My father, as mentioned in many earlier posts, has been regularly feeding the stray cats in the vicinity and they tend to follow him home. Now one of them was a Pregnant Female. One day some three weeks ago she showed up Not Pregnant and we continued to feed her as normal. Then on Wednesday morning, my mother watered the plants and then noticed the emergence of a wet, furry ball from beneath the foliage.
The Mother Cat (MC for short) had brought her kittens one by one. There were 5 altogether, 4 strong healthy ones and 1 underdeveloped little runt. There they were, under the plant pots, when suddenly this torrent of water had descended upon their unsuspecting little heads. My mother dried them down (enduring a scratch from a protective MC in the process) and placed them in a box. We have since made a little enclosure in the corner of the driveway where the MC placed them.
Now, we can't keep them. There are 7 cats regularly in and out of the driveway (Paddy, Martia, Mickey, Mollie, Sootie, Brucie the Bruiser and the Mother Cat herself). The little runt died on Thursday but we really can't have another 4 cats in our garden.
They are a little young to leave their mother as they are still nursing. But in a few weeks, they will have outgrown their enclosure and will start wandering around the driveway. They could even start going onto the heavily used road outside my house. So, dear reader, please look hard at these absolutely adorable little kittens and see if you can find it in your heart to take them into your home. Drop me an email at feline.fans@yahoo.com.sg if interested and I'll respond to you.
More photos of little kittens here.
Who feeds whom?
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ReplyDeletein your first para it seems the cats are feeding your father
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