Critters!

silverfox · Oct 31, 2021, 2:41 AM

I'm a little down so here is Sugar mid yawn that made me smile. May it make one of you smile too.

GreenFlashlight · Oct 31, 2021, 2:58 AM

@silverfox I'm just impressed they can keep their eyes and mouth that wide simultaneously. When I yawn, mouth opens and eyes close.

silverfox · Oct 31, 2021, 3:06 AM

@greenflashlight

Her eyes did close when she got to full jaw drop, tongue out part. But that was juuusssttt after this.

Too Old For This · Oct 31, 2021, 5:00 AM

@silverfox Legit this made me smile. And its been... a shitty past few weeks. So thank you.

Ganymede · Oct 31, 2021, 1:45 PM

@silverfox

By imperial edict you must produce more cute kitten pictures else face dire consequences, you fiend.

silverfox · Oct 31, 2021, 5:05 PM

@ganymede

Yes your majesty

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And I have some tictoks my husband has made that show faces... is that okay?

Ganymede · Nov 1, 2021, 4:41 AM

@silverfox

Unfortunately, no. No faces.

Except kitty puddin faces.

silverfox · Nov 3, 2021, 1:18 AM

My shelter's director and right hand adoption facilitator are on a mission to try to trap some kittens spotted behind a local (lol, that makes it seem uncommon... it isn't) Marijuana dispensary. If they can catch them we will emergency foster until they can find a permanent foster.

Husband isn't happy I said yes to it, but agreed as long as he gets to name them Indicia and Sativa.

Ninjakitten · Nov 3, 2021, 2:33 AM

@silverfox Are you sure there are only two? If not can I suggest Ruderalis before resorting to Hybrid?

(Seriously, good thing to volunteer for and I hope you guys get them trapped.)

silverfox · Nov 3, 2021, 2:46 AM

The first one is trapped and this is them.

The shelter just got a call saying another has wandered into a second trap. Apparently they are SUPER feral. Like, we will need to wear gloves, shoes, thick pants, and heavy long sleeves any time we go near them.

The poor babies. It is raining like crazy tonight (just shy of snow) so they are probably miserable.

Too Old For This · Nov 3, 2021, 3:21 AM

@silverfox That one looks like a Sativa to me!

silverfox · Nov 3, 2021, 3:37 AM

Soooo

Too Old For This · Nov 3, 2021, 5:56 AM

@silverfox LOOKIT THAT FAAAAAAAAAAAAACE! I want that kitten!

silverfox · Nov 3, 2021, 1:02 PM

These guys are the weirdest ferals. On one had they are clearly terrified and don't want to intact with us. On the other hand they don't hide in the holes we made for them, they don't hiss, and they don't scratch. At worst they chirp their discomfort with the situation.

Ganymede · Nov 3, 2021, 1:36 PM

@silverfox

Maybe they aren't feral?

silverfox · Nov 3, 2021, 1:40 PM

@ganymede

They for sure don't really trust people and aren't ready to be adopted but I am REALLY hoping you are right. They are a little big so things are stacked against them in the adoption corner already. If we can't get them to be sweet babies who like people they might never get a chance.

Derp · Nov 3, 2021, 1:48 PM

@silverfox said in Critters!:

@ganymede

They for sure don't really trust people and aren't ready to be adopted but I am REALLY hoping you are right. They are a little big so things are stacked against them in the adoption corner already. If we can't get them to be sweet babies who like people they might never get a chance.

Untrue! My favoritest cat ever was a gray-and-white feral that my brothers literally caught out in the woods. We named him Storm. He was aptly named. And kind of mean. And I loved him.

People like me exist! Just be up front about it. Don't sell their image as sweet babies. Sell their image as strong-willed hellions that will always surprise you and you will find a good home for them.

Ganymede · Nov 3, 2021, 4:23 PM

@silverfox said in Critters!:

They for sure don't really trust people and aren't ready to be adopted but I am REALLY hoping you are right.

I mean, the behavior you described sounds like what my kittens exhibited. They came from a shelter. I think there's a difference between "feral" and "not-socialized," and it sounds like the latter.

Alternately, ship them to Derp.

@Derp

Derp · Nov 3, 2021, 4:27 PM

@ganymede said in Critters!:

Alternately, ship them to Derp.

Do not. I love cats but I have had an old man dog come back to live with me and while he is normally chill with cats he sometimes gets hangry and wants to snack on them.

silverfox · Nov 3, 2021, 4:55 PM

@derp said in Critters!:

Untrue! My favoritest cat ever was a gray-and-white feral that my brothers literally caught out in the woods

While not true for you, it IS true for cats that come into our shelter unsocalized and/or feral. Our shier cats or cats that hiss at the people that come into the shelter on AVERAGE just do not get adopted. So while, yes, some feral come to be beloved family pets, it is a mark against them in the process to eventually get them a home.