Blog 04/25/16 to 05/01/16

Relocations

Our Cats after Release

April Closeout

Bad Calls/Emails:  Creating a Problem for Yourself

BMG (Bitch/Moan/Groan):  Weather Worries

OMG (Oh My God):  Declawed Cat on Craigslist: UPDATE

Bluebonnets

Relocations and In Take:   We had 20 placements this week.  

6          Adopt Group (Lizzie, Rusty, Blaze, Godzilla, Sonny, Gizmo)

3          Barn in Double Oak (Bob, Buddy, Puddy)

2          Palo Pinto (Carley, Shawna)

3          Barn in Waxahachie (Grasshopper, Vegas, Chili)

3          Shed in Flower Mound (Memphis, Mouser, Thumper)

1          Barn in Flower Mound (Wazzy)

2          Garage in Rockwall (Gracie, Sissy)

We put Carley and Shawna in the same triple cage in Palo Pinto.  When we opened the carriers Shawna ran into the same carrier with Carley.  THEY WILL BE FAST FRIENDS, I am sure!

Our Cats after Release:

1.     Iowa Park:  Josie, Charlotte, and Christi were placed in this barn.  The food is disappearing and there is always poop in the box but they are not showing themselves and/or using the two hidey boxes that were made for them…but maybe they are just at night.

2.     Holliday:  Sarah and Skipper went to this workshop in Holliday, TX.  Both have been spotted around the property but are being illusive…pretty common for ferals. 

April Closeout:  We placed 45 cats in April in spite of my surgery and no cats being placed before the 3^rd week.  They went to 8 Texas counties.

            Collin              Denton            Grayson                      Parker

            Dallas              Ellis                 Palo Pinto                   Rockwall

  

Bad Calls/EMAILS:  Creating a Problem for Yourself

Received several calls from an elderly lady who wants me to take a problematic from her….no problem but you need to bring it here…we do not pick up except at animal services locations.  BUT – she gets it contained in a small carrier THEN tries to figure out what to do with it.  That is backwards!  You need to know WHAT/WHERE to take the cat BEFORE you get it contained.  Now you have a crisis that you created…I could not really get her to understand – bummer.      

BMG:  Weather Worries

Rain, Rain, and more Rain!  We traveled to Palo Pinto and just got out before the afternoon storm.  Our cats are safe – I checked the next day.  The tornado in Howe just missed our Umi and Chi that were placed in a chicken coop inside the barn.  The tornado hit the high school (we passed that on the way to the barn location) and in Tom Bean just to the east of Howe.  They must have been terrified by the strong winds but were very lucky it just went over their heads.  What a week!    

OMG:  Declawed Cat on Craigslist: UPDATE

UPDATE:  Cat went to an adoption group on Monday, 4/25 and was adoption on Friday.  The new family loves her!   ============

We all know you never put animals on Craigslist.  There are folks out there looking for kittens to feed to their snakes!   I received an email from a person who follows this blog that there was a declawed cat on Craigslist in a community we service.  We will be looking for a front declawed cat in the June timeframe to put in a store in Whitesboro.  So, I spoke with the person who posted the entry and she said the cat was with a neighbor who had gotten it from an elderly woman who was going to a nursing home.  Her kids wanted the cat but she does not want to clean a litter box – surprise – they need to poop and pee!   Anyway, we put a plan in place to pick up the cat but when we got there (over 1 hour away) the owner does not want the cat going to a group.  SO – Nancy convinces her that she will take the cats into her home.  The lady in standing in her open doorway holding the cat who is squirming around because there is a guy across the street using a jack-hammer!  I am in the car thinking “this could end badly”.  In the end, the owner decides to give the cat to Nancy and she successfully gets it into one of our carriers.  The cat is safe and will soon be going to an adoption group who ALREADY HAS A NEW HOME FOR HER!   YEAH!   I love it when a plan coming together.  

Bluebonnets:  FINALLY they are out.  It has been a slower than usual season for our state flowers and they are not as deep blue or as thick this year.  This picture is from Wise County.

 

Thanks for following the Barn Cats Blog.          Peg