When I have a situation like you had with your wonderful Ceasar I constantly
check my own feelings with some friends who are very attuned to animals--to
the point of being a pest at times. I am never sure that I am not putting
my own values/wishes on the animal. I get such a wonderful strong cat who
was very wish when he chose his helper. I grieve for you but know, as you
do, that Ceasar will always be close by...maybe in the shadows, but close.
I suspect he may return one day as a little less feral cat.............I am
so glad there are people who can care about these wonderful animals. There
are so many who consider them mean and awful. Bless you.
If you have men who will
exclude any of God's creatures
from the shelter of
compassion and pity, you will have men who
will deal likewise with
their fellow man.
St.
Francis
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From: "Nina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 8:04 AM
Subject: Re: OT - Need prayers for Ceasar please
Marylyn,
You should realize that there is no worry about what my decision will be
if Ceasar chooses to give up his life on the street! It's not me that
needs convincing, the other cats in my household might though. Be assured
that I will do everything in my power to help Ceasar in any way I can and
in whatever way he'll let me. I had been asking him to trust me enough to
let me help him and the fact that he showed up last night and I was able
to catch him so quickly tells me he "heard" me. At this point it's not
Ceasar that I'm as concerned about good communication with as much as the
vet. She's the one that needs to understand how important it is to save
him, if at all possible. Please keep praying that Ceasar's greater good
be served.
Thank you for your concern about Ceaser, it's truly appreciated,
Nina
Marylyn wrote:
First listen to Ceaser, not your vet, re his fate. He came back to you
for help. What kind of help is a real question but for help. Ebony
Thomas Katt was totally torn up when he chose me to take care of
him--blood and pus ran down my legs from his wounds. He lived with me,
first as a feral, then as an outdoor cat, then an outdoor-indoor then
about 13 years as an indoor cat sleeping on my bed and ruling my life. I
have had other ferals in bad shape come for help. Maybe it is time
Ceaser became an indoor cat--or at least a cat who owned a person.
Please listen to him.
If you have men who will
exclude any of God's creatures
from the shelter of
compassion and pity, you will have men who
will deal likewise with
their fellow man.
St.
Francis
----- Original Message ----- From: "Nina" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, July 06, 2006 10:41 PM
Subject: OT - Need prayers for Ceasar please
You guys all know I caretake a couple of small colonies of ferals. You
may have heard me talk about Caesar, "the one that got away". He's a
big tabby Tom that I tried to trap for a very long time and nothing I
came up with worked. He disappeared about a year ago and I figured he
was either killed or found a new territory. Well, he showed up a couple
of days ago looking really bad. He's emaciated, has open sores all over
his body, hair loss from who knows what, and limping on his right rear
leg. Yesterday he was in an area that, had I been prepared, I could have
gotten a net over him. The feral group I belong to convinced me not to
try to net him, since he's an adult intact Tom, even though he's sick.
I was very lucky to find someone to borrow a drop trap from and the good
news is, I got him tonight. The bad news is, he's even sadder looking
up close. He was bleeding from the nose and his drool contained blood
too. The vet's office where I take ferals to agreed to see him if I
bring him in first thing tomorrow. I'm sick with worry over how bad he
looks. I'm afraid she's going to tell me to pts. Please pray that
whatever is going on with Ceaser, it's something he can recover from.
Thanks everyone, I know how much power this group has, and as always, I
appreciate your support,
Nina
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