Cats have no sense of time or privacy, they want to do what they want to, when and where they want. 2am is the best time to race around and fight, 11am is nap time!
I never wanted cats. Growing up we had a couple of cats for a short time but we were
always more of a dog family. The same here, at one point we had two dogs. Now just one old lady!
Cats were never part of my thinking. I would get mad at the local cats for using my yard as a toilet. Actually I get mad a irresponsible owners, people who buy or acquire pets but then don't take care of them! I always feel that pets don't get a say in who has them, the animals are not responsible for the carelessness of people. That is how we got Mama, she was a stray, sitting outside my window crying. I couldn't let her starve so I started giving her food, of course she came back time and time again, finally giving birth to the first set of kittens just outside our window. We took them in and over the course of the past year they have become part of the family. And as much as I moan about them, they make me smile with their antics. Each cat has it's own personality and interesting quirks. The white cat, Steve, will mew and chirp when you call it! Fred, the gray and white cat loves chasing a small ball up and down the corridor. Alan, the black cat, is the trouble maker, always starting fights!
So I thought we were settled with our 4 cats. Just waiting to get Mama spayed. We tried so hard to keep her in but she escaped a couple of times and because the owners of the cats around here haven't had their animals fixed she got pregnant again. Thursday night she had two kittens, 24 hours later another one was born. These kittens are a lot healthier than the 2nd lot that all died. They are bigger and are moving around a lot. Poor Mama is exhausted, 3 litters in 12 months is not good for a female cat. We will have to postpone her operation until she finishes weaning the kittens but I am determined to get her fixed as soon as possible.
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| Steve with lovely blue eyes |
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| Fred asleep in his drink |
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| Difficult to see but the new kittens |
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| Mama and baby |
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| Alan looking for trouble |
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