jazzcat
11-05-2006, 12:13 PM
I'll try to make a long story short. The little wild kitten was so wild we decided to have him neutered and release him with his momma back into our backyard. I took him to the vet Tuesday afternoon, they neutered him on Wed. and I picked him up Thursday afternoon with momma. One of the vet techs said she worked with him and he was coming around. At home I brought him in to see how he was and Wow! he was reallying coming around. Only a few hisses and spits but I could pet him and within minutes he was purring. I knew right then we couldn't release him so I kept working with him. He didn't know what to do or how to play so I brought Moxie in and after a few exchanged hisses they were pals. She taught him how to wrestle and play with toys and over the past couple of days she has taught him how to interact with us.
I'm already in love with this little guy who I orignally named Taz but it no longer fits so we are looking for a new name. Richard keeps calling him Boo Bear or Booster. We are even considering Decker since he was under the deck or Trapper since we trapped him.
As for momma cat, once I knew we were keeping the kitten in I released her. She shot out of the yard, over the fence and through the woods like a flash and I have not seen her since. I keep putting food out for her but I only see the neighbor's cats and a possum eating it. I hope she is safe where ever she is. She is very feral and her ear was notched during her spay. We did all we could for her.
Now for some pictures.
This is when I first discovered we missed a kitten. Momma was letting him play but as soon as she saw me they dove under the deck steps.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/jazzcat99/Kittens/P1012085.jpg
This is momma in the cage after the spay. She was so scared.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/jazzcat99/Kittens/P1012111.jpg
The little wild gray kitten with Moxie Thursday.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/jazzcat99/Kittens/P1012113.jpg
The little wild guy last night.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/jazzcat99/Kittens/P1012118.jpg
He doesn't like the camera so I have to hide it and use no flash so this was a quick shot I got when he ran up to me. Sorry it's blurry but look at how close he gets, he was right in my face.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/jazzcat99/Kittens/P1012121.jpg
He still runs and hides when walk in the room or makes sudden movements but he quickly returns to play. Once he is used to you he loves to be pet and even fell over on his side to let me rub his belly last night. He watches Moxie and will do whatever she does so when she climbed into my lap last night to sleep he did the same but didn't stay too long. He still has a way to go but he sure has come around quickly.
I'm already in love with this little guy who I orignally named Taz but it no longer fits so we are looking for a new name. Richard keeps calling him Boo Bear or Booster. We are even considering Decker since he was under the deck or Trapper since we trapped him.
As for momma cat, once I knew we were keeping the kitten in I released her. She shot out of the yard, over the fence and through the woods like a flash and I have not seen her since. I keep putting food out for her but I only see the neighbor's cats and a possum eating it. I hope she is safe where ever she is. She is very feral and her ear was notched during her spay. We did all we could for her.
Now for some pictures.
This is when I first discovered we missed a kitten. Momma was letting him play but as soon as she saw me they dove under the deck steps.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/jazzcat99/Kittens/P1012085.jpg
This is momma in the cage after the spay. She was so scared.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/jazzcat99/Kittens/P1012111.jpg
The little wild gray kitten with Moxie Thursday.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/jazzcat99/Kittens/P1012113.jpg
The little wild guy last night.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/jazzcat99/Kittens/P1012118.jpg
He doesn't like the camera so I have to hide it and use no flash so this was a quick shot I got when he ran up to me. Sorry it's blurry but look at how close he gets, he was right in my face.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/jazzcat99/Kittens/P1012121.jpg
He still runs and hides when walk in the room or makes sudden movements but he quickly returns to play. Once he is used to you he loves to be pet and even fell over on his side to let me rub his belly last night. He watches Moxie and will do whatever she does so when she climbed into my lap last night to sleep he did the same but didn't stay too long. He still has a way to go but he sure has come around quickly.