A few weeks ago I wrote about a gray kitty that made our
farm her home. That little kitty made a
one mile journey through a cornfield and across a highway to get to our
place. After checking with the neighbors
to see if they were missing a very friendly kitty we found that her former home
had a dog issue that must have caused her to leave. We were given charge of the kitty.
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| Ezza loves to sit on this bench on our front porch. |
Since her arrival our kitty has been given a name by our
granddaughter. Ezza is our kitty’s
name. Ezza receives Iams cat food and
is currently living in our garage. I
was feeding her outside and allowing her to continue her life as an outdoor cat
until we started having some unfriendly stray cats show up. On a farm we see many wild stray cats that
will fight off our cats for food.
Feeding Ezza inside was one way to protect her from other cats.
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| Ezza is drinking a little milk with water and has dry cat food available at all times. |
One of our top priorities with all of our animals is their
health care. From the kitty to the
cattle we want to make sure vaccinations are implemented. The vaccination history of Ezza was vague so
I made an appointment for Ezza to see our veterinarian. Our veterinarian also helps us care for our
dog, our horse and our cattle.
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| In addition to veterinarians we also utilize a beef nutritionist to make sure we give our cattle the best feed mixture so that our cattle will thrive here. |
As Ezza was getting her physical exam I received the
confirmation from our veterinarian that she was pregnant and would be having kittens in about three
weeks. Ezza received a rabies shot
and dewormer and due to her pregnancy would
have to come back for the rest of her vaccination needs. I took Ezza back home and prepared a box for her
to hopefully choose to deliver her kittens in when the time comes.
Ezza has been thriving in her current living
conditions. She gets along well with our
dog, Zoey, and has found the shelves in the garage to be great hiding places. Ezza continues to be friendly with everyone
that stoops to pet her and can often be heard purring.
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| Ezza and Ella! |
We have one week or so left before we have a family of cats
in the garage. My husband has been
discussing what we will need to provide so the kittens have a warm enough place
to thrive. They will be
protected against the top two dangers of weather and predators. I will keep you updated on our upcoming arrivals!
