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My feral colony I feed and care for... (Original Post) CurtEastPoint Jan 2019 OP
Pretty kitties. GemDigger Jan 2019 #1
Beautiful! CousinIT Jan 2019 #2
Very healthy and beautiful peacebuzzard Jan 2019 #3
Couple of real fuzzy ones. Beautiful. sinkingfeeling Jan 2019 #4
Very handsome and beautiful crew. democratisphere Jan 2019 #5
That one looks like a Kitteh Lion! Maraya1969 Jan 2019 #6
Beautiful cats! Solly Mack Jan 2019 #7
Lovely babies UpInArms Jan 2019 #8
They are beautiful! brer cat Jan 2019 #9
I only have 3 ferals living in my garage this winter. pazzyanne Jan 2019 #10
Thank you all. The best part of my day is when... CurtEastPoint Jan 2019 #11
Pretty cats. They look well fed and healthy. procon Jan 2019 #12
Beautiful! Amazing that you got several shots of their tongues too! : ) chowder66 Jan 2019 #13
I sat down while they had their breakfast and after eating... washing and tongues galore! CurtEastPoint Jan 2019 #14
I figured they had been fed or that there was some jedi magic going on. : ) chowder66 Jan 2019 #15
Here's the group shot of 7 of the 8 dining... CurtEastPoint Jan 2019 #16
They are all so beautiful! lucca18 Jan 2019 #17
They do, indeed. My co-feeders are in Israel on vac. right now so it's every day CurtEastPoint Jan 2019 #19
Furry Purries. DinahMoeHum Jan 2019 #18
So beautiful! Bless you for all you do for these wild kitties. japple Jan 2019 #20
Thank you. I just fed them 1/2 hour ago and all seven were there. CurtEastPoint Jan 2019 #21
Feral cats are worth it IcyPeas Jan 2019 #22
Several live under the house where I feed them and there are 3 other vacant/dilapidated CurtEastPoint Jan 2019 #23
awesome IcyPeas Jan 2019 #24
Thank you! I have one on my screened porch who just showed up at that colony CurtEastPoint Jan 2019 #25
when my son lived in Jefferson, he built a cat hotel for a feral family appleannie1943 Jan 2019 #26
That is so great! Thanks for this story of caring. CurtEastPoint Jan 2019 #27
my daughter started out with 9 HockeyMom Jan 2019 #28
Your short haired tuxedo cat looks just like our Coco. lark Jan 2019 #29
Those tuxes are all pretty sweet. One or two come up to me to be petted CurtEastPoint Jan 2019 #30
They all look so happy! In_The_Wind Jan 2019 #31
They seem to be. Couple are kind gun shy and will scatter if a noise happens but I call CurtEastPoint Jan 2019 #32
Rescue is where it's at. Good job, Curt. In_The_Wind Jan 2019 #33
Thanks. Sadly, it's a never ending job. CurtEastPoint Jan 2019 #34

pazzyanne

(6,543 posts)
10. I only have 3 ferals living in my garage this winter.
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 11:20 PM
Jan 2019

I moved the youngest kitten into the house the first of November because he would have never survived the winter outside. He was too small and too young. My two 6 year old kitties are not amused! Thank you for caring for the feral kitties. They need people like us in the winter to help them survive.

CurtEastPoint

(18,618 posts)
11. Thank you all. The best part of my day is when...
Sat Jan 26, 2019, 11:25 PM
Jan 2019

I beep beep my car lock and shut the trunk lid at the feeding site. They come running. Literally...like puppies! Circling my feet, just nuts. Not all... the tabby and fluffies are more reserved but the b/w kitties are adoring of me.

There are several abandoned houses nearby plus some apartments and I know at least 2 sleep under the house where I feed them. It's kind of a downtrodden area. But they are the light of my day!

CurtEastPoint

(18,618 posts)
19. They do, indeed. My co-feeders are in Israel on vac. right now so it's every day
Sun Jan 27, 2019, 09:18 AM
Jan 2019

but it is not a chore at all. It's 5 min from my house. I am just tickled when I use the clicker and I whistle and they come running. I love them so. Our group has one other colony this size but the rest are smaller: 1-4 cats.

CurtEastPoint

(18,618 posts)
23. Several live under the house where I feed them and there are 3 other vacant/dilapidated
Mon Jan 28, 2019, 09:50 AM
Jan 2019

houses next door and the apartments are behind it. It's a touchy situation as I of course had to get permission from the residents to feed there. They are renters and her bro in law is the owner, allegedly, so it's kinda on the QT. I truly think several of the tabbies are owned or otherwise cared for but they come eat and I fixed them, so they're 'mine!'

IcyPeas

(21,839 posts)
24. awesome
Mon Jan 28, 2019, 03:05 PM
Jan 2019

you get them fixed too. I love it. They look like teddy bears.

I watch a 24/7 cat cam called TinyKittens. Maybe you know about it? She lives in British Columbia and also takes care of ferals and has had luck in socializing some enough to get them adopted. So I have seen it with my own eyes. I used to believe (like a lot of people still think) that feral cats could never become socialized and now I know that some of them can. I love what you are doing.

peace


CurtEastPoint

(18,618 posts)
25. Thank you! I have one on my screened porch who just showed up at that colony
Mon Jan 28, 2019, 04:46 PM
Jan 2019

about a month ago then we saw he had an abscess on his back leg. To the vet... he was 'crate-able' and didn't need trapping. Got him stitched up and he was SO GOOD about not licking his stitches I left the cone off. Lesson learned (he DID lick them out the day before they were to be remove!), and another $200! Leave the cone on. So... this Sat out come the stitches and he has a HOME!

Look at this gorgeous boy...I call him Midas!





Last year we spayed/neutered 170 cats/kittens. Some we adopted out but most were and remain feral.
Our website [link:http://www.tricitiesfriendsofkitties.org|

appleannie1943

(1,303 posts)
26. when my son lived in Jefferson, he built a cat hotel for a feral family
Mon Jan 28, 2019, 04:56 PM
Jan 2019

One floor with a loft with cat beds and a heat lamp for winter. It had a front and back door built like a squared off S so it kept the wind out but offered an escape route if a preditor entered. He trapped the mama and her four small kittens and one older kitten and had them all nuetered. When he had to move he left the cat motel in the back yard but since the mama and one of the kittens had gotten people friendly and started coming in the house to visit, he took those two as well as his two with him. He rented the house until late last year when he put it on the market. The person he rented to continued to feed the feral cats that still visited at night. I have no idea if the new owners still do or not. He just recently had to have the mama cat put down because of issues from living in the wild so long without vet care.

 

HockeyMom

(14,337 posts)
28. my daughter started out with 9
Mon Jan 28, 2019, 05:06 PM
Jan 2019

That was nine years ago when she moved into her house. She had all neutered and spayed. Mom cat was the most difficult to capture to bring to get spayed.

The numbers today are down to only 5. Disappeared over the years, including Mom Cat. Only one of the the original litter still comes around.

BTW, they are all Orange except for one surviving member who is a long haired Black and White like his Mom.

lark

(23,061 posts)
29. Your short haired tuxedo cat looks just like our Coco.
Mon Jan 28, 2019, 07:27 PM
Jan 2019

They even have identical (as far as I can tell) coloring on their back legs. Hope yours is as sweet as our girl.

CurtEastPoint

(18,618 posts)
32. They seem to be. Couple are kind gun shy and will scatter if a noise happens but I call
Wed Jan 30, 2019, 07:13 PM
Jan 2019

them and they come back. They are the highlight of my day.

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