Feral Cat Fridays: A Brush With Sage
I’ve mentioned Sage before and now seems like a good time to say a little more about him. Sage, like Rue, appeared on our property without a a mother or…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: Another Fluffy Day
Fluff was one of our favorite cats and she was equally popular with other cats in the colony. She even served as a Fluffy pillow for Boots, and anyone who…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: A First Puff of Fluff
I’ve held off covering Fluff because there is so much to say. After reviewing the many pictures we have I decided Fluff needed 2 weeks. She was a favorite of…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: A Stranger In the House
Although many of the feral cats in our colony gradually became relatively tame and comfortable around us, Stranger earned her name by keeping at a distance. As I mentioned last…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: Dr. Stanley, I Presume?
The star of this week’s feral cat show is Stanley, son of Stranger and brother of Fluff and Duff. Stranger came down from the woods behind the house with her…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: Meet Master Bobby
The Masters tournament is being played as I write this, so it’s a good time to cover the last member of the golfer litter. You’ve already met Fuzzy, Chi-Chi, and…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: Chi-Chi
We humans may find cats mysterious but feral cat colonies have a lot in common with human societies. There are dominant cats, submissive cats, outgoing cats and shy cats. Some…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: Lanny Delivers A Surprise
Feral cats are often named from a distance and kittens can be hard to distinguish from one another. It’s not unusual to discover that an error has been made. I’ve…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: Sibling Rivalry?
Tending a feral cat colony takes time and effort, but it has its rewards. One of the benefits is the chance to observe interactions between colony members. The colony is…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: Robin Fuzzy-Breast
You’ve already met 3 of the members of the crime-fighter litter (Batman, Starsky, and Hutch), so let me introduce Robin, the final hero. Unknown to us, Fuzzy was nursing a…
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