Status: Gaining, maybe

We're making some progress, anyway.  It started getting cold and windy last night, and when I opened the back door, the Third Black Kittie came trotting into the house.  The Gray Kittie wanted to get inside, but the two or three times she crept in the door, she saw me, and ran away again.  Third Black Kittie was torn between inside (warm) and outside (cold, but with her buddy), but she finally stayed in the house.


The low last night was around 13°F (-4°C), so I hope Gray Kittie found someplace warm to spend the night.

Update on the stray kitties

Update: About 9:15PM, I got the Gray Kittie into the house.  She kept coming up to the door, looking at me, and running away.  So I propped the door open about 6 inches and went over where she couldn't see me.  It wasn't more than about ten minutes before Gray Kittie carefully sneeaakkeedd in the door.  She probably isn't real happy right now, but she is inside

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For those of you tracking progress, there has been some, maybe.


The New Black Kittie is sleeping in the utility room, at least for the moment.  She came in, ate, used the litter box, and curled up in a box for a nap.


The Stray Buddy is getting a little braver.  I was at least able to get a couple photos of her(?).

Don't get too impressed by how close she looks in the photos.  You can do lots with editing software. The shot below is closer to what I see.

But I almost got her to come in the house a couple times.  She really wants to come inside, she just doesn't quite trust me.

False Start -- Pending Further Developments

Well,it looks like the New Black Kittie decided outside is better, at least for the moment.

She spent the night in the utility room and did fine.  She ate most of the food I left her, used the litter box like a champ, and drank all but a couple swallows in the water bowl.  She went outside with me in the morning to help feed the birds and put out fresh water for the critters, but came right in when I called her.


But in the evening when I put out the outside cat food, her buddy was out there waiting.  They sniffed noses, and then they both dashed off around the corner of the house.


The buddy is a pretty gray tabby, with a white nose and mostly white legs.  She(?) won't let me closer than about three feet, although she seems to be getting braver.  Not sure if they are litter mates, mother and daughter, or just friends, but they are together a lot.


I guess I'll just have to keep working on the buddy, maybe I can get them both inside someday.

A third black kittie??

Hi, all.  Check out the photos.  No, they are not photos of Anne Bonny or of Mary Read.  I've had several stray/feral kitty's hanging out in the yard.  This girl(?) has decided I'm not likely to eat her, and decided to come into the house today.  (The high today was predicted to be about 25F, which might have had something to do with that :-) )


I'm keeping her in the utility room for the moment.  I want to make sure she knows how to use the litter box and try to make sure she is healthy.  After that, if she thinks inside is better, I guess I now have three black kitties.  sigh...


Stay tuned.