Barn Cats BLOG 6/30/19

Blog 06/24/19 to 06/30/19

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2015 Ford Transit Connect – 120,000 miles approximately

Abbreviations:

MCCC – Mid-Cities Community Cats

DCL – Dallas Cat Lady

PCFCC – Panther City Feral Cat Coalition

FF – Feral Friends

TTR – Tall Tails Rescue

GP – Garland Pawsibilities

Relocations

Our Cats after Release

Calls/Emails:  Friendly Cat in Lancaster - UPDATE

OMG:  Call from Minnesota

BMG:  Transition Concerns

TRANSITION UPDATE

Relocations:        

5          Shed in Decatur (MCCC)

3          Barn in Ivanhoe (MCCC) – this was from last week.   

Our Cats after Release:   PCFCC picked up in Poetry this week.  All 3 cats are hanging around and all is going well there.  She sent some pictures but I could not get them to transfer over to the BLOG.  Sorry!           

Calls/Emails:  Friendly Cat in Lancaster - UPDATE

Received a call from a lady who was having to put her father in an assisted living facility.  A friendly cat had shown up there many months before and now would be abandoned.  Also, the daughter has a terminal illness.  His name is Meow-Meow and is a brown tabby.  I told her I would take him but she would have to deliver him to the vet we use in Coppell.  She did that on Monday.  He tested negative and now is loose in my house waiting for an opening at Petco.  Glad I could help – the cat deserves it!  

UPDATE:  Meow-Meow is still with me.  There has not been an opening yet at Petco.

UPDATE:  He is going to Petco on Monday, July 1^st!!!!!  All good news!!!!

OMG:  Call from Minnesota

I received a phone call that a lady was visiting friends in the Dallas area.  She lives in Minnesota.  She had her cat in the friend’s garage and all was OK.  They took out the car and not knowing it the cat was underneath.  It ended up somewhere at a shopping in Dallas.  They were unable to find her.  She returned home without the kitty.  Now she was received a call and text with a picture that the cat has been found in the DFW area.  She was looking for someone to go trap or get the cat contained then board it with a local vet clinic until she can return in a month.  WOW – out of my wheelhouse for sure.  I gave her some phone number of trappers in Dallas and the name of my vet clinic for boarding if they needed it.  Hope it worked out…???...!!!

BMG:  Transition Concern

I am concerned that these folks are placing cats using BCI paperwork and not completely following the procedures.  The Barn Cat name as well as my name is associated with that paperwork.  I don’t know if there are any legal things I need to worry about…???  Geez!!!

TRANSITION UPDATE:  Was disappointed on several levels this week with the relocation done in Decatur with the MCCC cats:

1.     She brought out 2 triple cages for 2 cats each then put it together incorrectly and it had to be taken apart and corrected.

2.     She did not fill the litter boxes before traveling to the site.  The litter she brought just filled them once and left very little for the change at the one week point. 

3.     Feeders were not filled before leaving home.  She did not have a scoop or anything like that and was putting handfuls of cat food into the feeders.  PLUS she set up a third can for one cat but DID NOT HAVE THE FEEDER for that cage.  She did have the waterer.  She found a small frying pan in the shed area and used that for food for that one cage.

4.     The paperwork was not filled out before leaving home.  She sat on the back of her vehicle with the property owner watching and the wind blowing trying to fill out the forms. 

5.     She did not (and has not on other relocations where I was not present) filled out the paperwork COMPLETELY.

6.     She did not go over the daily care of the cats/caging with the owner AND the trifold when explains all that was MISSING from the folder she brought. 

7.     She did not have any receipts with her so was unable to just hand him one.  BUT – when the receipts was mailed she also mailed the missing TRIFOLD that has all the instructions in it. 

It was just one thing after another.   I thought this person was going to be the Barn Cat Savior – but NO – it was so messy.  I was shocked!   Now I need to go on many more relocations with her to make sure all the bases are covered. 

Thanks for following the Barn Cats Blog.            Peg