Feral Cats

Seeing a cat outdoors, especially on a day with extreme weather or in a dangerous situation, seems to envoke feelings of sadness and a need to help for most people. However, cats can be unpredictable. They may be small, but they are fierce. First and foremost, your safety must be…

How Wild things teach us how to love I may have mentioned to a few folks that I had the honor of being adopted midsummer by a feral cat who frequented my garden. My Domestic Partner who is respectfully fearful of animals in general had taken to the specific boundary of feeding and watering said cat outside. …

Not the blog I wanted to write any time soon. This week I mourn the loss of Frank. THE Frank. The head of, and longest serving member of the colony of 5–6 stray and feral cats that have come to regard my backyard as their home and source of food. …

Wild Cats and Medical Marijuana Helped Ease The Pain — I wrote about an ill-conceived sojourn to Pensacola, Florida and our fortunate escape. There were, however, some things and fleeting beauty that made that sojourn survivable, until we could get out. For starters Florida, as foul and too hot as it is, allows for medical marijuana — it’s as if…

Or basically what happens when you try to turn a feral cat into a house pet — Oh, man, if I weren't scared of black cats before I met my partner’s mom’s cat, Mittens, she definitely gave me a reason to be. And it’s kind of fitting, too, because many people would classify Mike’s mom as a witch. She would just stare at you sometimes, scowl, and…

By the time I caught my previously-feral kittens, they were between 16–20 weeks old. The process of completely taming them took approximately six months and are now my adorable domesticated fluffy-butts. Almost every internet resource this was impossible with older feral kittens, especially if they’re not separated. I am writing…