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Showing posts with label The Furry Five. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Furry Five. Show all posts

Thursday, November 20, 2014

12 Kitties of Christmas - Day 5

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....four piles of barf
...3 ferocious felines
..2am howling
and a not so lively mousey

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Caught this one first...
Technically a lady cornered her and I grabbed her...
She bit me..
She has since changed her evil ways.

Mina is the leader - The brave one
She is in charge and lets everyone know it by being a bully..
I guess she kept some of her evil ways...
When she isn't jumping on her siblings heads, or taking a nap.. she likes to play!
There is no favorite toy yet.
Out of the 5 she has the most serious eyes.

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Seconds kitty caught.
She has the sweetest round face and kind eyes.
This little one was the first to accept me.
She is a purr bucket.
I believe she taught the others that I was not horrible.
I thank her for that.
She is a little ham.

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Tiny little black kitten.
So sweet.
She was initially rather chicken, but she came around.
Once she decided I was useful.. I became her best friend.
She loves to be near me and be petted.
I suspect a lap kitty.

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Her nick name is 'nugget' I call the shy ones Chicken Nuggets.
I am not sure of her personality yet..
She seems rather inquisitive.. Stares at me from a distance.
I make her sit with me.. Today when I let her go she took a few steps away then turned back.. Sniffed my hand then left without bolting. Baby steps...
She seems smart and sweet.

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Less of a nugget than Haiden, but still shy.
I get her and Salem mixed up.. But after holding the kitty for 3 seconds and it starts to purr - I know it's Salem.
Phantom was the unknown kitty. 
I knew I had seen two black kittens, but nobody else had, 
It wasn't until she was meowing on top of the live trap ( Haiden was in it) that I knew for sure.
I am still learning her personality.
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They are all hilarious to watch.
A kitten has a unique way of making everything look cute. 
Once they are old enough, they will get their first set of shots. 
They will also get their check up at that time. 
First trip to the vet.. always fun.
The really fun time starts when I let them venture out of my room. 
There is a cuteness overload. 

It amazes me how good my cats are with the little ones. 
At first they put on an act... hissing... a swat here and there..
Cubby and Sebby are the main offenders. 
Willow is a surrogate mother to all the foster babies. 
She is a great girl. Never a mother herself... but she gets to use her motherly instincts to help these guys out. 

Sebby will pretend to dislike the kittens at first... but I catch him snuggling with them from time to time...

I wonder who will bond with each cat ?

The needy ones seem to be attracted to Sebby.
The independent ones hang out with Willow, the immature ones with Onyx... The wilder ones with Molly. 
Cubby could care less about other cats. He does not need the headache ... He has his routines and he sticks with them.

I look forward to the next steps..I also look forward to sharing them.

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Mina, Athena, Salem, Phantom, Haiden, Kyra

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It is suppose to snow over the next 2 days..
The wind is picking up..

Evil snowman

But don't worry, they are all warm and safe!


They are having lots of fun! 
Bathing in the sun..from the warmth
and safety of my room.

 

These guys are still chicken, but that's okay..
They all come around..it just may take a few more days. 


Momma is getting spayed today, then back to her room she goes.
She will also be here when it snows.
After she heals she will go to a barn.
Merlin, the Daddy kitty is there setting up house.
When she gets there he may let her catch a fresh mouse.
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She will meet the resident Horses.. and hopefully make friends.
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It was worth every second of sitting in my car, having meowing sounds stuck in my head..
Being in the cold, the rain..and luckily sometimes the sun.
Not knowing if they were even around..listening for any tiny sound.
Getting bit.. thanks for that...
Getting hissed at, and feeling like a stalker..
All of that melts away, because you are all so damn cute.
And you know it.. what is a crazy cat person to do...
Same thing as before...
Say you will never live trap again.....
Think about them shivering, hungry and scared...
Cute Kitten Sorry

 Say..ah crap, then go gather the live trap.

Saturday, November 15, 2014

First night and next day - Momma and Kittens

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I really liked the idea of reuniting momma and babies.
But.. 
I could not put the two I just caught in a cage with momma because they would just hide behind her. 
They need to become human friendly. 

So I tried Mina instead!

Momma never cooed or licked them. 
She is terrified.
She never broke contact with me.
Firing Cat


I believe this is what she wished she could do to me.


Okay, I will get Salem and Athena.

Momma still would not take her eyed off of me.

I left the room, they can re-bond in peace.

An hour later I went to check on them.
They were just chillin
3 hours later..
They were all hanging out inside the carrier which is in the cage.
Mina was hanging out behind Kyra, Athena was sitting not far from them.
Salem was hanging out in the litter box. 

I think Salem and Athena had enough visiting time. 
When I brought them back into my room they immediately started playing. 

Mina looked cozy with her momma. I left her for a bit longer.

Just a bit later I returned and both of them were behind the carrier. 
Mina looked scared just like her momma. 
She hissed at me.
Angry kitten
Tiny punk.
She seemed to have reverted to the state of fear she had at the beginning.
She was feeding off her mothers anxieties and fears. 

I removed her. She started purring.

She has been playing with the same toy for 15 minutes. 

I feel bad for basically teasing Kyra with her babies.
I guess I just wanted her to know they were okay.

They can't be with her... They take on her fear.
They 80% trust me now.

Sorry Momma, but I have to do what is best for the kittens as well.

Kyra will be spayed and probably placed at the same farm as Merlin - the daddy kitty.

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They have eaten and used the litter box, drank water and had hopefully a good sleep.

I put all of them together into the space I made for them.
Then I scared the bejesus out of them with the vacuum.
Sorry...needed to be done.
Can't afford a Dyson which is probably quiet..

After I finished cleaning I set up everything to get ready to let them all free...in my room.
First it was lunch time.
I took out the previous three babies and they all started eating.
I brought out Phantom and sat her on my lap. I forgot to mention that she bit me when I took her out of the live trap, 2 out of 5 kittens have drawn blood..meh..no big deal ..these things happen.

She started eating off the plate.
I brought Haiden out...she looked at me like I had flames shooting out of my eyes.














For the first while they all look at me like I am a serial killer.
It passes.

























Soon I just end up looking like the food bringer / litter box cleaner human type thing.
I'm okay with that.


Friday, November 14, 2014

Kitty Saga completion

No really.. I love looking like a crazy stalker person.
Oddly it's not the idea of someone thinking I am crazy that bothers me..
If someone thinks I would invade another persons privacy - or be loonie toones enough to stalk them.. That would bug me.

Nobody has said anything..I just have too much thinking time.

Set 3 live traps at 8:30am ish...
So far no sign of any meows.
Super sad
The location is very busy so it might be deterring them from venturing out.

They have until 5pm ...that is when they close and lock up the area.

Kinda wish they stayed open till 8pm... 
Scratch that.. I wish the cats would just get in the cages.. Get in the cage!

It snowed here last night. The temperature is falling quickly. 
I bet they are freezing their furry little bums off. 
Winter cold

Black kitten meowing on top of the live trap..
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 Because...
Other kitten is in it!!!!














Yes that picture makes your butt look big... sorry.

Now I shall use trapped kitty to trick catch its sibling.
Mwahahah

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It worked!!















Holy crap! 
Progress. 

Location is closing so I wrapped the live traps in blankets.. They have probably never been so comfy warm.

The only way momma can get close to them is to walk into the live trap...
Now I wait..
Once everyone is gone I will be ninja like.

20 minutes Momma circled the cages... not exactly like this ...but you get the idea..
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And then.....













Yay!!

Got em all !!!
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Momma and babies, all under one roof.
A happy ending.

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Kitty saga relocated



 Starting to feel as if finding and live trapping this momma and kittens is not going to happen...but it's snowing today and the idea of shivering kittens makes me determined to figure out how to better our chances.

The other rescue worker had a feeling that the Momma was at this other location - I had a feeling she was at the current location.. problem was.. we were both right.
Well that was one of the problems.

It seems as though this Momma split up her litter of kittens. She had two locations...smart Momma..
We were concentrating on the one area because people had seen them there.
We had seen them there.
We caught the others there.

Since the other location was a bit of a distance away, we worked on this area.

In regards to this other area...

.. We sent out flyers... Called this place and talked to some of its workers... but
We forgot to place a female in the building that actually communicate with the rest of the workers...
We went there today to take a look around..
We spoke with a few people.
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' yeah we saw her, she is here all the time'
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'Saw the kittens today'
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'They usually hang out over here'
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'This is where I have fed them'
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Males are very useful creatures.. Unless you actually want them to communicate about cats. 

Good news is they are there!
Momma and 2 kittens!
We are very lucky these guys are kind to animals.
I am thankful for that. 
Even Momma kitty feels safe.

But..
They must be caught.
Momma needs to be spayed and they all need to be warm, full and hopefully happy!

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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Kitty saga that has turned into a quest - part 8


Alright smarty pants.
I put the live trap in the feeding station.
It's very cozy in there. 


I am spending less time at the location - since I have the live trap in the carrier - anything that goes in there will have food, be warm, and be safe from anything that would want to bother it.

Nothing...

More nothing....

7pm
Something is in the trap!!

Funny looking cat.
Why didn't I take an actual picture? 
I was busy trying to find someone else to remove Mr Possum/Opossum from the live trap.
It  looked like this..
I think its name will be Ferrell ...Like Will Ferrell.. it sounds like Feral but isn't ..cuz I am clever...
They look like Ferrets that have had too many nose jobs.
It was cute.. 
Not kitten cute..
More like furry swamp rat cute.
Ferrell was returned to the forest from where he came from..not relocated...

What did I learn from this?

7pm is my cut off time for live trapping in this location. 
I also think Momma Cat is laughing at my inability to catch her.
Laughing kitty


Here are links to previous posts, and continuation of story 


http://ifthesecatscouldtalk.blogspot.com/2014/11/kitty-saga-part-2.html
http://ifthesecatscouldtalk.blogspot.com/2014/11/kitty-saga-part-3.html

http://ifthesecatscouldtalk.blogspot.com/2014/11/kitty-saga-part-4.html

http://ifthesecatscouldtalk.blogspot.com/2014/11/kitty-saga-part-4-or-is-it-5.html

http://ifthesecatscouldtalk.blogspot.com/2014/11/kitty-saga-part-6.html

http://ifthesecatscouldtalk.blogspot.com/2014/11/kitty-epic-saga-part-7.html

http://ifthesecatscouldtalk.blogspot.com/2014/11/kitty-saga-relocated.html


Kitty Epic Saga- part 7

In days it has not been that long, under 2 weeks.
In hours? 
I stopped counting.

Started at 9am today.

Left out a small amount of food in the open traps last night to see if they would at least enter the cages.

Something ate the food.
But it could have been this guy

I put a piece of board in the dumpster so he could climb out..he was gone in the morning so it could have been him.
Yes I was calling him Rocky Raccoon.
Those little bandits are so cute. He looked sweet.. But looks are deceiving .. 
Remember this whole thing started with Mina and she bit me.


She still has not apologized. 
Cats never do.

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It's 12:30pm. I have not seen anything.. Except birds and squirrels... a butterfly, and a few lady bugs.

Must leave for a bit..
The traps are still set. 
I am never gone long.
I know people leave them for hours at a time.. I never leave them for longer than 90 min if the weather is nice.
If the weather is bad the traps are covered in a blanket- but I still don't leave for long.


Dogs... Always happy to see you.
I know exactly where she is... 
She generally listens.
Except when you ask her to stop wanting to kill the mail carriers... So stereotypical.


Daddy kitty - Merlin, is getting neutered today. 
He will be relocated to a farm that we deal with.
If he was adoptable we would have found him a family.
 He is feral and we do not have the space or availability to try and work with him.
The last few Momma kitties have been wild as well.
Whiskey looked at me like I was a serial killer
Whiskey was actually found in the same location as the litter I am trying to catch now!
So technically she started it!!
Her babies:
Romeo
Tango
Zulu
Sierra
Corporal
Charlie
Sergeant
 - Charlie is still looking for a home

Eagle tried to take flight.
She was living at a golf course
Her babies:
Birdie
Mulligan
Chip
Bogie
Caddy
- They have all found wonderful homes
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I'm guessing this Momma is not fond of humans either... 
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I would like to say there have been some advancements.
Nope.
Not a meow in sight.
Called it a night at 6:30pm.
Night time trapping has a higher chance in resulting in wildlife.
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Tomorrow is another day...

Here are links to previous posts, and continuation of story

http://ifthesecatscouldtalk.blogspot.com/2014/10/here-we-go-again.html

http://ifthesecatscouldtalk.blogspot.com/2014/11/kitty-saga-part-2.html

http://ifthesecatscouldtalk.blogspot.com/2014/11/kitty-saga-part-3.html

http://ifthesecatscouldtalk.blogspot.com/2014/11/kitty-saga-part-4.html

http://ifthesecatscouldtalk.blogspot.com/2014/11/kitty-saga-part-4-or-is-it-5.html

http://ifthesecatscouldtalk.blogspot.com/2014/11/kitty-saga-part-6.html

http://ifthesecatscouldtalk.blogspot.com/2014/11/kitty-saga-that-has-turned-into-quest.html

http://ifthesecatscouldtalk.blogspot.com/2014/11/kitty-saga-relocated.html