No ideas on keeping collars on. However, a horror story. I put break aways on
Ebony and Mi Tu. One day I found Mi Tu choking herself. She caught her paw
between the collar and her throat, could not get it out and the collar did not
break. That was the last time I put a collar on a cat. Had she been outside
or had I not seen her she would have choked to death. Now I chip my cats and
pray. Everyone has to chose the lesser of evils at times. Deciding what is
the lesser evil is the problem.
If you have men who will
exclude any of God's creatures
from the shelter of compassion
and pity, you will have men who
will deal likewise with their
fellow man.
St. Francis
----- Original Message -----
From: wendy
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 3:22 PM
Subject: OT: How to Keep Tags on Your cat???
Chris's post below sparked a question I have. I have a couple of cats that
constantly lose their collars. Any ideas on how to get them to keep them on?
I always use break-aways because I'm afraid of my cat hanging themselves on
something. In fact, our 6 lb. Julie the other day, came and woke me up wearing
her collar like a girdle, because I hadn't tightened it up very much (new
collar), and she got her paw through it and the break away didn't give (it
didn't need to; too much room still). It was funny, but kinda scary. Anyone
have any ideas?
:)
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: Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 10:54:56 AM
Subject: RE: Update on Malnourished, Rescue cat
If this cat has been out there a long time, it is possible they no longer
live there. I hate to be the voice of dissent, but I’ve been through this for
2 years now—there are sooo many reasons why a cat was lost. Nobody would ever
dump a cat with a collar & tags! Actually, it’s a pretty responsible thing to
put collar and tags on a cat that goes outside—most people don’t cause cats are
notorious for pulling them off. If this is as sweet a cat as you describe him,
somebody’s got to be missing him. Call them-feel them out… bet you’ll be
surprised!
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 Caroline
Kaufmann
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 11:08 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: Update on Malnourished, Rescue cat
Oh my god! Now I know why I post my lengthy stories to you guys (more than
just venting)! Everyone has made such wonderful suggestions- I really
appreciate it. We have the owners address so this is what I will suggest to my
mom that we do. That way, we can make the owners come to us! We can make a
flyer tonight and post it on their street. Ironically, they live near the
neighborhood I grew up in in Louisville and the street was on my school bus
route, so my mom and I are very familiar. I'm excited now! I think this is
the best way to "test" the owners!
Thanks everyone!
-Caroline
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From: wendy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: Update on Malnourished, Rescue cat
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 07:37:32 -0700 (PDT)
You could post a flyer right on their mailbox and every other mailbox in
the neighborhood, stating that the cat was found, with some description and
that further description and payment of vet bill would be required to receive
kitty back. I'd leave off the amount. Good ideas Melissa!
"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: Melissa Lind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 8:36:35 AM
Subject: RE: Update on Malnourished, Rescue cat
Caroline,
I think it’s great what you are doing! I’m very happy that your mom is
getting on board with it! I know my family admires (even though they may not
understand) my compassion for animals, but getting them to help, even
reluctantly, is something I haven’t been able to do as of late. Good for you!
As for the owner-issue, with my rescued cats back in April, I advertised
them as found cats (without description), and stated that the owners must
describe the cat and pay the vet bill. I thought that if they really loved
their kitty that they would do anything to get it back—no matter the cost. And
if they couldn’t afford it, then they would at least try their hardest to
convince me that they deserved the kitty back even if they couldn’t pay. I did
not think this was out of line at all, and of course, as my husband predicted,
no one came forward to claim the kitties. I knew that one was a stray (lived
out of a dumpster) and the other might have been a back-door feeder but was
severely neglected.
If I understand correctly (I’ve been reading stories very quickly), you
have the contact info of the owners? I would get kitty all fixed up nice—then
let them know the bill. If they love kitty, they’ll pay (or at least try).
I’m very happy for you guys—especially at your abilities to get lowered vet
bills—way to go!!!
Melissa
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Caroline
Kaufmann
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 3:29 PM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
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
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