Blog
08/28/17 to 09/03/17
Seeking someone to
take over Barn Cats, Inc.: I would like to officially
retire as Executive Director in 2019. 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
NORTH TEXAS GIVING DAY 2017 – THURSDAY, Sept. 14th
Relocations
Our Cats after Release
July Closeout
August Closeout
Calls/Emails: Still Getting Kitten
Calls!
BMG (Bitch/Moan/Groan: Screamer Cats
OMG (Oh My God): Empty Feral Box at
LVAS
Relocations and In
Take: I placed 8 this week. It is Labor Day weekend so always slow on a holiday week/weekend.
2 Shed
in Haslet (Milo, Jett)
3 Barn
in McKinney (Sadie, Rocky, Mandy)
2 Barn
in Lucas (Jane, Cisco)
1 Backyard
in Van Alstyne (Bubbles)
Our Cats after Release:
1.
Flower Mound: Cairo and Whitney
were placed in this indoor/outdoor situation.
Whitney was just hiding all the time so she was returned to Barn
Cats. Cairo is working out great and is
staying in Flower Mound.
2.
Flower Mound: Rip was placed at
this horse riding stable. He is getting
along great with the other cats on the property but does not like one of the
worker’s dog…oh well – just so he is OK!
July Closeout
We
placed 25 in July even though I was out of town from July 13th until
August 11th. Those cats went
to 4 North Texas Counties – Collin, Dallas, Denton, and Tarrant.
August Closeout
We
placed 34 following August 11th and after a bad week that took me to
a hospital…ok now! They went to 5
counties – Collin, Dallas, Denton, Rains, and Tarrant.
Calls/Emails: Still Getting Kitten
Calls!
This
year, the kitten calls have never stopped or slowed down. I think it is because we did not have a cold
winter…but…don’t know. We don’t take
kittens ever (carried off by hawks in the daytime or owls at night) but I do recommend
various adoption groups so they can be saved.
Kittens deserve a safe, indoor-only home. Hope they all get that forever home!
BMG: Screamer Cats
Occasionally
I get a cat here that is an all-night screamer! …then I get little sleep. It has happened this week with a group from
Garland. I separated 2 cats into caging
in my family room at 3 am one night only to find when I got up that one was
loose in the house! I asked Nancy to
come over – the cat was in the sunroom and was not that difficult to pack
up. BUT – it does take 2 people. But, the screaming continued. So, on Saturday a 7 were moved to the garage –
but it made me nervous so I moved all into the family room on Sunday.
OMG: Empty Feral Box at
LVAS
Lewisville
Animal Services called for me to pick up 3 that were spayed/neutered for Barn
Cats. I went on Friday. One got away from us so they used the BIG NET
to catch the cat. Cat #2 went easily
into my carrier. When we went into the 3rd
cat’s cage, the feral box was EMPTY!
OOPS! They call later that day
that she had gotten away from them when leaving the TCAP clinic in Denton. At least she is spayed with an ear tip – hope
she finds someone to take care of her.
GOOD LUCK!
Thanks
for following the Barn Cats Blog. Peg
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