Mommy, mommy! Pick me up mommy, me wants to sit in yous lap. (Dezi gets up in mommy’s lap and settle’s in and lays down) Mommy, will you tell me more about da feral kitties?
Yes dear I will.. What do you say we brush your beautiful fur while I tell you the story?
Do we have to mommy?
Yes Dezi we do.
Okay, but me wants extwa tweats after. You was gunna tell me how da ferals survive and how we can help.
Yes dear I was. And we’ll see about those extra treats. That’s something the feral kitties don’t get, so you need to be thankful you do. Anyways, as I told you yesterday most ferals never get to know what a forever home with love and security is. And in the past their only hope was to live a short life, reproducing and fighting and going hungry day in and day out.
Dat’s just pawful mommy. Why do hoomans have to be so mean?
I don’t know my love. But not all humans are. Today there are a lot of feral colonies that are thriving. They have good humans looking after them. And these people make sure there is food and water and even sometimes shelters available for the times when it’s too cold or too hot. They work tirelessly to get the kitties in the colony spayed and neutered so they can quit having more and more babies. And they find those that can be part of a family and help them find a forever home off the streets. You know your friend Marg?
Oh yes mommy we luv Ms. Marg and all hers kitties and udder animals too.
- Borrowed from Marg’s Animals. Little Bit is one of the lucky ferals now living the good life inside his forever home.
Yes we do Dezi. Well a lot of Ms. Margs kitties were and are feral.
Me didn’t wealize dat mommy. they all seem so pawtastic.
They are Dezi. Being feral doesn’t mean the kitty is bad, it just means that they’re afraid. There are a lot of feral kitties finding homes these days because of the wonderful people that work with them. You can recognize a “kept colony” by the tipped ears. When they get one altered, the doctor cuts a little tip of the ear while they’re sedated so that everyone knows this kitty can’t make or have babies and belongs to a colony. It doesn’t hurt the kitty at all, and it’s a sign to all who see it. The kitties are then returned to their colony to live out their lives. This is called TNR (Trap, Neuter, Return) A lot of the people that take care of these colonies do it on their own. Some have formed rescues and have helpers. And for those of us who don’t have a colony near by we can help educate people about the ferals in their community. And donate. They can always use food and supplies and money. Altho’ a lot of vets will volunteer their time to work with the ferals, a lot of them still charge at least a small fee.
Is dat why yous told our town to chill and to twap da ferals in da community?
Yes honey it was. Unfortunately our community is very backward and they aren’t open to having a feral colony here, but that doesn’t mean we stop educating them. We keep trying to teach them every chance we get. And we try to educate people on how to be better pet parents so that the kitties don’t end up outside in the first place.
What did they do wiff those kitties mommy?
Well sweety I’m not sure, but I imagine it didn’t turn out well. No kitty belongs in a shelter cage, but ferals really don’t stand a chance of being adopted from a shelter.
Dat makes me so sad mommy. Me wishes every kitty kuld have a home wiff luv like me and sissy have.
I do too Dezi, but until people stand up and take responsibility for the animals in their lives there will always be the need for shelters and rescues and volunteers. These are just a few of the organiztions near us. Feral Friends, Ft. Worth Ferals, and here’s one at a local university. SMU Ferals If you are looking for a feral group in your area or need help with a feral colony of your own, please click here and choose your state to find the nearest organization. And remember, rescues and shelters always need donations. You my dear and your sister need to eat everyday and so do the ferals.
Those are sum gweat linkies mommy. Me sure hopes dat more peeps learns dat feral kitties awen’t bad and just need help and patience.
Me too sweety, me too.
Purrlease join us again fur our continuing tale fur Adopt a Shelter Cat Mumff. Ifin you missed Pt. 1, click here. And help however, whenever you can.
Till da next time………………..Be Blest!!!
(Dezi: Blue
Mommy: Black)
Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses
Dezi and Lexi
Service Cats U.S. 
Why are humans so mean indeed… It’s hard to imagine not all kitties want a home. Some a purrfectly happy roaming about the world, doin’ their feral thing. And that is such an important rodent reducing, public health thing too! All we humans need to do it help control those feral kitties populations, giving them safe places to sleep and stay stay warm/cool and they can be happy out there in the world. Like mommy, I hope more people learn. Posts like this help! Thank you.
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Fank you. Yes da ferals awe a purrtant pawrt of a community when tweated well, looked after and purrvided fur. We do hope more and more peeps will learn this and help. Fanks fur comin’ by.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Lexi
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dezi & lexi…oh & mom two, another grate post, high paws N headbonx two ewe all N thanx for sharin de linx…we wuz veree happee ta see de community catz organiztionz in R place oh rezz i dencee…. listed ..!!! ♥♥♥
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Fank you. And weez so glad yous have a community fur yous ferals. Dat’s so pawsum.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Lexi
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That is really good information. It just really makes our hearts hurt even more for all the ones we can’t save.
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Fank you. Weez have da sads fur those we can’t help too.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Lexi
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Mom has been pretty busy the last few days and we are just catching up. We really like these posts of the feral kitties. I hope they get lots of shares to help people learn more about how they can help!
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Fank you Christy, we do too.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Lexi
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Dezi & Lexi that sure was some great information and you’re right feral kitties are just scared kitties who need help from their human friends.
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Fank you Anabelle. Weez hope lots more peeps learn dat and help when they can.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Lexi
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I hope once all people will see the ferals with different eyes and they will support them, instead to chase them away. And there are a lot of vets around who try to help… my mommas class mate bought an old ambulance to visit the people and pets who have no home… they fortunately are supported by their town… and I cross my paws that it continues…
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Oh Easy dat is so pawsum ’bout yous mommys furiend and their towns. We wish peeps here were more like dat.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Lexi
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A lovely, educating conversation with your Mommy, gorgeous Dezi!..Our Mommy has done TNR with many kitties over the years, but of course, the best feral relationship has been with Mommy Cat and Daddy Cat, who she started taking care of 15 years ago (their complete stories are under their tab at the top of our page if you are interested) and they became a very important part of the family, even during those first 10 years when they still lived outside and slept in our garage at night (she kept food/water available for them every day…it wasn’t always easy, but she also kept flea meds on them every month and took them to the vet every year and every time Daddy Cat got in bad fights)…We were very fortunate to be able to provide a safe refuge/home to them, eventually giving them their own garage apartment when we moved=we couldn’t just leave them on the streets of the old neighborhood after all those years of care when they had come to depend on it and of course, we loved them!…Thank you for this important post=peope need to realize how loving and special these sweet ferals can be with care and nuturing and with so many different babies, Marg is the best example we can think of too!!!…hugs, dear friend…xoxo…Calle, Halle, Sukki, Mommy Cat, Daddy Cat
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Fank you soooooo much fur yous input. Weez read mommy and daddy cat’s stowries and of course we cwied but was so happy they found you. So many bad fings kulda been their lives had they not. And weez so fankful to you fur all da work yous do too. Weez so hope dat lots of peeps see our posty and decide to help da stweet kitties stead of hurt them or want them gone. Fanks fur yous luvvly comment and compliment.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Lexi
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Wonderful info in Part Two! Important for everyone to know about and understand.
Hugs, Sammy
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Fanks Sammy, we weally purreciate it.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Lexi
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Grreat post´s about ferals !
Here in Sweden we don´t use TNR so much but I hope that will change.
XOXO
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Oh charlie here in da states we have aweas dat son’t eever. Weez so hope it becomes da norm sum day soon. Fanks.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Lexi
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That was some great information in pt. 1 and pt. 2. Thank you for letting everyone know about ferals and TNR.
Love, hugs, and kisses to you all.
Mary
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Fank you awnty Mary.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Lexi
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