Murphy has a new friend. Although he does remind us a bit of the Abominable Snowman character in the old Loonie Tunes cartoons. We try not to let him squeeze her and love her too much!
Skylar & Emmeline with kittens
Recently we found ten abandoned kittens that were born under our home. One by one they crept out and let their presence be known, rolling around in pine straw and playing kitten games with each other. Our neighbor took six of them, which she found homes for, God bless her. Four more appeared from under the house the next day.
We found homes for two of the four and the tiniest kitten that we referred to as “Sweetpea” did not make it. Survival of feral kittens is iffy at best and a problem we face, all too often, here on St. Simons Island.
A pretty little female remained and we could not resist keeping her. Skylar named her Bellatrix, after the dastardly character in the Harry Potter series. I’m not sure whether to take this as good news or not, time will tell.
In the meantime, Bella, as we refer to her, is happy in her new home. She spends time indoors, under strict supervision, and outside on our deck where she noses around, tumbles and explores. Murphy loves his new kitty and the rest of us think she’s pretty cute too!
2 Responses
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Chris Paleschic Says:
Love this!
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Melissa Says:
I thought you would! We’ve decided that Sage, our outdoor cat, rid our area of the male feral’s and started up a facility under our home for unwed cats…lol. Now to get them all fixed so the problem ends for good.
