Mama-San appeared in our yard one day in February of 2007. She seemed too well groomed to have been a stray, but no one claimed her in response to our numerous inquiries around the area as to her ownership. Eventually she gave birth to two litters of kittens beneath a neighbor's shed: the first born in early April and the second on July 4th. A local cat rescue group assisted us in capturing both Mama-San and 8 of her 10 kittens. As a result, my husband and I now have become foster parents for stray and feral cats, socializing them until they're ready for adoption. It's hard to let them go when the time comes!
Meet Mama-San, who's now given birth to a total of 10 kittens in less than 4 months' time. Good thing we were able to catch her yesterday. Once her 6 new little ones are old enough to eat on their own, she'll be taken to the SPCA for spaying and then we'll see about putting her up for adoption.
At some point soon, I'll be attempting photographs of the kittens, who are all of a week old. They're so very tiny!
By the way, the white along the bottom of her face is how the picture turned out! It seemed rather mystical, like Siamese can be. Sorry for all the grain. My Canon S5 IS doesn't do well with more than about 200 ISO.
At some point soon, I'll be attempting photographs of the kittens, who are all of a week old. They're so very tiny!
By the way, the white along the bottom of her face is how the picture turned out! It seemed rather mystical, like Siamese can be. Sorry for all the grain. My Canon S5 IS doesn't do well with more than about 200 ISO.
Meet Mama-San, who's now given birth to a total of 10 kittens in less than 4 months' time. Good thing we were able to catch her yesterday. Once her 6 new little ones are old enough to eat on their own, she'll be taken to the SPCA for spaying and then we'll see about putting her up for adoption.
At some point soon, I'll be attempting photographs of the kittens, who are all of a week old. They're so very tiny!
By the way, the white along the bottom of her face is how the picture turned out! It seemed rather mystical, like Siamese can be. Sorry for all the grain. My Canon S5 IS doesn't do well with more than about 200 ISO.
At some point soon, I'll be attempting photographs of the kittens, who are all of a week old. They're so very tiny!
By the way, the white along the bottom of her face is how the picture turned out! It seemed rather mystical, like Siamese can be. Sorry for all the grain. My Canon S5 IS doesn't do well with more than about 200 ISO.