We recovered nine adult cats and 19 kittens last week from my grandparents' farm in Posey County, Ind.
On April 29, we captured eight cats and 14 kittens. We discoverd five kittens by themselves in a five-gallon bucket in the garage. We found a mother cat nursing nine kittens in a box in an old grain silo.
On April 29, we captured eight cats and 14 kittens. We discoverd five kittens by themselves in a five-gallon bucket in the garage. We found a mother cat nursing nine kittens in a box in an old grain silo.
We used humane traps to catch the other seven cats, which were spayed and neutered at The Neuter Scooter, a mobile, low-cost spay/neuter clinic. We returned them to the property three days later.
Because the mother of the five kittens could not be identified, they were placed with the mother cat. Sarah is fostering the cat and 14 kittens in a kennel in a sturdy shed. Because we're worried about the mother's milk production, she is supplementing their diet with kitten formula through frequent bottle feedings. She has also been bathing them and treating their crusty eyes. The mother cat should be named "mother of the year" for her patience with the kittens and her sweet demeanor with people.
On May 4, I returned to my grandparent's to capture the cats we missed during the first round. We grabbed two tame adult females and five kittens. The plan was to have the cats spayed at the Vanderburgh Humane Society's low-cost clinic, but we discovered that one of the cats was one that we had captured and spayed earlier in the week (we forgot to check for the tatoo in her ear). The other cat is still nursing the kittens, so the clinic wants to wait until they are weaned. Jamie is fostering the cat and kittens.
Once all 19 kittens are weaned, they will be spayed and neutered and available for adoption into safe, indoor homes.
On May 4, I returned to my grandparent's to capture the cats we missed during the first round. We grabbed two tame adult females and five kittens. The plan was to have the cats spayed at the Vanderburgh Humane Society's low-cost clinic, but we discovered that one of the cats was one that we had captured and spayed earlier in the week (we forgot to check for the tatoo in her ear). The other cat is still nursing the kittens, so the clinic wants to wait until they are weaned. Jamie is fostering the cat and kittens.
Once all 19 kittens are weaned, they will be spayed and neutered and available for adoption into safe, indoor homes.
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