New pictures of Frankie the feral cat UPDATE

DustyTrailsHorseRescue · 09-05-2008, 11:24 AM

Here are some more pics for you all. I apologize for the size:

snwflk · 09-05-2008, 11:27 AM

ohhh how sweet !

BabyMay · 09-05-2008, 11:31 AM

Oh how cute. Momma sure looks healthy. Your doing a good job with them.

EquineLaw78 · 09-05-2008, 11:50 AM

I must have missed a background story...

What a pretty mama and what adorable babies!

Chickadee · 09-05-2008, 11:53 AM

How cute. The last thing I read lastnight was your previous post. So as I was sleeping last night I dreamt about your cats

Valerie62 · 09-05-2008, 11:57 AM

Momma cat still looks scared and on alert but she seems to be taking good care of her babies. And the kittens are soooo cute -- I'd love to have the orange one.

DustyTrailsHorseRescue · 09-05-2008, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chickadee

How cute. The last thing I read lastnight was your previous post. So as I was sleeping last night I dreamt about your cats

I hope it was a good dream!

DustyTrailsHorseRescue · 09-05-2008, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valerie62

Momma cat still looks scared and on alert but she seems to be taking good care of her babies. And the kittens are soooo cute -- I'd love to have the orange one.

It's not like it's impossible to do

Crookedblaze · 09-05-2008, 01:07 PM

Aww those little babies are so cute! Everyone looks good, fat and healthy.

DustyTrailsHorseRescue · 09-05-2008, 01:07 PM

I think Frankie is a tad bit better about the whole situation. She let's me take the babies even though I am ever so slightly touching her with my fingers while getting one out. She isn't hissing or growling.

This morning I put some treats infront of her nose (which she always ignores while I'm in the room) and this time actually started licking the treat. It's a step in the right direction.

I have had numerous feral cats over the years (they all moved in with me

) but ususally i got them tamed while they were outside. It's different when a litter of kittens is involved and having to cage the momma.

DustyTrailsHorseRescue · 09-20-2008, 04:07 PM

The babies are all doing well and I was hopeful for Frankie but not anymore. In the last 3 days she developed into a devil and tries to attack/defend her cage even if I just want to put food in it.

I guess once the babies are weaned we will get her fixed and then let her go. I really had hope for Frankie and was going to keep her but she is getting much worse now.

I guess there is only so much I can do and not every animal apprciates help.

**seerfarm** · 09-20-2008, 05:01 PM

I am sorry Dusty...maybe to much contact with the babies, she may be getting jeolous or possessive? While I understand the need to try and temper the babies, once they are weaned they are more easily dealt with...I would try and give her and the little ones some space.

Carri · 09-20-2008, 07:14 PM

I'm sorry, I know you were really hoping she would come around...

DustyTrailsHorseRescue · 09-20-2008, 10:27 PM

In a way I'm still hoping. I know I would go crazy having 4 kittens crawl all over me

, but in reality I don't think it will work. I'll keep you guys posted.

sundancer maiden · 09-21-2008, 12:38 AM

Is it possible she's in heat? I can get pretty cranky during "that time"!!

BabyMay · 09-21-2008, 05:36 AM

I have seen this happen with cats that have been in a cage for awhile. They get very territorial. Is there a room that you could let her have the run of. Some place the kittens can't get hurt in?

Right about this age, mama kitty would be going off by herself and leaving the babies by them self for a good part of the day. Not far off, but enough to give her a break.

If you have a laundry room, or a small room of some kind, that would be great.

Sorry this is happening. But I do believe she is just going stir crazy. I know that is just an expression, but it does happen. I have seen it happen to cats in shelters who have been there to long.

Midnightbobby · 09-21-2008, 09:50 AM

I love cats!! I can't have one though because my son is allergic!

Yours are beauties!

_______________

Midnight - My Pride and Joy

cook1745 · 09-21-2008, 09:53 AM

SOOO cute!!!

DustyTrailsHorseRescue · 09-21-2008, 10:06 AM

The room she is in is too large to just let her go. I would never be able to catch her. It's possible that she is going "stir crazy" or that she is in heat. The minute the babies eat on their own I will take her in and get her fixed. It's always something ...

BabyMay · 09-21-2008, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DustyTrailsHorseRescue

The room she is in is too large to just let her go. I would never be able to catch her. It's possible that she is going "stir crazy" or that she is in heat. The minute the babies eat on their own I will take her in and get her fixed. It's always something ...

Ain't that the truth. Nothing is ever easy when you are dealing with animals.

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09-05-2008, 11:24 AM
DustyTrailsHorseRescue Coming two Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Montgomery, Alabama Posts: 1,574	New pictures of Frankie the feral cat UPDATE Here are some more pics for you all. I apologize for the size: __________________ www.dthr.org "All that is necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for enough good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke Last edited by DustyTrailsHorseRescue : 09-20-2008 at 04:08 PM. Reason: Update

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BabyMay Started Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,168	Oh how cute. Momma sure looks healthy. Your doing a good job with them. __________________ Animals don't need a reason to love.

09-05-2008, 11:50 AM
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09-05-2008, 11:57 AM
Valerie62 Weanling Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Washington, PA Posts: 301	Momma cat still looks scared and on alert but she seems to be taking good care of her babies. And the kittens are soooo cute -- I'd love to have the orange one.

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09-20-2008, 04:07 PM
DustyTrailsHorseRescue Coming two Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Montgomery, Alabama Posts: 1,574	Update The babies are all doing well and I was hopeful for Frankie but not anymore. In the last 3 days she developed into a devil and tries to attack/defend her cage even if I just want to put food in it. I guess once the babies are weaned we will get her fixed and then let her go. I really had hope for Frankie and was going to keep her but she is getting much worse now. I guess there is only so much I can do and not every animal apprciates help. __________________ www.dthr.org "All that is necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for enough good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke

09-20-2008, 05:01 PM
seerfarm Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Out with the Herd! Posts: 8,241	I am sorry Dusty...maybe to much contact with the babies, she may be getting jeolous or possessive? While I understand the need to try and temper the babies, once they are weaned they are more easily dealt with...I would try and give her and the little ones some space. __________________ "Year's end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us". ~Hal Borland

09-20-2008, 07:14 PM
Carri Bombproof Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Alpharetta, Georgia Posts: 10,620	I'm sorry, I know you were really hoping she would come around... __________________

09-20-2008, 10:27 PM
DustyTrailsHorseRescue Coming two Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Montgomery, Alabama Posts: 1,574	In a way I'm still hoping. I know I would go crazy having 4 kittens crawl all over me , but in reality I don't think it will work. I'll keep you guys posted. __________________ www.dthr.org "All that is necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for enough good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke

09-21-2008, 12:38 AM
sundancer maiden Long Yearling Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Udall, KS Posts: 1,211	Is it possible she's in heat? I can get pretty cranky during "that time"!! __________________ You don't have to be crazy to be my friend, but it helps!!!

09-21-2008, 05:36 AM
BabyMay Started Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,168	I have seen this happen with cats that have been in a cage for awhile. They get very territorial. Is there a room that you could let her have the run of. Some place the kittens can't get hurt in? Right about this age, mama kitty would be going off by herself and leaving the babies by them self for a good part of the day. Not far off, but enough to give her a break. If you have a laundry room, or a small room of some kind, that would be great. Sorry this is happening. But I do believe she is just going stir crazy. I know that is just an expression, but it does happen. I have seen it happen to cats in shelters who have been there to long. __________________ Animals don't need a reason to love.

09-21-2008, 09:50 AM
Midnightbobby Yearling Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 745	I love cats!! I can't have one though because my son is allergic! Yours are beauties! _______________ Midnight - My Pride and Joy

09-21-2008, 09:53 AM
cook1745 Greenbroke Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 3,634	SOOO cute!!! __________________ Home of my sweet girl Cinnamon. Not fancy but she is mine!!!

09-21-2008, 10:06 AM
DustyTrailsHorseRescue Coming two Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Montgomery, Alabama Posts: 1,574	The room she is in is too large to just let her go. I would never be able to catch her. It's possible that she is going "stir crazy" or that she is in heat. The minute the babies eat on their own I will take her in and get her fixed. It's always something ... __________________ www.dthr.org "All that is necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for enough good men to do nothing." Edmund Burke