Just some observations. We just reunited a Katrina kitty with his family after almost 2 years of his being out on the street. He was wearing still wearing a collar/tags though the collar had begun to rub around his neck. The cat was found quite a ways from his home and though they had looked and looked they could never find him. He had survived because of volunteer feeders in the area.
Since your little guy's collar was so tight, it is possible that this cat got away from home a long time ago-lost flyers, reports, etc. tend to be taken down and are forgotten after a while. Its been my experience that you can tell pretty quickly when an owner isn't particularly interested in an animal. Just give them a way out-like, gee, I found him a great home, etc. and see if they bite. Ask for description of the cat including behaviors, little things, favorite food, etc.-you can tell a lot by how much somebody knows. Just don't assume because he wasn't chipped they didn't care. Christiane Biagi 914-632-4672 Cell: 914-720-6888 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Katrina Animal Reunion Team (KART) www.findkpets.org Join Us & Help Reunite Katrina-displaced Families with their Animals From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of wendy Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 11:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: OT: Update on Malnourished, Rescue cat Hi Caroline, Glad to hear that this kitty is doing well and that the vet bill was so low! I can't rememer last time I paid that amount at the vet's...lol. The name of the kitty and the fact that it wasn't microchipped don't really concern me. At least the people took her to the vet! However, I, like you, would be very careful about calling them. Can you do a 'drive by' or is that to stalker-ish? lol. Did their vet say the cat was listed as missing? If not, I would find that odd. Also, how exactly far away from home did you find her? If it's really far, I would be afraid too that they dropped her off somewhere. There are psycho people that do that. I don't know Caroline. I would feel pretty much like you do. Afraid for this cat, but wanting to do the right thing. Do you think maybe you could strike up a conversation with a neighbor? I know that sounds sneaky, but it might be fun! lol. Or maybe you could look up their names/address on the appraisal district roles on the Internet and see if you know someone else personally that lives in their neighborhood and maybe you could talk to them or see if they know one of the neighbors? I don't know where you live. Obviously, I'm from a small town and live in the suburbs now, so that would be very do-able for me. If you live in NYC, you're probably laughing at me right now. lol. Prayers going out that you are able to do the right thing for this kitty. Please keep us posted. :) 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 ~~~ ----- Original Message ---- From: Caroline Kaufmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, August 9, 2007 3:29:01 PM Subject: OT: Update on Malnourished, Rescue cat My mom took the cat we rescued Sat. to her regular vet today. I couldn't get a hold of my Shamrock contact (she lost her cell phone in the bushes somewhere crawling around doing a kitten rescue- typical- this explains why I couldn't get a hold of her!). My mom was just really frustrated and felt she couldn't wait on Shamrock or anyone of those groups to help us get the cat into a vet that would treat her half price/discounted. She wanted to make sure we were dealing only with malnutrition and an upper respiratory infection. She ended up seeing a relief vet and my mom says she spent the first 15 mins arguing with the vet over what the cat needed, what they were/weren't going to do to her, and finding the owner. The vet pressured my mom into calling the vet number listed on the rabies tag AGAIN- even though we never heard from him and know that he has other clinics that are open in Louisville- well, when she called, she got a live person! That person looked up the rabies tag and gave my mom the "owner" information, so we have that now. The cat's "name" is "Nosey"...I mean..., I don't know....your alls' guesses are as good as mine...that's all I will say about that. My mom bargained down the vet and since she now had the owner info, I guess the dr. let her off the hook as far as not doing EVERYTHING that a vet would usually do with a rescued cat. They did a fecal and surprisingly, she doesn't have worms. Although, she could still have tape worms since I found a live flea on her- but we are going to wait on that. I can always get a tapeworm pill from Shamrock if I need to. She weighs 5 lbs, 5 ounces!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I told you she was malnourished!!!!! The vet had trouble aging her and guessed 5 years. I think she's a little off there-- she has tarter on her teeth, but not tons and she has no grey tarter- just the yellow, so I think she's younger than 5, but over 2 years. I think the vet's being thrown off by the malnourishment. She sneezed for the vet, so she's putting her on oral clavamox. Surprisingly, the vet said everything we've been doing for her is right and then some...we wrote out a list that included everything- the colostrum, food, etc., which my mom handed to the vet when she walked in. So I guess we know more of what we are doing than we thought. AND my usually reluctant to do "rescues" mother has even said that she is "willing to do more of this" as long as she has the resources set up ahead of time- meaning, ready access to a vet, if vet care is needed, that will treat a rescue cat for a discount! She got out of there with a $59 bill. As for calling the owner, we are in no rush. My mom still has major concerns based on how tight the collar was on the cat- so tight it rubbed the fur off, if she was supposed to be an outside cat or indoor/outdoor cat- why isn't she micro chipped, and she did end up a long way from home, etc. I'm probably going to call them and feel them out before I release too much info. What I DON'T want to happen is to have a reluctant owner lie to us and say yeah, we want her back, and then just surrender her to Animal Control after we turn her over, or just let her back out in this heat, etc. I am not going to have done all this work on this cat for NOTHING! The cat is back home at my mom's, no doubt loving the a/c. She's happy and I am sure she's gained an couple ounces since Sat. already. -Caroline Puzzles, <http://g.msn.com/8HMBENUS/2728??PS=47575> trivia teasers, word scrambles and more. Play for your chance to win! _____ Looking for a deal? Find <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=47094/*http:/farechase.yahoo.com/;_ylc=X3oDMTFic DJoNDllBF9TAzk3NDA3NTg5BHBvcwMxMwRzZWMDZ3JvdXBzBHNsawNlbWFpbC1uY20-> great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! FareChase.
