Welcome to the home page of Mitsy’s nursery blog. This used to be a live blog with daily posts, but it has now come full circle and Mitsy, the previously feral cat, is now part of our small household. She is well-socialised, but still has trouble meeting other people. That will come in due time. She loves cuddles and play and she is a completely different animal from when we met her first, on the doorstep of our backyard sliding door. You can browse the blog post by post, or you can jump to posts that interest you in particular. For those of you who are interested in tips and tricks about trapping a pregnant feral and guiding her to a different kind of life, there is a special section with tips and tricks, that you may find helpful. If you have any questions, use the Contact me page to send me a message and I will reply…
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Finding a humane trap
May 15, 2021 Finding a trap to catch a cat, whether domesticated or (semi-)feral/stray cat is not hard. Finding a humane one is a lot harder. Finding a humane one in time to try to catch a very pregnant cat is almost impossible. Especially in Covid times… We had to resort to a borrowed trap,…
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Creating a safe shelter
Spoiler alert… The article below was written 3 years ago, in part after the ‘Mitsy’project’ had been completed. So there are some photographs and paragraphs that could be considered spoilers… June 25, 2021 There are many shelter solutions available for dogs. Not so much for pregnant cats and new litters, unless you choose to invest…
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Trapping day is here
July 5, 2021 In the 2 weeks preceding the actual trapping of Mitsy, I tried a lot of things to see if we could get her into the house without a trap. She had been visiting our ‘backyard buffet’ since March this year, and she was becoming more and more comfortable with us. When our…
Index of all blog posts, from end to beginning:
- November 19th - Photo points of view make all the difference: final blog post
- November 15th - Photoshopping the tree
- November 11th - A full circle moment…
- November 7th - !! All kittens adopted !! Doing a little happy cat dance !!
- November 6th - Cuddle time
- November 2nd - The cone is no more… oops!
- October 30th - It is done…
- October 27th - Goodbyes hurt… but I am still grateful!
- October 23rd - The inmates are running the asylum…
- October 22nd - Adoption flyers for the twins
- October 18th - ‘Daddy’ is back in town!
- October 15th - Stipke goes to the vet…
- October 13th - To boldly go… Stipke outshines ‘Captain Kirk’…
- October 12th - Kitten photoshoot!
- October 12th - Happy Thanksgiving news!
- October 10th - Weaning and weighing
- October 9th - The falling of the window table…
- October 6th - Visiting Pumba and Kabiri at the Adoption Centre
- October 5th - Cheetah and Spooky have been adopted together!
- October 4th - World Animal Day
- October 2nd - Juggling genders…
- October 1st - Congratulations to the kittens: 12 week birthday!
- September 28th - A comforting nudge from the universe
- September 26th - An eventful day for all
- September 25th - A lot less cat in tha house…
- September 24th - Saying good bye to 4 kittens – snif…
- September 21st - Cats cannot count & strangers are scary
- September 20th - Preparing for 4 kittens to move out…
- September 18th - We gave the felines the whole room…
- September 16th - A new selfie and growth spurts
- September 15th - A quick follow-up
- September 14th - The moment of truth…
- September 13th - Communal sleeping at naptime
- September 13th - Oh the horror of cleaning day…
- September 12th - Discovering my lap
- September 11th - A playful day
- September 10th - Fresh catnip: an introduction…
- September 9th - The homecoming and the gender reveal….
- September 8th - Cleaning the cat room!
- September 7th - How big are those crates?
- September 7th - Weigh-in time!
- September 6th - Remembering Dixie (rip)
- September 5th - Adoption event Ninth Life Cat Rescue Ontario
- September 5th - Juggling kittens and a bit of chaos
- September 3rd - Taking care of momma
- September 2nd - Things you need when adopting a kitten
- September 1st - The best cat tree ever
- August 31st - Mellow Mitsy
- August 30th - First kitten in distress…
- August 29th - “If you mess with me, I will tell my grand parents!!”
- August 28th - Vampy = Toothless = Spooky
- August 27th - 50 Days!
- August 26th - The vacuum cleaner…
- August 25th - Mitsy explores the cat tree
- August 24th - Room catcam installed
- August 23rd - Kitten Formula 1, around and around they go!
- August 22nd - Play hour is the new routine
- August 21st - A fun play day
- August 19th - Pumba has breakfast outside Basecamp…
- August 16th - New carpet and new sounds
- August 16th - Poop talk (2)
- August 16th - Two kittens start to eat solids!
- August 14th - Poop talk (1)
- August 12th - Petting Mitsy – again
- August 11th - The Penthouse is installed
- August 9th - Happy birthday to me!
- August 8th - Plans for the future
- August 6th - Wim got the paw…
- August 5th - Hookworms begone!
- August 4th - Changing the Basecamp towels
- August 4th - Mitsy engages in play for the first time!
- August 3rd - Climbing the nest
- August 2nd - Rollercoaster of activity!
- August 1st - A fun morning
- July 31st - Adjustments to ‘the Ensuite’ continue
- July 30th - Mitsy ate a treat from my hand!
- July 25th - Another memorable moment today…
- July 24th - Who need humans?
- July 24th - Funny footage
- July 22nd - A Daddy visit…
- July 21st - A difficult day
- July 20th - I touched some of the kittens!
- July 19th - A grumpy day
- July 18th - Mitsy lets me meet the kittens…
- July 14th - We are all developing a rhythm!
- July 13th - Preparing the crate extension
- July 12th - Litterbox annoyances
- July 11th - Hissy Fits!
- July 10th - A peaceful day in the ‘nursery’
- July 9th - We have 6 babies!
- July 8th - Labour begins and I… fall asleep!
- July 7th - A day of unrest
- July 6th - Second day musings
- July 6th - The first 24 hours in the crate
- July 5th - Trapping day is here
- June 25th - Creating a safe shelter
- May 15th - Finding a humane trap
- March 19th - Where are the kittens?!?
- March 12th - The agony of decision making…
- March 11th - How it all begins…