I love Dice’s grizzled feral face and lopsided ears. I think he is fully healed now from his URI, stomatitis, and dental (10 tooth extractions!) because his face is clean – he used to have black residue from his eyes and whatever else. He’s gained weight, also, and this silly boy still prefers dry food.
The colony cats skipped dinner last night because of the rain. Dash could hardly wait for breakfast today and is wondering why this bowl is still empty.
Here is Dice and Funny Face bonding for a looooooooooong time before their dinner for two in a Tru-Catch Trap that I kept zip-tied open for a few weeks. They’re so cute together – after their love fest, they both went in the opposite ends of the trap (at minute 1:25) to eat the food… Read more »
It’s glorious outside today so I went for a run. As much as I try to do this, I’m still out of shape because I keep getting sidetracked. I stop to take a look at every cat I see, and talk to neighbors about spaying and neutering their animals. Today’s run was productive and fun,… Read more »
We made a new game with the cats based on the super fun and addictive 2048 by Gabriele Cirulli. The game features cats that are currently in the James’ Gang Colony, and a few that have passed through the yard over the years. Can you beat my high score of 296,752???
My neighbor watched me fill the outdoor cat bowls with food this morning. He said, “I hope the raccoons don’t come back this year.” I was put on the defense at first, explaining again how I put away the food at night, and I only put out enough for the cats. Last year we did… Read more »
Last fall I noticed a few new cats on my block. The cats in my yard try to keep them out. So I made a Rubbermaid bin cat shelter and feeding station underneath my front steps, hoping to condition the new cats to feed there. The cat shelter was definitely used by a new cat… Read more »
I’ve been writing about a hoarder house near me for over a year now. I tried to get all the cats inside vetted and ready for adoption, but the situation was impossible for me to handle on my own. There were at least sixteen intact cats living there at the time in filthy conditions. The… Read more »
Mooha likes to play in the heating vents in our home.
Last week in the midst of another deep freeze here in Chicago I was checking on my outdoor cat colonies and found this TNR’d cat from the Mother Colony just sitting in the middle of the sidewalk, trying to warm himself in the sun. When I got closer he ran up the sidewalk to his… Read more »