Blog
03/20/17 to 03/26/17
Seeking someone to
take over Barn Cats, Inc.: I would like to officially
retire as Executive Director in 2018. I
can retain the fundraising pieces but would like to stop the relocations,
equipment pickups, phone calls, and emails…the day-to-day stuff. I will be available for consultation… If interested call or email Barn Cats…972-315-2875
info@barncats.org
Relocations
Our Cats after Release
Calls/Emails: 4 Cats to be Moved
BMG (Bitch/Moan/Groan: ANTS!
OMG (Oh My God): Rayburn Tollway Scare
Relocations and In
Take: I placed
24 this week.
3 Garage
in Tom Bean (Fred, Kia, Sylvee)
2 Barn
in Argyle (Lillian, Jim)
3 Barn
in Forney (Mr. Fluffy, Hannah, Charlie)
2 Shed
in Hickory Creek (Armani, Jordashe)
7 Shed
in Barry (Bud, Ninja, Betty, Buttons, Charlie, Mister, Missy)
3 Adoption
Group (Pebbles, Skittle, Bobby)
2 Home
in Quinlan (Comet, Robbie)
1 Barn
in Saginaw (Chia)
1 Barn
in Mansfield (Stacey)
Our Cats after Release:
1. Quinlan: Cooper and Twix are being illusive but the
rodent population is down. I think they
are still there…she has seen signs but not the actual boys.
2. Keller: Gidget and Fifi send to this barn with all
sorts of animals – chickens, horses, peacocks, etc. They are hanging out in one of the stalls
that is used to store furniture. The
owner heard a “soccer match” in the ceiling one evening – guess they are
working for their living now.
3. Saginaw: Susie was placed in this barn where she was spotted
last week by a neighbor with a large RAT in her mouth. WAY TO GO!
4. Forney: Fritter,
Garbanzo, and Linus went to this barn.
Linus has turned friendly. All
three seem to love their new digs and are doing well.
5. Dallas: Benji, Lightning, Teddy, Whiskers, Jupiter,
Spot were all placed in this warehouse.
Benji and Lightning are friendly cats and are living inside the offices –
Benji in the back area and Lightning in the front copy room. The 4 ferals are loose in the warehouse with
a wonderful place to hideout and a “cat door” in a wall. They have been spotted early in the morning
or late at night.
6. Whitesboro: Strudel and Freddie went to this barn
office. They are playing each night
cause the toys are EVERYWHERE each morning.
They are doing well.
7. Whitewright: Pom, Tic-Tac, and Amaretto went to this
garage in Whitewright. The family
purchased a cat house for them and one cat is using it. All three have been spotted.
8. Gordonsville: This family put up a game camera to watch the
cats. They were placed in a
workshop/shed with windows so they can come and go. All three have been seen on the camera.
9. Batch Springs: Miss Kitty and Kevin were placed in this
garage/storage area. Miss Kitty is being
illusive but Kevin has turned friendly.
Take a look…
Calls/Emails: 4 Cats to be Moved
A
house was sold and the realtor said “The Cats Have To Go!” So, Feral Friends offered to trap them and
get their shots updated and a day was set for the trapping. I went a day earlier to a home in Dallas that
had offered to take the soon-to-be homeless cats. It has been three weeks so I called to get
the equipment picked up. WELL – the cats
were never trapped and the new homeowners are feeding the cats. ALWAYS GOOD if they can stay where they are
familiar…but…I was never called and our stuff has been sitting in their new
location for three weeks. AND – I have
been running low on caging and feeders/waterers due to the large number of cats
I have been placing. I could have put
that stuff to good use instead of it being in someone’s way. OH WELL…
BMG: ANTS!
Guess it is going to be a bad year for ants. I have had them twice this week in the cat’s
dry food in two different barns. BUT –
the cats were released so not exposed to just food with ants. I will have to start putting out diatomaceous
earth each time I put out a feeder. GOOD
GRIEF!
OMG: Rayburn Tollway Scare
Monday
I was headed to Tom Bean in the morning.
I was in the inside lane and wanting to get into the middle lane. I saw a car in the center lane approaching
very quickly. I waited for that guy but
did not move immediately. He was slowed
by a cars in all 3 lanes just ahead. BUT
THEN another car sped by me, cut sharply to the right then the left, went onto the shoulder to
pass a van that was ahead of me, then hurried off. While hyperventilating, I moved to the center
lane to calm down and then saw a motor cycle approaching on my left. IT WAS THE COPS! YEAH!
That guy took the next exit and was followed by the cop who corner the car
on the service road next to a church. I
was very happy to see that for sure!
Thanks
for following the Barn Cats Blog. Peg