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hermetic

(8,258 posts)
Sun Aug 19, 2018, 03:26 PM Aug 2018

Kitty rescue update


We captured the 2 latest feral babies and they are now fixed and at the shelter, awaiting adoption. They quickly adapted to domestic life.

Their mom who got spayed and returned a couple of weeks ago is so much happier now.


Last month we had sent little Val off to a new home but that didn't work out.

Evidently she could not bear to be away from her family so she was horibly despressed. Just laid around, wouldn't acknowledge anyone, would barely eat. So we took her back and she is so happy to be here again. What else can you do, right?


Meanwhile, we took Grania in for her last shots and the vet got quite a surprise. Before, she had been quite mellow and easy to treat. Now she has developed a mind of her own and that mind says, "No way!" She scratched and bit everyone in the exam room and the doctor declared her to be a wild one. Not adoptable. So she will be staying in with us, too. She likes us.


Ah, well. They own me now. Every morning they spend hours bouncing off the walls and each other. Everything is a toy. I never thought cats felt strong family ties but these gitls seem tightly bonded; they are always together. If one wakes up and finds the others have moved elsewhere, she will cry and cry until she finds them.




Last week I got an email and the subject line said: “Former Circus Lion Needs Your Help.” I’m thinking to myself, “Oh geeze, I really don’t have room for one more in here right now…”



https://www.gofundme.com/reduce-the-ferals

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Kitty rescue update (Original Post) hermetic Aug 2018 OP
Good on you, Hermetic! Bayard Aug 2018 #1
Who saved whom? Lithos Aug 2018 #2
I will remind myself of that hermetic Aug 2018 #8
Five cat boxes apkhgp Aug 2018 #25
You betcha! hermetic Aug 2018 #7
LOL! So when next week's update comes, should we expect pictures of the former tblue37 Aug 2018 #3
LOL, right? hermetic Aug 2018 #9
Kitty doesn't have down. Ducky has down. nt tblue37 Aug 2018 #13
Heh heh, hermetic Aug 2018 #15
My cat Andy is horrible at the vet Freddie Aug 2018 #4
Oh, it's okay hermetic Aug 2018 #10
Smart enough to figure out how to act at the vet's to make sure she gets to stay tblue37 Aug 2018 #14
Well, just look hermetic Aug 2018 #17
Mine was playing very nice TomVilmer Aug 2018 #22
Whether you believe there's a Heaven or not..... sprinkleeninow Aug 2018 #5
Aww, how sweet hermetic Aug 2018 #11
I run a TNR operation and right now have 15 beauties to find homes for. CurtEastPoint Aug 2018 #6
THANK YOU! hermetic Aug 2018 #12
Fabulous Felines enrich every life they share their kingdom with 😄 Guilded Lilly Aug 2018 #16
Absolutely hermetic Aug 2018 #18
Beautiful photos, beautiful kitties, beautiful you for taking care of them! Mrs. Overall Aug 2018 #19
LOL! hermetic Aug 2018 #21
You are a generous and compassionate soul. sweetroxie Aug 2018 #20
Thank you. hermetic Aug 2018 #23
That last photo of the two orange and one dark colored kitties all curled up together mnhtnbb Aug 2018 #24
They are just so cute hermetic Aug 2018 #27
my 1st 2 were very close. siblings. 3rd pair siblings not so much. pansypoo53219 Aug 2018 #26
Mine now hermetic Aug 2018 #28
i need a new set of sibling spares. my last cats i pining. i will not live thru the moron catless. pansypoo53219 Aug 2018 #29
hmm Grasswire2 Aug 2018 #30
Photos are wonderful, kittens are precious. Thanks for respecting & caring for these little ones.n/t Judi Lynn Aug 2018 #31

hermetic

(8,258 posts)
8. I will remind myself of that
Sun Aug 19, 2018, 04:11 PM
Aug 2018

tomorrow morning while I scoop out 5 cat boxes.
Ah well, such is life.

tblue37

(64,980 posts)
3. LOL! So when next week's update comes, should we expect pictures of the former
Sun Aug 19, 2018, 03:42 PM
Aug 2018

circus lion (and an explanation of why you ended up having to adopt him)?

Freddie

(9,232 posts)
4. My cat Andy is horrible at the vet
Sun Aug 19, 2018, 03:43 PM
Aug 2018

Hisses, yowls, tries to bite the vet and techs (they all wore the special gloves at his last exam). He’s a love bug at home, just gets freaked at the vets. She recommended a tranquilizer before his next checkup. I wouldn't take a bad experience at the vet as an indicator that a cat cannot be adopted.

hermetic

(8,258 posts)
10. Oh, it's okay
Sun Aug 19, 2018, 04:15 PM
Aug 2018

We wanted to keep that one anyway. She is really something. Smart as a whip, into everything.

TomVilmer

(1,832 posts)
22. Mine was playing very nice
Sun Aug 19, 2018, 05:33 PM
Aug 2018

7 year old boy. We took him to the vet, and put him on their steel table. He stayed there by him self all the time needed, and let the vet do what she needed - and even purring from time to time, happy since the table was nicely heated. We actually brought him to be put down, but the doctor said his pains were not so bad -and he got two more good years after that.

sprinkleeninow

(20,133 posts)
5. Whether you believe there's a Heaven or not.....
Sun Aug 19, 2018, 03:56 PM
Aug 2018

I proclaim that the angels in Heaven are presently busy with the order to weave crowns for you that came in! 😍



💙🇺🇸🌊


hermetic

(8,258 posts)
11. Aww, how sweet
Sun Aug 19, 2018, 04:17 PM
Aug 2018

Some people here donated to the cause that made this all possible so big hugs for them, too.

CurtEastPoint

(18,550 posts)
6. I run a TNR operation and right now have 15 beauties to find homes for.
Sun Aug 19, 2018, 04:09 PM
Aug 2018

It's a challenge, even if they are perfect.
I may be keeping six of them!

THANK YOU FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO!

hermetic

(8,258 posts)
12. THANK YOU!
Sun Aug 19, 2018, 04:20 PM
Aug 2018

It is a challenge but each day brings new joys and stories and pictures. Lemme know what you end up doing. We can commiserate.

Mrs. Overall

(6,839 posts)
19. Beautiful photos, beautiful kitties, beautiful you for taking care of them!
Sun Aug 19, 2018, 05:21 PM
Aug 2018

We raised four feral litters last spring/summer and we were NOT GOING TO KEEP ANY OF THEM.

Of course, one is beside me right now on the couch and I can't imagine life without him!

hermetic

(8,258 posts)
21. LOL!
Sun Aug 19, 2018, 05:32 PM
Aug 2018

Good for you! Funny how that works out, huh? Wishing you and your little colony a long, happy life together.

mnhtnbb

(31,319 posts)
24. That last photo of the two orange and one dark colored kitties all curled up together
Sun Aug 19, 2018, 05:53 PM
Aug 2018

is adorable.

You are such a good human to take care of these babies like this.

hermetic

(8,258 posts)
28. Mine now
Sun Aug 19, 2018, 06:23 PM
Aug 2018

are 3 sisters and a foster sister. Grania had a different mom but Princess took her in like one of her own, even nursed her, so they have all been together for several months now. It will be interesting to watch as they mature. Maybe I should write a book about it.

Grasswire2

(13,564 posts)
30. hmm
Mon Aug 20, 2018, 02:07 AM
Aug 2018

This makes me sad in a way. My sweet cat (rescued from the shelter three years ago) is lonesome, I think. We were told that she had lived with five other cats and at eight years old was not spayed, so we assume she had many litters. With so many cats in her life, she's very affectionate and likely was mama to many babies. I fear that she is lonesome. It would be difficult to have another cat; I would have to hide it from the landlord. LOL. And then there's always the possibility that I would bring home one that is a bad choice.

But it is such a human vanity that we separate loving cats from each other with impunity.

Judi Lynn

(160,217 posts)
31. Photos are wonderful, kittens are precious. Thanks for respecting & caring for these little ones.n/t
Mon Aug 20, 2018, 04:30 AM
Aug 2018
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