Feral Cat Fridays: Guildenstern the Golden Star
The Water Tub Monster adventure was one of the rare times when all 3 of Herkemina’s kittens were not acting as a unit. Meet Guildenstern, the kitten who was mysteriously…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: If It’s A Black Cat, It Must Be George
My father liked to name our black cats George in “honor” of a very good friend. My father has been gone for 25 years now, but when Mama, the first…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: The Tail of Herkemina
Herkemina, the mother of the heroes of The Water Tub Monster, appeared one day at the water bowl in back of the house. She returned the next day with a…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: The Water Hole Monster
New kids on the block feel their way around long-time residents until they learn how the neighborhood works, and it’s no different in a feral cat colony. This little interchange…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: Scratch & Sniff
Several weeks ago I mentioned Grable. She arrived with 3 kittens (Cody, Callie, & Chessie) in tow so we had to delay her spaying until the kittens were on their…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: Meet Meester Streak
Silver Streak (aka Streak, aka Meeeester Streeeek) was one of the few cats in our colony that could easily be imagined as a lap cat. Named for his two silver…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: Boots Stomps Into The Colony
I wrote earlier about Smudge arriving with his undeniable name pasted to his face. Boots was another colony member who came with a name that could not be denied. We…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: Chessie Asks “Who’s Chester?”
Chessie, a littermate of Cody and Callie, came by her name in a circuitous fashion. After Callie and Cody commandeered the syllables of Calico, we were left wondering what to…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: I’m Batman!
Batman was one of Fuzzy’s children, and he inherited (or learned) his mother’s social skills early in life. He earned his name from his early interactions with us. Most of…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: Everyone’s Fond Of Fuzzy
When you are tending a large feral cat colony a few cats carve out a special place in your heart. Fuzzy claimed her spot very quickly. Fuzzy was born to…
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