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jmowreader

(51,510 posts)
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 05:01 PM Nov 16

My House of Wayward Cats is about to double in population

My niece’s boyfriend is a mechanic at the sawmill in Plummer, Idaho. They maintain a large collection of feral cats out there to eat the mice. They have a situation where two eight-week-old longhair kittens don’t seem to want to be feral - they hang out around the office building and love on everyone. They don’t want these two to get eaten by a coyote, so at work last night my niece showed me pictures of them and asked if I wanted one.

What am I gonna do? “Yeah, bring ‘em both.”

He’ll come to the shop tonight to bring them. I bought some kitten food last night and have it in the car to feed them when they get here. Normally I’d be concerned about the noise in the print facility and the effect it would have on their sensitive little ears, but since they were born at a place even louder than a newspaper plant that won’t be a problem.

And fortunately Rotten gets along with other cats so integrating them won’t be a problem.

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My House of Wayward Cats is about to double in population (Original Post) jmowreader Nov 16 OP
Congratulations on your new family members. PICS!!! MUST HAVE PICS!!! niyad Nov 16 #1
Congratulations! and you have a good heart! AltairIV Nov 16 #4
Yes, Pix Please! SheltieLover Nov 16 #5
That was awesomely nice of you to do! 😻 benfranklin1776 Nov 16 #2
Congrats... 2naSalit Nov 16 #3
Congrats on your new Kit kids! SheltieLover Nov 16 #6
My best friend really is a cat lover, but she's been catless for years because she travels a lot Walleye Nov 16 #7
Thank you for being so big-hearted, JM! slightlv Nov 16 #8
❤️❤️ onecaliberal Nov 16 #9
Definitely waiting for pictures! Dem2theMax Nov 16 #10
Sweet! Glad they'll have you, and each other. Pics, yes!😄 electric_blue68 Nov 16 #11
Cat rescue Lem1951 Nov 16 #12
Pics or it didn't happen Blue Owl Nov 16 #13
You Rock dai13sy Nov 16 #14
Update on the Wayward Cat issue jmowreader Nov 17 #15
Congratulations to your new members. debm55 Nov 17 #16

Walleye

(35,891 posts)
7. My best friend really is a cat lover, but she's been catless for years because she travels a lot
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 05:26 PM
Nov 16

And today she finally got a kitten. Black and white tuxedo. I’m so happy for her. Her sister is a veterinarian, so that’s always convenient.

slightlv

(4,378 posts)
8. Thank you for being so big-hearted, JM!
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 07:13 PM
Nov 16

I mentioned to hubby last night I'd really like to have a black kitten (first time in my adult life I don't have a black cat). He just kind of groaned (LOL)

Dem2theMax

(10,316 posts)
10. Definitely waiting for pictures!
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 07:27 PM
Nov 16

Congratulations on saving two precious lives and giving them a wonderful home. 🥰🥰

Lem1951

(20 posts)
12. Cat rescue
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 07:43 PM
Nov 16

My partner was walking past the cemetery north of our farm and saw a moving black mass on one of the headstones. When investigated, it turned out to be small black kittens. He came and got me with a box and took them home - 4 weeks old or so - dumped in the cemetery. We kept 2 and found homes for the other three. That was 3 years ago.

jmowreader

(51,510 posts)
15. Update on the Wayward Cat issue
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 05:38 PM
Nov 17

Her boyfriend didn't pick them up Saturday. He had gone to a charity auction in St. Maries on Saturday. By the time it ended it was too dark to find them in Plummer. He'll get them on Monday when he's at work.

Turns out there are three that look alike (gray tabby longhairs) and someone already wants the third one.

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