| maxine in ri |
Went to Mom's for dinner the other night. When I got there, there
was a scruffy-looking white, longhaired cat with the most gorgeous
eyes sitting under the shrubs.
She watched me get out of the car, and when I knelt down an started
clucking at her, it took barely a minute before she came over an
allowed me to pet her. She had several of those evil knots of fur
that uncaredfor longhairs get, but no fleas, and no color. She was
thin, but not bony.
Went into the house, and looked back: there she sat on the back
stairs. Mom didn't recognize her. My sister, who has been there
for the last 4 months didn't recognize her from the description.
This is the woman who knows every animal within a 10-house radius by
name and has their preferred snack in her pocket when they meet.
Mom lives on a busy street, so I'm wondering if someone abandoned
her here, or if she's just owned by someone who doesn't take good
care of her.
Should I call the local no-kill shelter and ask them to take her?
OB food: Sis works for a caterer part time, so dinner was a strange
combination of chicken ragout, salad, grilled corn, fresh fruit
salad and frozen brownies. We're not fancy. I ate too much.
maxine in ri
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| Victoria Bolles |
In article <410A51C4.FE0888EF@youhoo.com>,
maxine in ri <weedfam@youhoo.com> wrote:
> Went to Mom's for dinner the other night. When I got there, there
> was a scruffy-looking white, longhaired cat with the most gorgeous
> eyes sitting under the shrubs.
>
> She watched me get out of the car, and when I knelt down an started
> clucking at her, it took barely a minute before she came over an
> allowed me to pet her. She had several of those evil knots of fur
> that uncaredfor longhairs get, but no fleas, and no color. She was
> thin, but not bony.
>
> Went into the house, and looked back: there she sat on the back
> stairs. Mom didn't recognize her. My sister, who has been there
> for the last 4 months didn't recognize her from the description.
> This is the woman who knows every animal within a 10-house radius by
> name and has their preferred snack in her pocket when they meet.
>
> Mom lives on a busy street, so I'm wondering if someone abandoned
> her here, or if she's just owned by someone who doesn't take good
> care of her.
>
> Should I call the local no-kill shelter and ask them to take her?
Yes, but won't you try to persuade your sister to take her first? '-)
Seriously, this cat sounds abandoned or lost and will be suffering
terribly very soon if she's not taken in. I encourage you to call the
shelter ASAP. Best of luck to you.
>
> OB food: Sis works for a caterer part time, so dinner was a strange
> combination of chicken ragout, salad, grilled corn, fresh fruit
> salad and frozen brownies. We're not fancy. I ate too much.
>
> maxine in ri
Sounds good to me!
Victoria
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| jmcquown |
maxine in ri wrote:
> Went to Mom's for dinner the other night. When I got there, there
> was a scruffy-looking white, longhaired cat with the most gorgeous
> eyes sitting under the shrubs.
>
> Should I call the local no-kill shelter and ask them to take her?
>
If it's truly a no-kill shelter and the cat seems to be uncared for, that's
what I would do.
Jill
> OB food: Sis works for a caterer part time, so dinner was a strange
> combination of chicken ragout, salad, grilled corn, fresh fruit
> salad and frozen brownies. We're not fancy. I ate too much.
>
> maxine in ri
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| Nancy Young |
maxine in ri wrote:
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> Went to Mom's for dinner the other night. When I got there, there
> was a scruffy-looking white, longhaired cat with the most gorgeous
> eyes sitting under the shrubs.
>
> She watched me get out of the car, and when I knelt down an started
> clucking at her, it took barely a minute before she came over an
> allowed me to pet her. She had several of those evil knots of fur
> that uncaredfor longhairs get, but no fleas, and no color. She was
> thin, but not bony.
maxine, did you feed the poor thing? It's obviously socialized, I
think it seems like it would make a nice pet. Was it a persian?
Something humane should be done rather than let it wander.
nancy
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| C. James Strutz |
"maxine in ri" <weedfam@youhoo.com> wrote in message
news:410A51C4.FE0888EF@youhoo.com...
> Went to Mom's for dinner the other night. When I got there, there
> was a scruffy-looking white, longhaired cat with the most gorgeous
> eyes sitting under the shrubs.
>
> She watched me get out of the car, and when I knelt down an started
> clucking at her, it took barely a minute before she came over an
> allowed me to pet her. She had several of those evil knots of fur
> that uncaredfor longhairs get, but no fleas, and no color. She was
> thin, but not bony.
>
> Went into the house, and looked back: there she sat on the back
> stairs. Mom didn't recognize her. My sister, who has been there
> for the last 4 months didn't recognize her from the description.
> This is the woman who knows every animal within a 10-house radius by
> name and has their preferred snack in her pocket when they meet.
>
> Mom lives on a busy street, so I'm wondering if someone abandoned
> her here, or if she's just owned by someone who doesn't take good
> care of her.
>
> Should I call the local no-kill shelter and ask them to take her?
Sure, check with them. However, many of the no-kill shelters are
overburdened as it is. There's a chance they won't be able to take the
cat. If they can't they may be able to recommend a private caretaker
that takes care of strays until an owner can be found. Else, you can
take the cat in yourself - she needs a nice home. It sounds like she's
at least socialized. Good luck.
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| PENMART01 |
>maxine in ri weedfam writes:
>
>Went to Mom's for dinner the other night. When I got there, there
>was a scruffy-looking white, longhaired cat with the most gorgeous
>eyes sitting under the shrubs.
>
>She watched me get out of the car, and when I knelt down an started
>clucking at her, it took barely a minute before she came over an
>allowed me to pet her. She had several of those evil knots of fur
>that uncaredfor longhairs get, but no fleas, and no color. She was
>thin, but not bony.
>
>Went into the house, and looked back: there she sat on the back
>stairs. Mom didn't recognize her. My sister, who has been there
>for the last 4 months didn't recognize her from the description.
>This is the woman who knows every animal within a 10-house radius by
>name and has their preferred snack in her pocket when they meet.
>
>Mom lives on a busy street, so I'm wondering if someone abandoned
>her here, or if she's just owned by someone who doesn't take good
>care of her.
>
>Should I call the local no-kill shelter and ask them to take her?
That cat very likely belongs there.... you are the one who doesn't belong
there. Unfortunately there are many ignorant assholes who put their cats out,
that's bad enough, but of all the lurking dangers unthinking people like you
are the worst. You really need to mind your own business... who do you think
you are that you have the right to play god. Unless you are willing to put in
the effort to locate its rightful owner then just leave that animal alone.
How'd you like it if some stranger who happened by just willy-nilly snatched
you. I didn't hear you say that if after due effort you couldn't locate the
rightful owner then you would adopt that animal. Your plan to have that animal
placed into a tiny cage is cruel... and there is no such thing as a no-kill
shelter. I'd like to place you in a non-kill shelter.
---= BOYCOTT FRANCE (belgium) GERMANY--SPAIN =---
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| Nancy Howells |
In article <410A51C4.FE0888EF@youhoo.com>, maxine in ri
<weedfam@youhoo.com> wrote:
> Went to Mom's for dinner the other night. When I got there, there
> was a scruffy-looking white, longhaired cat with the most gorgeous
> eyes sitting under the shrubs.
>
> She watched me get out of the car, and when I knelt down an started
> clucking at her, it took barely a minute before she came over an
> allowed me to pet her. She had several of those evil knots of fur
> that uncaredfor longhairs get, but no fleas, and no color. She was
> thin, but not bony.
>
> Went into the house, and looked back: there she sat on the back
> stairs. Mom didn't recognize her. My sister, who has been there
> for the last 4 months didn't recognize her from the description.
> This is the woman who knows every animal within a 10-house radius by
> name and has their preferred snack in her pocket when they meet.
>
> Mom lives on a busy street, so I'm wondering if someone abandoned
> her here, or if she's just owned by someone who doesn't take good
> care of her.
>
> Should I call the local no-kill shelter and ask them to take her?
>
> OB food: Sis works for a caterer part time, so dinner was a strange
> combination of chicken ragout, salad, grilled corn, fresh fruit
> salad and frozen brownies. We're not fancy. I ate too much.
>
> maxine in ri
I'd wait a week or so, and see if the cat is still there, regularly, and
then, if so, I would call the no-kill shelter. Perhaps the animal
belongs to a new neighbor, but, as a for instance, we know all the
animals in our neighborhood, and to whom they belong, and though there
is one I'd like to see go to a better home, I wouldn't call unless there
was definitely one I didn't recognize/wasn't able to link with a home.
--
Nancy Howells (don't forget to switch it, and replace the ;) to send mail).
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| Mama2EandJ |
>maxine in ri wrote:
>> Went to Mom's for dinner the other night. When I got there, there
>> was a scruffy-looking white, longhaired cat with the most gorgeous
>> eyes sitting under the shrubs.
>>
>> Should I call the local no-kill shelter and ask them to take her?
>>
Just a word of advice: Never bring a new unknown cat/kitten into your house if
you have other cats who live with you without first taking the "newbie cat" to
the vet to be checked for feline leukemia and other dreaded and infectious
kitty diseases. I have rescued lots of cats in my time and never would I ever
bring a new one in without having it checked out for diseases which could kill
the cats who already live here. Yes, it will cost you a bit but that is better
than inadvertantly killing the cats you already have. Sometimes shelters will
do this for you if you agree to adopt the cat assuming that it is healthy and
won't infect other cats.My last rescue didn't even weigh a pound when I got him
and now he is the most gorgeous boy you would ever want to see (aside from the
kittenhood issue of mangling rolls of toilet paper and paper towels! LOL!) He
was found in a woodpile and so is named Woodchip.
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| maxine in ri |
Thank you all for your advice. I would take her, but would hate to
see someone else's pet disappear if she does come from a home, no
matter how neglectful. My sister is allergic, and Mom is emphatic
about no pets, and has been since her brothers took in a stray and
left it up to their big sis to care for it (the "boys" are now in
their 70's).
When I'm out there tomorrow, I'll check on her if she shows up. If
she looks worse, then I'll start calling around to find a safe place
for her. Since Sheldon feels so strongly about putting a stray in
the shelter's small cages, perhaps I'll bring her down to LI and
allow him to lavish his love on her....
maxine in ri
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| Curly Sue |
On 30 Jul 2004 15:45:32 GMT, mama2eandj@aol.comnojunk (Mama2EandJ)
wrote:
>>maxine in ri wrote:
>>> Went to Mom's for dinner the other night. When I got there, there
>>> was a scruffy-looking white, longhaired cat with the most gorgeous
>>> eyes sitting under the shrubs.
>>>
>>> Should I call the local no-kill shelter and ask them to take her?
>>>
>
>Just a word of advice: Never bring a new unknown cat/kitten into your house if
>you have other cats who live with you without first taking the "newbie cat" to
>the vet to be checked for feline leukemia and other dreaded and infectious
>kitty diseases. I have rescued lots of cats in my time and never would I ever
>bring a new one in without having it checked out for diseases which could kill
>the cats who already live here.
Good advice! My parents took on task of getting the feral cat
population in their neighborhood under control by catching them,
having them tested, vaccinated, and neutered, and finding homes for
them. Some shelters will contribute to the cost.
Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!
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| Van |
"maxine in ri" <weedfam@youhoo.com> wrote in message
news:410A73D6.30676D9B@youhoo.com...
> Thank you all for your advice. I would take her, but would hate to
...............
Since Sheldon feels so strongly about putting a stray in
> the shelter's small cages, perhaps I'll bring her down to LI and
> allow him to lavish his love on her....
>
You'll be looking for a while . . . .
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| sf |
On Fri, 30 Jul 2004 12:14:13 -0400, maxine in ri
<weedfam@youhoo.com> wrote:
> Thank you all for your advice. I would take her, but would hate to
> see someone else's pet disappear if she does come from a home, no
> matter how neglectful. My sister is allergic, and Mom is emphatic
> about no pets, and has been since her brothers took in a stray and
> left it up to their big sis to care for it (the "boys" are now in
> their 70's).
>
> When I'm out there tomorrow, I'll check on her if she shows up. If
> she looks worse, then I'll start calling around to find a safe place
> for her.
Sometimes it's the best thing you can do. That kitty could
be an inside cat that escaped and doesn't know how to get
home now.
I remember when I was a teenager, a strange dog plopped
himself on my doorstep and wouldn't go away. Mom wouldn't
allow him in saying "He belongs to someone and he needs to
go home". I went to the door an hour later and he was still
there, so I called the pound (they kept a list of missing
animals). It turned out that the dog had been missing for a
week and his owners were actively looking for him. I took
him to the pound immediately and his owners picked him up
before I got home.
Being a teenager I was on the phone ASAP, yakking for hours
(this was in the dark ages before call waiting). When I
finally hung up, the pound called me to say that the dog's
owners had tried to get through for 2 hours before they
finally gave up, so the pound was conveying their thanks to
me for "finding" their lost dog.
Practice safe eating - always use condiments
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| WardNA |
>Should I call the local no-kill shelter and ask them to take her?
>
Just start setting a bowl of food outside for her (if it is a her) every
evening. If she keeps coming back, consider her yours, have her spayed, and
use her for rat control.
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| Kajikit |
maxine in ri had something important to tell us on Fri, 30 Jul 2004
09:48:52 -0400:
>Went to Mom's for dinner the other night. When I got there, there
>was a scruffy-looking white, longhaired cat with the most gorgeous
>eyes sitting under the shrubs.
>
>She watched me get out of the car, and when I knelt down an started
>clucking at her, it took barely a minute before she came over an
>allowed me to pet her. She had several of those evil knots of fur
>that uncaredfor longhairs get, but no fleas, and no color. She was
>thin, but not bony.
Poor baby! She sounds lost to me... take her home and feed her up and
groom her, and love her until you can find out where she really
belongs (and if she doesn't belong to anyone then she's yours - I hope
you like grooming! lol)
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| Mary |
I would call the local shelter to see whether the cat has been
reported missing, and drive around the neighborhood for "lost cat"
signs. And in the meantime I would keep the cat inside and safe.
I recently took in a wonderful daschund that was barking, whining, and
scratching at my gate to get in from a storm that was breaking. He
was well-behaved, clean, appeared healthy, and had a collar and tag,
so I figured it would be a matter of minutes to get him home.
Unfortunately it was only a rabies tag, and the police did not have
the data base to ID the animal, so I had to wait a couple of days
until the local health department was open and able to look up the
tag. I had kept him isolated from my 2 dogs just in case he had some
sort of parasite or disease, and was thinking that if the owners had
moved or didn't want him that I would take him to the vet and call him
mine. Well, I got the name and number from the health department the
first thing Monday morning, and called the phone number, and a
distraught lady answered. She had also discovered that the local
police don't have access to the tag data base, and also knew that it
would be Monday morning before it would be possible for anybody to
know where the dog really lived. She was thrilled that I had taken
him in for those 2 days -- the dog was an "inside dog" who had slipped
out with a neighbor child and gotten lost. Her husband was at my
house within minutes to pick up the dog, and the dog was wild with
delight to see him. The owners offered me a reward, and I told them to
get that dog a name tag that morning and to make a contribution to the
local shelter instead. Meanwhile, I have contacted my friendly
animal-advocate, who is working on getting the rabies tag data base
available to the local police so a dog lost on Friday night doesn't
have to wait until Monday to identify.
maxine in ri <weedfam@youhoo.com> wrote in message news:<410A51C4.FE0888EF@youhoo.com>...
> Went to Mom's for dinner the other night. When I got there, there
> was a scruffy-looking white, longhaired cat with the most gorgeous
> eyes sitting under the shrubs.
>
> She watched me get out of the car, and when I knelt down an started
> clucking at her, it took barely a minute before she came over an
> allowed me to pet her. She had several of those evil knots of fur
> that uncaredfor longhairs get, but no fleas, and no color. She was
> thin, but not bony.
>
> Went into the house, and looked back: there she sat on the back
> stairs. Mom didn't recognize her. My sister, who has been there
> for the last 4 months didn't recognize her from the description.
> This is the woman who knows every animal within a 10-house radius by
> name and has their preferred snack in her pocket when they meet.
>
> Mom lives on a busy street, so I'm wondering if someone abandoned
> her here, or if she's just owned by someone who doesn't take good
> care of her.
>
> Should I call the local no-kill shelter and ask them to take her?
>
> OB food: Sis works for a caterer part time, so dinner was a strange
> combination of chicken ragout, salad, grilled corn, fresh fruit
> salad and frozen brownies. We're not fancy. I ate too much.
>
> maxine in ri
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> mlowe99@sbcglobal.net (Mary)
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>I would call the local shelter to see whether the cat has been
>reported missing, and drive around the neighborhood for "lost cat"
>signs. And in the meantime I would keep the cat inside and safe.
>
>I recently took in a wonderful daschund that was barking, whining, and
>scratching at my gate to get in from a storm that was breaking. He
>was well-behaved, clean, appeared healthy, and had a collar and tag,
>so I figured it would be a matter of minutes to get him home.
>Unfortunately it was only a rabies tag, and the police did not have
>the data base to ID the animal, so I had to wait a couple of days
>until the local health department was open and able to look up the
>tag. I had kept him isolated from my 2 dogs just in case he had some
>sort of parasite or disease, and was thinking that if the owners had
>moved or didn't want him that I would take him to the vet and call him
>mine. Well, I got the name and number from the health department the
>first thing Monday morning, and called the phone number, and a
>distraught lady answered. She had also discovered that the local
>police don't have access to the tag data base, and also knew that it
>would be Monday morning before it would be possible for anybody to
>know where the dog really lived. She was thrilled that I had taken
>him in for those 2 days -- the dog was an "inside dog" who had slipped
>out with a neighbor child and gotten lost. Her husband was at my
>house within minutes to pick up the dog, and the dog was wild with
>delight to see him. The owners offered me a reward, and I told them to
>get that dog a name tag that morning and to make a contribution to the
>local shelter instead. Meanwhile, I have contacted my friendly
>animal-advocate, who is working on getting the rabies tag data base
>available to the local police so a dog lost on Friday night doesn't
>have to wait until Monday to identify.
Whadaya, want a medal.. or yoose writting a book.
Sheesh... good thing you didn't rescue a friggin' elephant... imagine how big
your pile of **** would be then.
We're tawkin' pussies here, not dogs... cats don't wear tags... idiot.
---= BOYCOTT FRANCE (belgium) GERMANY--SPAIN =---
---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
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| jmcquown |
PENMART01 wrote:
>> mlowe99@sbcglobal.net (Mary)
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>> I would call the local shelter to see whether the cat has been
>> reported missing, and drive around the neighborhood for "lost cat"
>> signs.
> We're tawkin' pussies here, not dogs... cats don't wear tags... idiot.
>
Mine does. She's also micro-chipped. Even though she's an indoor cat, she
slipped out the door once (thanks Nancy Young! heheh) and was gone for 24
hours. After that I had her chipped.
Jill
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| Nancy Young |
jmcquown wrote:
> Mine does. She's also micro-chipped. Even though she's an indoor cat, she
> slipped out the door once (thanks Nancy Young! heheh)
I can see right through you.
nancy
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| jmcquown |
Nancy Young wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
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>> Mine does. She's also micro-chipped. Even though she's an indoor
>> cat, she slipped out the door once (thanks Nancy Young! heheh)
>
> I can see right through you.
>
> nancy
And so could everyone else! (laughing)
Jill
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