Feral Chronicles: TNR and Feeding Station

[Toa and Ross]

Foster sent word that he was making fast friends at her house, playing with all the other kitties from the moment her arrived.


Love and Sphynx ~ It’s all you need

Happy to hear so!

 

[Beckinboots]

Great news. I hope they all find loving homes.

 

[Sheldon13]

I have not seen Jester in over 6 months and he came for a visit and dinner tonight!

Love and Sphynx ~ It’s all you need

 

[Yoda mom]

@Sheldon13, wow 6 mos! I bet you had to take a second look.. wow...

Hi Jester!! yum yum

 

[Sheldon13]

@Sheldon13, wow 6 mos! I bet you had to take a second look.. wow...

Hi Jester!! yum yum

I definitely did. He’s lost a little weight so I didn’t recognize him until I realized his ear was tipped.


Love and Sphynx ~ It’s all you need

 

[Uksphynxmum]

He looks big boy to me ! Xx

 

[Sheldon13]

Oh my gosh! I’m still in shock!

So Jester has been here the last 3 nights for wet food after being missing for 6 months and boy is he a pig! So tonight, just as the last 2 nights, he walks up toward me as I’m putting out the food and he is hissing at me. But then tonight he starts eating and turns around with his butt to me. So I take it as a sign of trust and I tentatively start to touch him. He raises his butt up like he’s enjoying it! Why suddenly he wants to be pet? I did it several times while he was eating and he didn’t even run off when he was done. I am floored!

He’s the very first feral adult to let me touch him. And I’ve been working on the others since last Spring and had no luck.

Love and Sphynx ~ It’s all you need

 

[Lukassmile]

This was such a joy to read all the way from page 1! You are an angel for caring for these cats

 

[Beckinboots]

Maybe he can sense you're hurting and wants to show you his appreciation for what you're doing for him and his buddies

 

[Sheldon13]

Jester is so strange. He loves being pet, begs for it even. But if I touch his belly he turns around and snaps. And his facial expression when I’m not petting him looks like he wants to attack me. It makes me nervous.

Here’s a video of him getting pet.




Love and Sphynx ~ It’s all you need

 

[Catzzzmeow]

Awww, what a joy for him and especially you.

 

[Beckinboots]

Looks like you may have a new kitty whether you're ready for it or not...

 

[Toa and Ross]

All the cats know you are the most wonderful person. So sooner or later they want to be pet by you!

 

[Sheldon13]

Some of my boys. Laid out some beds with reflective self-warming pads and after ignoring them for a week, when it got cooler...they started using them.

So this past weekend my dad and I built a lean-to shelter and I added ceramic heat lamps. Took them about 3 minutes after we left the area to start exploring. Now they live there. It’s cold, they don’t want to leave.

Love and Sphynx ~ It’s all you need

 

[Condo commando]

Very nice! Where is this? Is it your garage? Do you still have possums coming around?

 

[Sheldon13]

It’s on my front porch. They were not comfortable staying in the garage. Fortunately this is on the South side of the house so most of the Winter winds are blocked.

I have not seen a possum in many weeks. I think because I have more cats coming around on a nightly basis. Too many predators around. And I don’t leave the food out at night so they have no reason to stop by.


Love and Sphynx ~ It’s all you need

 

[Condo commando]

Oh that's nice.

We don't have winter winds here. It's still in the 80's even at night. But no hurricanes so I'm not complaining.

 

[Lukassmile]

It’s sooo amazing how you have taken care of these cats!!!! Have you seen this documentary called Kedi? It’s about feral cats in Turkey. It’s a beautiful movie and you remind me of the kind souls who have such respect for nature’s creatures. If you haven’t seen it I highlyyyy recomend!!

 

[Sheldon13]

No I have not seen it but I have heard of it. I will have to check it out. I also follow several feral groups on FB and watch a lot of rescue videos on YouTube.


Love and Sphynx ~ It’s all you need

 

[Sheldon13]

Oh that's nice.

We don't have winter winds here. It's still in the 80's even at night. But no hurricanes so I'm not complaining.

Texas is weird. So hot most of the time but we get teeny Winters. It was 38 last night. Quite chilly.


Love and Sphynx ~ It’s all you need

 

[Beckinboots]

I've said it before and I'll say it again. I wish there were more people in the world like you. What you do for the homeless kitties is amazing. We don't get any feral cats in my village so every month with one of my supermarket shops I buy cat and dog food and donate it to the animal shelter. It's not much but if everyone did something small it would make a big difference.

 

[Sheldon13]

It really would. I try to keep the bitterness out of my heart that there is no one else in my neighborhood who bothered to do anything about this before I moved here. That’s why there is a large population in the first place. I think there are problems in most of the town though. I’ve driven through other neighborhoods and seen many cats. One person can’t do all this.


Love and Sphynx ~ It’s all you need

 

[Yoda mom]

absolutely precious! they know love and care because of you...
bless you. and your dad for those. awesome heated houses!

 

[Sheldon13]

So satisfied. 40 degrees out and raining again.

Love and Sphynx ~ It’s all you need

 

[Catzzzmeow]

How awesome for those babies! You rock.


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