Relocations and In Take
Phone Calls You Don’t Want to Get
Potential Cat Poisoning
Barns for Fall Placement
Relocations and In Take: We placed 7 this week with in-take at 3.
5 Kittens from
Van Alstyne to an Adoption Group
2 Barn in
Telephone (Thanks to Kelly from Feral Friends for driving to this one!)
Phone Calls You Don’t Want to Get: I
was left a message by a lady whose friend is a rescuer who is in stage-four
cancer treatment. They are trying to
help place her in-door cats that are both friendly and feral. Well – they basically knew nothing – are they
vetted? Where are the records? How many are feral verses friendly? How old are they? etc., etc., etc.! She came home from the hospital but went back
soon because she contracted an infection – cat scratch fever. The ladies wanted to “get rid of the ferals”
who made her sick…! The ferals
will hide and run from her – it is the friendly cats that get in your lap and
want love that are going to scratch her! They need to take a step back, get with the owner who is still alive,
make a list, get the records from whatever vet is involved, and then address
placement. Oh yes…she is an
“independent” rescuer which means she has no organization to fall back on. There are approximately 25 friendlier cats
and 10 to 12 ferals in the house! I am
sure she had good intentions but this is going to be a mess for many months to
come.
Potential Cat Poisoning: I
received a call from a guy in Denton that a nasty neighbor had put some gooey
substance underneath his apartment door, the cats licked it, and started
throwing up. So I approved his going to
a Denton vet – but he never took them in. Then the next day (Friday) it becomes an emergency – one cat is throwing
up and cannot lift its’ head. Well,
sounds serious to me but who knows. He
does not have transportation…story of my life.
So, Nancy and I go to Denton to get the cats and take them to All
Care. We are leaving them there over the
weekend…but they did not look sick when we took them in. Eyes clear – not lethargic – not dehydrated
-- etc, etc. Dr. Jim said we should just
“wait and see”. If it had been
anti-freeze, they would have been dead in 12 hours and we were WAY beyond that
time limit. On Saturday they were not
eating well but that could just be stress on being at a vet clinic. Will have to update you on this one next
week…
Barns for Fall Placement: I
am keeping a list of potential barns for when the weather changes:
Flower Mound Krum Celeste Weatherford
Van Alstyne Springtown Forney
Desoto Bartonville Cooper
Aledo Argyle Sadler
The bum
knee is getting better each day – but will be glad when I can drive again!
Thanks for following the Barn
Cat Blog. See you next week. Peg
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