CumbreCats TNR and Rescue

MONTE CALA HAS A NEW FAMILY  TRAPPER REPORT One of our part-time cat feeders in Monte Cala was informed by her neighbours about a new mother cat and her kittens. She went out, examined them all, and reported back to me. Together, we quickly devised a trapping plan. First, I focused on a mother cat with a very beautiful kitten that looked like a Siamese. As usual, the mother was black, like so many cats in that area.  Since the female cat was used to the feeder, who had fed her very little the evening before, the mother cat was quite hungry the next morning and already waiting when we prepared the trap. We used a remote-controlled trap because a few already neutered cats were hanging around. The feeder lured the others away with food, leaving the mother cat to enter the trap quickly. She was successfully trapped. Since we were already in this area, we decided to continue trapping. We set up both traps, the normal one and the remote-controlled trap, and then the waiting started....

Good morning, everyone. My name is Bear, and I live on Cumbre del Sol, a lovely mountain community in the province of Alicante on the Costa Blanca. My passport says my name is Osito, which I prefer because it sounds more regal, of course. However, Mom insists on calling me Bear or, even worse, Beary-Bear. But she loves me so much that I'm willing to live with the little names she comes up with. Don’t tell her, but I am very fond of her too for a number of reasons. If she knew, I would probably never hear the end of it. My story began about eight years ago, more or less. The vet wasn’t quite sure. I don’t consider myself a real senior, although I am starting to feel the weather changes and the cold winters in Spain in my bones. Now, if you are a house cat, this is less of a problem because you have your heated mansion, your lovely warm basket, or your human’s bed to keep you warm. The best-case scenario, of course, is keeping warm on Mom’s lap for as long as possible. Somehow, thoug...

Tragic Kitten Rescue: A Tale of Heartbreak and Hope in Liros Zone Trapper Report Early this month, I received a call for help from another trapper in the Liros zone who spotted two very ill kittens needing urgent medical treatment. The following day, the trapper caught a black kitten and took it to Veronica, our vet. Sadly, it was too late for any treatment, and the vet had to put the kitten down. On the same day, the trapper managed to trap the mother of the kittens. She was taken to Veronica for a health check and neutering. Fortunately, the mother was healthy enough to be neutered. After recovering, the carer released her back to her family. The next day, the brother of the first kitten was trapped and taken to the vet. Tragically, the vet diagnosed this kitten as being too far gone to be treated, and it was also put to sleep.  Both kittens were around 10 weeks old. The other kittens in the litter seemed to be okay. The feeder will monitor them closely and continue efforts to tr...