tele_mark says:
He only has one more hurdle to cross. He can't try to dominate or become aggressive with my cats as he grows, and Floppy can't reject him when he becomes an adult. I don't think that will happen though, they all love each other.
His brother is worrying me though. He's hiding most of the time and runs from me or hisses when I approach him, and has stopped eating except a little bit. Storm goes into his hiding place during the day and curls up with him sometimes, but the kitten doesn't play with Storm any longer, and walks around the house at night sadly mewing and looking out the windows.
tele_mark says:
My driveway alarm went off late last night, and I saw another cat I haven't seen before -- this time a tiger, also looking pretty good. I think these cats are well-fed, because there seems to be lots of them around, but they look healthy except for the fleas, ticks and worms, and they don't seem too interested for the most part in the food in the traps. I don't know where they're from, but I think someone is feeding them well enough for them to breed, but isn't fixing them or giving them basic vet care. I don't think trapping, neutering and releasing them is so grim as I originally thought.
tele_mark says:
I could put out a box, but I doubt he'll stick around. I don't even SEE cats around here unless I put the trap out, or rare cases where Baby lead the others up here because he wanted to be caught. They're all so well-fed and almost fat, although flea and tick infested, thatt I'm beginning to believe someone somewhere is feeding them.
tele_mark says:
Just got him back from the vet, $215 out of my own pocket. The vet estimates him at 9 months old, so not the kitten's father, perhaps part of an earlier litter?
tele_mark says:
I went to trap the mother, and ended up with this when I went out this morning. This is most likely the father. He's totally feral, healthy except for ticks and fleas, and a good weight. I can't express how much hate I feel for the people responsible for this. I just don't have the resources. He will be neutered, his ear clipped, and then released to fend for himself. The irony is, although much smaller, he looks lie "Sam", the feral father of Floppy, Robocat, Ivan, Tony, Bear, and Munchkin. Sorry for the French but GODDAMN the filthy assholes who do this! I hope to meet a few face to face in a secluded place someday.....