Injured Mom Cat Brings Her Kittens Out to Me

Photo I took of injured mother cat and kittens through the window of the slumhouse being renovated by the new owner.
A mother's eye--graphic photo of her injury, after I put her inside my trap, once she came out to me, with her kittens.
Two of her three kittens.
I went to the slumhouse this afternoon.

Anyhow, another woman was there, wanting to help the cat. She said she'd camp out, if necessary, at the Albany police department until action happened. She'd seen the mother cat, who came out for food, but she didn't want to try to grab her. She said the eye looked horrendous, that the eyeball appeared to be outside the socket and crusted over.

She took me around to the front of the house and we looked in the window. There she was, on the floor, nursing her kittens.

The woman left then, to go the Democrat Herald and the Albany police, to find help in getting this house opened so this cat could be helped.

In the meantime, I went back around to the front. She saw me, began meowing, and came toward the window. I knew she recognized me then and believed she would come out of the house for me. I went clear back around so I could be by the foundation hole.

I had a live trap back there, too, to put her in, if she came out. The big neutered black and white male was back there. He follows me everywhere.

I looked through the side window, then tapped on it and called to her. Moments later I saw her come around the corner. I then went back to the foundation hole and called to her from there.

I was shocked to first see one of the kittens. I thought, "She's bringing them out to me."

She was, too. I believe she has held on for them, and was relieved to see me, knowing if they went with me, they'd be safe. So she brought them to me. And then, she came out herself.

Her eye is awful looking, like a big round marble external to her body, crusted over in gore. I don't know what happened to cause that.

At that time, the kind woman reappeared. The paper had not been interested in doing the story at this time, they had told her. Maybe at some later time, the reporter said. I don't know if she made it to the cop shop or not. She had no night in shining armor, press corp or cop corp along. Didn't matter. She was now surrounded by loving women.

The good neighbor was up and out helping, too. So the three of us got her and the kittens back to my car. I seperated out the kittens I had put in the trap with her temporarily. They were fighting over food I'd put in.

The woman is taking her to the best of the best vets--to Corvallis Cat Care. I was ecstatic inside to hear that, but also queezy, knowing how expensive that clinic is. The woman said she would pay. But if anyone reading this wants to help out, that'd be great. The cat is at Corvallis Cat Care in Corvallis.

The first thing, she'll be tested. I know Leukemia and FIV are very common in Albany, with so many unfixed pets, so I hold my breath for her on that. If she is negative, then there will be expensives with that eye, maybe a lot of expenses. So I will update on this blog.

The kittens, two boys and a girl, are here for now. I already treated them with Strongid, Advantage and gave them a first shot. They are currently engaged in wolfing down plates of food.

I haven't heard anymore about the cat's condition. I most likely will tomorrow. I will then update this blog concerning her future.

I also went to Corvallis tonight to trap four cats near my old home turf, in the Freddies district. These folks contacted me last week about a feral mother and three kittens they are feeding. There were four kittens, but they found a home for one and now intend to keep one themselves. They had him inside when I arrived.

I trapped one of the female kittens. Both are torti's--one a classic dark torti and the other a dilute. To catch the classic torti kitten and the mother, I had to put both the other kittens in a live trap, then put that live trap beneath my drop trap. The mother and still on the lam kitten came over to comfort the confined kittens and I yanked the stick holding up the drop trap, nabbing them, too. All four will be fixed tomorrow.