Meet Mittens

This past fall a small mama cat had a litter of kittens somewhere in the brush behind my husband's shed. My family didn't know about the kittens until two furry little beasts started to invade that same shed. The mama made visits back and forth through out the day and it really riled up Demon and Yepa in their fence. This cat would just prance down the driveway like nothing was wrong though.

The kittens were still small in October. They were little fluff balls of cuteness, but it was already getting cold at night. The hubby and I talked about it and even brought the kittens up to Lou. She was EXCITED to see these mystery kittens that were hiding out up there.

The thing was these were the kittens of a stray cat. Growing up I came face to face with a number of "stray" kittens. They were more like wild cats and I have a few scars to prove it. So, we made sure to give the kittens and their mama plenty of space. Still, we couldn't stand the idea of those little fluff balls being cold.

We set up a plastic tub with a blanket inside and cut a hole in the corner so they could get in and out. We also would set a little food out a few times a week. They were kittens, but they'd have to learn to hunt on their own. So, just a little food here and there. Not every day. The kittens hung out in the tub a few times over the course of a month or so.

Then they stopped appearing. That's normal. They moved on once they were old enough to do their own thing. We left the tub out because winter was starting to set in, but we didn't see any signs of them again. That is until this past weekend.

My grandmother-in-law had been complaining about this cat walking on her car, but I never saw anything. Then on Sunday my husband was changing her tire and there by her house was this young black cat. I call this age the teenage years for cats. Not a kitten, but not an adult either. We coaxed her closer and she was so loving. She followed us down the hill and just loved on us. We gave her a little food, let her explore the carport, and let her be.


She's still here and Lou has named her Mittens.

If Mittens is still her come Friday I'll be going to the animal shelter and getting a certificate to have her fixed. There are a lot of strays in the area. We don't need another litter of kittens. So getting her fixed is a must. We'll also get her a rabies vaccine. This way even if she does move on later she'll be a little more okay out there.

But for now, our furry family has a new member.... No, Queen Shadow does not like this intruder, but she's dealing.