Cats and Kittens
This is totally off topic, but I have a problem and I thought I’d throw this out there and see if anyone has any suggestions for me.
A stray - what they call feral - cat has had two little kittens in my woodpile. If I had to guess, I’d say the cat is only a kitten herself, about 8 months old, maybe. The kittens are maybe 3 or 4 weeks old now. Their eyes are open and they are just starting to walk around out of the wood pile. We just saw them for the first time on Friday, actually.
I’m not sure what to do. I don’t want those kittens to grow up and come back and have more kittens in my wood pile. For one thing, I’m pretty allergic to cats, so I don’t want to be the neighborhood cat lady. You know the one who has like 30 cats living in and out of her house. Secondarily, I have two little dogs and they don’t really care for cats.
I’ve been trying to win over the mama cat and the kittens, over the last few days, putting out food and water, and just sitting around quietly while they are out. But so far, although the mama doesn’t run away, she won’t come close. The kittens are so cute, they hiss at me a little if I get too close, but mostly, they just watch with big eyes.
The mother is a dark gray striped cat, and the kittens are a softer, lighter gray. The dad - at least the cat I think is the dad - is light gray with a white chest.
I’d like to try to trap them, at least the kittens and the mama, and to bring them somewhere, but so far no place around here seems to have room for them. I think all three cats would be adoptable, but only if I can find someone who wants them. I’m not even sure how one goes about trapping cats.
Any ideas?
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