Here to Stay?

Well, we haven't come up with much of a solution for the new found kitties. We've contacted the Humane Society. They will give out 1 voucher a month for $15 off of a spay or neuter at a participating vet clinic. We talked to our regular vet, Doc, and he will give us a discount also so we're looking at about $30 off each one. That helps in our decision to keep them or not. The kids of course want us to keep them all and it really doesn't cause too much trouble for the everyday stuff. It will basically be an extra bag of food each month and the annual vaccinations that we purchase and administer ourselves. I don't mean to be harsh, but also with the way they seem to throw themselves under tires around here, by next fall we'll be down in numbers again. I know that sounds mean, but they are farm cats here to keep down the population of rodents. Sorry if that offends anyone.

So, we're now at the point where names are coming up. I think the Mama kitty is JoJo. You know from the song I quoted last time, "Where did you come from cotton eye Joe". Our kids have named one baby Rascall and another Oreo. We've decided to let our niece name the last one since she found them first. They also can't have any indoor pets because of allergies at their house, so she has to play with the animals here when she comes to visit. I'll let you know what she comes up with when she decides. And I'll have to figure out who is who of the babies and try to post more pictures later.

Thank goodness Jon bought the thermostatic controlled bed for the cats. It is a really cool appliance and it gives me a piece of mind that the cats aren't freezing to death in this major cold weather we're having. Even the heated water dish has to be refreshed daily with this cold to be sure it isn't freezing.

Stay warm!