I was glancing over my container garden recently.
I noticed movement behind my potting soil.
Four pairs of shiny eyes were looking at me.
A feral cat had delivered four kittens in my
garden. The mother cat was gone. Her four
kittens were left behind my bags of potting
soil. They were purring soft meows. Although
they were sweet and cute, I was not happy
to see them. All I could envision was the havoc
they could do to my garden. I really thought my
chasing away the backyard feral cats was working.
My Mom befriended two feral cats 6 months ago.
One cat is tortoise shell and the other one is a
orange tabby. I would scold them if they came
near my garden. I hadn't seen any cats in my
garden until yesterday. I left to run errands.
This was the scene I saw when I returned home:
I called my Mom outside, so she would see
could see my distress. She was overjoyed.
I explained to her how my garden would
be ruined. I also mentioned that some
female cats bear kittens every two months!
It seemed like that cat was nursing her
kittens all day! I let her stay in the garden.
Only because I hoped the forecasted storm
would cause her to move the kittens to the
backyard. The cat and her kittens were
still in my garden! I needed to harvest
vegetables and herbs. I chased her out
of my garden. I took a gloved hand and
scooted these kittens out of my garden.
Apparently the cat came and got her
kittens. They were not where I placed
them. I installed tall poles at the entrance
to my garden. I hope this addition will
prevent future visits from cats and kittens
in my garden. I would hate to call the
Animal Control Center about the feral
cats and kittens. This may eventually be
my only solution. I already know my Mom
would not like that!
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