Thanks. You know, when I started rearranging my schedule so that I could begin to feed the little colony a year ago when the girl who'd been doing it moved out of town I had some "trapped" feelings thinking how inconvenient it was going to be to do this day after day - I was sorry at first that I had agreed to do it. But before long I looked forward to going -- to see those sweet little faces waiting for me -- many times that just made my day. Even if only one or two were around just seeing them lifted my spirits. I never expected the depth of feeling that developed for these little wild ones. And then when Buddy began to let me pet him -- wow. I will continue to feed them, of course, and I am going to try and trap Sissy now and relocate her to my yard, She is just 2 years old and I want her to love a long, long life. Of the other two, one is a beaten up, scruffy old fella - GrayGuy - who I still haven't been able to trap and neuter. Boy, tho, does he love his food. The fourth is a neutered male, Blackjack, who comes only once every few weeks. They are my gang as much as the kitties who sleep with me.
TenHouseCats <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: aw, susan, i'm sorry. GLOW to guide Buddy over the bridge, where he'll never have to be hungry or cold again. and for miracle's journey to be gentle and soft if it's his time. this is heartbreaking work we do, at the end of their little lives, but they give us so much in return that we just keep doing it, don't we? we DO make a difference for these cats--the get to experience love and caring that otherwise they never would have the chance to. and we become much better humans, and, hopefully, examples to others of how little it takes to make a positive difference in someone's life--even if it's "only a cat!" the best we can do is the best that we can do. MC On 2/5/07, Susan Loesch wrote: > This has not been a good weekend at my house. I have a little 4-cat feral > colony I have fed daily for a year -- we've had pretty bad weather lately > and I've put mounds of food out -- and haven't seen Buddy and Sissy, two > little longhaired tabby littermates in over a week. Hoped that they were > just coming and eating when they were hungry since there was so much food - > and not coming around waiting for me to get there at my usual time. Sat. I > called and called - it was a nice day, warmer and sunny, and I'd left only a > small amt. of food Friday hoping they'd show up Sat. A man who lives next > to where I feed them came out and told me that one of the tabbies had been > hit by a car and died in his yard. From his description I think it was > Buddy. I am devastated. Buddy had evolved from a totally feral little boy > to a friendly fella who met me in the Backyard Burger (where the feeding > station is) parking lot when he heard my car. I could pet him, even rub > his tummy. If I sat still I could ease him into my lap. His sister still > wouldn't let me touch her but has been getting better. I planned to > relocate both Buddy and Sis to my back yard as soon as I could touch Sissy. > Separating them wasn't an option. Sissy was Buddy's little shadow - she > depended on him so. I didn't try to trap her since she was coming around > and I figured in a month or two more I would be able to pet her. Now I am > kicking myself for not relocating them sooner. I have a friend who > feeds for me on Sunday and she saw Sissy -- or at least she thinks it was > Sissy and not Buddy. I almost think it would be better if it were Sissy to > have died because Buddy is so much more independent and open to human touch. > Please add my little Buddy Bear to the CLS. He was neutered, vaccinated > and negative for felv/FIV. And about 2 years old. > > This morning I left my little miracle man, Leader, all wrapped up in my > sweatshirt on the bed - and, I think, dying. He was born with feleuk - his > whole litter tested and retested positive. All his littermates died at or > before about age two -- including Gloria's Mittens -- but Leader has lived > to be just 2 months short of SIX years. He has been doing fine -- skinny, > looking like death warmed over -- but fine until he recently got an awful > URI. I've treated him with immunoregulin, Baytril, Tylosin, Naxcel, > fluids. Up until last night he was eating well altho weak. This morning > he wouldn't eat. Please put him on the Special Needs List and please, all, > pray that he beat this URI. Thanks. -- Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference.... MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
