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She once was lost, now she's found...

I promised Part II of the Kitty Farrell story, but we must fast-forward to Part III. She'd been MIA for a few weeks, and then she came around one morning.  I was ecstatic to see her, until I got close enough to get a good look at her.  Her back leg was dragging.  Didn't know how to respond but thought, "a BOX!  a BLANKET! have to catch her!".  By the time I had gotten those things together, she had limped away. I borrowed traps, tried to catch her for almost 2 weeks, with no sightings at all.  I did catch a Tom Cat, and had him TNR'ed. Installing a day/night "wildlife cam" revealed some cats with collars having a stroll, along with a rat or two, but no sign of Kitty.  A response to an "injured cat" posting on a local neighborhood group resulted in a response from a woman claiming she had seen the cat, and that she looked fine.  Didn't believe that assessment, hoped for more location info from this person, but they also noted ...
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The Story of Kitty Farrell (Part 1)

Kitty Farrell came into my life in the summer of 2009. She was one of a small litter of kittens,  born to a stray I called  Mom Cat.  Mom Cat  had multiple litters over the years. The first time I saw Kitty was with Mom Cat on a very rainy night. Mom cat was leading Kitty and a black kitten across the alley in the rain, from between a garage and fence. Kitty was grey, with a white patch on her chest, just like Mom Cat.  She began coming  into my yard and I would feed her. I really couldn't resist. She was adorable! I knew she was feral but needed help and deserved a chance to live. As she grew I realized that I could neither take her in nor could I have her put down. I also didn't want to see her live the life her mom cat had lived; having litters every year and being rejected and homeless, with most of her kittens disappearing.  I began researching the option of Trap, Neuter, Release (or Return), otherwise known as TNR. With some trepidation, I tra...
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My momma said...

As I get older, I find I often have my mother's words coming out of my mouth, or springing to mind. Time to document these before they're lost to the next generation! When I was being an incorrigible little pip: "I'll break your arms and legs, and beat you over the head with them!" "I'll hang you up in the closet by your toenails!" Now I know this sounds as if mom had a sadistic streak, but she actually only rarely resorted to corporal punishments of any kind at all. The effect was mostly cartoonish, in the ridiculousness and impossibility of the threats. Mom was also a big fan of the "I'm going to count to three..." school of discipline. Worked like a charm, at least til I was fast enough to out run her!
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