At around 9:30 last night I received a text that a pregnant cat we've been trying to trap for a while hasn't moved from her spot for two days. After talking to Kifayh, the person who's been taking care of her, I decided to jump in my car to go see what was going on. I was worried that she might be sick, in distress, or having trouble with delivery. After arriving, and squeezing into the small outdoor enclosure she's in, I discovered that she had already given birth to three kittens. I was able to get close enough to her to take this video and some photos. She was a bit nervous, and gave me a little hiss to let me know I wasn't allowed to touch her babies, but otherwise wasn't mean. I put some food right next to her and she ate it right away.
Now what do I do? These are the tough decisions I'm faced with every day. Our intake is closed, but mom and babies need help. Most rescues will not take an unsocialized momma cat with babies, so there is nowhere for them to go.
This girl has had multiple litters in the past few years. In fact, her most recent litter of three 4-month-old kittens is currently residing in a crate in Kifayh's garage. We are working on trying to place them, but again, unsocialized kittens are difficult to find rescue for. If we just leave them be, however, they will continue to multiply. It's a never ending battle.
If anyone has any ideas, please reach out to me. In the meantime, we can really use some funds to at least get the three kittens in Kifayh's garage fixed. One of them is letting us pet her without any issues, so she should be adoptable fairly soon. The other two still need some work.
Donations can be sent here:
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The above are preferred to Facebook's fundraising as we usually have to wait over a month to receive funds donated through Facebook.
Thank you so much for your continued support.
This is the kind of cooperation I get when I'm trying to take adoption photos 😂
It's spay and neuter day!
Thank you, Joni, for sponsoring these four kittens!
Even with child safety locks on the kitchen cabinets, the little rascals at my house managed to break into one overnight. They helped themselves to four avocados and whatever was left of a loaf of Italian bread. They also knocked a ton of stuff out onto the counter and the floor, and broke a glass. They are all free to a good home 😝 (just kidding).
🐈 FOSTER HOME NEEDED 🐈
These two approximately 8-month-old kittens are living outside right now. They will be fully vetted tomorrow, to prevent more kittens from being born, but will unfortunately have to go back outside until a foster home can be found. The gray one is a boy and the tabby is a girl. They are being fed and taken care of, but with winter coming soon, it would be best to get them inside.
If anyone is interested in fostering, please text me or send me a private message.
Our tiny girl rested a lot yesterday, and by late night she was full of energy. This was her when I walked into the room to feed her. When she climbed the carrier door, I realized she was much older than I originally thought. She is about seven weeks old.
I also put some pieces together and figured out her actual story. So here it goes. At the end of September I was contacted about kittens that were supposedly being killed by their mom. With Star giving us seven babies just prior to that, I was in no position to take on any more kittens and had to say no. Fast forward four weeks, and here I am with a seven week old baby girl in horrible shape. I'm not sure what exactly happened to her, or the rest of the litter, but I am completely heartbroken that someone would let it get to this point. This is the very sad outcome of people not fixing their animals, and letting them roam around. All of this suffering could have been prevented by a simple, standard procedure. I don't know how much more I can do to prevent this from happening.
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Babies are two weeks old today. They are active, vocal, and try very hard to walk. They are aware of each other's existence and are starting to touch and bite each other.
The babies are ready to bust out! Just look at them kicking and moving around. Momma's been purring nonstop, getting ready for the big moment.
Update on the kitty with a missing leg.
She was seen by a vet at SNIP Society today (thank you so much for getting us in) and not only is she pregnant again, she is about to give birth. Since none of us feel comfortable aborting fully developed kittens, we will have to wait for her leg surgery until the kittens are weaned. The wound has healed well enough on its own that we don't have to worry about it getting worse.
When I got into my car after the vet visit, I cried. It is overwhelming and heartbreaking to see this over and over again. This girl is tiny, about 10 months old, and this will be her third litter this summer. She doesn't deserve this. She deserves to be a kitten, playing around and doing things that kittens do. Thankfully she is now safe and will never have to go through this again.
I ended up naming her Hattie. It's the hockey fan in me. Hattie has been eating a lot and will eat even more once the babies are here. Kitten food has the most nutrients for a nursing mom, so if anyone would like to help this girl out, please send some wet kitten food.
*We received $70 towards Hattie's leg surgery so far, but will now wait until she's ready to do a fundraiser.
ANOTHER UPDATE
The cat that was stuck between the floor and ceiling is safe. The man's ex wife stopped by the house the following day and the kitty came out for her. She took her home with her.
UPDATE ON THE ABANDONED CATS.
The two boys, Siamese and tuxedo, are safe with Feline Fine Cat Rescue as of this morning. A huge thank you to Kat for taking them in! However, as I was dropping off carriers there last night, the person helping out asked me if I wanted to go into the house to meet the cats. I initially said "no", but then went in anyway. And it's a good thing I did. After we were in there for a while, talking, we heard faint meows coming from somewhere in the house. The woman's son came over and we combed the house, looking in every room, cabinet, and drawer of dressers that were left behind. Nothing. Just when we were about to give up, the son asked me if a cat can get up into the ceiling because there are spots in the basement where the joist are exposed. We went back down and it turned out that the entire ceiling in the laundry room is exposed. The basement door was closed for a long time and this kitty was trapped. We decided to leave food to see what would happen, and closed the door to the basement again so that the boys couldn't go down there. The food was gone this morning. After the boys were removed from the house, the neighbor opened the door to the basement. She will keep checking all day to see if the kitty comes up to her, but if not, I will drop off a trap tonight and we will set it. I am so glad I went in and that this kitty asked for help. It would have died in there otherwise.
Here's a video the neighbor took of the boys playing with toys I gave her for them. As you can see, the house has been emptied and only the cats were left behind.
Our mission at One Goal Animal Foundation is to provide for rescue, foster care, and adoption of homeless cats and dogs.
