Thanks
for everyone's comforting thoughts. It was helpful to have you all remind
us, that Milo WAS loved and that he knew it.
My
sister had planned to talk to the lady down the hill who leaves bowls of food
out for her 30+ feral cats. I think I briefly mentioned that our
kittens came from one of her feral momma cats and that the she abandoned
the kittens. Well, perhaps Milo has left a wonderful
legacy...
My
sister has re-doubled her determination to do something about the neighbors
feral fleet of cats. She has talked to the lady about Milo's death from
FeLV and that some of the other cats may have this horrible virus; that the
food is attracting skunks and causing stink in the air on way too many
occasions, not to mention dogs getting sprayed quite often; that kittens are
being born all the time; cat and kitten skeletons have been found for several
reasons, one of which is that the cats are attracting predators that do not
normally hang out in the area; etc.
Previous the lady said she could do nothing about the problem, since she
couldn't approach them.
My sister offered to trap them and bring them in to get fixed
through a wonder program here called Project
Purr (http://www.projectpurr.org/). The Project advocates TNR
(Trap /Neuter/ Return) The lady has finally seen the light
and has agreed to pay the $25 fee to fix each cat that is trapped. Each cat
will then be released back where they were found. Project Purr supplies
the traps for the project.
Something good has happened, pushed forward my Milo.
Steve
p.s. See here for kitten taming and feral cat trapping: http://www.projectpurr.org/links.htm
