Kitten Update

We made a post at the beginning of October about two kittens that we found on a chilly evening. We took them to the Humane Society of Boulder Valley where they were estimated to be only 4 weeks old. They are now 3 months old and the humane society has put them up on the website as available for adoption. We wanted to share their progress.

Kitten 2, now "Olive"

This poor thing is the perfect example of the hardships of feral life. She had no idea what was going on when we found her because her eyes were all glued shut with infection. We used a damp cloth to try and clean them out, but even after the gunk was gone, things still looked bad. We are sure that a lot of effort and love by the folks at the humane society went into helping this cat. We hope she finds a great forever home with warmth and safety away from the harshness of feral life.

Kitten 3, now "Rudy"

This kitten was in much better shape when we found him and took him to the humane society. We hope he also finds a great home where he can live a life away from the harshness of feral life. We know that fur patterns are random in cats, but both of these cats remind us of other tabbies in the colony.

We are always excited to report successes because we must remember the more difficult outcomes. In our time with the colony, we have found a number of deceased kittens that were either taken by disease, inaction by an inexperienced mother, or predators. These two were only 4 weeks old when we found them, and clearly weren't supposed to be out and about on their own yet. We wish them the best!

December Numbers Update

Wanted to do a quick update. With the holidays, cold weather, and lack of sunlight after work, trapping during this time of year is not happening. Luckily for us, this is not breeding season.  Perhaps it's the onset of the cold weather.  No time to mate when you're barely staying warm and trying to fatten up for the season.

With that, we've mulled over the list and updated the numbers according to our method of tracking the cats. The important numbers are: Total population is DOWN to 50 cats. Of those, 44 are fixed. We still see the six unfixed ones out there regularly, so we know they haven't disappeared, and they are still the focus.