The feral cat saga in our neighborhood continues. Some with happy endings and some we are still working on.
Last week myself and 2 other ladies were out like 4 nights trying to catch three kittens. 1=black 1=gray 1=white with black spots The white with black spots, Stewy, was 1st caught. Totally friendly. Second was the gray one, Gizmo, but not so friendly. Finally another lady who had been feeding them got the black one, Underhill. They are all safe and sound.... doing well and hopefully will be adopted out.
Last night I helped a neighbor catch a pregnant feral in her backyard. She just had kittens, maybe like 3 months old and is already pregnant again. Poor thing. Her other older cat is also in the backyard, Jiro (second born son), we will catch him next. The trapping was quick since they were pretty hungry and willing to get close to us while we waited. Got to see the 3-month old kitten that is being adopted by another lady in their building. Cutest little puff of fur! He is black with one small white spot on his chest. His name is Shinju-chan, "cute little pearl" in Japanese. They named the mother cat Suiginmama, which means Mercury Mama.
Finally a cat was being dumped by a woman around the corner from my place. My friend caught the woman and basically grabbed the cat out of her hands. Today a call went into the ASPCA to report it. The poor cat was yowling and howling while the woman pulled it out of the carrier. The cat is about 3-4 years old and would never survive on the streets with winter coming. The cats in our hood already have their territories and would be tough for the new guy to get in. Plus he is fixed... no way to mark his area at all. Poor cat.
UPDATE: The ASPCA will be investigating the cat and the people trying to dump him. Hopefully it sends a strong message in our area about how wrong it is to dump a cat on the street. And the cat is friendly and being fostered at the moment.
UPDATE #2: The "Dumped Cat", DC, has found a great home. A real nice lady with a nice apartment near-by has taken him in. We are sooo happy that it all worked out perfectly in the end.
There have been a few cats who got adopted out to new homes. It helps when they get into loving homes and become wonderful pets (like Marley "the Monster")!