At 05:45 AM 6/9/2007, you wrote:
I wish I were there to take you,,,My heart is breaking with you, I
anyone able to come for you Even a vet tech a I assume they all know you.
Kelly
As most of you remember, Charity ["feral" mom dumped w/ babies] & I
have a long & controversial history...... [She got out of taped-up
box, so I had Timmy & Thomas as bottle babies..... ]
I was able to trap her, but she "escaped" while I was cleaning her
crate [post spaying thank heavens]. I decided not to re-trap her
since I had a special area for ALL the strays/ferals here. And,
also, she had me in ER so many times....... Clearly, she disliked
humans, and after being tossed out like trash I couldn't blame
her..... I believed she had been somebody's cat once upon a time &
when she had babies, well, they DUMPED them!!!! (Education IS the
key..... Spay/Neuter all your babies....)
So, I believed as long as she always had food & shelter [here], it
would be less stressful than trying to re-trap her. And, she had
her constant companion, Black Bart........
However, life can change so fast.......
I had my MVA, my room mate was NOT tending my stray/feral area &
when I finally got home from hosp., o my way to Dr. I saw Charity
running across the very heavily traveled, busy road I live
on!!!! So, despite all my "handicaps" I made a promise right then
that I would tend to my stray/feral area... Even opened up the barn
so they could get indoors when weather turned bad......
So, I was very concerned about the cats I'd been tending to, but, I
managed to "hobble" out to barn area to feed & water, put "fresh"
bedding out, etc. (And barn is W-A-Y back in yard, never a problem
before MVA, but after, well, it's very difficult for me to get
there....) But, da_n it, I made a promise to these "lost souls"......
I was thrilled when I saw Charity & Bart back in the area...... Made
me even more determined to get out there so they wouldn't wander &
get killed on the road......
Which I did. But, the snow and ice this winter really made it even
more difficult...... But, despite my problems, I kept barn open,
re-insulated spots, etc. NOT EASY, but I somehow managed to get it done.....
After all, I made a promise........
So, one snowy night early Feb.. while I was out walking my Rottie,
[Lady]Bug, who's bigger than me no less, lo & behold, guess who
stalks me out????? Miss Charity........ Now mind you, Bug is deaf,
I'm almost blind [great combination, huh?]....... I heard this
pitiful plea, couldn't see "who" it was, but Bug, who lives & loves
all my furbabies, saw her {Charity}, went totally ballistic -
strange cat in her territory....... When I finally realized it was
Charity, I was mortified to say the least........Just imagine the
thoughts running thru my head - me falling, Bug getting off leash &
Charity's demise.......ABSOLUTELY HORRIFIC, & that's putting it mildly......
Somehow I managed to get Bug back into house..... But sweet Charity
was on a mission....... She NEVER gave up, and actually came &
"waited" for me on back porch - something she never did!!!!! So,
when I went back out, w/ a carrier no less, I decided the time was
right...... But, not having any strength on my right arm, it was a
disaster, to say the least.....Neither of us would give up......And,
she "insisted" I hobble on the snow/ice out to barn!!!!! She was
patient w/ me, but a tad irritated...... She knew what she had to do....
So, we finally get out to barn, where I thanked the lord I had my
recliner [Boy, did I ever need that!!!]
Lo & behold!!!! My Bart was there!!!!! And obviously in VERY poor shape!
And, this mean 'ole intact feral came right up to me, rubbing my
legs!!!!! I was shocked!!!!! He had never approached me prior,
always "ran off" when he caught a mere glance, and now he was almost
a love muffin. Something was off..... Big time....
He looked very ill - skinny, bloated in abdomen, you name it, ....
I actually though e was another stray/feral - until I saw his
" shrunken" equipment... Then I just knew it was our
Bart..... So, I set him up, made an emergency appt. & deep down
inside, my heart was broken......
While waiting the 2 days for appt., , he ate very well, turned into
a love-muffin, I kind of got my hopes up...BIG MISTAKE!!
At my vet, Dr. V. started to drain fluid, I finally asked him to stop.
Also, Bart was pale white, all over almost.... NOT a good sign.
He was also "mostly" blind...... Among numerous "other" things....
NO WAY TO "EXIST".............
So, I made the dreaded decision.....Very, very hard. but thought
Bart would NOT have the [or any] quality of life..... [And, he was
an "old" man.....]
Ok, now to Charity.....We DID have a vet. appt.soon after, but I had
to cancel because three was NO way to get her in carrier....Wane a
compete exam, including BW, but never got there. And, she was
doing so well. My primary concern was Puma, I must admit...
Now get this..... Thurs. PM she wouldn't [hardly] touch her wet
food... So I pulled a "Puma, Fancy Feast Elegant Medleys - NO
GO.!!!!!!! But, when I pulled out the people tuna, she did eat
that. However, ;last night, Friday, she ate NOTHING, NADA,
ZILCH!!!!! [Been up w/ her ALL night......] I did give her sub-q
fluids, she "seemed" to perk up for awhile, maybe 15
minutes!!!!!! But, she is crying, as if in pain......... NEEDS to
get to vet ASAP!!!!
Here's my rant -
1) I CAN'T DRIVE!!!
2) Mom is helping Aunt move......
3) Rescue buddy has to take her mom to Dr
4) Room Mate - Don't even ask........
5) Neighbors out of town
6) Daughter is in Mexico.... Wonderful thing..... Working w/ Wild
Animal Zoo for 6 credits for college..... (Only 5 others, nationwide
chosen, and, guess what???? She's going into veterinary
medicine!!! AM I A PROUD MOTHER???? OF COURSE.........
Just checked [again, I check every 30 minutes or less] on
Charity..... She's still w/ me, but has ben "limp" since around
2:00 AM........
What's a Mom to do? And, besides all else, this [whatever it may
be] came on so suddenly!!!! She's not pale, lke Bart, from anemia &
I don't feed my babies "junk", and she's the only one w/ such severe
problems.....
All this time I was so worried about Puma. HAH!!! He'll probably
outlive all of us [humans].
Sorry so long.... Had to rant.....
Hugs,
Patti & her gang
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