About 8 months ago, a small grey and peach patchwork cat with beautiful green eyes came to Cookie's food bowl on the patio. I was inside the house, and as soon as we locked eyes, she went running out of the yard. Probably a feral, I suspected. I had never seen her before this time. She was so wild that I assumed she never had human contact before.
I began looking for her every day. I put food further out in the yard for her, and she must have come to the food (even though I didn't see her much) because eventually, she was more comfortable eating closer to the house. My daughter named her "Sydney".
One day, I spotted Sydney at the far end of my yard. Now, my yard is about 1/4 acre, and she was all the way at the back of the fence, so she didn't see me. And she had a kitten with her! My heart melted. I didn't wonder long if there were others. They probably hadn't survived.
I began to feed them both, all the way at the back of that fence. I would place soft food and dry food and fresh water there, twice a day.
I slowly moved those bowls a foot or two every day, and within two months, they were both eating on my patio.
The kitten was a combination of Cookie's total black with Sydney's grey/peach coat: black and peach patchwork fur with golden eyes! I named the kitten "Tater Tot".
But after a few months, I could see a problem coming. I knew Sydney would get in heat again and Cookie would come calling. Furthermore, I was able to get close enough to Tater Tot that I determined she was a female. Eventually, she would be mature and would get in heat. Time was limited if I was to prevent this new colony from growing.
Next post, I'll continue with what happened.
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