One Cat Away!

A week ago today, a trio of kittens joined us here at Golden Pines.  A week later, these three little Musketeers have come a long way.  We're able to hold them, and they're beginning to play.  However one, that I've thought since the first time I saw it, is not as healthy as the other two and has a puncture wound on the side of its neck that I only noticed on Thursday when I held "her" for the first time.  

It's easy to notice that she's the smallest and the skinniest of the 3 and the most quiet. Now that I can hold her I've been able to clean the wound really well today. No question, that these little ones need to be taken to the vet, but unfortunately their care was put on the back burner with the arrival of two more cats at Golden Pines.

~Momma Cat~

Yes, that's two.  Late Wednesday evening, I got a call that two more cats had been trapped, one kitten, and an adult . When they arrived it was easy to see that this new kitten didn't belong with the others because of its size.  However, it does "match" the adult.

~Trapped Kitten #4~

The two new comers were taken to the vet and both girls were spayed, and returned to Golden Pines on Thursday evening. The "Momma Cat" is quiet and we've left her alone to recover.  The kitten on the other hand, is all feral, and each meeting (so far) is met with a lot of growling, hissing and swatting at me.  Tomorrow morning I'm meeting with someone to try and sort out the details for vet care and fostering for the cats.

Aside from being as my brother said, "one cat away from being the crazy cat lady" Charlie is still crazy about the kittens and is taking his job as their nanny very seriously.

He's allowing supervised visits.

But I have a feeling that these kittens at some point just may be able to hold their own, even against Todd.

I hope you're having a good weekend!