Mina - ????-2005
Mina, the mother of the kittens, died today while in surgery getting fixed. Flash back to about 5 months ago; my parents were here visiting and Susan and my mom saw a skinny ferral black short-hair male cat near our old house. They tried to catch it a few times without luck. Finally Su got a trap and caught a skinny ferral black short-hair cat - but this one turned out (after a trip to the vet) to be a pregnant female. The name "Mina" arose because she had lost the skin over her upper canines, so you could always see their full length, like a little vampire. Hence, Mina Harker. Su decided to keep her until the kittens hatched, then find homes for her and the kittens - we thought Mina might make a good barn cat. She was fairly sociable for ferral - she'd watch us, wouldn't always hide, and so on. When the kittens came she was great with them, and much more sociable with us. Once the kittens were weaning, though, she retreated back into her shell and avoided us and t...