Blog
09/21/15 to 09/27/15
Relocations and In Take
Our Cats after Release
Bad Calls/Emails: Always Leukemia Test
FIRST
BMG (Bitch/Moan/Groan): Rodents Attract
Snakes
OMG (Oh My God): Sam – Adopted 7 Years
Ago
RIP, Truman
Witch Hat Weekly
Special Photo – Leroy
Relocations and In
Take: We had
0 placements this week but Bonham did 8.
8 Bonham
Rescue
Remember
last week the backyard in Dallas (Sophia, Sally) – well we got there and the
homeowner is planning some construction to start in the next month. That would scare off the cats so we did not
leave them last on 9/20…BUMMER! SO – we really
only placed one last week. GEEZ – when will
be weather break? It is still so
hot.
Our Cats after Release:
We
had no one to pick up this week either. In
September, 2014, we placed 94 cats in the 37 counties that we service. This year I think is less than 20. I did a PRESS RELEASE to some small-town
newspapers – hope it pans out. We need
some barns!
Bad Calls/EMAILS: Always Leukemia Test
FIRST
Got
some multi-screen texts from an independent rescuer who wanted some advice/help
with some cats. I just told her to call
me. Come to find out that she picked up
a mom and kittens, had them in her garage for several months and NOW THEY ARE
DYING! A local vet had diagnosed the
cats with leukemia. Now she had a really
problem on her hands because her cats in her house have not been vaccinated and
it is a 3 month incubation period for feline leukemia. Sorry – you cannot place any cats on your
property until the end of that 3-month period.
Every cat who comes into Barn Cats has been tested. Even that is not 100% but at least there is a
chance they are clean of the disease. It
is highly contagious among cats...not to dogs or people. When bringing a new cat(s) into your home,
ALWAYS TEST FIRST!
BMG: Rodents Attract
Snakes
I
received an email from a location requesting 3 cats…GREAT – FINALLY! I return this the “barn owner questions” and
he responded with “My wife wants to wait to see if the one cat they have can
handle the rats and rice by herself.” OK
– but remember: rats and mice attract
SNAKES and nobody wants SNAKES! I was
very disappointed because they wanted 3 cats.
OMG: Sam – Adopted 7 Years
Ago
7
years ago we traded an orange tabby to the Coppell Humane Society for a cat
they could not adopt out. “Sam” went to
live with a guy who just sent some pictures to the rescuer we worked with for
the trade. He is 14 now and (thankfully)
in good health. Take a look…some good
news for a change!
RIP, Trumam
I
had Truman for only a year and a half.
About a week ago, he seemed “warm” to me. I took him to the All Care. He had a fever so they did some blood work
and gave him an antibiotic shot, fluids, and a B-12 shot. The fever was back to normal by last
Monday. I took him back to the clinic to
be checked, and they discovered he had a tooth that was broken off and
inflamed. We scheduled a dental for
Wednesday. Wednesday morning at 2:53 a.m.,
he decided to cuddle and love on me. The
vet removed 4 teeth on Wednesday.
Wednesday night he ate some but wanted to be left alone. Thursday I could not get him to eat and by
that evening he was listless. I took him
to the Emergency Vet about 10:45 pm.
They discovered low blood sugar and put him on an IV drip with dextrose
in it. I picked him up at 8:30 am and
took him directly to All Care. They
re-did the bloodwork and it was really bad and even worse from the evening
before at the emergency clinic. Both
clinics suspected lymphoma. I had him “put
to sleep” on Friday afternoon. This was
so quick – now I treasure that 2:53 a.m. session where he go on my pillow and
put his front paws all over my face.
What a nice boy! I will truly miss
him!
Witch Hat Weekly
Special Photo – Leroy
This
is one of Chris’s cats names “Leroy”.
Leroy is between 12 and 14 years old…not a spring chicken. The look in his eyes – WHAT IS GOING ON?
Thanks
for following the Barn Cat Blog. See you
next week! Peg
