March 5, 2012 to March 11, 2012

Relocations and In Take
Chunky Monkey
Scaring Up Some Barns

RELOCATIONS and In Take: Same Story – second verse -- We placed only 3 cats this week into a barn in Sherman. But we also had one death in the Barn Cat in-house family…see below.

Chunky Monkey: On 8/22/07, I asked Judy B to go to Sherman Animal Services to pick up some cats that a judge had awarded us on Monday of that week. This was NEW NEWS! I was sitting at the DFW Airport waiting to board a plane for a week assignment, when a court clerk called my cell phone that we had been awarded 9 cats from an elderly ladies household in Pottsboro. She went to the hospital and asked a neighbor to take care of her cats. Well – the neighbor discovered these 9 cats living in the house with no shots, etc. and EVEN WORSE no litter boxes! Imagine the smell! Sherman Animal Services picked up the cats and a judge gave them to Barn Cats – THANKS! Actually, most turned out to be friendly and were traded to adoption groups. Two (Bentley – the Chunky Monkey – and Julie) were both too old for either an adoption group or a barn. Plus, Bentley was a black Manx (no tail). Manx cats sometimes had a problem pooping and it gets stuck to their bottoms. That situation would attract flies in a barn environment. The vet said they were both “older than dirt” – so I kept them as “permanent” barn cats. Julie is still well and active so she is now “5 years older that dirt”. I will miss the Chunky Monkey. He got cancer and his blood work was a mess. Rest in Peace little guy!

Scaring Up Some Barns: I am starting to send out letters/flyers to barns where we have previously placed our cats. I am starting with the 2003-7 Relocation Agreements and sending letters addressed to BARN OWNERS. Hope it helps! This is the slowest March on record.

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