lol
my wife and i have eight cats
seven of which are feral:
Riley: found on a farm; his littermates were eaten by coyotes. had no hair and
a stomach something. vet said he wouldn't live. he's essentially domesticated now. he is a very charming cat. all cats seem to love Riley.
Cali: stray kitten we found at our new house. she ran across the street all the
time on her wobbly legs. took her in. she still won't let us pet her too close,
only at arm's length.
Collin: after getting a bunch of stray cats neutered, we obviously missed one
and she had two kittens. we trapped them both. one died from possibly
FIP; Collin is strong and healthy BUT will barely let us touch him. we can touch
his nose, that's about it.
Nigel: found at the same farm as Riley. Deaf. Nigel is fearless. he is completley
tame. very sweet cat.
Marley: i was working on my bike on the back yard when i saw fur in the elephant
ear's. i went to investigate... two kittens took off, one stayed there. he couldn't
move. i brought him inside, and he wobbled to the food dish and the water dish.
he pooped for three days straight. then he got all better. Marley is very sweet
and completley tame. he is the smartest cat i've ever seen. he can invent things
to do and amuse himself all day. he has taught the other cats how to open certain
doors, how to open the cabinets, and he's a killer bug hunter.
Gabe and Emily: after another round of neutering, again we missed somebody, a
and Gabe and Emily were born (their sibling, Cowsy, died young). Emily has a heart
problem, and we could feel her heart through her chest. at one point, she was
pooping so much she kept getting dehydrated. we had to force-feed her, including
water. she's fine now. Gabe is a big sweet cat, but the most cowardly cat you
have ever seen. he's huge, but acts like he's a tiny thing.
Thanks for that bit of info!
