Three to go....

Today I caught another of the kittens. Not that I blogged about the last capture. I have a bad habit of forgetting the things, be they events or discussion topics, I want to write about by the time I'm sitting in front of the computer. Maybe I should just attempt it with the iPad. But meh. I don't really like the Qwerty keypad or Qwerty like keypad that all these mobile devices have. Not that I type with my hands on the correct keys, but I do know where most of the letters are without looking using the 2-3 fingers on each hand in wannabe correct position.... Meh. Babbling already. A sure sign I'm probably too tired to type this, but I'll blame it on the serious headache I had most of the night.

ANYWHO! Last week I was able to catch Hazelnut, the other calico kitten in the litter. I almost had her and one of the black and whites but when I tried to shove a third kitten in, both black and whites escaped. Tried catching the mother, too, but Mom made me rush it and I closed the door on the carrier while Spumoni still had room to get out. But that was last week. Had to take some time off so the kittens had a chance to forget the trauma. The shelter's open 24/7 for drop offs and Mom says to wake her if I can catch em.....but I still try during hours she's already awake or close enough to.

Today I caught Inkblot. Which is good cuz he/she keeps staring inside ALL day long, slowly breaking Mom's heart. The fact that it's been raining doesn't help us feel any better about them being out there. So after SEVERAL attempts, two lengthy ones today alone, I finally caught him/her. I actually sat near the carrier with the front door open to it for what felt like an hour each try. I feel bad though. In the end, I had to lure both the kittens in with toys and while distracted I closed the screen door. Espresso slipped under the door, but Inkblot was trapped....had no where to go but in the carrier or over it and I was leaning over it.... Poor thing was doubly panicked. First when the screen door was shut and then when I scooped him/her into the carrier and we drove her to the shelter. It was so scared they had to get her out with one of those catching claw things. :-( But at least it's indoors and hopefully warmer than our porch and getting fed better maybe..... Yeah we're running low on dry food so I told Mom not to give the strays any dry til we get more.

Just gotta catch Espresso, the last kitten....Spumoni, hopefully before she delivers.....and Snickers, who being a shelter rescue is VERY wary of the carrier..... Then, hopefully, NO MORE STRAY CATS! Yeah, right. As if Mom could ever turn them away. And if I refuse, she'll just do it herself and she overfeeds. >.< But apart from those three and Tom-Dick-or-Harry, who we don't feed cuz he mounted the kittens a coupled times, I haven't seen other cats in the neighborhood. Maybe we'll get a break from the Kitty Cat Cafe biz that started waaaaay back in Long Beach. >.<