Kitten wrangling in Liverpool

When I got there (an hour and a half drive on toll free roads) the mother cat had eaten her fill with one leg outside the carry cage and shot off as soon as the door started to close.

The two kittens were corralled in a large carry cage.

The mother cat is very pregnant. Tim hoped that they would catch her today so that she could have her kittens at Safe Haven. She is the daughter of Grandma cat, their original stray cat who belives that she belongs to this house. She is friendly and has been desexed. She is not allowed in the house but greeted me.

Liverpool Grandma

One of the kittens, a tuxedo ?boy, was in the first litter of two kittens of Grandma's daughter. The other kitten, the tortie, joined the little family when still breast feeding. The second original kitten died leaving just two. The tortie is the leader and smarter (of course) and the tuxedo is a playful kitten.

The two sisters of the house decided that I should wait to see if the mother came back although they thought it unlikely. Just wait for an hour and a half.
I was offered a plate of fruit. We chatted. I convinced them that it was unlikely that the mother cat would come back after the excitement of the morning and that I should transfer the kittens to small carry cages and leave the large carry cage for the mother. If they could corner her in there, they could leave her there to have her kittens and I would pick them up next week.

We adjourned to the small laundry with the large carrier with 2 kittens and two small empty carriers. The tuxedo was easy. But then I made the mistake of trying to put the tortie into the small carrier with the tuxedo. He shot out, she wriggled and fought, I got bitten but not scratched, she got put into the carrier, and he escaped. Very exciting. We took a break to breathe for a bit. Tuxedo ended up behind the washing machine, the safest, smallest space. After a bit, I grabbed him and put him into the other carrier.

I left them with the big carrier. Tortie and Tux didn't say one word all the way to Safe Haven. It will be interesting to learn if the mother returns.

The kittens have been put together in the bottom corner condo of what I think of as Clare Row. . .. . . after Clare who has now brought three ginger kittens from the War Vets cat colony. The one who arrived today is mournfully vocal. Clare Row is better than Feral Street.