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Lunabell

(6,105 posts)
Tue Sep 4, 2018, 06:38 PM Sep 2018

So, here's 2 new feral kittens I am rescuing.

I rescue and spay/neuter kittens all the time. These two feral babies actually let me pick them up and take them inside. I feed their mama and about the 2 dozen feral cats in my little neck of the woods.

Tabitha


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So, here's 2 new feral kittens I am rescuing. (Original Post) Lunabell Sep 2018 OP
THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!!!! Moostache Sep 2018 #1
My pleasure. Lunabell Sep 2018 #2
Yup. Ditto. Furry babes make me smile! N/T Guilded Lilly Sep 2018 #3
Beautiful! I'm rescuing a small litter right now, too, about the same age. femmedem Sep 2018 #4
Two cuties Soxfan58 Sep 2018 #5
Oh Lordy, they got them CRAZY EYES, Luna!!! Beware! Step carefully! And Leghorn21 Sep 2018 #6
I rescued two feral kittens. Polly Hennessey Sep 2018 #7
will you be able to socialize them enough to live with people? barbtries Sep 2018 #8
Yes, they're very tame. Lunabell Sep 2018 #21
cool barbtries Sep 2018 #23
I rescued a feral a few years back. Codeine Sep 2018 #25
aww barbtries Sep 2018 #27
Lil' darlings! Blue Owl Sep 2018 #9
That's how I got my two little foundlings. eppur_se_muova Sep 2018 #10
Squeeeeeee shenmue Sep 2018 #11
Baby kitties!!!! 2naSalit Sep 2018 #12
WANT! i need spares. almostlike departed cosmo, but he was not as cute. pansypoo53219 Sep 2018 #13
OMG! ADORABLE! SammyWinstonJack Sep 2018 #14
I adopted two kittens that were on the streets. IrishEyes Sep 2018 #15
Awwwwwwww... cuties! calimary Sep 2018 #16
Ohhhh...they are adorable. Bless you for what you do for the ferals. eom japple Sep 2018 #17
They are adorable. Don't know if it's the camera flash, but their eyes are beautiful!!!! Fla Dem Sep 2018 #18
Kittens under two months typically have blue eyes. haele Sep 2018 #20
Beautiful little creatures!! ailsagirl Sep 2018 #19
I took them from their mom early Lunabell Sep 2018 #22
dying of cuteness here crazycatlady Sep 2018 #24
I have a huge black cat that was born in my barn to a feral mother. He turned out great.very gentle dameatball Sep 2018 #26
Real jungle cruisers KT2000 Sep 2018 #28
You are such a good person... Jack-o-Lantern Sep 2018 #29
Aw not really Lunabell Sep 2018 #30
Hi Y'all UniqueUserName Sep 2018 #31
They are so adorable! Rhiannon12866 Sep 2018 #32

Moostache

(9,897 posts)
1. THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH!!!!
Tue Sep 4, 2018, 06:42 PM
Sep 2018

Both for the pix and for caring for the cats in general...
I needed a pick-me up and this was Purrrfect!!!

BTW that black kitten is toooooo cute....reminds me of my departed Schmoo with the coat and body pposture and mischievious look in general!

Again my many thanks for brightening a really bad day!

femmedem

(8,207 posts)
4. Beautiful! I'm rescuing a small litter right now, too, about the same age.
Tue Sep 4, 2018, 07:01 PM
Sep 2018

Your kittens are so lucky to have a chance at a good life because of you. They look really healthy, too.

I was able to trap my kittens' mom. She has been a neighborhood street cat for years, but it turns out she's a stray, not feral. I'm going to spay her when the kittens are weaned and keep her. The kittens are all spoken for, yay!


Leghorn21

(13,526 posts)
6. Oh Lordy, they got them CRAZY EYES, Luna!!! Beware! Step carefully! And
Tue Sep 4, 2018, 07:14 PM
Sep 2018

ENJOY!!!

Thanks for looking after these lil wild thangs!!

Polly Hennessey

(6,804 posts)
7. I rescued two feral kittens.
Tue Sep 4, 2018, 07:26 PM
Sep 2018

I found homes for them. They were born in Las Vegas. One, Charlie, still lives in Las Vegas. The other one, Bella, now lives in Washington DC. Both turned out to be perfect pets. Keep up the good work.

 

Codeine

(25,586 posts)
25. I rescued a feral a few years back.
Wed Sep 5, 2018, 06:53 PM
Sep 2018

One of the people helping catch him needed stitches in her thumb because he was so crazy, but it only took about 8 hours of me laying on the floor beside the cat carrier before I could reach in and pick him up.

They tame down very quickly at that age, but they’ll never be quite the same as kittens born into a human family. My kitty doesn’t purr, for example. Ever. He’s just unwilling or unable.

eppur_se_muova

(36,289 posts)
10. That's how I got my two little foundlings.
Tue Sep 4, 2018, 07:43 PM
Sep 2018

Unfortunately, Momcat escaped her one chance for entrapment and neutering. It was a bit of a hassle, and a little expensive, but I couldn't live without them now.

IrishEyes

(3,275 posts)
15. I adopted two kittens that were on the streets.
Tue Sep 4, 2018, 09:26 PM
Sep 2018

They were both tiny, hungry, scared, sick and flea ridden. The vet said that they were both a month old. Now two years later, they beautiful, happy, healthy, spoiled and very friendly. It was a spur of the moment decision to get a cat when he was found on the street. Then two days later the other cat was found on the street and I decided I would now have two cats. They became best friends the moment they met. One of the best decisions I ever made was getting these kitties.

Those kittens are adorable. Thank you for taking care of them.

Fla Dem

(23,741 posts)
18. They are adorable. Don't know if it's the camera flash, but their eyes are beautiful!!!!
Wed Sep 5, 2018, 09:53 AM
Sep 2018

Do they both have blue eyes?

Thank you for taking care of them and the feral community.

I took in a feral cat(a stub tail tabby) 12 years ago, with my allergies and all. My Baby Girl is my bestest friend.

haele

(12,676 posts)
20. Kittens under two months typically have blue eyes.
Wed Sep 5, 2018, 03:44 PM
Sep 2018

They'll pick up their true color around six months.

We and our neighbors found a small kitten living between our property "trees" two weeks ago - a shy little grey/tan tabby girl with the same blue-grey eyes who blended into the gravel and juniper needles who was about a month old or so old. We took turns feeding her until one of us could catch her - and since last Wednesday, "Sassy" is now living in the neighbor's bathroom acclimating to their house - after soundly beating up one of their two elderly Shi-tzus and scaring the other so much it won't get near her...she's already setting herself up as the queen of that double-wide...



She liked the mom of grown kids next door better than the two small kids living at our house.

Haele

Lunabell

(6,105 posts)
22. I took them from their mom early
Wed Sep 5, 2018, 04:00 PM
Sep 2018

because we have foxes around here and they are so friendly I was afraid the foxes might eat them.

dameatball

(7,399 posts)
26. I have a huge black cat that was born in my barn to a feral mother. He turned out great.very gentle
Wed Sep 5, 2018, 06:57 PM
Sep 2018

The momma never has liked to be touched.

UniqueUserName

(178 posts)
31. Hi Y'all
Thu Sep 6, 2018, 02:47 AM
Sep 2018

I'm a newbie. This is my first post. I've been lurking for awhile and thought I'd jump into the foray.

Them's kittahs are sooo cute. They melt my heart. I live in the boondocks and have rescued a few litters. Why do people think that dropping off kittens give them a chance?-----I guess because sometimes people like you (OP- original poster) and I rescue them. My spouse and I have driven two and half hours one way to deliver a precious baby to its forever home.

I often wonder if I'm part of the problem. But then I think, oh those sweet, trusting babies. How can you leave them by the road? Thanks for your efforts! (Imagine that; two kitty pics made me join.)

Rhiannon12866

(205,996 posts)
32. They are so adorable!
Fri Sep 7, 2018, 06:01 AM
Sep 2018

I've had more dogs in my life, but I still think kittens are the cutest baby animals. Thank you so much for caring for these little ones - and for all you do. The little black one looks like my Felix did. I found him in a supermarket parking lot 4 years ago and he's grown up into a beautiful cat.

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