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Amber's kittens
They're now just about 8 weeks old. I'm still ranting and raving
over getting Amber spayed. Our mom said she'll pay for Amber to get spayed, but whenever I say I'll set up an appt close by, and our mom will even go get her and take her and pick her up, just to make it easy on my sis, my sis says, well, let me go get a voucher from the HS. **** that. It isn't happening. I feel so helpless. I feel like I have to go catnap her just to get her spayed. The kittens are eating well, healthy, and almost ready to be spayed themselves (four spays, one castration). A guy I work with wants to take two litter mates - the two tux's, Mary Kate and Ashley. I stopped by my vet office today to ask about discounts for multi- ops but I waited an hour to talk with her and she was so busy with 2 emergencies that I never had a chance. I talked for a long time with the receptionist/vet tech and she directed me to have my sister call her Friday when one of their regs who volunteers with PAWS comes in, and she'd likely take the others and have them spayed/vetted/rehomed. My sis is luckily in agreement but still insists on keeping the tortie kitten. Let me just scream now. My vets office tech told me the good times to call, so I'll call tomorrow to set up appts for at least Mary Kate and Ashley to be spayed. We'll set up the other three neuters as we find interested adoptees if PAWS can't take them. SPAY USA and SPAY Inc have been useless. If the woman from PAWS will take the remaining kittens now, they will get a donation from me that will take care of the neuters. If any of you guys have a spare few cents, please give it to your local rescues. They do such great work and even if it seems they can't take in anymore, some of them always seem to find a way. -- Cheryl |
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Cheryl wrote:
My sis is luckily in agreement but still insists on keeping the tortie kitten. Let me just scream now. My vets office tech told me the good times to call, so I'll call tomorrow to set up appts for at least Mary Kate and Ashley to be spayed. We'll set up the other three neuters as we find interested adoptees if PAWS can't take them. SPAY USA and SPAY Inc have been useless. If the woman from PAWS will take the remaining kittens now, they will get a donation from me that will take care of the neuters. If any of you guys have a spare few cents, please give it to your local rescues. They do such great work and even if it seems they can't take in anymore, some of them always seem to find a way. They must've fallen in love with the kittens. It does sound like a hard situation but it could be worse. It sounds like everyone is going to be neutered and get homes, at least. I'm not sure if a few cents would do anything for the local rescues. The president of the local SPCA branch is paid a $350,000/yr salary. The little shelter where I got Betty recently underwent a $4 million renovation. It seems like around here instead of a few cents, they need donations on the order of tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars. |
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"Takayuki" wrote in message news I'm not sure if a few cents would do anything for the local rescues. The president of the local SPCA branch is paid a $350,000/yr salary. The little shelter where I got Betty recently underwent a $4 million renovation. It seems like around here instead of a few cents, they need donations on the order of tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars. Are there any rescue groups near you that rely on volunteers? We have a local chapter of Alley Cats Allies that exists entirely on donations and volunteer services. *Any* type of donation is a help to groups like that. MaryL |
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Cheryl wrote:
They're now just about 8 weeks old. I'm still ranting and raving over getting Amber spayed. Our mom said she'll pay for Amber to get spayed, but whenever I say I'll set up an appt close by, and our mom will even go get her and take her and pick her up, just to make it easy on my sis, my sis says, well, let me go get a voucher from the HS. **** that. It isn't happening. I feel so helpless. I feel like I have to go catnap her just to get her spayed. The kittens are eating well, healthy, and almost ready to be spayed themselves (four spays, one castration). A guy I work with wants to take two litter mates - the two tux's, Mary Kate and Ashley. I stopped by my vet office today to ask about discounts for multi- ops but I waited an hour to talk with her and she was so busy with 2 emergencies that I never had a chance. I talked for a long time with the receptionist/vet tech and she directed me to have my sister call her Friday when one of their regs who volunteers with PAWS comes in, and she'd likely take the others and have them spayed/vetted/rehomed. My sis is luckily in agreement but still insists on keeping the tortie kitten. Let me just scream now. My vets office tech told me the good times to call, so I'll call tomorrow to set up appts for at least Mary Kate and Ashley to be spayed. We'll set up the other three neuters as we find interested adoptees if PAWS can't take them. SPAY USA and SPAY Inc have been useless. If the woman from PAWS will take the remaining kittens now, they will get a donation from me that will take care of the neuters. If any of you guys have a spare few cents, please give it to your local rescues. They do such great work and even if it seems they can't take in anymore, some of them always seem to find a way. Purrs for the kittens to find good homes soon. And purrs for you, Cheryl, for everything you've done for them. -- Marina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki |
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Takayuki wrote:
The president of the local SPCA branch is paid a $350,000/yr salary. Wow! I remember several years ago when they hired a new director of the local Humane Society here, for $200K, and people were outraged. But he's really justified his salary in the intervening years - he's really turned that shelter into a vibrant, active, community-oriented resource. So I guess I can't begrudge him for it after all. Joyce |
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