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I thinks it's going to be an early spring for some of us.

 

[RR Homestead]

Hope everything goes smoothly. They should know how bad they messed up, but will they admit it.

It went well actually. I was able to speak to the kind lady who answers the phone. She understood why I was canceling and apologized over and over again. Said this is not normally how it goes in their 30 years of business. We parted on friendly terms. She understood why we feel the way we do about it all. I think it helped already having someone else active already. Signed the documents this evening and should be done tomorrow. New insurance agent offered if we need anything while we aren't there she'd gladly give us a hand. Sure some kind people out there still. Breath of fresh air for sure.
Called today and got the documents for transferring power to us. Got that signed and sent back this evening as well. Feels like things may be falling into place finally.

 

[RR Homestead]

Got the feral cat trapped tonight. Think I already posted about her. She's definitely a girl. I am really hoping the neighbors tom cat didn't knock her up. She's got a little belly starting but we don't know if it's a baby belly or from actually being fed. I'm hoping to snag one of 10 appointments at the feral clinic for first thing in the morning. They open sign ups at 10pm. They go super fast. I planned on being up anyways tomorrow to go to the auction to maybe snag a bottle calf or two to graft onto our current milker anyways. So it would be convenient to drop the cat off in the morning, go to the auction then leave there to go pick her up at the pickup time. Lord willing it will work out. We thought maybe she might be a prospect for taming and finding a home for which is very hard anymore as it is but she's pretty grumpy in the trap. She's a growling, hissing and swatting kinda gal. I think she'd rather be a wild cat. It would take a lot of time and effort to tame her down. Hard to do that right now. Hopefully she stays when she's recovered. They tend to leave after being trapped unfortunately. Biggest thing is keeping the reproduction to a minimum.
Hope y'all had a good day! Going to get a few more chores done before time to camp out on the computer hitting refresh.

 

[drstratton]

Got the feral cat trapped tonight. Think I already posted about her. She's definitely a girl. I am really hoping the neighbors tom cat didn't knock her up. She's got a little belly starting but we don't know if it's a baby belly or from actually being fed. I'm hoping to snag one of 10 appointments at the feral clinic for first thing in the morning. They open sign ups at 10pm. They go super fast. I planned on being up anyways tomorrow to go to the auction to maybe snag a bottle calf or two to graft onto our current milker anyways. So it would be convenient to drop the cat off in the morning, go to the auction then leave there to go pick her up at the pickup time. Lord willing it will work out. We thought maybe she might be a prospect for taming and finding a home for which is very hard anymore as it is but she's pretty grumpy in the trap. She's a growling, hissing and swatting kinda gal. I think she'd rather be a wild cat. It would take a lot of time and effort to tame her down. Hard to do that right now. Hopefully she stays when she's recovered. They tend to leave after being trapped unfortunately. Biggest thing is keeping the reproduction to a minimum.
Hope y'all had a good day! Going to get a few more chores done before time to camp out on the computer hitting refresh.

I'm glad things worked out and you had someone nice to talk to about canceling.

Good luck getting the cat in, those appointments are hard to come by. We have a stray Tom that I need to catch and get fixed. He's kind of tame, we can pet him when he's eating, any other time, he meows and purrs like he wants to be petted, but then it's claws out... brat...lol

This is how he greets us every morning! Pip kitty is also a stray, but we got her as a baby, she's also much quieter.

 

[RR Homestead]

I'm glad things worked out and you had someone nice to talk to about canceling.

Good luck getting the cat in, those appointments are hard to come by. We have a stray Tom that I need to catch and get fixed. He's kind of tame, we can pet him when he's eating, any other time, he meows and purrs like he wants to be petted, but then it's claws out... brat...lol

This is how he greets us every morning! Pip kitty is also a stray, but we got her as a baby, she's also much quieter.

Thanks. She's been a super nice lady each time I call. Goes to church with the previous owners. They all speak highly of her. She understood our concerns and said she didn't hold it against us and hoped we'd give them another try in the future if we need to change insurance.

I got a spot! Yahoo!!! Now hopefully get a nap in before morning. Going to be a long day awake. I'm so relieved. Tomorrow will work out best for our schedule. My stomach churning though at the thought she could be pregnant. I never like taking the females in for that reason. It's practically impossible to find homes for cats around here anymore. I LOVE your kitties! We are quite fond of black cats. He's quite vocal! What a brat to claw. So glad you shared! Thanks!
She actually seems fairly "ok" currently. Not panicking. She's more wanting to get away from me touching her than being mean or defensive. I don't blame her after being trapped. Didn't stop her from eating her supper thought. Put the cover over the trap and a potty pad underneath so she will be good for the night. We'll see how her recovery does and make a decision from there what her future holds. I'm hoping we can just release her and let her live her life however long that will be. I just keep wondering if this is the last cat I'll trap here. It sounds like outdoor cats don't last long at all where we are moving in MO. So I'm guessing outdoor cats won't be a thing there. We sure miss having barn cats that help with the varmint control.

 

[fuzzi]

Good morning all!

@RR Homestead I've been doing TNR here for almost 20 years. It's definitely dangerous for outside cats with our wildlife and loose dogs, but some do survive. And so I have no outside rodent issues.

In 2007 Momma Cat gave us two litters before we could trap her. I managed to TNR her and the majority of her 8 kittens, but most of them disappeared within a few months. Her daughter Mittsie lived into her teens like her mother.

Momma Cat and 6 of her offspring

Older Mittsie and Momma Cat

The spay clinic closed, and I can't afford $400 to spay at the corporate-owned vets, so the feral cat population is increasing.

Guess I'll get the coffee started.

 

[Poka_Doodle]

Good luck today @RR Homestead

I know this seems repetitive, but it is snowing, hard, outside right now. I assume it has been since yesterday afternoon. We've gotten some lovely wind to ensure stuff doesn't stay plowed.
I set fertile eggs in the incubator yesterday, I'm excited to incorporate chickens into what I teach the next few months.
Basketball after school today, packing dinner to eat at school. Y'all have a lovely day.

 

[Mini Horses]

There's 9 cats fed here every day. Half tame ferals. But they do earn their keep in rodent control. Three mice snuck by them into the house where PB on traps got them. They've been here a long time, all males.

So this weeks weather has been almost Spring like but, won't last. Enjoying it but, a nasty trick by Mother Nature to lull us asleep before a cold blast hits. Yep, we already had the reverse with an earlier heavy cold. Unpredictable weather patterns. We forge on Just praying no snow.

DS had a cleanup day yesterday. Truckload to dump
Waiting for that darned tractor part to arrive. Next week I have one, maybe 2, days of job work. Week after it's back to pretty much full time. So I desperately hope the part arrives and is the one to solve this fiasco. Then, I'll still have home time to get a couple days of desperately needed work done.

Challenges!