Yesterday was -11 degrees Fahrenheit in Chiberia. Dice enjoyed drinking water from his heated water bowl, next to his heated water dish, behind his heated cat house.
I was certain that I shoveled out all the cat paths around my house, but paw prints don’t lie. These cat tracks in the snow in my front yard show what I missed. I love how the cats step in each other’s paw prints again and again. Feral cats can survive the colder temperatures as… Read more »
I’ve had the Feral Villa in my yard for years now. The outdoor cats have always loved it, and it’s proven to be so popular in my yard that our band named our last album after it. This year I upgraded the villa and installed an outdoor heating pad. The pads are activated by body… Read more »
I went outside and almost screamed because I mistook the opossum for Bouncy Bear near their feral cat feeding station. OK, I know they don’t really look alike, but it was dark and they were close together by the food and they’re both grey and white. And he also hissed at me because I’m sure I… Read more »
The Rockstar Colony story has come full circle. At least for one of the cats. I finished TNR for this cat colony two years ago. Then last fall they lost their home to new construction and I had no idea where their feeder moved to. I thought they would have nowhere to go. Instead, a… Read more »
Today was really nice out finally so I decided to go for a run here and check on the feral cat colonies. I have not been able to do that since the new year started and we were hammered with this snow and polar vortex and Chiberia mess. I was also out of town during… Read more »
“What is going on out here? IS IT OVER YET?” “Are you sure you want to know? I really recommend that you stay in my yard.”
If the cat colony is hungry enough, they can be trapped any time of year. When I first started doing TNR: Trap-Neuter-Return, I was trapping year-round because kittens were being born year-round. I also was trying to get an injured cat. Now that the colony numbers are stabilized I can be more selective with the… Read more »
We got a foot of snow dumped on us this week. We shoveled out the cat paths so they have easier access to their shelters and food bowls. Here’s Dash acting coy and enjoying the easy route. Temperatures have also dropped dramatically and the outdoor cats are not eating as much wet food. They don’t… Read more »