Laca, the Lacomb kitty, turned out to be a girl. She was fixed Friday along with Baby from Sweet Home.
I was happy to see a lot of people at the new Corvallis spay neuter clinic when I arrived. Both dogs and cats waiting to be fixed or have various surgeries they offer.
I picked them up late afternoon and immediately returned Laca, who turned out to be lactating. She would need released later in the evening, to give kittens a chance. Baby would overnight with me.
In the meantime, the friend holding a feral mom from the big Lebanon colony with her four tiny kittens messaged me feral mom had to go. She had become aggressive and came at the lady and her daughter, when they tried to put in food, clean the litterbox or remove the babies. She got her into a carrier later in the day but one of the kittens had run in with her and needed out of the carrier. The vet tech helping that lady with all the cats, was going to return her. HCC had already paid for her to be fixed.
I went over with a live trap and quickly transferred mom into it from the carrier, leaving the kitten behind in the carrier. I then transferred mom back into a larger carrier owned by the vet tech who had brought her over to my friend.
After that I sat around with them for a bit, and helped feed two of the kittens.
Saturday morning I loaded up my kayak in the back and the associated stuff, paddle, life jacket, etc. and headed to Sweet Home. I had loaded Baby into the back also in her trap, securing her with bungees, since the back was open, to accomodate the length of the kayak.
I left her, in Sweet Home, back with her people. The final cat needing fixed had not been seen in two days. Not since the nearby tree falling of Thursday, that had to have scared the cats. We hoped she'd be back and that maybe she'd had her kittens. She was pregnant.
The other two adults, Known Mom and O, were hanging around lots although Known Mom had moved her other two kittens. I visited the kittens and oh my they are darling and taming so fast. They have a perfect set up for them. Later on, they texted me that the missing kitty was back and definitely had had her kittens.
Then off I went to the lake. I was quite shocked at the lake level. I hadn't checked it since before Memorial Day and then it was full pool.
By now however its down 3 or 4 feet. Scary stuff since its not even summer yet. I don't know why the Corp has let it drop so far. Due to the fish people lawsuits the reservoirs can't be filled til mid May, which means if we don't get late spring rain, they might not stay full. I don't know if that's the reason its already so low. In places its merely inches deep far from shore, with stumps showing.
I was disappointed and scared for the summer outlook. Also shallow water and sun don't mix well. The combination induces algae growths which often are toxic.
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This is a little lagoon I often frequent there, but there should be no rocky beach showing this time of year, not til August and there's a lot of beach showing, tehre on the left. |
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I usually sit on that log there, when I go, with my feet in the water. It's too early for the water to be down so far. |
In the video, I'm at a different spot on the lake and the water, quite a distance from shore, is only inches deep. Stumps protrude.
I enjoyed myself anyway. I usually don't go on weekends.. It was crowded, boats, jet skiis, not too many kayaks however. The boat wakes along with wind produced huge chop. Coming back against the wind with waves coming at me from all sides, large ones, was a challenge. But I like it rough and I did need the exercise.
The day had clouded over by the time I made it home. I unloaded the kayak stuff quickly because I was due at the Brownsville colony to trap. I'd loaned them a drop trap over a week ago to feed under. I'd caught six at this colony before but it was not easy. It's not a fun place to trap and one of the residents makes it much harder due to attitude. My stomach churned in stress to even think of going back.
It was much as expected. It didn't seem like they'd fed under the drop. The man was the same, making me curdle inside. I endured this for four hours and finally left. He said he'd watch the drop trap today, but I'm not holding my breath. There are four adults left needing fixed there, plus ten kittens too little still to be fixed.
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Two of the kittens from one litter. There are five in each litter but they're still underweight to be fixed. She has FCCO appointments for end of month. By that time, they should be big enough. |
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Find the cat!!! Fortunately, she was fixed first time around there. |
Pretty sunset on the way home though.
Today, since I have my doubts any will be caught in Brownsville, I will pick up the big smelly male, as the Lacomb barn lady describes him. She was thrilled to catch him this morning. And 3 to 4, to round out the five spay neuter spots I have tomorrow, depending on the Brownsville situation, at a Tangent barn.