I'm so sorry about what happened with the kitten. You did what you could.
Sometimes we have to take others at their word when they promise to do the
right thing. I'm sorry these people didn't. :(
tonya
Melissa Lind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } Cassandra,
I hate to sound mushy or superstitious or anything weird, but it seems to me
that Koda, Kisa, and Tomi are sending some new babies in need to you. They know
how big of a heart you have and how you made their lives so wonderful. Yes, it
would be a tremendous amount of work, but it would also keep your mind off your
grief if you have new responsibilities that take up all your time. You could
even dedicate your work with the new kittens to the memory of your lost babies.
Of course, only take what you can handleyou can always say no. But since
youre already working out in your mind how you would handle the situation, I
think you somehow really want to do thismaybe you and your husband need them
as much as they need you.
As for barn cats, I am continually disgusted by the way people treat their
cats around here (Nebraska). If you remember my situation last week with the
baby kitty whose mama died in the trunk (while baby survived), I was debating
taking the kitten myself or finding a home for him. Well, the husband was
taking care of the baby, but I learned yesterday that the baby didnt make it.
From what Ive gathered, their idea of taking care of the kitty was much
different from mine. They let him get soaked in the rain and didnt even bring
him inside. I have been so sad yesterday and today thinking about what I could
have done. I meant to post an update on the little guy, but I didnt have the
heart yesterday. I offered to take the kittenI told the lady (co-worker) that
there were many people who offered to help, but she assured me that her husband
was tending to it. I should have pushed the issue more. I should have stuck up
for what is right. Im so upset that this little guy
had to suffer through his mothers death only to be neglected and die alone.
Some days I cant bear the insensitivity and barbarism here.
Sorry Cassandra I kind of took over with my own story here! The thought of
the barn kitties just made me think of this recent situation. I hope you find
some sort of solution, and Im still keeping you two in my prayers as you
grieve your fur babies.
Melissa
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of C & J
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 7:51 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Now i've got something of a dilemma
What worries me, is this mom is used to farm life, and for starters, may
not even want to live with us. If she abandons her babies by being moved here
(I would lock her in a room with them, but she still could abandon them), I
don't know that I am able to feed the babies, both my husband and I work
mon-fri, 8 hours a day. We live 20-25 min drive away from work outside of the
city. It is possible to come home at lunch time, but that gives us only 10-15
mins to feed the babies.
How often do babies need to eat? Isn't it every couple of hours? And how
long do they need to eat that frequently. I could probably take a few days off
work to look after them, but do they need to eat that frequently for a whole 4
weeks? I really know nothing about looking after baby kittens.
I just don't want to do more harm than good here.
Cassandra
