had several feral kittens that were terrified of people. We continued feeding them outside after adopting others out, and we'd hand out there as much as possible with them. They came to trust us and want pets. Then it got soooo cold last winter that we couldn't take it and put them in a cat-only boarding facility - where the owner continued to work with them and they became friendly and then were adopted out! So don't give up hope on those you had to release.
Keep up the GREAT work!!!!!!
And my god - WHAT a gorgeous little boy Mango is!!!!!!!
We had several feral kittens that were terrified of people. We continued feeding them outside after adopting others out, and we'd hand out there as much as possible with them. They came to trust us and want pets. Then it got soooo cold last winter that we couldn't take it and put them in a cat-only boarding facility - where the owner continued to work with them and they became friendly and then were adopted out! So don't give up hope on those you had to release.
Keep up the GREAT work!!!!!!
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Thank you
I was soooo siked when I caught her that I was shaking (could have been because the door was open
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So send some good vibes my way... {{you WANT to get caught...you WANT to get caught...hmmm...sardines}}
I was soooo siked when I caught her that I was shaking (could have been because the door was open
So send some good vibes my way... {{you WANT to get caught...you WANT to get caught...hmmm...sardines}}
We've got one feral too that we just can't get to spring the trap, and Gary frets over that boy every night. He's in need of medical attention, and the wind chill here last night was 30 below zero.
Sending GET IN THE TRAP vibes your way!!!!!
Sending GET IN THE TRAP vibes your way!!!!!
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Right back at ya for that little boy...and so Gary can get some peaceful sleep!!!
{{Go towards the trap, go towards the trap}}
{{Go towards the trap, go towards the trap}}
OMG! She is gorgeous...just like her brother.
You are doing such great work! I love the fact that you were able to catch the baby without using the trap. Bravo!!!
Come-on momma cat! Go inside where its nice and warm!
You are doing such great work! I love the fact that you were able to catch the baby without using the trap. Bravo!!!
Come-on momma cat! Go inside where its nice and warm!
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I'm hoping I can get momma cat the same way. It would be great if this time she walked all the way into the house, not 1/2 way like before. I'll worry about if she freaks later at least I'll have her. She's been in my house before when she was a kitten, but she probably doesn't remember it. She walked around the house and would lay at the top of the stairs, looking down at her servant.
Come on momma, it's time to come home.
Come on momma, it's time to come home.
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Mango went to the shelter last night. I originally dropped him off on Sunday, but I mentioned that he had a strange mark on his paw. The lady at the shelter thought it might be ringworm so I brought him home as a precaution and he went to the vet with his sister on Monday. Good news...it wasn't ringworm.
The dilute torti was given the name of Miss Marble and she will NOT be released back outside. She began coming around while in the bathroom with her brother and started to relax around me. I could get within 1 - 3 feet of her without her trying to get away. She would sniff my fingers when I extended my hand to her. I am happy to announce she went with her new foster mom last night to work on socializing her.
One of the kittens I released has come back and seems friendlier than ever. He kept rubbing against the sliding glass door and sniffed my fingers when I put my hand outside. So we've decided to recapture him and place him with his sister in foster care. Keeping with his brother's fruity name, we've decided to call him Tangerine (Tango for short). He's an all orange kitty. Now the fun part is waiting for him to come back so he can start his new life.
I'm still trying to capture the mom and her brother, another all orange cat. He's very scared of people and will run off the deck if he sees me moving inside.
That's it for now. I really miss Mango. He was the sweetest kitten I've ever known. Such a wonderful purrsonality and so very loving. The house seems so empty with the kittens gone. But I finally have my bathroom back!
Below is a few pictures of Miss Marble enjoying a day at the "spa". As you can see, she was beginning to relax.
The dilute torti was given the name of Miss Marble and she will NOT be released back outside. She began coming around while in the bathroom with her brother and started to relax around me. I could get within 1 - 3 feet of her without her trying to get away. She would sniff my fingers when I extended my hand to her. I am happy to announce she went with her new foster mom last night to work on socializing her.
One of the kittens I released has come back and seems friendlier than ever. He kept rubbing against the sliding glass door and sniffed my fingers when I put my hand outside. So we've decided to recapture him and place him with his sister in foster care. Keeping with his brother's fruity name, we've decided to call him Tangerine (Tango for short). He's an all orange kitty. Now the fun part is waiting for him to come back so he can start his new life.
I'm still trying to capture the mom and her brother, another all orange cat. He's very scared of people and will run off the deck if he sees me moving inside.
That's it for now. I really miss Mango. He was the sweetest kitten I've ever known. Such a wonderful purrsonality and so very loving. The house seems so empty with the kittens gone. But I finally have my bathroom back!
Below is a few pictures of Miss Marble enjoying a day at the "spa". As you can see, she was beginning to relax.
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I recaptured the little orange kitten last night, now named Tango (short for Tangerine). It took awhile but he finally found the courage to go into the pet carrier for the sardines. He showed up with his calico sister but she wouldn't come up on the deck. I think she remembers being trapped there. Tango kept coming up to the door and rubbing against it, meowing all the time. When I finally closed the carrier door I thought he would panic, but he didn't. In fact, he seemed very relaxed about the whole thing. He didn't even try to get out. I might be imagining it but I think he was relieved to be caught again. He was the one when released that didn't run from the trap but looked back at me then slowly walked under a tree. I don't think he wanted to be released in the first place.
Right now he's in my bathroom. He needs to be tested for FIV/FELV and wormed, then he's heading to the foster home where Miss Marble, his dilute tortie sister is.
I thought when I opened the door to the carrier last night he would panic and run from me. Nope. What did he do? When I put my hand in and patted his head he flopped onto his back for a belly rub and began purring. Turns out he has a very similar purrsonality to his brother, Mango.
Mango, BTW, got adopted last night!!!! Yippee!!! He'll be sharing his home with a big sister, a Norwegian Forest cat.
Even though these kittens are at least 3rd generation feral, they still are the friendliest, most loving kittens I've seen. Tango is just a love sponge. He can't get enough attention and gives this little hoarse meow if you aren't loving him enough. Another lap cat.
I've attached a few pics of him. Now all that's left is to trap mom and her brother. That will be more difficult as the brother is extremely skittish of people and I haven't seen the mom for awhile. I'm hoping they show up Sunday. Wish me luck.
Right now he's in my bathroom. He needs to be tested for FIV/FELV and wormed, then he's heading to the foster home where Miss Marble, his dilute tortie sister is.
I thought when I opened the door to the carrier last night he would panic and run from me. Nope. What did he do? When I put my hand in and patted his head he flopped onto his back for a belly rub and began purring. Turns out he has a very similar purrsonality to his brother, Mango.
Mango, BTW, got adopted last night!!!! Yippee!!! He'll be sharing his home with a big sister, a Norwegian Forest cat.
Even though these kittens are at least 3rd generation feral, they still are the friendliest, most loving kittens I've seen. Tango is just a love sponge. He can't get enough attention and gives this little hoarse meow if you aren't loving him enough. Another lap cat.
I've attached a few pics of him. Now all that's left is to trap mom and her brother. That will be more difficult as the brother is extremely skittish of people and I haven't seen the mom for awhile. I'm hoping they show up Sunday. Wish me luck.
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You just made my day! I am so excited that Mango was adopted and that Tango came in so willingly and has become such a cuddle-bunny!
Thanks so much for letting us know this wonderful news!
Thanks so much for letting us know this wonderful news!
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Thanks lotsocats. It's nice having Tango here because I've really missed his brother, Mango. The house just seems so empty when Mango and Miss Marble left. I'll be bringing Tango to the shelter Sunday for his tests and I'll be able to see Miss Marble again.
From what I understand she's been staying under the bed at her foster home. Perhaps her brother will be a good role model to show how cats and people interact. I know she use to watch Mango and me very closely when we played together. Hopefully it will help bring her out of her shell. If she is anything like her brothers, she'll be affectionate.
I REALLY want to get the mom soon or I'll be doing all this again next year. She hasn't been around recently but her brother has. He's going to be the tricky one. This time before saying a cat is too scared of people and needs to be released I'm going to give him the "scritch" test.
If he starts purring if I pat him then his outside days are over.
Does anyone else find that boys tend to come around faster than girls, or is it just that this is a family trait with this group?
I REALLY want to get the mom soon or I'll be doing all this again next year. She hasn't been around recently but her brother has. He's going to be the tricky one. This time before saying a cat is too scared of people and needs to be released I'm going to give him the "scritch" test.
Does anyone else find that boys tend to come around faster than girls, or is it just that this is a family trait with this group?
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I finally got a picture of him with BOTH eyes open. It's a little blurry because this guy just won't stay still.
Everyone will have their own experience with this, but I've found that red male tabbies come around faster than any other ferals and second to that the black males. For the males, we have a strong red tabby gene in our general area, and I'd say that about 50% of the toms that I've encounted have been red. We do see the occasional black, tuxedo or brown tabby male. I have the hardest time socializing brown male tabbies.
On the other hand, the predominant female color here is tri-color: torties, diluted torties and calicos, with the occasional red tabby, black or grey. I have the hardest time socializing the tri-color females, and the easiest time with the red tabby or black females.
So, I'm not sure if there is some genetic factor with the mellowness of the red males, or the skittishness of the tri-color females. We have enough dumpster cats in the neighborhood to keep the genetic lines fresh, but also wonder about long term inbreeding due to the predominant colors in my area. (My neighborhood is a rural area with hundreds of acres of pasture land surrounded by clumps of forests.)
