Cats!

Read Daryl the Feral's (ret.) Story.  Daryl is our mascot.

Colonies Trapped     25        Cats Caught   229        Cats/Kittens Adopted    12      

Cats/Kittens Available for Adoption    2, Plus more on the Kitten Network

We started our Trapping, neutering and returning in early November 2009.  We've already had many rewarding adventures. And found homes for several kittens.  Some of their pictures and stories are below.  Check this page for cats and kittens that might need good, loving homes.

We trapped in mid-December and there were three beautiful kittens.  All are female -- now spayed, thanks to the Ontario Feral Cat Project.  Two have been adopted to good homes; the little grey girl need a good home, too!

November 24, 2009.  Today was "neuter day" for two colonies that we trapped on Monday.  As we were transporting them to the clinic, we received a phone call from a woman who was staying at a local motel traveling for Thanksgiving.  She said that there was a cat there that needed help.  We went to check it out.  It turned out to be a Mom-Cat and three kittens.  Mom-Cat is ready for adoption now, too.

We informed the woman of the cats' status and corresponded over Thanksgiving weekend.  She e-mailed her contact network and found good homes for all the kittens who are young enough to be successfully socialized to people.  Lucky Kittens!  Here are their pictures.  Mom-Cat's story is next...

Nov24, cont.  Mom-Cat's Story (picture above)  We generally don't work too much on socializing adult ferals.  They are already frightened, and usually don't make the transition.  On the day after TNR clinic, we went to feed and clean cages, and wily Mom-Cat had managed to get out of her cage!  We cleaned all cages and put in fresh food, and reset her trap.  Went away for a while thinking she would go back in trap to eat...  An hour later, she was still out.  DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME.  I approached her and gently scratched her ears.  Everything OK with that, scratched her back... OK.  Picked her up and slipped her in the cage.  So we started wondering if she hadn't been abandoned (fairly recently, maybe because of the kittens?)?

We held the kittens and Mom-Cat longer than usual because the kittens had a home to go to.  So they all got handled and petted every day, including Mom-Cat.  And we started working on finding her a good home, because the more we worked with her the more obvious it was she had been a pet.  Mom-Cat has a great home now.