Molly-Gee
She showed up a few weeks ago in the yard. A calico kitty who has clearly seen better days. I proceeded to set about trapping her- but she is pencil thin and sickly and can easily pass through all my traps without activating the trip lever. Sometimes, when I watch her, I wonder if she might be deaf as she seems unaffected by loud noises and only flees when something comes within her vision. I was able to get close enough one time to try and snatch her, but she saw me at the last minute and fled, I did notice her ears are caked with dried blood and she has no teeth.
I call her Molly-Gee because I am constantly saying to her, “Gee Molly, why won’t you get captured in the trap? Gee Molly, why are you so hungry all the time, what is wrong with you sweet kitty? Gee Molly, who did this to you, who gave you such a distrust of humans?”
I would say by her body weight or lack of it that she is about 14 years old and I know she is sickly. I just can’t seem to get close enough for her to trust me, so I suspect her fear of humans outweighs her hunger pains. I am out of canned food today and she won’t eat the dry so I gave her some cooked and mashed up meatloaf.
Poor kitty, my hope is she can be captured soon and taken in to my vet to be evaluated. If I can help her, I will certainly try.
God Bless you, MA!
Do you have a bio page or an “about” page. I have been reading your blog for about a month now. Love the journey and was wondering about where your from and more info about how to donate
Poor kitty. I hope you can get her soon. Maybe a drop trap might work better?
Poor baby girl! My paw prayers for you and Molly-Gee!
Janice, I have an about page here http://www.felinexpress.com/aboutme.asp I welcome any donations made and they are always needed to care for my clowder. You can make a direct donation through paypal to this email address knifemaster@comcast.net or contact me privately for other ways to donate. Contrary to the button on this website (long story) I AM a 501(c)3 cat sanctuary so all donations are tax-deductible.
I’m sure you’ll gain Molly Gee’s trust eventually. All cats like you; they just need the time to get to know you. At least she is being fed.
Try using ham flavored baby food to catch her attention-a small amount at a time then offer the ham baby food on your finger. Patience and strong smelling food the cats like will eventually win her over. Blessings on you!!
We second thecatguy’s drop trap suggestion. At least that way, Molly won’t be slipping past the trigger.
Purrrrrrring that you get her soonest.