Moses sasha and pepper

Moses

2/11 Sasha is not hiding.  She is a little jumpy but lying on one of chairs in dining room.  I Moses is underfoot and I have to be careful I don't trip over him.  Sasha sent him running a little while ago. Good for her.they can all sleep with me tonight if they choose to and cooperate.

Bloxie - ADOPTED!

Bloxie is a sweet girl approximately 5 months old now - born approximately Aug 17, 2015.  She is a very sweet tuxedo.  A little shy and hisses when she's stressed.  She'll let you know what she thinks.  She is actually Mary's foster but I have the fun of having her for her break from Petsmart.  She has improved since I've had her.  If you really startle her she might hiss in response but she loves to play and I'm enjoying watching her antics.  

Her 3 littermates have been adopted and she is the last one.  She's petite and playful.  She's so cute.  There was some interest in her at Petsmart until she hissed.  That's just her way of talking.

I am very happy on this chair.
Thanks Pepper for letting me lie in
one of your favorite spots

Feb 13, 2015 - She got her furrever home.  Just after I called Mary to see if she had gotten calls - which she said no. and my thoughts that maybe it was a hint - that she would become my second cat, Mary got a call and adopted her out.  It wasn't even 15 minutes.


Jan 28 - She has been having house privileges while I'm here.  She came to bed with me last night for the 2nd time and for a time I actually had 2 on the bed with me - Pepper and Bloxie.   I may have accidentally kicked her off since she picked the bottom of the bed.  Pepper was nearer my side.

She loves to have stomach petted.  

Jan 22 - Hot chocolate, popcorn and watching Federer (recorded last night) from the Aussie open while Bloxie (Mary Smola Connell's foster) is running around the living room. She's tearing back and forth. Definitely getting her beans out and running around insane and definitely not hiding. Pepper went upstairs to get out of her way.  She ran upstairs now. No hissing. Now she's running up and down the stairs. I guess you found something to play with - that shouldn't be hard.  Mary said she had 3 brothers who played very rough with her.  Bloxie startles so quickly when I make kissy noises. But she's getting better about it. Now she's rolling on carpet in middle of living room. Pepper probably won't play with her. She's fine entertaining herself.  She finally got hungry enough to go back in her cage to eat. I don't want Pepper eating her food. Now that she has eaten she is hyper in the cage found a mouse to play with. Sees her reflection in a mirror - is that I kitty I can play with?  Now she's back out.  She was content to be on my lap for a while but then wanted down.  I was starting to let go of her and she hissed at me which resulted in me forcing her to stay a little longer.  

Twinkle toe

Jul 14, 2015

Twinkle Toe is a semi-feral, semi socialized female cat approximately a year old.  She was supposed to be TNRed but could not be spayed back in July because she had a URI (upper respiratory infection).

This gave us time to work with her and she really isn't feral any more however she is also not to the point of being adoptable either.  She'll accept petting on her terms but picking up?  Nope.

NMCT clinic aged her at a year - I was thinking 5-6 months, Brenda thinks more like 8 months.  She's not where I'd like her to be socially but Debbie is coming regularly and working with her.  I pressed her buttons yesterday (July?) by trying to pull her to me to pick her up and she was panic city trying to get away.  I can pet her.  She'll roll on her back to have belly rubs but she doesn't come to the front of the cage.  I'd like to give her garage privileges but I can't trust her yet to come back to me and think she'll just hide.

January 2016 - she and Charlie have free range in the garage.  She's been in my garage how long?  six months.

July 26 had a walk-a-bout in the garage today.  She hadn't been out of the cage before and sure seemed to enjoy it and hopped back into her cage 3 hours later.  Beauty didn't like the fact that TT was out of the cage but Beauty will get over it.  Still need to get to the point that we can pick up TT

July 14, 2015 when I first got her.

Fluff and Puff

Puff

Fluff and Puff are two long haired black kittens.  They were trapped in Newport News in a very difficult location.  Their Mom has eluded capture for a long time and these are not the first kittens from there.

The kittens were TN'ed and estimated to be 2 months old.  Two little girls.  Lots of petting and holding.  They will come around and be put up for adoption.

Fluff

Feb 13 - Fluff found her forever home.  We finished Puff's drops on Feb 13 also and she went to Petsmart and had a lot of interest but after much consideration and thought she didn't get adopted.  Both will get rabies vaccine either Thurs and Monday and then Puff will then be available for adoption

Jan 22 - They had their dose of "human" this morning.  I petted and picked up both - one at a time.  Fluff is making quicker progress.  Kittens either freeze when their scared or they try to run away.  Fluff is the former and Puff is the latter.  They look a lot alike so they must remain separated.  If I could tell them apart I might put them together so that they could keep each other warmer at night and separate for the day to work with them.  Feral kittens socialize faster when they are separated thus they are separated.  With several folks coming by to love and handle them I'm hoping that in 2 months they'll be socialized and be able to put up for adoption.

Jan 20 - kittens delivered to my garage.  Temperature is tolerable since there is some local heat near the cages.

Jan 19 - kept at another volunteers home - weather awfully cold and concern about keeping them warm after surgery

Jan 18 - surgery at No More Chasin Tails - They estimated at 2 months.  Until look at teeth hard to estimate.  They could be older and just underweight.  Kept overnight.

Mom still eludes capture.  My suggestions for trapping.

a)  noone else can feed and there needs to be help from local neighbors to make sure they aren't fed.  Signs need to be posted to keep people from feeding and know that trapping is in progress.   As long as someone else is feeding them she will never be trapped.
b)  leave traps locked open and the cats only fed in the traps for several days.  If they want to eat they need to go in trap.  How many cats are there?  I know there is the Mom but are there any other cats there that have already been TNRed.  Complete inventory of what cats are there and enough traps to get everyone.  I would prefer also doing drop trap.  They have to eat in normal trap or under a drop trap whether or not you actually catch them
c)  set the normal traps after several days

It would help to know details of where they are actually living and finding shelter.  If she gets pregnant again and has another litter it would be best to know where she actually is keeping them and use them as bait to get her but putting them in a carrier backed up to a trap.