Feral Fix

11/13/2023

10/27/2023

Worth posting again

10/27/2023

Post from a local Beekeeper 🐝
“It's late, and maybe in the morning I'll delete this post, but I've just got home and for now I need to write this down.
Earlier this evening I received a message from a homeowner to say they had a swarm of bees in their hedge, but they were worried about them because children had been throwing water at them.
By the time my fellow beekeeper and I arrived, what had been a beautiful prime swarm was reduced to a few hundred drenched bees, huddling limply around their queen.
I've already deleted the photos of the puddles of water, the dripping wet hedge, and the many, many dead and dying bees that hadn't been able to escape the attack; sharing those pictures serves no purpose.
We gently placed the bees that had survived into a collection box, and hopefully tomorrow, when they've had a chance to dry out and settle, we'll check on them and if necessary feed them; they'll be exhausted and possibly (understandably) defensive. They've been through a lot.
Please, please, help me to educate your children, your grandchildren, your nieces and nephews, your neighbors, your colleagues, and your friends that a swarm of bees isn't dangerous - they're amazing creatures that are just looking for a new home.
Please don't let anyone harm them. Just call a beekeeper who will gladly rehome them.
Please help me to spread this message and hopefully save any more bees from being unnecessarily harmed” 😢
- A Sad and unhappy Beekeeper

10/26/2023

Sharing..

So so true, especially this time of year when the moms have had multiple litters and aren’t healthy enough to provide good nutrition to their babies.

10/26/2023

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10/21/2023

Sharing a beautiful post...

I think it's a deep consolation to know that spiders dream, that monkeys tease predators, that dolphins have accents, that lions can be scared silly by a lone mongoose, that otters hold hands, and ants bury their dead. That there isn't their life and our life. Nor your life and my life. That it's just one teetering and endless thread and all of us, all of us, are entangled with it as deep as entanglement goes.

10/05/2023

Sharing a cool idea that I need to try for a wily mama cat!

10/02/2023

09/19/2023

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Unlike puppies (who can often develop littermate syndrome), it is recommended & encouraged to adopt kittens in pairs. Besides all the logical reasons to have two kittens, it’s far more entertaining and you get the added benefit of saving TWO lives!!

08/24/2023

Yesterday we took two ferals to the clinic to be fixed. After the first one was done, the tech informed us that the second cat was already tipped on the right ear, and it was not one of their tips so the cat may have already been fixed somewhere else.
I was familiar with this cat because we've been trying to trap him for several months, so I asked the clinic to please examine the cat anyway to see if it was intact. So, they did, and sure enough he was an intact male around a year old. They then neutered him, and he is now recovering with the other cat. They will be returned to the colony this week.
I am so thankful they investigated further because had everyone just assumed that the rounded tip on the right ear was a sure sign he'd already been fixed, we would have returned an unneutered male! When in doubt, ASK!
Personally, I think it should be mandatory that ONLY the left ear be tipped and that the style should be the same or very similar across the board.
We have found several cats that have been tipped on their right ear that were indeed already fixed. And then, in this case, there was a rounded right ear tip, but the cat was NOT fixed. Confusing!

08/15/2023

RIP Missy

08/13/2023

See UPDATE in comments below...
Last night we trapped this gorgeous orange longhair that we've never seen before. Appears young and the hair coat is scruffy, but a beautiful cat, nonetheless. We shall see how the clinic goes, sex/temperament, etc. and will update the post.

07/16/2023

RETURNED 🥹
Oops, update! This cat is NOT a sultry mama like we thought, lol! He's a handsome BOY that we call Larry. He is now fixed, vaxxed and back in his old stomping grounds.

07/16/2023

RETURNED 🥹
Meet Jerry, a big and handsome gray & white tom that is now fixed and vaxxed and back to being a free-living community cat.

05/29/2023

FOR ADOPTION
Lucy is an 8-month-old kitten. She's been fixed and vaxxed and is waiting for a home of her own. If you are interested in Lucy, please call or message Feral Fix. Approved, Virginia home only. Will deliver.

04/20/2023

Both RETURNED 🥹
Rosie (Torbie) and Rocky (black) were trapped on National Cat Lady Day and returned to their territory after they recovered.

04/14/2023

This week we are recovering Lucy, a pretty orange tabby that we trapped at the colony we've been working on. She is about 6 months old and so far seems very sweet. We will know more about her temperament as she goes through the healing process. The vet said that she was in heat. Thankfully we caught her in time!

04/06/2023

Update on Zoey...
ADOPTED! 😊
We recently caught this sweet 6-month-old black kitten. She is now fixed and vaxxed and is recovering from her spay surgery. We were fostering and socializing her with hopes of finding her a forever home soon. She is a VERY laid back, go-with-the-flow kind of girl. I think she is ready for adoption NOW! If interested in Zoey, please message Feral Fix.
Thanks M & T for adopting Zoey! I hope she and Ziggy have fun together once she is fully assimilated. 😃

04/03/2023

ADOPTED! 😊
Stevie was a cute little black kitten that we trapped in January 2023. She was transferred to another rescue for a better chance at adoption! Thanks FAN! 🥰

03/30/2023

RETURNED 🥹
Cali (Calico) and Taffy (split faced Torti) were returned to their familiar outdoor territory this week. I wish we had the space, time and resources to socialize them all, but sadly we don't. However, these girls seemed quite happy to be free again and at least they won't have any more babies!

03/23/2023

Toni was born into the community colony we've been working on. She was a cute 3.5-month-old torbi with a fun personality and full of kitten energy. We did not want to return her to the colony, so we fostered her temporarily until we could find a forever home or a rescue that could give her more exposure and a better chance at adoption. Thank you, FAN!

03/22/2023

ADOPTED! 😊
Ziggy was from the community cat colony we've been working on and, although scared, he proved to be very sweet. He was adopted just a week later by some friends that love black cats. A lucky boy is he! Thanks M & T! 🙂

03/19/2023

ADOPTED 😊
Sammie was another youngster from the community colony we've been working on. Having a very sweet and docile temperament, we did not want to return her to the colony, so we fostered her temporarily until we could find her a home or a rescue that could give her more exposure. Thank you, FAN!

03/19/2023

RETURNED 🥹
Blackie was one of those stealthy community cats that, even though he was quiet, you could tell he didn't want to have much to do with humans. 😝

03/18/2023

RETURNED 🥹
Penny never warmed up to being an indoor kitty, so she was returned to the colony as soon as she was fully recovered from her spay surgery.

03/18/2023

ADOPTED! 😊
Ellie was trapped at the community colony we've been working on. It turned out she was friendly, so she was networked and recently adopted through the cat cafe in Norfolk, VA. Thank you, FAN and Catnip Cat Cafe, for helping this cutie find a home of her own! 🥰

03/17/2023

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Sorry to all the people who reach out wanting their kitten fixed. We want to help your kitten also. But it is our policy to ask about the mom cat and get help for her prior to the kittens. When someone reaches out about kittens, we flood them with questions about where they got the kitten from. We’ve been quite successful getting in touch with the person who has the momma and helping her too. We call it “Turning off the faucet before you start mopping the floor”.

02/15/2023

UPDATE on Maggie & Dottie - After being adopted, they were returned at no fault of their own. A member of their new adoptive family was not able to tolerate litter boxes and had severe allergies, so it looks like these sweet girls are available for adoption again!!

Maggie & Dottie are playmates located in Virginia. They were born into the same colony and enjoy wrestling and chasing each other.
They are still waiting for their forever home. It would be nice if they could be adopted together, if possible. If anyone is interested in this beautiful pair of ginger girls, please message or call Feral Fix.