Blog 10/12/15 to 10/18/15

Texas Country Reporter Festival

Saturday, October 24, 2015 in Waxahachie, TX

Barn Cats, Inc. will have a booth!

Relocations and In Take

Our Cats after Release

Bad Calls/Emails:  Drunk Driver

BMG (Bitch/Moan/Groan):  Cats to Trade

OMG (Oh My God):  Cats from 2005 and 2007 Relocations

Witch Hat Weekly Special Photo – Ducky

Relocations and In Take:   We had 17 placements this week.     

            2          Barn in Glenn Heights (Jessica, Jason)

            2          Barn in Red Oak (Cheeto, Simon)

            3          Adoption Group (3 – see below “Drunk Driver”)

            4          Barn in McKinney (Mary, Martha, Mikey, Marty)

            3          TNR (Trap/Neuter/Return) (2 females, 1 male)

            3          Bonham Rescue

Our Cats after Release:   No equipment picked up this week. 

Bad Calls/EMAILS:  Drunk Driver

Three cats were orphaned when their caregiver was killed on his way home from work by a drunk driver.  His relatives were in town from Illinois and called Barn Cats.  We picked up the cats on Wednesday because they were returning home on Thursday.  BUT – they are friendly cats.  Got them into an adoption group on Saturday – THANK GOD!    

BMG:  Cats to Trade

I get contacted almost every week from an adoption rescue group who has gotten in some unadoptable cats (biter, shy, hissy, etc., etc.).  If I have some friendly cats in house, we do a trade OR I ask them to get an equal number of cats from the local Lewisville municipal shelter.  Not every group works with every shelter…but there is always a way to get around it.  BUT, if you want us to take your problem cats, then you need to take in an equal number of cats from where ever.  I am not going to solve a problem for you without your organization stepping up to take in some adoptable cats from a kill shelter.

OMG:  Cats from 2005 and 2007 Relocations

We placed cats this week at locations from both 2005 and 2007.  Both still have some cats around.  The 2007 one is in McKinney.  The people are moving and taking their cat from 2007.  We replaced some new cats for the new people with 4 from a Dallas hoarder.  They should do well.  The 2005 location is in Glenn Heights.  Two of the original cats are still there but they needed some help…so….Jessica and Jason should do well. 

Witch Hat Weekly Special Photo – Ducky

Ducky came to Barn Cats from Waxahachie in the spring of this year.  Really nice, friendly young boy!  He is a red, buff tabby with really distinctive markings.  Sorry you cannot see them here.  He is going to stay here at Barn Cats as one of my personal cats…foster failure! 

  

Next weekend is the Texas Country Reporter festival in Waxahachie.  It is a long day but the shopping is good and HOPEFULLY we will get some barn placement leads.   Keep your paws crossed! 

Thanks for following the Barn Cat Blog.  See you next week!       Peg