Posted by in cats I haven’t forgotten you all…really. I’m buried in cats we are trapping, and as always happens about this part of the summer, the cats are coming out of the bushes and there are kittens to get and sick cats to take care of. There are stories to tell, but little time to share them right…Read more »
Posted by in cats Early last March we (Derry Township Community Cats) was notified about a small colony that needed some spay/neuter attention. The caretaker had never heard of us, which amazes us, but it happens. She was, however, feeling overwhelmed and was glad for the help in controlling her outside kitty population. Problem was, at least one cat…Read more »
Posted by in cats I’ve been fostering a very sweet cat named Scooter. He’s been stuck all by himself in my foster room for a few weeks, and we were all ready to transfer him to a location with other cats and open spaces, and the poor guy developed a 103.6 fever and upper respiratory problems. So he’s still…Read more »
Posted by in cats Teddy, we barely knew you, but we miss you, and you were loved during your very short life. (Teddy with his siblings) We lost poor little Teddy, who was just a little over three weeks old, yesterday morning. Fading Kitten Syndrome, per the vet, and nothing we could have done. He stopped nursing a few…Read more »
Posted by in animals Sunday mornings ceased to be about church when I became a pet sitter almost 11 years ago. Sunday mornings (like most mornings) are spent pet sitting. As I drive around however, Krista Tippett’s program, On Being, is usually playing. Her program (or whatever part I manage to catch between visits) has become, in essence, church…Read more »
Posted by in cats Nick and Nate are off with their foster, and I got to see them today. How did they grow soooo much in just week? They’re having a blast with the foster, have figured out how to escape the foster room, and they apparently think the resident Labradors are their BFFs. All good. In the meantime,…Read more »
Posted by in cats Sweetness alert…meet Nick and Nate. Nick (the tabby) and Nate (the tuxedo) came to us almost two weeks ago. Five weeks old at the time, and they were feral…or supposed to be. We’ve never met two less feral outdoor kittens in all our years of doing this work. They ran up to the people who…Read more »
