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16th September 08, 12:17 PM
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The kittens are sweet and lovely but a lot of work. Here's the story behind them.
There is a feral cat who gets pregnant as soon as she has weaned her last litter and even with traps no one has been able to catch her to get her spayed.
Because she tends to keep her kittens away from humans they are not the sort who people could rehome unless they wanted a feral cat for their barn.
(And animal control ends up having to come around and trap all of her now weaned kittens who are roaming the neighbourhood.)
To make matters worse, she's not a very good mother. The kittens don't get fed well and generally end up quite sickly and can't really feed themselves because she doesn't teach them.
So, at the advice of animal control it has become a bit of a thing in the area for anyone who can to catch whatever kittens they can whole they are young enough to get used to humans (So they can be rehomed) and see to it that they are fed and cleaned and cared for enough that they don't grow up to be sickly cats.
It's hard work, but more than worth it.
She liked to have her litters of kittens under our deck, so we were able to get this most recent litter.
They were all in pretty bad shape when we got them. Very dirty and two of them quite sick.
They are all now clean, healthy and full of life. (After only a few days in out care.)
So we'll start looking for homes for them when they're weaned and ready to go.
In the meantime I present Runty, Sicky, Fluffy, Purry, Un-named and Hippolita.
Diane and her sister Caroline with them all in their bed.

When I'm feeding them they like to crawl under my Kilt where it's warm and wait their turn.



And, in extra good news, the family who used to own Pip now have a new house with enough space for him and are going to adopt him. So he will be with someone I know and trust to love him as much as I do and they will send me pictures and updates.
It's beed a good week!
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16th September 08, 08:07 PM
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 Originally Posted by Arlen
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And, in extra good news, the family who used to own Pip now have a new house with enough space for him and are going to adopt him. So he will be with someone I know and trust to love him as much as I do and they will send me pictures and updates.
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What wonderful news. I don't know if I could have left a dog. Spouses and new countries may come and go, but a dog is a devoted friend for life.
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19th September 08, 09:26 AM
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Arlen, Welcome to America! I hope you can adjust to the dry weather. It'll be quite different than what you are used to, especially in the winter.
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