Showing posts with label cats. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cats. Show all posts
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Update on the "Trailer Cats"
Well it appears that my "trailer cats" have moved on to a better, and probably drier, abode. I haven't seen momma cat or her kittens since Sunday last. With all the rain we have had this past week (and some of the rain storms have been "stump movin' gulley washers"), I'm sure she has moved her litter to a drier place. Now I don't have to worry about trying to catch them to get them to the local animal rescue league.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
"Trailer" Cats
Permit me a small diversion from the world of imagi-nations.
On Monday, July 6, my son and I pulled by small cargo trailer out from the side of my garage to use it to collect some flooring from my daughter's dance studio. As we were pulling the trailer out a cat flashed out, scampered up the retaining wall between my property and the neighbor's, and disappeared into his back yard. Not thinking anything of it since there are several stray cats that inhabit the neighborhood, we went on about our business. But returning later that afternoon, I espied a piece of scrap plastic and what appeared to be a pile of yellow "stuff" where we would put the trailer. Walking towards it, the closer I got the more distinct was the pile until I realized that it was three very small yellow kittens, about one week old. It appears that Momma cat had moved her litter underneath the trailer sometime between Friday evening, July 3, and earlier that morning. Well, my son and I carefully moved the trailer back over the kittens. I was afraid that maybe we had scared Momma cat completely away but she was back when I checked on them the next morning.
So we have been "adopted" (temporarily, I hope) by the cats. I'm providing them with water but not food as I don't want to encourage her too much. This afternoon I finally thought about taking a picture of them. When I approached Momma cat and the kittens directly she jumped down from her overwatch position on the trailer bed and positioned herself between me and the kittens with a "That's close enough!" look. I crouched down and took this picture.
Once she realized that I wasn't coming any closer, she relaxed and I took the next picture.
As cute as the kittens are, I have absolutely NO plans on keeping them as pets. My son is allergic to cats (and to dogs as well) and we have too much stuff inside the house for them to get into. I estimate they are about three weeks old, so in another three weeks or so, I'' try to catch the three kittens and take them to our local animal rescue league for adoption.
On Monday, July 6, my son and I pulled by small cargo trailer out from the side of my garage to use it to collect some flooring from my daughter's dance studio. As we were pulling the trailer out a cat flashed out, scampered up the retaining wall between my property and the neighbor's, and disappeared into his back yard. Not thinking anything of it since there are several stray cats that inhabit the neighborhood, we went on about our business. But returning later that afternoon, I espied a piece of scrap plastic and what appeared to be a pile of yellow "stuff" where we would put the trailer. Walking towards it, the closer I got the more distinct was the pile until I realized that it was three very small yellow kittens, about one week old. It appears that Momma cat had moved her litter underneath the trailer sometime between Friday evening, July 3, and earlier that morning. Well, my son and I carefully moved the trailer back over the kittens. I was afraid that maybe we had scared Momma cat completely away but she was back when I checked on them the next morning.
So we have been "adopted" (temporarily, I hope) by the cats. I'm providing them with water but not food as I don't want to encourage her too much. This afternoon I finally thought about taking a picture of them. When I approached Momma cat and the kittens directly she jumped down from her overwatch position on the trailer bed and positioned herself between me and the kittens with a "That's close enough!" look. I crouched down and took this picture.
Once she realized that I wasn't coming any closer, she relaxed and I took the next picture.
As cute as the kittens are, I have absolutely NO plans on keeping them as pets. My son is allergic to cats (and to dogs as well) and we have too much stuff inside the house for them to get into. I estimate they are about three weeks old, so in another three weeks or so, I'' try to catch the three kittens and take them to our local animal rescue league for adoption.
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