Another kitten!!
I love kittens. And I am a kitten magnet. We live in a rural area and have had occasions when people dropped off whole litters of kittens. And the area is full of feral cats. This job of kitten magnet is not too difficult.
A feral female lives in a wooded area beyond my yard. She was always so afraid of people that we named her Fraidy Cat. We keep an outdoor feeder on my back deck for my cats. Of course, this invites everything to come and eat. Lately, Fraidy Cat has begun staying on the deck, keeping her distance when we are out there, but on the deck never the less.
Every evening, we feed the outdoor kitties some canned food and check them out to be sure that no kitty needs medical attention and to give us all a chance to enjoy the other's company. Nothing like the cozy, purring affection of a hungry cat! Many summer nights the spectacle is much more entertaining than TV. Nothing beats seeing several kitties chasing a lightening bug across 4 acres! Or watching them ambush each other in the grass! Or the view of my white lab followed single file by the small black mongrel, followed by any number of cats going off to "hunt" in the late evening.
Last night during the feeding, we discovered the reason Fraidy Cat is staying so close. She has brought a kitten. We presume she feels that it is more protected and food is readily available.
She is a darling! At least we think it is a she. She has four white socks and is tabby striped. She appears about 8 weeks old. She is not nearly as afraid as her mother. She has interacted with our toms and queens and seems quite gregarious. We have spayed or neutered all kitties we can catch and get to the vet, so it isn't all that often anymore that we get a kitten. They are so sweet! Guess we will be watching her grow this summer!
A feral female lives in a wooded area beyond my yard. She was always so afraid of people that we named her Fraidy Cat. We keep an outdoor feeder on my back deck for my cats. Of course, this invites everything to come and eat. Lately, Fraidy Cat has begun staying on the deck, keeping her distance when we are out there, but on the deck never the less.
Every evening, we feed the outdoor kitties some canned food and check them out to be sure that no kitty needs medical attention and to give us all a chance to enjoy the other's company. Nothing like the cozy, purring affection of a hungry cat! Many summer nights the spectacle is much more entertaining than TV. Nothing beats seeing several kitties chasing a lightening bug across 4 acres! Or watching them ambush each other in the grass! Or the view of my white lab followed single file by the small black mongrel, followed by any number of cats going off to "hunt" in the late evening.
Last night during the feeding, we discovered the reason Fraidy Cat is staying so close. She has brought a kitten. We presume she feels that it is more protected and food is readily available.
She is a darling! At least we think it is a she. She has four white socks and is tabby striped. She appears about 8 weeks old. She is not nearly as afraid as her mother. She has interacted with our toms and queens and seems quite gregarious. We have spayed or neutered all kitties we can catch and get to the vet, so it isn't all that often anymore that we get a kitten. They are so sweet! Guess we will be watching her grow this summer!
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