fixed

As some of you know, we have two house cats, Ebony & Kitter. Sweet loves, both! And spayed long ago.

But we also "inherited" a number of outdoor cats who were already here when we moved in. Well, as feral cats are bound to do, the mama cat, Foxy, soon had kittens, one of whom, Pumpkin, had kittens of her own. So one turned into six, with the addition of at least two tomcats who were clearly the fathers.

We had been meaning to get them fixed since we arrived, but for various reasons (namely, how the heck do you catch feral cats?!), it didn't happen, and the brood expanded.

However, we recently found a woman whose mission it is to catch and fix feral cats. So she came with multiple cat traps on Monday, and by Tuesday had caught a total of seven cats -- the two mamas, their four kittens, and one of the tomcats. On Tuesday the vet fixed the two mamas and the papa, all three of whom will be returned today. The kittens will be placed in homes, once they're old enough to be fixed. We will have our favorite mamas back, a neutered male we haven't named, and no chance of more kittens. Yay!

Although they're all a bit elusive, and no doubt camera shy, I'll do my best to get photos of them and post them here soon.