Blog 05/04/15 to 05/10/15
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Silent/Live Auctions, Buffet Dinner, Endless Wine!
Relocations and In Take
Our Cats after Release
Funny Stuff
Bad Calls/Emails:
Local Animal Services Problem
BMG (Bitch/Moan/Groan): Lost Cat in Plano
OMG (Oh My God): We Lost Him: Simon from Bonham
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Relocations and In Take: Placed 5 this week with intake at 13.
1
Barn in Weatherford
(Tina)
3 Workshop in Poolville (Fran, Faith,
and Frankie)
1 Backyard in Ennis (Teddy)
Fran, Faith and Frankie
came from a home where an elderly lady died and her body was not found for 3
weeks. Good thing they were
indoor/outdoor! There are still some
additional cats from this property at animal services. See
below: Bad Calls/Emails
Our Cats after Release: Picked
up in 4 locations this week.
1.
Argyle: Chelsea was placed in this garage. I did not see her but the family sent a
picture later in the week. She look
good!
2.
Gunter: Smokey, Rudy, August and Amber were placed in
this barn in Gunter where we have put additional cats twice in the past. They have 3 Great Pyrenees dogs and 3 donkeys
to protect the cats. All are still
there. The property owner is going to
send pictures because it was raining and the weather was just going to get
worse when I was there picking up equipment.
She is able to pet the two boys – Smokey and Rudy….all good!
3.
Pilot Point: Sedona and Terrie were placed in this
barn. The owner is seeing then but once
again, bad weather prevented me from even going to the barn – too much
mud!
4.
Barry: This is a gigantic ranch in Navarro County
with 5 barns. We have put a total of 17
ferals and 1 friendly cat there. I was
back on Friday to pick up equipment when I saw the friendly cat from our first
placement there. This is Kingston and he
is doing well.
Funny Stuff
We collect dirty equipment
from many locations, store it in the garage, then go to a car wash to get it
all cleaned up. Well – guess what we
found between two of our bottom trays: A
SQUASHED MOUSE! Check it out…
Bad Calls/EMAILS:
Local Animal Services Problem
I received a text from a
local animal services location asking me to take additional cats from the
situation where the elderly lady died (see above info under Relocations and
In-Take). There were 5 left. We had 4 going out that day that would free
up caging to those cats. SO – I said
YES. When I arrived, there were only 2
from that situation and they had 2 others ready for us. WHAT?
I said all from that location.
Now I cannot put them together because they do not know each other. WHAT A MESS!
This is the second problem with that location – so NO MORE! I take cats in based on need and space
available. This is almost like bait and
switch.
BMG: Lost Cat in Plano
We placed a friendly cat
in a backyard in Plano in August of 2013.
He was found Thursday night during a really bad storm and taken to an
emergency clinic. He is microchipped so
the original person who gave us the cat was notified and he was picked. Now the weird stuff begins: The adopter’s phone goes directly to
voicemail and she is not responding to test messages. I don’t know what else to do except go over
to her house. Maybe she is out of town
or a family member is in the hospital or something…??? We have been having many severe thunderstorms
and/or tornados in the DFW area for the last week or so and they will continue
all next week. Wish I was out of town!
OMG: We Lost Him: Simon
from Bonham
Our Bonham ladies asked me
to take a 15-year-old declawed cat that was at the Bonham shelter. It is a kill shelter. There was not even a NAME left for this poor
elderly cat. Well – he was doing well
until this week and now he is declining quickly. I just hope he makes it – I am so
worried! We named him Simon. He is a sweetheart!
UPDATE: On Friday, Simon passed away at All Care Vet
Hospital in Coppell. It was a sad time
for their staff and all of Barn Cats, Inc.
We were making visits to the clinic 2 or 3 times each day to encourage
him. The doctors have concluded it was
Calicivirus, an often fatal virus for cats that is controlled by an FVRCP
shot. The “C” is for Calicivirus. I have fought this 2 or 3 times in the past
and won – but not this time. Simon was
just too old at 15-years. He had 4
antibiotics, 5 days of IV fluids, and a feeding tube. We did everything we could. I contacted the ladies in Bonham that did the
rescue and was told that the Bonham Shelter has a history of the
Calicivirus. OH NO! He did not have a chance! He is at peace now. He was will us for only 3 weeks. He slept with me the Friday and Saturday
nights before going to the clinic last Monday.
RIP sweet boy!
Auction Preview
We have a couple of really
cut rugs for the auction. Love the butt
sniffing dog! Check it out…
“Thanks” for following the
Barn Cats Blog. See you all next
week. Peg
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