u/Secretdml

My neighbor is trapping my tnr cats and sending them to the kill shelter. He is working within his rights as where I live considers “stray” animals nuisances if on someone else’s property. So we need to find a permanent solution to keep them safe and contained. We want to start with this and cat proof it and maybe in the future when it’s calmed down, expand upon it. Are there any recommendations for cat proofing, cat enriching, and weathering?

There’s 5 outside cats and I live in southern Maryland so the weather gets pretty cold in the winter and we get snow. And pretty hot in the summer. We want to make a roof of course. If anyone has any ideas I’d really really really appreciate hearing them. This is an urgent, upsetting situation.

It’s been exactly a month since I had to help my little man Shadow find peace. He was my bestfriend and family. The best cat. I grew up in not the best circumstances so he was the first family who didn’t leave me or hurt me. We grew up together. I met him when I was 18, he was my boyfriend at the time’s mom’s cat. I moved in with his mom and Shadow truly just took to me. He was grieving his brother and I feel like he found a lot of comfort in me and since then we’ve been family. When I moved out he came with me. He was only 2 and over the course of those 9 years we grew together. Through everything he was there. I’m sad because it’s only been the past 4 years that we’ve gotten to really live a peaceful, calm life. Shadow is what kept me alive in those younger, heavily depressed years. He was my soulmate.

Growing up I used to think there would be a partner out there specifically made to be my other half, that they would be sent to me as an apology for how hard I had it growing up. I know now that was Shadow. He was an apology from the universe for how hard life on this earth is.

He is the reason I got to grow up and heal and grow and stay here. I just hope he knew how loved he was. March he started having health issues and not eating as much and I feel guilty for how frustrated I felt with him toward the end when he just wasn’t feeling good. I know I was just desperate to make him feel better but If I’d have known he’d only have until June I wouldn’t have been so frustrated. I hope all the medicine and vet visits at least helped his final months not feel as horrible. I hope he knew all of that was to help him. I finally dreamt about him last night. I hope he knew that I loved him more than anyone or anything. And always will.

Shadow, to me it was a good time. All of it. You were the best friend I could have ever asked for. Thank you for spending your life with me. I cherish every moment of it. Thank you for everything. I hope heaven is a perch next to a window. I hope you’re at peace. I hope you felt loved every moment of your life.

Permanent catio for feral cats

2 years!!!!!

A month without my soulmate