Saturday, November 2, 2013

10/07/13 to 10/13/13



Relocations and In Take
Our Cats after Release
Calls/EMAILS You Don’t Want to Get
BMG (Bitch – Moan - Groan)
OMG (Oh My God)
Hoarder
“Catching Some Rays” 


Relocations and In Take:   Placed 28 this week with intake at 23. 
            2          Garage in McKinney (Trouble, Jake)
            1          Adoption Group (Thor)
            1          Sun porch in McKinney (Spot, Shakey)
            17        Valley View Rescue (see below – Hoarder)
1                   Bonham Rescue
2                   Barn in Parker (Izy, Ion)
4          Shed in Heath – Rockwall County (Felix, Oscar, Belinda, Brindle)  


Cats After Release
                       
    1.      Weatherford:  Jackie sent an additional picture of Carlos – doing great in Weatherford.   
                                                                                                                                                                                                         






2.      Dallas:  Miranda and Trouble are doing well along a golf course.  I did not see them cause the homeowner left the equipment on the front porch. 
3.      McKinney:  Lucille and Yoko are living in the woods.  The food continues to disappear but they have not been seen.     
4.      Duncanville:  Ed and Fred are still in the neighborhood.  The homeowner has been them but they are keeping their distance.    
5.      Celina:  Minnie, Mya, and Jake are hiding in the barn.  There are 2 donkeys and 2 Great Pyrenees dogs on the property to keep the predators away. 
            6.      Denton:  Chleo started out in a cage in the garage but has “graduated” to being  

                   indoor/outdoor in this nice home in Denton.  She is getting along GREAT with the family
                   dog –  Clariece.


7.      Denton:  In this barn I placed Morgan and Ebony.  Saw Ebony run out of the building when I arrived.  I left extra food when she comes back. 
8.      Chandler:  Bobbi – now Tinker Bell – is doing great.   Now she is indoor/outdoor (more in than out) – HA HA!   Looking good in East Texas!
 


                 
                                                                                                                                               
Calls/EMAILS You Don’t Want to Get:  KITTENS!  Don’t put kittens in a barn environment.  The hawks carry them off in the daytime and the owls at night.  I have gotten two calls this week from people who contact me THEN get “kittens” from somewhere else.  OK – Now you are out the cost of spay/neuter and shots – that is IF THEY SURVIVE!   We only take cats 8 months and older.  Please don’t set them up to fail!  

BMG:   All you folks out there doing TNR (Trap/Neuter/Return), when you come across FRIENDLY cats that have been abandoned – GET THEM OFF THE STREET.  If they can be a “pet” then they deserve a safe, indoor-only home with a family.  NOT A BARN with hawks, owls, coyotes, packs of wild dogs, rattle snakes and on and on and on.  There are 200-300 adoption groups in the DFW area.  Become associated with one that can help you place these friendly cats.  Don’t leave them on the street to be shot, chased, hit with rocks, etc. from uncaring humans. 



OMG:  Feline Leukemia is very contagious.  Barn Cats, Inc. tests every cat for Feline Leukemia.  It is my understanding that most TNR groups do not test for leukemia.  When you return a “positive” cat to a colony you are potentially returning it to infect the rest of the colony.  TEST and euthanize those positive cats.  It is a terrible death.  Just think about a sick cat, living outside with little shelter, who at some point will have trouble even moving and then the ants CRAWLING ALL OVER IT.  GROSS!   Give them a quiet, simple death.  That is the humane thing to do.     

Hoarder:  Rob with ARF (Animal Rescue Foundation) is working with Barn Cats to finally close out a hoarder situation in Valley View, TX. 
            Trip 1:  Got a nursing mom and 5 kittens.  Then 9 additional kittens. 
            Trip 2:  Got 5 – 4 of which are now at Barn Cats and one that tested positive. 
ARF took the kittens (thank GOD) and we will take the feral adults as they are caught.  The     hoarder (a guy) is relating better to working with Rob – that was a good idea!  
 
“Catching some Rays”:  Nancy and I rearranged the old cat room this week.  We have some additional caging that has doors on the sides…makes for easier cleaning.  Now two of our custom cat trees are in front of the window. 


Valentina, Tess and Bunny (in the back)   










Thanks for following the Barn Cats blog.  See you next week!           Peg

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