We rescued three more kittens this weekend. A community member had alerted us to the plight of a wild momma cat and her four kittens at an outdoor paintball facility outside of Regina. They had no food source, no shelter, and were prey to coyotes. We sent a team to go and assess the situation, and sadly, they were only able to locate three of the kittens. We have visited the location multiple times since then, and there is no sign of the other two. We can only conclude that they were hunted and killed.
Despite being raised outside by a wild mother, the three remaining kittens are very tame. Reports indicate that the child of the owners of the paintball facility would play with them.
On our visit last week, the team left food and constructed an insulated shelter for the kittens, as we had no foster homes to place them in. We are still so very full, and getting more calls all of the time. This week, despite some adoptions, nothing opened up. We knew that time was growing short for these babies, so Pat and Bob went out on Saturday and picked them up, and brought them to my house for fostering, even though I already have four other foster cats.
I am so glad that these kittens are safe now. They are about four months old. One female is all black (Bella), one female is a lovely striped tabby (Beatrix), and the male (Buster) is a robust striped tabby as well. Bella is a little social butterfly, Buster is so loving, and Beatrix is extremely gentle, albeit still a little timid. They sleep in one big heap in the papasan chair in their room, eat like maniacs, and have already litter trained themselves.
Beatrix is the most fragile one, with a bad leg. I have the vet coming out to see her this week. She is very skinny, and sleeps a lot. I hope that she is able to thrive now. So far, so good.
Once they have all been seen by the vet, dewormed, and vaccinated, these three survivors will be available for adoption. Photos coming soon!
-Sarah
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