my goodness is totally a mission for save they!..
for can get the whole family together!
for can get the whole family together!
hissy;304994. Honestly said:I didn't bother the kittens until the Mama moved them onto a corner of my patio; then I had no choice but to find some form of shelter for them. I didn't think a pile of leaves under a step-ladder would do much good when we're supposed to have rain the next 4 days.
The kittens are in the carrier, and Mom-cat is in there with them. She's had a can of food, gone about the yard to do her business, and is back with her babies.
Tomorrow I will do my best to find a trap, even if I have to go out and buy one. I'm not about to separate them; they will all be going to the shelter together.
Feralvr, I do think you'r right; she's probably not so much 'feral' as she is 'scared to death'. The fact that she brought the kittens within 10 feet of my back door must mean she trusts me just a little.
I'll let you know how things go tomorrow.
Good MorningOriginally Posted by libby74
I don't have any where to put the carrier, and with my back problems it's all I can do to take care of my 6 every day. And I no desire to rear these kittens myself or separate them from their Mom-cat. The more I think about it, the more convinced I am that she had a litter last summer under the neighbor's shed. When I'd be in the back yard, I'd hear little mewing noises, but when I followed them to the source they would stop. There were never any kittens around, so obviously something happened to them. I'm not about to let her lose another litter if I can help it, and if that means trapping her and taking all of them to the shelter that's what I'll do.
I just checked on them; Mom-cat was still in the carrier. I took her food and fresh water and she's eating about 3 feet from the kittens. I need to put a tarp over tha carrier before the rain starts, because I can't do anything about trapping her until Dave's home from work and I have help--later this afternoon
Actually, I can't do that; as I said, I can't pick up the carrier. It does have a towel in the bottom and that nest of leaves, and I've thrown a couple of towels on top to hopefully insulate it a little. With a little luck they won't be in there much longer.Can you get a heating pad under the carrier on the ground and just set the carrier on top of the heating pad? Just for the time being to keep extra warmth,