It's just so awful -- people think that they can just dump these precious living creatures anywhere they want and they are going to be just fine -- I am so devastated to hear this story.. please please find out where your uncle took them and maybe you can perhaps retrap them.. I have done that.. my stupid neighbour adopted this feral kitty and she kept peeing in the house so, she dumped her some place far away from her house - so I found out where she took her and I staked out for a week and finally re-trapped her back and now she is with me -- I will be praying for those precious lives that they are going to be okay!.. ----- Original Message ----- From: wendy<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org<mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org> ; HyperT<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 09, 2007 9:39 AM Subject: OT: Need help ASAP with a kitty
Hi guys, The past week has been a pretty rough one. My grandma in NC went into the hospital last Sunday and passed away on Wednesday. We were very close, and I am upset that I did not get to tell her goodbye. I was actually set to leave to see her this past Saturday, but I guess life doesn't go as planned, does it? Anyway, my grandma had 3 feral cats that have been fed by her caregiver for the past two years because she has not been able to get out of bed with the Parkinson's. Before I got to NC from Texas, my uncle trapped two and let them out at some remote farm, God knows where. The last kitty left has been my favorite since she was born. She was one of the ones the Best Friends came out and did a TNR on (there were several) a few years ago. She is feral so has never let me pet her, although I have played with her with string and talked to her everytime I've visited my grandma. When I went out to see which kitty was left yesterday, she let me know she was not happy and wanted to know where the rest of her family was. It is heartbreaking to me to see her and know what happened with the other two. I hope they are ok, and might possibly look into getting help for them in the next few days if my Uncle will tell me where he dropped them off. I am on my way to go try to trap her this afternoon with a can of tuna fish, a medium sized kitty carrier, and some string for the door. Wish me luck. Animal Control has a waiting list for traps, and I'm leaving tomorrow morning, so I have no access to one unless I buy one. I am just able to get online b/c my aunt and uncle have no Internet (I can't imagine!) and I had to wait to visit the library until now because of the funeral, etc. I will check for any replies on my way back from my grandma's place today. The help I need from you guys is this: Do any of you know of any rescue shelters that will take ferals (I would prefer a feral specific rescue, if possible)? I need one in the Greensboro, Winston-Salem, or Raleigh/Durham area of North Carolina. I want her to have a good home. I do not want to take her back to Texas if I can avoid it at all. My husband will be mad at me if I do, and I'm traveling with my great aunt who's in her 80's and talks non-stop, so I think traveling with the two of them might be a disaster depending on how things go. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. FYI: We will be traveling on 40 through Tennessee tomorrow, so that is also an option for transport for us. I am also going to look online to see what might be out there for help for her. Please let me know if you have any ideas. Thanks guys, Wendy "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Pinpoint customers who are looking for what you sell. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/<http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/>