kitten saga, continued

On the kitten front, there is good news. Last night I ran into Michelle, the neighbor lady who was working with a friend to capture the stray mama cat and four kittens running around outside. She had set up little "tents" and food, with blankets and water. She would even heat a skillet and keep the soft food for the kittens warm, while the mama ate dry food. There are also two fathers, who will be captured as well. There are four black kittens; two are females. One, Michelle says, is brindled. They're all friendly and sociable toward people. She apparently has done this many times: capturing stray cats, taking them to a vet, rehabilitating them into new homes. The reason it's been taking her a couple of months to catch the cats is because she wanted to meet with them on their terms, in their environment, to earn their trust; so that when they do get adopted out, they would be accustomed to humans. And the kittens are still young enough to be impressionable and become domesticated, while still having that slight feral edge. Michelle says she should have them by the end of this month. She will take them to be spayed and vaccinated before adopting them out. If the kittens are too young for spaying, she'll have a talk with us once she's ready to give us one. She also wants to make sure they'll be okay if they are separated into different homes; if need be she says she'll keep one kitten and the mother. She's hoping at least two might be adopted together. But she is confident, at least, that she'll have them soon. And that means a kitten for me.
I'm very, very hopeful and optimistic.

kitten saga, continued

On the kitten front, there is good news. Last night I ran into Michelle, the neighbor lady who was working with a friend to capture the stray mama cat and four kittens running around outside. She had set up little "tents" and food, with blankets and water. She would even heat a skillet and keep the soft food for the kittens warm, while the mama ate dry food. There are also two fathers, who will be captured as well. There are four black kittens; two are females. One, Michelle says, is brindled. They're all friendly and sociable toward people. She apparently has done this many times: capturing stray cats, taking them to a vet, rehabilitating them into new homes. The reason it's been taking her a couple of months to catch the cats is because she wanted to meet with them on their terms, in their environment, to earn their trust; so that when they do get adopted out, they would be accustomed to humans. And the kittens are still young enough to be impressionable and become domesticated, while still having that slight feral edge. Michelle says she should have them by the end of this month. She will take them to be spayed and vaccinated before adopting them out. If the kittens are too young for spaying, she'll have a talk with us once she's ready to give us one. She also wants to make sure they'll be okay if they are separated into different homes; if need be she says she'll keep one kitten and the mother. She's hoping at least two might be adopted together. But she is confident, at least, that she'll have them soon. And that means a kitten for me.
I'm very, very hopeful and optimistic.

kitten saga, continued

On the kitten front, there is good news. Last night I ran into Michelle, the neighbor lady who was working with a friend to capture the stray mama cat and four kittens running around outside. She had set up little "tents" and food, with blankets and water. She would even heat a skillet and keep the soft food for the kittens warm, while the mama ate dry food. There are also two fathers, who will be captured as well. There are four black kittens; two are females. One, Michelle says, is brindled. They're all friendly and sociable toward people. She apparently has done this many times: capturing stray cats, taking them to a vet, rehabilitating them into new homes. The reason it's been taking her a couple of months to catch the cats is because she wanted to meet with them on their terms, in their environment, to earn their trust; so that when they do get adopted out, they would be accustomed to humans. And the kittens are still young enough to be impressionable and become domesticated, while still having that slight feral edge. Michelle says she should have them by the end of this month. She will take them to be spayed and vaccinated before adopting them out. If the kittens are too young for spaying, she'll have a talk with us once she's ready to give us one. She also wants to make sure they'll be okay if they are separated into different homes; if need be she says she'll keep one kitten and the mother. She's hoping at least two might be adopted together. But she is confident, at least, that she'll have them soon. And that means a kitten for me.
I'm very, very hopeful and optimistic.