We have enjoyed our working farm cats for many years now and usually reserve naming them until they prove they are intelligent enough to survive the dangers of their freedom. This summer, however, we prematurely named eight kittens and have now suffered the sadness of losing our Rex, King of the Kitties. Short lived our little lion king! To preserve our hearts, we will return to our naming rule.
This photo was taken about 24 hours before this lovely and lively little kitten decided to play "chicken" with our vehicle. I never knew he was underneath. Perhaps we gave him too much attention and he just trusted we were omniscient?
Kitty :( It's a good thing there are other beautiful and playful ones to tend to! :)
ReplyDeleteFelixia and Trixie are very healthy and beautiful, as is the tom X-ray. They should be excellent mothers. I have not checked out the sexes of the other four. They are scrawnier. Scamp looks a lot like Cat Stevens. Mini has a wild look to her eyes. Phantom is so timid and innocent looking. I just can't get him/her to trust me. Smokey is quite ordinary, actually, looks a lot like Friday.
ReplyDeleteSmokey turned out to be very adventuresome! The neighbor who found HER, saw that HE is a SHE! So, because she does resemble Friday, the house cat (the only survivor of four I hand fed after their young mother died suddenly), we have changed Smokey's name to Girl Friday! All seven kittens and the mother who adopted the four and is still feeding them her kills, are alive and well!
ReplyDelete*Friday the house cat was adopted by my parents and lives in their home in the city!
ReplyDeleteUPDATE: Felixia and Phantom are the only two of the above mentioned still alive and well. They have both had many litters. Felixia is the Queen and truly the best of the two mothers. Perhaps some day, I will write another post about the current cats on this farm. Today, we count 5, or 6? Breeding season has begun, so soon, there will be more!
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