Ok, I think I had a moment of panic last night. I'm feeling better this morning and thinking a little more clearly. Last night I felt like the old woman who lived in a shoe, had so many children that she didn't know what to do, and then found out she was PREGNANT!!
I can not do anything until I get my two boys fixed. That is for sure! I will try to talk to my neighbor and find out if this little one has been fixed. Then I will have to see how introductions go. This little lady is spicy! I held the door open about two inches last night so she could sniff Pete and Leroy. She came running across the porch and meowed really loud and stuck that paw through the door and smacked Pete right on top of the head!! Pete wasn't bothered in the least. I went back outside and had a long talk with her about that type of behavior. Peanut Butter walked up on the porch and she went after him! Hissing and spitting like a tiger! Now they are outside together all the time. She only acts like this when you show her affection. She suddenly didn't want anyone else around. The one thing I am sure of is that she can handle herself and she ignores my speeches just like the rest of them do!!!
I'm going to play this thing day by day and it will work out the way it is supposed to.
Thanks to all for your kind words and understanding the panic attack!! If I just had a bigger house I would bring them all in!!
Jen thanks for all the info you attached. You were right when you basically said that I won't be able to handle doing nothing.
I'm going to try to do some more research for help in our area. We have a VERY mean feral tom that has started showing up. He is the scary type because he is not afraid of humans. He will keep his distance but does not run. He showed up briefly during the summer and my goofy mother went to pet him against my warnings and she got her hand sliced open! He was gone for a long time and I thought he had been killed but he is now back with a vengence! Nasty boy needs to be trapped, fixed, and loved by someone!
Does it ever end????!!!