Pumacat
06-18-2008, 04:12 PM
I have had 4 to 7 stray cats hanging around the house that I had been feeding. About 3 weeks ago I trapped 4 of them and had them fixed. Siam (F) her two adult kittens Little Blackie (F), Socks (M) and an odd stray we called Sweet Grey Girl. We try to keep the names simple so when talking to the neighbors we all know who we are talking about. Well, after they got fixed I have hardly seen them around any more. I also have a stray that has her kittens neer by and she is about the only one arround.
What I am wondering is if the cats took off because I got them fixed or because Orange Girl has her kittens near and she has ran them off? Or are they just out and about because it's summer and food is more plentifull? I kind of miss having them around.
Just a little side note about some of the cats. Sweet Grey Girl turned out to be the cat of a guy that lives in an appartment next to me. I was talking to him the other day and found this out and that he was rather supprised that she showed back up at his appartment after a 2 week absents with a shaved belly. I was a little ticked in a way to find this out because he didn't take it apon his self to see to it that his cat was speyed and I was the one who ended up shelling out the bucks to do it (not that if I knew it was his cat, I would have done anything different). I just told him that she was hanging around a bad element and ended up getting cought up in a "bust".
As for Orange Girl, She had 6 kittens around the time that the "bust" had taken place and did not get trapped. She will be taken it to get speyed around the 4th of July. About that time her kittens will be 5 weeks old and will be OK without her for the day. And yes, her kittens will be fixed befor they are adopted out.
On the happy side She has turned out to be such a sweet and lovable cat that she found a home with us and will become an inside cat once her kittens are old enough. My husband wanted a girl in the house because we already have the 2 boys. It will still be all orangees all the time.
One more thing....I would also like to give a salute to Planned Pethood out of Denver. They come to Grand Junction once a month and will fix your ferral cats for $20 or they can do a number of them for free because of money raised by Community Cat Care. They also do all the other Vet stuff for dogs and cats for a way reasonable price.
What I am wondering is if the cats took off because I got them fixed or because Orange Girl has her kittens near and she has ran them off? Or are they just out and about because it's summer and food is more plentifull? I kind of miss having them around.
Just a little side note about some of the cats. Sweet Grey Girl turned out to be the cat of a guy that lives in an appartment next to me. I was talking to him the other day and found this out and that he was rather supprised that she showed back up at his appartment after a 2 week absents with a shaved belly. I was a little ticked in a way to find this out because he didn't take it apon his self to see to it that his cat was speyed and I was the one who ended up shelling out the bucks to do it (not that if I knew it was his cat, I would have done anything different). I just told him that she was hanging around a bad element and ended up getting cought up in a "bust".
As for Orange Girl, She had 6 kittens around the time that the "bust" had taken place and did not get trapped. She will be taken it to get speyed around the 4th of July. About that time her kittens will be 5 weeks old and will be OK without her for the day. And yes, her kittens will be fixed befor they are adopted out.
On the happy side She has turned out to be such a sweet and lovable cat that she found a home with us and will become an inside cat once her kittens are old enough. My husband wanted a girl in the house because we already have the 2 boys. It will still be all orangees all the time.
One more thing....I would also like to give a salute to Planned Pethood out of Denver. They come to Grand Junction once a month and will fix your ferral cats for $20 or they can do a number of them for free because of money raised by Community Cat Care. They also do all the other Vet stuff for dogs and cats for a way reasonable price.