New Cat

[halfmile]

This little cat has been living in and on the roof of the "Junk Shed" since August. I feed it twice a day and make sure she has plenty of water. The only way I can get close to her is if I have food or a cat treat. I`d like to bring her in the house this winter if I can ever catch her.

 

[Downeaster]

She's a cutie! Good luck.

 

[JOHNDADDY]

Yeah, she looks healthy too.
Try one of those laser dots, lead her to a place closer to the house to eat then / door / inside. It might take time but should work if she's attracted to it (most cats are). Play brings friendship and trust, at least that. I used to have to do that with my crazy brain damaged deaf cat when she wouldn't come in at night. Now she's trained to the porch light flicking on and off. Best of luck.

 

[nj1639]

A neighbor gal down the ridge lost her husband, their old dog and their old cat all within the past two years.
Recently she had a service man to the house that told her his cat just had a litter of kittens.
Talking it over to her one grandson, he suggested getting two, as all folks that know kittens - two are more fun and entertaining than just one, so she put in her order.
The wife asked her what she was getting, male, female, colors etc.
Sally replied, "They're gonna be "surprise" kitties."

 

[halfmile]

Still living on the roof. Comes down to get fed and water. No luck catching her yet though.

 

[JOHNDADDY]

Still living on the roof. Comes down to get fed and water. No luck catching her yet though.
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Good luck

 

[JOHNDADDY]

Pocket fisherman with a sinker and feather? Might be fun anyway Catfishin.
Still Good Luck

 

[halfmile]

Update. I`ve got the little cat to come and eat on the porch where the other cats eat but my old male cat "Harry" is not going to stand for this cat to be in "his yard".

 

[RC4MAN]

When my wife and I bought our home in 2014 a kitten showed up in the next spring. It had been wounded and a large abscess on it's abdomen but was friendly right off so I had it tended to and we made it room in the garage. Her son came to live with us for a few years and the kitty that had bonded initially with me gravitated to him and when he left for Florida a couple years ago he took the cat with him.
Spring last year my wife was having fits with chipmunks digging in her potted plants, I bought her a bb gun and she made some inroads but couldn't get them all. Then around may we noticed the pests were disappearing, and with it noticed 2 cats, a grown female and a young juvenile just past weening living under the carport in the back yard. Both were calico, the older short haired, younger longhaired, and assumed they were mother and child.
The older female was wary and the younger so adept at hiding we called her "Hidey".
We started feeding them and some of the wariness subsided, though I eventually had to coax and capture the juvenile to get her used to handling.
We noticed soon after that the older female was in the family way again and gave birth to 4 additional kittens, whom we found homes for. However she has constantly from the beginning tried to chase the younger female off so we're guessing that they're not mother and child but just happened to arrive together.
We had both fixed to prevent any more offspring and my wife has taken to the younger one and allows her in the house. She's convinced she's allergic to the older shorthaired cat so I've made her comfortable in the garage and added an access flap in the window so she can come and go.
The older cat has been very standoffish from the begin, not tolerating picking up and holding. In the past month after a year and half she has finally taken to jumping up in my lap for some petting for a short period of time.
Pictures below of the older female eating with 3 of her kits around and the younger one posed in the yard. I've always been partial to tri color cats as we had one when I was a child.

 

[JOHNDADDY]

Update. I`ve got the little cat to come and eat on the porch where the other cats eat but my old male cat "Harry" is not going to stand for this cat to be in "his yard".
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That explains a lot My turf, maybe with time.

 

[halfmile]

Well the little cat survived the winter and is still here. She has a name (Spinner) because when she walks with you she spins around. She comes when she`s called and tries to play with the other cats but Harry still needs a little more convincing. She still won`t let you touch her. Rolls in the dirt real good though.

 

[nj1639]

It's been a few years now but it had come time to have 5 of our queens spayed. Yeah, five. Mama and four daughters, one from her first litter and three from the second that we hadn't caught in time to prevent.
The wife found a clinic across the river in Kentucky that was affordable and an appointment was made.
On presenting the cats to the receptionist the names of all were given.....
"This one is Mama, she's the mother of them all, and this one is Sparkles because she's black and sparkley. This black one is Spooky because she's kind of feral and this one is Speckles (black tortie calico).
"and who is this?" the receptionist asked peeking in the carrier at the last silver gray.
"Oh, that's Bonkers." the wife replied.
The receptionist laughed.

 

[halfmile]

Spinner has been here for almost a year now and has decided it`s ok to pet her once in a while. The other night I opened the back door and called her to come in the house. She got as far as the living room then blasted back out the door. I think the TV scared her. Harry finally gave up on chasing her (somewhat). She`s trying to become part of the "Mix".

 

[nj1639]

Been seeing to the neighbor friends critters while they're on a fishing trip. I feed and water the dog, cats, beef cattle and make sure the beeves stay on the correct side of the hot wire. The wife gets to tend the chickens.
Division of labor spills over to when we're being neighborly too.
In the barn......Barn Kitties!

 

[JJames]

Great stuff guys. I was feeling like a freak but I guess I'm not alone.

damiker was a lost kitten. Not even weened. She cried under the cars in the parking lot for a couple of days. I was already feeding 9 outlaws 5 of whom where kittens just a few weeks older. She gradually relaxed. Ate. Slept. And was slowly accepted by the others who are all related. She and Tony are now Inseparable. Got 6 of them spayed/neutered through a local program. They love rotisserie chicken .

 

[halfmile]

Spinner has been here for a full year now. Every time I open the door she runs up to the porch and expects you to pet her. She comes into the house for a little while each night but eventually wants to go back outside. (scared of the TV) At least she won`t have to spend another cold winter outside. Harry (my old male cat) is still not 100% convinced but he`ll get over it. Maybe?

 

[JOHNDADDY]

Glad things worked out!

 

[halfmile]

Spinner is in the basement (dungeon) to spend the cold winter. All I have to do now is convincing Harry that the basement is big enough for the both of them. This is her first overnight stay inside. We`ll see how this goes.

 

[AndersJ]

Slow and steady. Separate bowls and kitty litter boxes helped our house cat and ex stray learn to coexist. Now they are buds.