Winter has arrived earlier than predicted this year. Temps in the lower 30’s this morning. We opened our last cans of wet food  yesterday. If anyone happens to be in the Christmas spirit a bit early  and can find it in their hearts (and wallets) to send us Friskies Shreds, we would appreciate it more than you know.

We have been adopting out to barns and homes, several of our cats over the past few months, our sanctuaries are now down to 14 cats. No one else here can leave as they are either to feral or have issues no one else would like to tackle.

Some folks have a misconception about adopting out barn cats. They seem to believe that all we have to do is capture up the selected cat and drop her at the barn. She will be fine running free and eating mice. The reality is, the cat has to be able to be caged up to 6-8 weeks inside the new barn. You have to feed, water and clean litter pans on a daily basis. Some folks don’t want to put in the work, and some cats would come unglued inside a cage and try to attack anyone helping them. Once they are released, you still have to feed them daily and deworm them every 6 months, most farmers don’t want to bother.

Misty is hanging in there, she has gained some more weight but not enough to get her through the winter on her own. I have filled the last half of Mike’s shop with straw for her and Crazy Eyes and Goblin and Twist to sleep warmly. Temps are supposed to drop into the low 20’s in a few days…

Going to be skipping the Holidays this year. I am just drained on all levels. My primary focus right now are my animals. Kota goes to see the specialist on Jan. 4th. He is still losing so much hair still and his appetite is so low . 🙁 I hope they can figure this out. It is quite worrisome.

Approaching the 3 year mark, the time when Mike left us. This year, I see that my path to grief has now included the healing process. I welcome this new path with open arms.