MITTENS AND KITTENS
Mittens (Mom)
Marnie - the Tortie. Female.
Marlee - Black with an orange spot on the back. Female.
Micah - Black with Gray pants. Male?
All genders subject to change!
VIDEOS
Final updates appear here; but please read their complete story below.
Kittens - in another home, still in foster care as of August 25th, 2022
Mittens was released on August 25th, 2022 in the neighborhood she was trapped in.
She has a wonderful family taking care of her, and other feral cats. Live long and prosper Mittens!
Mittens is a very feral mom cat; we need to give her time to feel safe before we handle the kittens.
We will leave her and the kits alone for several days while Mittens gets used to her new place.
We could barely see the kittens; as long as I could see 3 moving heads, and evidence of nursing, I figured they were okay!
Finally managed to get a photo of the kittens, not great pics, but at least I can count 3 little heads.
Update - July 21st, 2022
Over the last week or so, I tried to use a long spoon to get the kittens out while Mittens was in the carrier, but she always swatted at the spoon and knocked the kitten off!
Finally, Mom exited the carrier on the morning of July 18th; she was high up on a shelf which gave us time to get weights, give much needed drugs, and take some pics of the kittens. Mittens is very aggressive; I was concerned she might jump on my back while I was holding the kittens, but she just glared at me instead.
The kittens were suspicious and did a fair bit of hissing and swatting, however, this was kind of adorable. Each time I hold them they are less and less concerned about my presence. I am confident we will have three well socialized kittens in a few weeks.
Yay!
So, Mittens' SOP seems to be, in the wee hours of the morning (why is it always in the wee hours of the morning???) she takes a break from the kittens and perches on the upper shelf in the room. I am hoping this trend continues so we can handle the kittens and get them socialized. It has worked the last three mornings. Keeping my fingers crossed.
In either case, they will be much more mobile soon; they will be wandering around which will give us time to socialize with them.
Two wee ones, Marlee and Marnie.
(I had my hands full with Mittens, Howler and Sadie!).
So, Mittens is still with us; these are the last photos of the kittens while with me, but not the last photos I will see of them!
Do you have a beloved pet who has passed on?
IN MEMORY of our lost pets.
Would you like to pay homage to them with their own site?
Email me and I'll create a page for them.
LINKS
The many faces of Mittens. Well, not really
