lost dog reunited! tiny kittens!

The stray dog was reunited with her family yesterday afternoon. She had ventured over from 62nd and Evans. Thank goodness she made it across Cottage Grove safely! She ran into her owner's arms.

Below: Kindle and Connie. Yes, readers, these are two of four black Hyde Park kittens who will be seeking their forever homes in eight weeks or so. Please spread the word.

Curbing feral cat populations without killing

Curbing feral cat populations without killing: from the July 29 Chicago Tribune

Foster dog?

Seeking a foster home for the shepherd mix of yesterday's post. No microchip, no leads on an owner.

She's 46 lbs, so she's petite for a shepherd. She's been the perfect houseguest and gets really excited about going outside when she sees the leash. She's very friendly with all dogs and people she's met.

Can anyone foster? Christy, who found her, is waiting to see if any of the the rescue groups she works with could help rehome her, but she'll need a foster home, at least for a short time.

And below, a picture of Felix at the MJK Alley, just because this is, after all, a cat blog.

FOUND: Shepherd mix doggie

FOUND this morning (Tuesday): Sweet female shepherd mix at 61st and Ingleside. She seemed lost and scared. She has a worn collar but no tags. If you have any info or are missing your dog, please call 434-429-6045 or e-mail felxrabbit@yahoo.com.

Kismet

Awwwwwwwwwwww. Kismet is the most outgoing of the kittens and comes to visit Eevie when she visits the brood.

All are well, bigger and healthier every day!

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Cat Cora--Mama Cat--has been reunited with her kittens and is nursing them all. They are in a clean, quiet, comfortable room, with plenty of food and water. And no construction going on right on top of them (although perhaps this lack of chaos will bother Cat Cora?)!

We set the trap last night and Monica and Carlos watched over it. Maybe forty-five minutes later they called ... she was in! Below is the video of the kittens and Cora getting their first whiff of each other after their separation.



Cora grabbed Kindle (we think) and ran under the bed with him:



And we put the other three mewlers near her. She stretched out and started to nurse ... her whole body seemed to unfurl in relief.



What an amazing outcome for this situation! Next: get ready to find homes for four kittens ...

Fourth kitten found!

Readers -- this afternoon I received a call from Roger at the construction site. He found the fourth kitten! It was in a gravel heap -- the construction site changes very rapidly; I don't think Cat Cora abandoned it but rather that the site is changing minute by minute. Eevie sped over and retrieved the kitten; it was covered with construction dust. When reunited with siblings, siblings crawled all over it: Eevie claims they seemed relieved. Here is a short video of black kittenball.

We've named this fourth kitten Kindle (don't know gender). Now we have Kindle, Constance (the first one we found), Karma (boy), and Kismet (boy). Mike H. had suggested those last two names some time ago; I'm glad to be able to use them on the Konstruction Kittehs.

Thanks to Ginny for the donation!