feeding stray-- who me?

wrote:

The last thing my grandmother said to my father before she went into
surgery (it was just knee surgery, but she did not survive)....was
"Take care of my cat."
She meant feeding it till she was home, but he took that to heart, and
took care of that cat the rest of its life. He doesn't even like cats,
either.

That's so sad. Probably she was just having pre-surgery anxiety, which
isn't uncommon, but her worst fears ended up coming true. I'm glad
your dad took her request to heart, though. I think that's how it is
with a lot of people. It's too bad the cat no longer had someone who
really loved him/her, but at least it wasn't turned out to fend for
itself!

Joyce

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Awww, lucky Romeo. I feel so badly for the cats whose owners pass away
that end up at the shelter. Was she an outdoor cat before?
There is a cat at my friend's cul-de-sac neighborhood who mooched off
neighbors for five years after her owner died. They took her to the
vet, let her in their houses at will, but during the daytime she wanted
to stay on the porch at her old (vacant) house. Saddest thing.

Was it here that someone reported feeding a "stray", until
she found a note tied around its neck, asking anyone feeding
it to telephone? When the person phoned the given number
the woman at the other end laughed and said "You're the
fifth person to call me!" (Sometimes cats can be talented
con-artists.)

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What worries me sometimes is who will take care of Rusty if something
happened to me
and I couldn't care for him or make arrangements for him.
What if he outlives me?
By now you can probably tell I am a worrier.


I have made arrangements for what happens to Nocturne, Smokey, Kumani
and Tyche if DP and I both pass away. They will be adopted by my
housecat-less father, who, while he doesn't desire house pets,
considers it the last thing he could do for me, to keep those four in
affectionate comfort for the rest of their natural lives.

--Fil


I should have a talk with my Power of Attorney who
is also the executor of my will with regard to Rusty. If anything happens
to me, Rusty should go live with my mother. She does not want to take
care of another cat since her cat Scruffy disappeared years ago. But
she likes Rusty, always asking about him and gave him Christmas and
purrsday present. That would mean a 5 hour flight for Rusty to go stay
with my mother. But my only other alternative is to see if the vet will
adopt
Rusty. He seems to have a soft spot for my cat, and his cat Chico, who
doesn't like other cats, likes Rusty.

Winnie

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Awww, lucky Romeo. I feel so badly for the cats whose owners pass away
that end up at the shelter. Was she an outdoor cat before?
There is a cat at my friend's cul-de-sac neighborhood who mooched off
neighbors for five years after her owner died. They took her to the
vet, let her in their houses at will, but during the daytime she wanted
to stay on the porch at her old (vacant) house. Saddest thing.

Sherry


What worries me sometimes is who will take care of Rusty if something
happened to me
and I couldn't care for him or make arrangements for him.
What if he outlives me?
By now you can probably tell I am a worrier.

Winnie


I made arrangements with a friend who will care for Duffy and Holly if
anything were to happen to me. She shares my belief in keeping our cats
indoors, *no* declawing, and quality food and care. I also left a provision
in my will for money to be given to her for the care of my cats.

I felt like a burden was lifted from my shoulders once I had made these
arrangements. However, it is *very* important to select someone you can
*trust* and someone who is strongly committed to caring for your furbabies
(not someone who sounds "lukewarm" or casual about it).

MaryL
Photos of Duffy and Holly: 'o'
Duffy: http://tinyurl.com/cslwf
Holly: http://tinyurl.com/9t68o
Duffy and Holly together: http://tinyurl.com/8b47e
Recent pics: http://tinyurl.com/clal7

I'm not sure where my cats would go if I suddenly died. It does worry
me. Everyone in my family is a cat-lover, but as is the case with most
cat-lovers, their houses are already filled with cats. Mom has 4
(in a complex that only allows two per dwelling), one sister has 4, dad
has 2. The other sister has 4 big dogs, so I'm not so sure I'd want my
cats going there. That sister is also not very reliable or responsible -
last year she dumped her two cats on my mother *as she was driving on
her way out of state to move*. That's how mom ended up with 4.

My friends are much the same, although perhaps more functional.
The cat-lovers among them already have their vacancies full.

Any suggestions?


Discuss it with your friends. My friends have discussed this among
ourselves. Most of them know how to contact my sister in case anything
happened to me. I've already promised to take my friend's two cats
if anything happened to her (even though Rita would HATE THEM), just
so she feels better about it. I don't know who would be the one to
take care of Rita, but I'm confidant that she would be cared for, if
not fought over ("*I* want her!" "No, I wanted to have her!")

I have enough friends who would take care of the Princess.

Jane
- owned and operated by Princess Rita

Christina Websell wrote:
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Yes, it's a huge weight off my mind to know that if the worse happens
someone will take over the care of my animals. It means I will be
able to die happy.

We hope that's not for a *very* long time.
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera)
Cats leave pawprints on your heart.
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