Last week, after we had gotten back from the DR, I saw the momma
kitty and two kittens roaming around our bushes. I decided that I
should try to catch the kittens so I could let them have better lives
as domestic kitties instead of wild ones. It proved difficult, but last
Tuesday, I managed to catch one of the kittens, another tiger kitty
that was pretty fierce. We have started calling him Quarto, or Queuey
for short.

I have not blogged any of late because I have spent
most of my free time trying to socialize Queuey. It took a kitty toy to
lure him out from under the dresser, but he did come out on Day 2. By Day 4, I was able to pet him with a minimum of hissing (him hissing, that is – not me), and by now (Day
7), I can pick him up and he purrs and mews. He still hides every time
the door opens (whether we’re coming or going), but he comes right out once I
have sat down.

Queuey and Foley have been good for each other.
They play together a lot, and I thought Foley was being too rough, but
when I took Foley out of the room to give Queuey some time alone, Queuey
cried loudly until Foley was (quickly) returned. Foley has calmed down
quite a bit from his attack-everything moods since Queuey came along –
I suspect he was bored by himself and is better now that he has a
playmate.

We really do not intend to be a FIVE-cat household, so
we hope to give the kittens to a friend. We are seriously considering
giving away both Foley and Queuey since they seem to like each other so
much. It will be hard to give them away (they are SO cute!), but it
will be good for them to stay together.

I have not seen the
other wild kitten since I caught Queuey a week ago. Since then, I have
seem momma kitty with another kitten that I had not seen before, but
the other kitten has disappeared. I hope it is okay.

For your edification, here is a clip of Queuey and Foley playing together.