My Nextdoor Posting on 8/14/2019
After viewing my surveillance video of a couple of days before and the day we tried to trap a mother cat, both of my missing cats were acting unusual, like they were on something. On July 27th, Marc Sellinger tried to catch a mother cat across the street from me. It ended up being a waste of Marc’s time, due to all the unnecessary activity going on at the house.
On July 28, I saw Little Man come home with Grumpy. And Little Man sure acted like he was on something. His unusual behavior reminded of Sir Gray’s behavior two days earlier (July 26th). Little Man and Grumpy were in the porch around 7:00 am and that was the last time I saw Little Man. Sir Gray left the porch a short time after and that was the last time I saw him.
I seriously thought about shutting down my our-feral-cats.com website after losing BOTH, Little Man and Sir Gray, on July 28, 2019. I don’t think losing both of them on the same day was a coincidence, but I could be wrong. I feel this way, because of the intense hatred that has always been directed towards the feral cats by neighbors in this area. I am eventually going to create an “In memory page for Little Man and Sir Gray” on my website.
Going into my porch, since they disappeared, has become unbearable for me. I am always praying when I open the door to let the dogs out that one of the cats will be sitting there. I know that’s never gonna happen. I guess I made a big mistake setting the porch up for them. I was just trying to give them a place where they knew they were safe and could get out of bad weather.
I believe that there are many “indoor” cat owners who don’t understand why I care so much for these feral cats. Well I also have indoor cats and my feelings are the same for ALL of my cats - indoor and outdoor. I spend time with the outdoor cats and get to know each of their personalities if possible. I don’t just feed them and walk away. I make sure that they eat, that their sleeping area is clean and that they have toys for playing.
On Aug. 2nd I brought my last surviving feral cat Grumpy inside. She is not happy and I can’t blame her. I just took her freedom. I don’t want anything happening to her as well. And I can say I haven’t had much sleep. Grumpy is now sharing a room with another feral cat named Mandy and myself. Right now Mandy is throwing a toy rat all over the room while Grumpy is crying as loud as she can for me to let her out. She wants out very bad and I had a strong feeling that she was going to react this way, but I had to try. She looks out the windows and sees where she lived her whole life. So now it is time to say my goodbyes and let her go. I was hoping to find a tracking unit that could be inserted under her skin where I could keep track of her movements in case she disappears. But there are only collars and they are worthless for my purposes to keep Grumpy safe. Also, if I could have had a tracker placed under her skin, that might have given me a chance to find out who was killing these cats.
Ed
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