Ferals on the Move

Went to look in on Will, Mike, And Collin this morning and they are gone. Moana must have moved them during the night. I am in hopes that I will relocate them and be able to set a trap for Moana because she really needs to get spayed. I was informed last night by a friend of mine that has lived in the complex a little longer than I that besides the 7 cats that I currently feed that i Know are her offspring and the
3 new ones, she is also the mother of at least 4 more cats that were around the complex at one time. That makes 14 from one breeding female that I know of. If you add in all the litters from other females that the Feral society has scooped up and adopted out over the last three years or so that adds up to one hell of a lot of cats.

I kinda wish I had never started feeding them because now my heart is to deep into it that it has become an obsession with me. I have to make sure that I feed them at just about the same time every day. If I am 30 minutes late they come looking for me at my apt. Well lets just say that they send out scouts. If I am late with the food I can rest assured that "Little Boy" and or "Marshmallow" will be at my patio door to remind me. Its kinda funny because none of the others venture that close to the apt. It almost seems as if those two are the elected delegates sent to get me. In fact just yesterday Debbie and I were sitting on the patio with Salem and Little boy came onto the patio, They seem to get along just fine and even looked as if they were playing. Then out of nowhere Little boy walked right into the apt. Remember this is a totally Feral Cat that has had no human contact except for me at feeding times.(and running from the kids that chase them) Over the past year He has gotten more and more comfortable around me and yesterday he even rubbed up against Debbie but the minute she put out her hand to pet him he backed off. Just a few feet but just out of reach.

Well today is the day that the man that said he will give the abandoned Orange Cat a home is supposed to be back from vacation. I sure hope he keeps his word because this orange cat is so lovable and deserving of a good home and it just breaks my heart to see her living in the black berry bushes any longer. She gets plenty of food and water but she is a people cat and craves love and attention. I spend as much time as I can with her but I can only do so much. Yesterday I sat with her and held her in my arms for about twenty minutes. The moment I picked her up she immediately laid her head on my shoulder and started to purr like a motor boat. Then when I put her down to leave she tried to fallow me home. Broke my heart. I sure hope Bill comes through and takes her.

More Feral Kittens

Some of you may know from reading pass posts that I feed the feral cats in the apt. complex. For the last year I have been busy with a litter of 7 plus their mother.
The Kittens are no longer kittens but have grown into full grown cats. Michelle, a friend of mine that works with the Feral Cat society has been successful in trapping and Spaying/Neutering six of them. They are then released back to the property.

I have given them all names, They are Hoss, Little Joe, Hop-Sing,Little boy, Marshmallow, Tooter and Maggie. The mothers name is Moana. I had been hoping that "Moana" would get trapped and fixed But no such luck., she had another litter About three weeks ago. I was able to sneak a peek at them, there are Three and it is to early to tell what Gender they are so for now their names are Will, Mike and Collin Feral (Get it?) I will post more info as it becomes available. Hopefully We can trap Moana and get her fixed and Put the kittens up for adoption before they become truly Feral. If you get them early enough then you can find them good homes but after a certain point it is nearly impossible to get them to trust humans. It has taken me over a year to get Little boy and Marshmallow to eat at my feet. The others wait till I have left the immediate area. Actually Little Boy let me touch him once briefly.