I am in NM - I do have a friend who is a board member of NM animal friends - street cat companion group - and she is going to help me with the situation, but I just don't know how much we can do, sneaking around the company if you know what I mean.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gloria B. Lane Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 4:09 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: Off topic - rescuing feral You need an animal organization involved....sounds like. Who's in your area? Gloria >I know the problem is that I hardly see them, and I can't be there all >the time as the gate closes at night - and I can't just set a trap and >leave it over night because dogs will be there, too. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gloria B. Lane >Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 4:00 PM >To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >Subject: RE: Off topic - rescuing feral > >Is there a group that can help you there? Not sure where you're >located. But someone needs to trap them and get them out of there... >Sounds like a dog problem too! > >Gloria > >I know - I am in the process of trying to trap Ginger's mom - I have >been feeding her and other ferals who are left there behind my >company's back (I am not allowed to feed them any more, but I am >anyway, if they find out, I could be fired). Recently, I have seen >many vicious dogs roaming around (pit bull, rotwiler, and chows,,) in >the parking lot where I feed Ginger's mom and other kitties. I am so >worried about them as these dogs pack and hunt and they are very >dangerous - I don't even know if Ginger's mom and others are safe - >they can hardly come eat the food anymore - besides I think someone >at work must have found the food plates that I put out as there were >gone today. I am freaking out because I could be fired - I don't >know what to do! I just want to get them out of there - I should >have done so long time ago! > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of tamara >stickler >Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 2:48 PM >To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >Subject: RE: Tip is Gone-Kathy > >Oh absolutely...uhm...either that or he has already reincarnated into >an orange tabby with a big head that as recently shown up at my >parent's house. Same body shape...just different color! While this >one doesn't hiss, he won't allow himself to be touched or caught yet >either, yet he lays in Hisspuff's spot. My mom's freakin' >out...she's afraid she'll become a crazy cat lady! She can't help >but feed them...but she doesn't even really like cats and certainly >doesn't want to have to think about it outside in the cold and >wet...esp. when it refuses to come in, but lays infront of the >laundry room window shivering. Everytime we rent a trap to catch >him....he's a no show. So she is just going to keep feeding him in >the hopes that he'll come around like the other two, Tom & Jerry, >that she refuses to admit are hers, but they have trained Mom & Dad >to let them in the house at will....they even have their own beds >downstairs....For that matter, Mom's dog used to HATE cats...Jerry >took two and a half years, but won her over too! > >What idiot human ever coined the phrase "dumb animals"? > >Hideyo Yamamoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Every feral cat story I hear, I just can't stop crying - there is a >book called "Livings in shadows" - it's a book about how to take >care of feral cats - the title itself makes me cry because it >represents so much of how their life is - I had a feral who used to >hisses and growls as she ate - I just love my ferals - > >I am sure that your big puffy head boy is in heaven - > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of tamara >stickler >Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2005 7:10 AM >To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >Subject: RE: Tip is Gone-Kathy > >We had a feral for about 3 years that we fed...a burmese mix, all >black, big puffy head with a small body and stubby legs. Everytime >he saw us he'd hiss....so of course we named him Hisspuff. After >about a year we could pet him while he ate, but he'd still hiss when >he first saw us. We tried to get him to come into the house...but he >never would, just prefered the straw we put out for him in the bushes >out front. He got sick, nose stuffed up and eyes running - but >wouldn't ever let us catch him. He showed up at the back of the >house one day...just to say goodbye...again we tried to catch him, >but he wouldn't have it and went off to die...but he'll ALWAYS be one >of my favorites! > >Hideyo Yamamoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I know what you mean, some of my feral hisses and spits at me >whenever I am near them - but I still love them as much if you know >what I mean - There is this poem some one of the FIP list sent to the >other list member a long time ago when they lost their love one - and >I found it very soothing and am trying to find it so that I can share >with this list member - > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 10:21 AM >To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org >Subject: Re: Tip is Gone - Kathy > >Thanks Kathy, Seeing them all again will be wonderful. Like you I >have had pets of all kinds and I loved them all (even some that were >not so lovable.)It makes it easier knowing that they will be there >for me when it is my turn to go. > >Love, Sheila > >Do you Yahoo!? >Read only the mail you want - ><http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/taglines/spamguard/*http:/promotions.ya h >oo.com/new_mail/static/protection.html>Yahoo! >Mail SpamGuard. > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com
