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Magic Mood Jeep© wrote:
Purrs please that we find his slaves... but I'm sorta hoping we don't, for if they let him loose with a too-tight collar, or just let him go long enough for the collar to get that tight, maybe it's best that he stays here? That would make our count an even eight. How long does one wait for his slaves to claim??? He needs to be vetted, and since he's not neutered.... do we have him neutered anyway??? What if the 'owners' try to sue because we had him neutered - do they have any claim???? Any info on this would be greatly helpful. BTW - piccies posted on alt.binaries.pictures.animals. I saw Ping's picture on ABPA and fell in lurve. He's gorgeous, and has a lot of catitude. Purrs and best outcome wishes for you all. Pam, Rob, and the Fayetteville Seven + Smokey, or whatever his name is, and Eshiky the d-thing |
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Not necessarily--could be the cat ran off from his new home and tried to get
back to his old home.... wrote in message ... In rec.pets.cats.anecdotes "Magic Mood Jeep" wrote: One thing that crossed my mind: a couple of months ago our next door neighbor passed away, and we found out he had a cat. I never saw the cat, & don't know how long he'd had it, but his brother, when he came over to thank us for card/flowers sent to the funeral home (and to ask if some workers could get in our yard to cut down a dead tree that was just on their side of the property line), told us that just *three days* before he died, our neighbor mad arrangements for someone to care for the cat if something happened to him. Our neighbor was only in his 50's and had heart problems. Maybe this was his cat???. If so, then the person who had agreed to care for him wasn't doing a very good job! Joyce |
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Not necessarily--could be the cat ran off from his new home and tried to get
back to his old home.... wrote in message ... In rec.pets.cats.anecdotes "Magic Mood Jeep" wrote: One thing that crossed my mind: a couple of months ago our next door neighbor passed away, and we found out he had a cat. I never saw the cat, & don't know how long he'd had it, but his brother, when he came over to thank us for card/flowers sent to the funeral home (and to ask if some workers could get in our yard to cut down a dead tree that was just on their side of the property line), told us that just *three days* before he died, our neighbor mad arrangements for someone to care for the cat if something happened to him. Our neighbor was only in his 50's and had heart problems. Maybe this was his cat???. If so, then the person who had agreed to care for him wasn't doing a very good job! Joyce |
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If you have an intact tom chances are that he came around because of the
unspayed female you have outside. She's now probably pregnant and you can expect to have more kittens soon if you don't catch her and get her spayed. Feed her at the same time in the same place every *night* and put the trap nearby with the door tied open. Once she's used to it start moving the food closer and then into the trap inch by inch. When she's eating inside it untie the door and you'll have her. Make sure to put a folded newspaper on the floor of the trap so that it covers the trip plate. This way she won't see it and step over it. Also, whether this cat is owned or not, he should be neutered right away, especially if you plan on integrating him in with your resident cats. If you don't you're asking for trouble as he may become aggressive once he's feeling better. And just on principle I would never return a cat to its owner still intact, or at all for that matter, when he's an adult that was roaming and had on a too tight flea collar. Megan "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke Learn The TRUTH About Declawing http://www.stopdeclaw.com Zuzu's Cats Photo Album: http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22 "Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." - W.H. Murray |
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If you have an intact tom chances are that he came around because of the
unspayed female you have outside. She's now probably pregnant and you can expect to have more kittens soon if you don't catch her and get her spayed. Feed her at the same time in the same place every *night* and put the trap nearby with the door tied open. Once she's used to it start moving the food closer and then into the trap inch by inch. When she's eating inside it untie the door and you'll have her. Make sure to put a folded newspaper on the floor of the trap so that it covers the trip plate. This way she won't see it and step over it. Also, whether this cat is owned or not, he should be neutered right away, especially if you plan on integrating him in with your resident cats. If you don't you're asking for trouble as he may become aggressive once he's feeling better. And just on principle I would never return a cat to its owner still intact, or at all for that matter, when he's an adult that was roaming and had on a too tight flea collar. Megan "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke Learn The TRUTH About Declawing http://www.stopdeclaw.com Zuzu's Cats Photo Album: http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22 "Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." - W.H. Murray |
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OK, fliers posted at nearby vets & pet shops, also one at Humane Society.
Also got entered into computer system at the Humane Society, and they did a search for any reported lost. A few close matches, but they were for older cats, one that had lost part of it's tail, one with crossed eyes (not Ping), one long-haired and some of different colors of Siamese (our vet says that from what I described he's either a Chocolate or Seal). Since he wasn't in their system, I think maybe he was dumped???? I get the feeling that someone paid _*$$$*_ for a Siamese because they liked the look, but didn't do a lick of research into the breed, and when he became chatty - they put him out the door because he annoyed them. Sad that there are people like that. He goes to the vet Thursday at 5:30pm (Eastern US time) to be checked for the usual kitty syndromes, and wormed & shots (since we don't know if he's ever had any), and maybe even get him neutered, just because we will anyway if we keep him, and if he's claimed by someone, this will keep them from being a 'back yard breeder'. I'd like to get him in earlier, but our vet is closed Wednesdays, and the closed at noon today and will be in Ohio as volunteer "pollwatchers" on Tuesday (they are training and traveling this afternoon). One note though - on the signs I put up, I just described a male tan/brown cat, did NOT mention the flea collar, did NOT mention Siamese, and did NOT state that he was intact (as far as I can tell - some cats can be neutered, but they still have big cajones). This info was only given to the Humane Society for their records.. I will take him in a bit to see if they can find a chip (they close to the public at 5pm, so I may have to wait until Wednesday to take him there for that, since they will be closed tomorrow for election day). Magic Mood Jeep© wrote: DH & I did some major grocery (and other supply) shopping this morning. As soon as we got all perishables put away in the fridge/freezer, we heard this terrible cat yeowling. Looked for our Seven - Only one missing was Weeble - he was in the closet, and wanted out. All kitties accounted for. More yeowling. We think MamaKat! Is she hurt, in a fight....? We exit the house, and part, each going a different way, in order to circle the house quicker. Nothing - not even a wascally wabbit or screwy skwerl. Check the road near the house for an injured critter - nada. Go back inside and get ready to do the tile on the enclosed back porch (it did have this gawd-awful 60's psychedelic green floral disgustingly cheap carpet down, that I've hated since we moved in 10 years ago - we finally pulled it up last weekend to find that A} the padding had disintegrated into a fine Martian powder and B} there was equally disgusting green & white LINOLEUM tile underneath that! We removed that too, got down to the bare cement). More yeowling followed. We think: Basement???? Something came in through the d*ggie-door!!! Grab a broom & a flashlight (torch for you over to the east of the pond) and go down to the dimly lit basement. Yeowl.... yeowl.... yeowl... DH heads for the farthest away from the stairs, but my ears have already tuned in & I head to the left. From behind the furnace comes a Siamese kitty - tan with very dark brown (almost black) ears, feet & tail. Wearing a collar - a chintzy flea collar (and not the breakaway kind) - that's too tight. Not very old (about a year), and kinda thin. DH doesn't want me to carry it (actually an intact him), but I have a hold of it, I take flashlight with one hand, and he reaches for cat, I then take the broom & he scoops up kitty. He's skittish, but not fighting us either. I lead DH up the stairs, sweeping dog away from him & kitty, then sweeping seven cats away, to the enclosed front porch. I go get a dish of food (the cheap stuff we feed the strays) and a dish of water. There's still an old litterbox up front (was Weeble & FF's first *real* litterbox), so I go put some in it and bring it back. By this time, DH has cut the too-tight collar off the kitty, and has started calling him "Ping" - not sure if that's his name, but he seems to respond to it. Of course, he's Siamese, so he responds to ANY vocalization he thinks is made to him with more of his yeowling. We have a spare dose of Frontline Plus, so he gets that on him - takes it without any struggle. By this time I'm able to take a breath and watch him for a minute - he's chowing down on the food (dry with a couple pouches of moist on top) and yeowling at the same time... it's a funny sound, like he's drowning. So, I have posted on the local Humane Society's website about him (we took a few quick pics), and have made up a flier to post around nearby & also at the Humane Society and probably at a couple of vet's offices nearby. Purrs please that we find his slaves... but I'm sorta hoping we don't, for if they let him loose with a too-tight collar, or just let him go long enough for the collar to get that tight, maybe it's best that he stays here? That would make our count an even eight. How long does one wait for his slaves to claim??? He needs to be vetted, and since he's not neutered.... do we have him neutered anyway??? What if the 'owners' try to sue because we had him neutered - do they have any claim???? Any info on this would be greatly helpful. BTW - piccies posted on alt.binaries.pictures.animals. --? The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep |
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OK, fliers posted at nearby vets & pet shops, also one at Humane Society.
Also got entered into computer system at the Humane Society, and they did a search for any reported lost. A few close matches, but they were for older cats, one that had lost part of it's tail, one with crossed eyes (not Ping), one long-haired and some of different colors of Siamese (our vet says that from what I described he's either a Chocolate or Seal). Since he wasn't in their system, I think maybe he was dumped???? I get the feeling that someone paid _*$$$*_ for a Siamese because they liked the look, but didn't do a lick of research into the breed, and when he became chatty - they put him out the door because he annoyed them. Sad that there are people like that. He goes to the vet Thursday at 5:30pm (Eastern US time) to be checked for the usual kitty syndromes, and wormed & shots (since we don't know if he's ever had any), and maybe even get him neutered, just because we will anyway if we keep him, and if he's claimed by someone, this will keep them from being a 'back yard breeder'. I'd like to get him in earlier, but our vet is closed Wednesdays, and the closed at noon today and will be in Ohio as volunteer "pollwatchers" on Tuesday (they are training and traveling this afternoon). One note though - on the signs I put up, I just described a male tan/brown cat, did NOT mention the flea collar, did NOT mention Siamese, and did NOT state that he was intact (as far as I can tell - some cats can be neutered, but they still have big cajones). This info was only given to the Humane Society for their records.. I will take him in a bit to see if they can find a chip (they close to the public at 5pm, so I may have to wait until Wednesday to take him there for that, since they will be closed tomorrow for election day). Magic Mood Jeep© wrote: DH & I did some major grocery (and other supply) shopping this morning. As soon as we got all perishables put away in the fridge/freezer, we heard this terrible cat yeowling. Looked for our Seven - Only one missing was Weeble - he was in the closet, and wanted out. All kitties accounted for. More yeowling. We think MamaKat! Is she hurt, in a fight....? We exit the house, and part, each going a different way, in order to circle the house quicker. Nothing - not even a wascally wabbit or screwy skwerl. Check the road near the house for an injured critter - nada. Go back inside and get ready to do the tile on the enclosed back porch (it did have this gawd-awful 60's psychedelic green floral disgustingly cheap carpet down, that I've hated since we moved in 10 years ago - we finally pulled it up last weekend to find that A} the padding had disintegrated into a fine Martian powder and B} there was equally disgusting green & white LINOLEUM tile underneath that! We removed that too, got down to the bare cement). More yeowling followed. We think: Basement???? Something came in through the d*ggie-door!!! Grab a broom & a flashlight (torch for you over to the east of the pond) and go down to the dimly lit basement. Yeowl.... yeowl.... yeowl... DH heads for the farthest away from the stairs, but my ears have already tuned in & I head to the left. From behind the furnace comes a Siamese kitty - tan with very dark brown (almost black) ears, feet & tail. Wearing a collar - a chintzy flea collar (and not the breakaway kind) - that's too tight. Not very old (about a year), and kinda thin. DH doesn't want me to carry it (actually an intact him), but I have a hold of it, I take flashlight with one hand, and he reaches for cat, I then take the broom & he scoops up kitty. He's skittish, but not fighting us either. I lead DH up the stairs, sweeping dog away from him & kitty, then sweeping seven cats away, to the enclosed front porch. I go get a dish of food (the cheap stuff we feed the strays) and a dish of water. There's still an old litterbox up front (was Weeble & FF's first *real* litterbox), so I go put some in it and bring it back. By this time, DH has cut the too-tight collar off the kitty, and has started calling him "Ping" - not sure if that's his name, but he seems to respond to it. Of course, he's Siamese, so he responds to ANY vocalization he thinks is made to him with more of his yeowling. We have a spare dose of Frontline Plus, so he gets that on him - takes it without any struggle. By this time I'm able to take a breath and watch him for a minute - he's chowing down on the food (dry with a couple pouches of moist on top) and yeowling at the same time... it's a funny sound, like he's drowning. So, I have posted on the local Humane Society's website about him (we took a few quick pics), and have made up a flier to post around nearby & also at the Humane Society and probably at a couple of vet's offices nearby. Purrs please that we find his slaves... but I'm sorta hoping we don't, for if they let him loose with a too-tight collar, or just let him go long enough for the collar to get that tight, maybe it's best that he stays here? That would make our count an even eight. How long does one wait for his slaves to claim??? He needs to be vetted, and since he's not neutered.... do we have him neutered anyway??? What if the 'owners' try to sue because we had him neutered - do they have any claim???? Any info on this would be greatly helpful. BTW - piccies posted on alt.binaries.pictures.animals. --? The ONE and ONLY lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)© email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep |
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