Black Friday specials

It was a busy Black Friday!  Michelle and I headed out to Scarborough, stopping first at Petsmart to load up on sale items, Fancy Feast, litter and a cat tree.  With the car jam packed we continued to our real destination, a backyard where two cats had been living for the last few months, probably abandoned or dumped. 

Jim and Karen had been feeding them but couldn't take them in and with the cold weather approaching reached out for rescue.  They were able to pick up the orange and white one but we had to trap the orange one, or really just lure him in with a few treats.  Off we went to the vet, where they were neutered etc., the vet thinks they are about a year old.

I'm sure we will be able to find them a wonderful home! 

And yesterday I helped trap a 10-12 week old kitten at another location, Lesley took over today and got another, one more to go!

The lucky ones

The nights are chilly now and I think of all my feral friends out in the cold, I hope their shelters keep them warm enough, but they weigh on my mind, and I'm grateful for all the ones who no longer have to endure the winters.

My gang love the gas fireplace and as soon as I turn it on they all gather.

Carol sent me this picture of Floppy, who we rescued and she adopted this past spring.  I love that he won't be shivering this winter, he's made friends with two of her cats and looks pretty darn content.  Quite the lifestyle change he's made, surrounded by dumpsters to now living in a sunny condo in the sky.

And this will be Gary's third winter safe and warm, he spent years living in a laneway colony before I scooped him up.  He's a doll, he snuggles beside me on the sofa every night.

We can't forget the adorable Twig, who came from a colony outside Haliburton, virtually blind, she just had most of her teeth removed, but I think she actually feels better, she's been playing and eating well since she came home.  She's a real inspiration of resiliency!

Onwards into November

I've been taking things a bit slower recently, I hurt my back so I haven't been trapping and thankfully kitten season is winding down although there are still kittens being found.  We've been replacing all the straw in the shelters and trying to get the cats ready for winter, it got cold fast and they are all eating a lot.  Herb seems to be a regular fixture now and has made friends of a sort with Sadie and Misty, he was a recent arrival who has been neutered and now looks fat and healthy.

Sadly my cats trapped on the spit have not turned out to be tame, and I faced a tough decision about what to do with them.  I felt I couldn't return them so found a responsible barn to take them to.  We had to retrap them in their room in Sandi's place and last week we drove them to their new home.  Relocation is always a last resort, but the woman is lovely and committed and they love food so I hope and pray they will stick around.

Herb (in back) and Sadie and Misty

At home, the cats are compensating for the windows being closed by sleeping in front of the fire and here is Apollo snuggled in a new bed I bought. 

 But even better than a new bed is a new box!