Small strides are being made with Solo. During feeding time, he can get along with the other cats, even going so far as to sharing the same food plate as PITA. Take away the food and he becomes the great stalker and will pounce and attack anything on four legs that moves.

Right now, we have decided to let him take up residence in the bedroom. We have a cat proof screen door we use for first-time introductions and although he has been here now for almost two months, we are starting from scratch and allowing the cats to meet only through the door.

So far, no one has stepped up to adopt him. Will run other ads this weekend to see if I can generate any interest in him. There was one instance where a family contacted a friend of mine who posted him on her FB asking if the tip of his tail was white. (it’s not) They sent a photo of their cat who vanished three years ago and he really does resemble their Pumpkin kitty same age and all. But his orange tail is simply orange no other color visible so it isn’t him. I suppose I could put white-out on his tail and say it’s good? LOL  I did ask them if they wanted to adopt him in their cat’s stead, but right now they are homeless as well, living out of their RV with three other cats while their home is being built which won’t be ready for 6 months. Not ideal. But for a minute, there was a glimmer of hope.

I’m in the process of working with a wildlife controller to trap these skunks and turn them over to him. He is sanctioned by the Fish and Wildlife Department- so everything is legal. The sad part about it, is when he does get the skunks trapped and in his hands- his only option according to Fish and Game is to euthanize them. That’s what they do here in Oregon. They can’t allow the family to be relocated to another area for a myriad of reasons, so that makes me sad, but it is clear, they can’t stay here any longer. They are not moving on and according to the wildlife biologist I had a spirited conversation with, I have turned them into habitual feeders and they will not move on- just keep on having more babies.

Once they are gone, my whole feeding routine will have to be changed to discourage any other skunks from coming here. My fingers are crossed that I can trap these critters in the coming days and turn them over to him before they cause more damage to the neighbors property and cause more problems between us.