12/11/2024
Good morning Waggles family!!!
For some reason, the space underneath our deck has become the seasonal shelter for feral cats. As you can imagine, cats and dogs don’t mix and FERAL cats running around in my driveway/yard especially don’t mix! Last winter there was a momma cat that settled herself in and had a litter of kittens under there. I’d get up in the morning and come outside to see three little orange kitties scurrying away from me, who was apparently the most terrifying creature to ever exist. I’d also have clients tell me that when they pulled up they saw a kitten run out from under my van 😬 YIKES!! I really don’t want to find a kitten pancake in my driveway this year.
So I’m asking everyone to please keep an eye out for little fuzzy babies until I am able to successfully trap what I believe is this year’s mommy-to-be. Over the last few weeks I’ve seen a small Tortoiseshell cat coming and going from our yard and I’ve heard some rustling and footsteps under the deck. Just the other day I saw the cat walking quickly up the side of our driveway and back toward the welcome gate. I know she’s a female because of her coloration, but there’s a chance she isn’t pregnant and is just hunkering down for the cold weather. I am going to prepare for kittens anyway just to be safe. I’ll be setting a trap below the deck to hopefully get ahold of her before babies come. Once captured, we will relocate her to my sister’s property where she can birth her babies, get spayed, get vaccinated, get her babies fixed and tagged, and they can all live the rest of their lives as fat, feral, and disease-free barn cats!
If we successfully catch her, I will be posting a link where people can donate toward the cost of vet bills for Miss Torta and babies for any that feel led to. In the meantime, just keep your eyes peeled for a cat or kittens!
