Craig Street Cats

I’ve been thinking about the cats trapped earlier this month, and I’m a little concerned. 3 of the 4 cats trapped were unknown — I hadn’t seen any of them before finding them in the trap. This could just be a coincidence, or it could mean that the colony is much larger than I had estimated.

I identified approximately 40 adults over this past winter, and I had hoped that was the extent of the colony. The fact that I managed to trap 3 totally unknown adult cats seems to indicate that I was indulging in a little bit of wishful thinking. Here’s hoping that my original estimates were correct, and the “newbies” were just the few that I missed last winter.

Donna joined Carol on her trip to the Humane Society. As you can see from her picture, Donna is a woman of mystery. She is completely black, with a short, smooth coat. Her most impressive feature is her very green eyes. Donna’s tatoo number is UA1716.

Another flyer, Donna spent the better part of an hour defying gravity in my front porch. She finally settled in a large box, and was “poured” into a cat carrier.

UPDATE: since this photo was taken, Donna has again graced us with her presence. This time we got a much better picture

Carol was trapped on April 16, 2008, and taken to the Humane Society to be spayed on the 17th. She is a lovely, long haired, black and white calico, with green eyes. Her coat is long and smooth. Carol’s tatoo number is UA1717.

Brenda joined Abby on her trip to the Humane Society to be spayed. More assertive than Abby, Brenda managed to get out of the trap during transfer to a kennel. She spent about half an hour flying around my front porch (literally) before she was coaxed into a crate.

I hadn’t seen Brenda prior to finding her in the trap, so I can’t share any of her history, except to say that she appears to be somewhat older than Abby. She has a few marks on her face that indicate a less than peaceful existance up to this time. With luck, Brenda’s life will be less combative from now on.

Description

Brenda is a spayed female domestic short hair, with a black and orange tortoiseshell coat. She has a tatoo in her ear: UA1710.