Blog 03/10/14 to 03/16/14 

            Barn Cat Bash, June 1^st 

            Bistecca (formerly Grotto) in Highland Village

            Reservations Required (info@barncats.org)

           

Relocations and In Take

Our Cats after Release

Calls/EMAILS You Don’t Want to Get – Is it a full moon?

BMG (Bitch – Moan - Groan) – Mango, the 12-Year Old Cat

OMG (Oh My God) – Oops!  Not Vultures – They’re Buzzards!

 

Relocations and In Take:   Placed 13 this week with intake at 11.   

3          Barn in Bartonville (Eddie, Ernie, Emily)

1          Barn in Ponder (Manny)

1          To Adoption Group (Roo Too)

2          Barn in Rhome (Lilly, Carmen)

2          Backyard and patio in Prosper (Emerald, Billy)

1          Barn in Rockwall (Icarus)

3          Bonham Rescue         

The Bartonville location has 3 donkeys.  They were having lunch while we were there.

Cats after Release:      Picked up equipment in 4 locations this week in 3 counties.    

1.      New Fairview:  Meadow, Sheila, Ashes, and Georgia went to this barn.  I have spoken about Meadow before – she has moved into the house!   Did not see Sheila, Ashes or Georgia but the barn owner has seen them. 

2.      Ponder:  Harry and Sally went here.  Sally is living on top of the tack room but Harry has not been seen since release.  So, when I picked up equipment, I took Manny over there to be friends with Sally. 

3.      Anna:  6 cats were placed here:  Monroe, Mazie, Fluffy, Alice, Annabelle, and Lucy.  All are still in the workshop.  Monroe is Mr. Friendly and Alice can now be picked up.  Mazie, Fluffy, Lucy and Annabelle are more allusive but I got a picture of Mazie. 

            

Monroe

Alice

 

 

Mazie

 

4  .Terrell:  Cici and Sophie were placed in this workshop that is attached to their home.  Both are doing well and get along with the kids and the dog.  They came from Lewisville Animal Services

Sophie

 

 

 

 

Cici

                                   

Calls/EMAILS You Don’t Want to Get:  Is it a full moon?  YES it is!     

1. I received an email from an old friend who said a friend of a friend wanted some cats in McKinney.  OK – I called her and told her about how the process works.  Her work schedule changes each week and she said she would call me when she got the schedule for the next week.  That was 3 weeks ago and she has not returned my calls.  WELL – YOU WILL LOVE THIS – she went to Collin County Animal Services and got a cat that IMMEDIATELY HAD KITTENS!   Now her problem has multiplied and become costly:

a.      All our cats have been sterilized with a negative test for feline leukemia plus rabies and distemper shots that are current.  This cat has probably not seen a vet because she did not know the cat was pregnant.  ALSO – probably not had a leukemia test and/or rabies/distemper shots.

b.      If/when she gets that cat sterilized; it will be upwards of $300 at a regular vet clinic.  If the kittens survive, just multiply $300 by the number of kittens!  Barn Cats does not charge a fee but asks for a donation which is usually between $50 and $100 – much less that $300!

c.       We never take kittens:  They can be carried off by a hawk in the daytime or an owl at night.  That is probably what will happen here…poor kittens!

d.      If she does not socialize the kittens, the surviving ones may become FERAL – then she will have to trap them if she can find them.  If she cannot find them, they will have kittens…and kittens…and more kittens!                                                        

2.  I worked with a lady in a small town south of Crandall (where a spay/neuter clinic is located) to trap and sterilize a group of “dumped” cats. Well, now she has a terminal illness and needs to relocate these cats….OK….but how many are there? She could not really answer any of my questions:

a.      How many?  7, 8 or 9

b.      Are they sterilized?  YES

c.       How many kittens?  6 (then they are not all sterilized!)

On and on and on – This was Wednesday evening.  SO – I asked her to make a list by name and description (maybe not all named) and then call me back on Thursday.  THEN with an accurate count, we can put a plan together to get the problem resolved.  OK – that was 4 days ago and she has not called me back. 

3.      Received an email from a guy who he and his wife are moving into senior housing from what appears to be a more rural environment.  “We are worried they will go hungry and cold/wet” – said the note.  “I have no traps and no place that will take them.”  OK – I can help if there is enough time to work it out...but…

a.      He left no name

b.      There is no time frame given

c.       There is no location (they may be outside our service area…???)

d.      He left 2 phone numbers:  One has no message box (each call goes directly to the message box – probably the phone is turned off) and the second was NOT A WORKING NUMBER. 

GREAT!   …plus “we check emails as time permits”   I sent back my home and cell numbers but have not had a phone call.

                                                                                                                                                        BMG:  Mango – 12-year Old At LVAS:  OK – why is there a 12-year-old cat at Lewisville Animal Services?  …because some uncaring human put her there.  She is safe now with Larry and Cindy in my guest room…but – MOVING – REALLY – abandon your cat after 12 years!  How would you like to end up at CPS when you were 12-years old!  

  

OMG:  Oops!  Not Vultures  -  This proves it:  I am a cat person and know nothing about birds.  There are no vultures in Texas….but there are buzzards.  There are lots of buzzards in Texas!  (see pictures from last week)                

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