A New Family

So, apparently there's a stray cat living under my neighbor's deck, right by my fence. And it has a litter of kittens! At least 2, possibly more. Only one is really brave enough to come out when I go outside. I started feeding mommy (it's hard work nursing multiple babies) and have come to realize that she must have been owned at some point. She will let me pet her. So I'm not sure now if she's a stray or just someone's outside cat. I took a picture of her and will make a flyer to see if anyone knows her. If not, I'll contact Rocky Mountain Ally Cat Allies to get them. The kittens need to be socialized soon. And mommy needs to be spayed.

I let the dogs out today, and usually the mom just hides and I stand out there to make sure the dogs don't stick their noses anywhere near them. Well, that wasn't good enough, because just an hour ago, I let the dogs out and she came out of hiding and attacked them! And attacked me for trying to get the dogs back inside. I scrubbed as best I could, and I'm hoping that they are all just scratch marks. Cat bites are serious. It all just happened so fast. I'm watching my friend's dogs and so 3 of them got attacked. Greta was still inside.

So, I just spent the last half hour turning the dog kennel into a fence to separate the back yard so the dogs won't go anywhere NEAR that side of the yard. I felt so bad, they were yelping and crying. And the cat was just protecting her babies, but man. And of course it's a holiday so I can't get in touch with any of the vets at Care. I just know I should put them on antibiotics as soon as possible.

Anyway, that's my Memorial Day fun...