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02/11/19 to 02/17/19
Relocations
Our Cats after Release
Calls/Emails: Cats at Valley View Mall -- UPDATE
BMG (Bitch/Moan/Groan): Microchip Problem
OMG (Oh My God): Older Cats
Charlotte, The
Barn Cat Mascot
Relocations: I placed 7 this
week.
2 Barn
in Lucas (Larry, Jamie)
4 Barn
in Aubrey (Frankie, Jenny, Sammy, Bubba)
1 Adoption
Group (Sarge)
Our Cats after Release:
Cedar
Hill: Blue, Callie, and Casey went to
this barn in Cedar Hill. All three came
from Granbury where they were living in an HEB parking lot. All 3 are still around. The property owner has installed a cat house
up high. All 3 were in it when I was there. You can see Blue’s head in the doorway.
There
was also a new gate on the property – take a look:
Calls/Emails: Cats at
Valley View Mall--UPDATE
I
have been taking cats from that location for years now. It is surrounded by apartments so obvious
what is going on. FINALLY demolition is
due to start in March. Hope barn calls
pick up before then so I can take more of them.
Would like it to be warmer, too.
UPDATE: Trapping started last Thursday but nothing
was caught. They will try for 3 next
Thursday. I have a potential location
for all of them but weather will need to be more stable.
BMG: Microchip Problem
You
will love this – A lady had been feeding a cat for about 1 ½ years. She is moving. The cat was already fixed so just needed
updated shots and testing. The vet
scanned for a chip and THERE WAS ONE!
But – here is where the weirdness begins – The chip was implanted in
2008 and said the cat was 11 years old at that time. NO WAY!
That means that cat is 22 years old now and with an extra time for her
feeding – THE CAT IS 24 YEARS OLD! Plus,
the phone is disconnected so no way to check with the other folks. This is was I think: THE VET CLINIC RECORDED THE CHIP WRONG. Maybe inverted some numbers or
something. We cannot check unless be put
the cat under anesthesia again and that is not practical. Guess we will never know unless she gets sick
here and needs a Convenia or something.
She is a young cat so that age just does not work. WEIRD!
OMG: Older Cats
Received
an email of a lady moving with two 8-year-old cats, one 9-year-old cat, and a
10-year-old cat. They have always been
outside and one of them only has 3 legs.
She is moving to Princeton and the HOA said no free roaming pets. I cannot take cats that old – it is just not
fair to them! Remember the older barn
cats went to our site in Anna, TX where they will be living out their
lives. I recommended to her that she
install a CAT FENCE to keep them contained.
I hope she checks that out because I think it is the only SAFE answer
for those older cats.
Charlotte, The
Barn Cat Mascot: My neighbor and I went to a
Church’s Chicken location at Hwy 121 and Interstate 35 one day in 2010. Some uncaring person had discarded a cat in
their parking lot. She was living under
a shed. We returned to the house, got a
trap, and returned to the restaurant. We
caught her with no problem. She turned
out to be friendly – not feral at all.
We got her vet work done and she has been with me since that day in
2010. Last year she developed asthma and I have giving her daily pills since
that time. I took all 5 of the in-house
cats for their yearly vet exams and shots last Wednesday. The vet suggested he take an x-ray of
Charlotte. Well – she has a tumor in a
lung. As you can imagine this is not
good news. She is eating and drinking
good but still losing weight. I will
make her comfortable until the end-time comes.
BUMMER! She will certainly be missed but NOT YET!
Thanks
for following the Barn Cats Blog. Peg
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