Princess hid her kittens again the other day. She may be determined but she isn’t bright. Somara found them in the same location and received permission from neighbor to retrieve them as needed. Cristina says the cats use her backyard as a rest room. I suspect it’s additional cats and small dogs based upon the descriptions given.
I hope Princess has gotten the message because they’ve remained on the back porch for a couple evenings. One thing I have also started doing is locking them all up together in a carrier for the night. It’s a tad crowded so I may buy a larger one over the weekend. I really do this more as something for their safety. Princess and the unnamed kittens can’t leave/move but hostile cats (namely the father) and other animals can’t get to them. They’re released immediately in the morning for food, water and stretching.
The vet’s assistant gave me some flea-killing advice today. Wipe the kittens down with dishwashing soap and a rag/cloth. This won’t poison the mother since she will go right to grooming them afterwards.
Now the safe haven aspect. It appears that we have another mother cat with some older kittens relocating to the yard. We spotted the mama poking her head out from under the fence watching her children (an orange tabby, a black one and another I couldn’t completely make out) romp around. These cats appear to be more feral unlike Princess. Should we spot them again, I’m putting on the shoes and pants I don’t mind getting covered in burrs.
The long-term solution will be cutting down the “forest” in order to reduce the number of hiding spaces. I don’t want the GOP accusing me of harboring illegal aliens as well, these cats do belong to the Hispanic families behind the fence. Contrary to what the SCLM and Faux News claim, I think these people are citizens and/or have the proper paperwork.
I plan to post a new movie next Sunday, show how much the little buggers have grown.