Last night, late, I caught the the kitty by the creek, but when I carried the trap into the barn and turned on the light, I realized she was no longer pregnant and her nipples were engorged with milk. So I released her and watched her streak back to the creek back to her babies.

In the morning, I constructed a rainproof covered area away from the creek (in the orchard) where I will feed her. There are a lot of bushes and shrubs she can hide in. I need to get her out of the creek area because if we do have a hard winter with a lot of rain, the creek will overflow.

I will have to gain her trust and stay to a rigid feeding schedule (5 times a day) so she can feed her babies. Speaking of feeding- THANK YOU to the person who sent us 30 cans of Fancy Feast. I is so much appreciated!

Now that I know she has dropped her kittens, I can only provide her with food and a secure place to eat so if I can gain her trust. If I can do that the right way, when they are ready to be weaned, she will bring them out to me so they can eat as well. I wish I had seen her earlier so I could of at least got her into an enclosure before the babies were born. So now, I know I will never find them until she wants me to see them.

Thank you again for the Fancy Feast- it will bring her better nutrition than Friskies canned food would.,