The kitties have a new toy so thought I would share some cute video of Carmel playing with it.

I had been looking for a couple of littermate kittens to take over for Gadget and someday Beauty (didn’t think that would be so soon…). I thought Beauty would be around to show them to hunt but wanted them to have each other to play with and grow up with as I knew Beauty was already 12 years old and like wouldn’t want to play with them. I was right about that as she would hiss at them if they approached her. Carmel and Butterscotch were trapped by a person when she saw their littermates killed on a road. They were born in an abandoned house next to them. I was not having any luck finding a shelter or rescue to adopt kittens from as they all wanted them to be permanent house cats even if they were formerly feral kittens so I put an ad on Craigs List stating what I was looking for. I heard from some wacky people but then the rescuer of Carmel and Butterscotch contacted me. I brought them home that day (early May). When the horses are in the barn they are in a large dog kennel for their safety but now can be out running around the barn during the day/evening (with the door securely tied shut). They are having a great time exploring every nook, cranny and rafter of the barn. Carmel is a little girl and Butterscotch a little boy but don’t worry, they are already spayed/neutered, we took care of that last month at a “Spayathon” hosted by the Dane County Friends of Ferals, great program.

I’m sad to report that Gadget’s sister, Beauty, has now joined him at the Rainbow Bridge. Kent found her dead on the road in front of our house, hit by a car. She lived out here for 9 years and I guess I never expected to have such a sad ending to her life. I miss my sweet kitty. We were counting on her to train the two new barn kittens (I’ll save them for another post) to hunt.