Blog 04/06/15 to 04/12/15
REMINDER: Barn Cat Bash, June 7th,
5:30 pm
Bistecca in Highland Village, TX
$45 per
person
Reservations Required
Silent/Live Auctions, Buffet Dinner, Endless Wine!
Relocations and In Take
Our Cats after Release
Bad Calls/Emails:
No Good
Deed…
BMG (Bitch/Moan/Groan): Guilt Trip
OMG (Oh My God): Website Redesign
Auction Preview
Relocations and In Take: Placed 9 this week with intake at 9.
6 Adopt Group (mom with 4 older kittens,
Chester)
2 Barn in Leonard (Chika, Verde)
1 Bonham Rescue
Our Cats after Release: Nothing
to pick up this week.
Bad Calls/EMAILS:
No Good Deed…
“No good deed goes unpunished!” I guy called on Monday
saying he needed to place 2 cats and one was at the spay/neuter clinic
NOW. I said I could take the cat that
afternoon when he picked it up from the clinic but it will need a negative test
for feline leukemia and a distemper shot.
The good news is that I got his phone number. Nancy and I prepared cages for the cats
coming in today as we were preparing a fundraising letter and doing some
extensive “spring cleaning” in the garage and sheds. Well – about 4:30 pm the 3 came in from
Gainesville and then about 6 pm another cat came in from Fort Worth. At 7:30, I realized that I was still waiting
for that guy and his cat. SO – I called
him and (guess what) he decided it was too much money for the test and extra shot
and he decided to keep the cat. GOT
IT! I am waiting for you and the cat and
MANY HOURS AGO you decided not to bring it.
He just called this morning – I said I would take the cat – changed his
mind but DID NOT LET ME KNOW! Geez!
BMG: Guilt Trip
I think a local rescuer is
trying to make me feel guilt because I will not take on the expense of doing
the testing and distemper shots for cats she wants to come to Barn Cats. The requirements have been the same for many,
many years: Negative test for feline
leukemia, spayed/neutered, rabies shot and distemper shot. The cats should come to Barn Cats with this
done. We placed 761 cats last year…you
need to do 8. OK? Either get it done (which I said I could take
4 this week) or I cannot help you. Sorry
for the cats!
OMG: Website Redesign
I have been trying to get
our Barn Cats, Inc. website redone for about 3 years.
1.
Asked the person
that originally did the design – not in that business any longer.
2.
Went to a company
– would not return my calls.
3.
Asked a
volunteer/friend – never got off the ground.
4.
FINALLY: Traded the work for our doing a fundraiser
for his animal organization. This last
adventure has been almost a year in the making – BUT IT IS DONE as of Tuesday,
4/7/2015 – WOW!
Check it out: www.barncats.org – proud of the new look. Now
the BLOG is available from the website and the US GROUPS LIST (now OTHER BARN
CAT GROUPS) is finally updated! THANK
YOU, ROB!
Auction Preview
This auction will have an
artsy flare. I have gotten many lovely
cat and dog related works of art including some photos on canvas from Africa, some
prints from Buenos Aries, and some custom clocks from a gallery in
Orlando. I will feature the clocks next week. Here are some of the cat art samples:
“Thanks”
for following the Barn Cats Blog. See
you all next week. Peg
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