Styrofoam cones wrapped in yarn will become a wonderful toy that cats can tug around.  The wonder of Styrofoam is that it comes in many shapes and forms that will allow you to use yarn in many ways; for example, with the right colored yarn, you can make an egg shaped Styrofoam into a lady bug toy with just a few cents cost.

Other cat toys that will just cost you a few bucks are also made with yarn.  Use a small ball of Styrofoam as a base and create an “yarn octopus”, the Styrofoam will allow you to attach it to the end of a stick and you can handle it easily to make your cat jump and go wild.

It might seem hard to do, but actually, it is not.  There are many things you can do as the person giving the kitten to the recipient, and many things you can give them which will make life easier for both kitten and new owner.

The kitten welcome set should consider and include kitten kibble for at least fifteen days to a month; towels in which the new human can wrap a ticking clock or hot water filled bottles; kitty china for water and kibble, a kitty collar for both his or her name as well as a guard against fleas and ticks.

Naturally, you are now the proud human of several new souls and one very wise cat that decided to give birth to her litter in your yard, fully aware that you would not give harm them! Then what are you to do?  Of course, you cannot come near them if you are not acquainted with mom, but you can provide the new mom with something warm to drink (milk) and something to eat (canned tuna).  In this manner you will be able to slip vitamins and other medications that will allow you to keep the cat and her litter, or to protect your home while mom does her thing.

If you are not planning on keeping mom and her litter, then call the local shelter and ask them to pick them up; they will put them for adoption and they will find beautiful and happy homes aching to get a lovely kitten.

Cats will always be cats, and that is one of the reasons why we love them, right?  Well, then it is up to you to fix the situation so that they can still be cats and you can still enjoy a well-populated fish tank.  Someone suggested once that I put a crystal lid on top of the tank; that is a bad idea, the cat will still climb and being crystal, he believed that it was ok and tried to swim, the glass broke and he cut his paw and I lost two fish stabbed with glass fragments.

However, the lid is not a bad idea.  If you are able to buy a lamp, these usually come with a lid that will allow you to protect your fish, but if you, like me, have the fish tank in the middle of the living room without a lamp, an acrylic slab cut to the size of the tank will do a whole lot better.

Giving birth anywhere means also that her kittens, as well as she, are exposed to all sort of predators - and that includes the neighborhood children who can misbehave when they are outside their own homes. If her kittens and she are lucky, then she will give birth to them at a home where they will be cared for, but, as with any other street bound cat, she will be taken to the local shelter and put up for adoption.  That means that you will never see her again.

What to do?  Keep her inside.  It is hard, but in the long run, you do not want to miss her becoming a mother and being first witness to the wonders of birth, do you?