I agree. On 8/21/07, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sorry--if it were my cat that got out and somebody found it in poor shape > weeks later and chose not to call me cause they made judgments about me, I'd > be furious. > > 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 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of glenda Goodman > Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 1:32 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: RE: website for Lost/Found cats-TO WENDY > > Caroline, You have been through Hell and back with > this cat. I know maybe it was not that particular cat > you might have gone out and picked out of the hundreds > available from the shelters where you are and you were > not really looking or even ready for anyone after your > precious Monkee, but after reading your posts and all > your efforts and struggles and progress with this cat, > all I can say is please just add the frosting to the > cake...Name her! and give her the security she > deserves...I do not care who the owners are...If I > were the owner and loved her to death, I'd want her to > be with you, if you might want her. Nothing is more > rewarding than getting something that is all beat up > and sad and polishing it up and making it happy. If I > did not believe that I would not be crying right now, > thinking about how I never got the chance to do that > for that cat Marmalade that I will honestly never > forget. The loss of him to me was huge. At this point > I think you will always worry about THIS CAT and I > think for you and your mom it would be best to keep > her in your family. A lot of people will probably > write and hate me for telling you this, but this is > how I see it. Bless you and your mom and that kitty! > Glenda > --- Caroline Kaufmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > --------------------------------- > > Susan: > > I am sorry about the fire and that you are still > missing two cats. That is heartbreaking. You have > been in my thoughts over the past few weeks. > > As explanation, well, it's complicated. We found her > about three weeks ago (Aug. 4) and that was about the > time of your fire so you missed out on my posts about > my "Malnourished Rescue Cat." She was in HORRIBLE > shape when we found her and that is part of the > problem. If she was kept as an outdoor cat, or even > outdoor/indoor, she should not have been. Some cats > are just not "meant" to be outdoor cats and I have > owned enough in my mere 30 years to be able to > recognize that. There is an outdoor colony of cats > that are owned by a lady up the street from me who > live outdoors...they "prefer" it and they do quite > well. The whole neighborhood looks out after them and > a bunch of us feed them. But my point is, these cats > are true outdoor cats, this cat, is not. > > She had to have weighed under 5 pounds when we found > her and she is not a young cat...the vet approximated > 3-5 years old, more on the higher end. We've had her > in a room feeding her Wellness kitten wet and dry > food, to which I was adding Colostrum, Rescue Remedy, > L-Lysine, Brewer's Yeast, Salmon Oil (but not all at > once), and tons and tons of Nutrical, as my mom and I > were worried about her liver and kidney function > because of her severe malnutrition. I have never seen > a cat this malnourished. Our neighbor who had been > feeding her (clearly not enough) said she'd been > hanging out in the neighborhood at least 3 weeks. She > looked horrible. She's long-haired, but she had > dander and her collar was on way too tight-- it was > frayed and shabby looking and it had rubbed all the > fur off her neck where it had been. The only tag on > the collar was a rabies tag. The vet listed on the > tag had closed his offices and it took a while before > we were able to reach them for them to give us the > owner's phone number. The cat also had a severe upper > respiratory infection and when we put her in a > carrier, her eyes were weeping all down her face with > green discharge and she sneezed all the time. I > immediately started treating her eyes with Terramycin > and we've already gone thru one tube. She had fleas, > but she had no energy to scratch at them. We took her > in because that weekend (of Aug. 4) was going to be > the hottest ever (100's+) and I did not think she > would have survived outside and I know I was right. > My mom thought she might die that weekend at her > house. We just worked on feeding her and getting her > digestive system working again before we took her to a > vet almost a week later. We got her on Clavamox. > > She's much better now, but her infection is not > completely gone; the hair hasn't grown back on her > neck; she's ridiculously happy and I have never seen a > cat so clearly enjoy the air conditioning as she does. > You can still feel the bones sticking out on her > body, but her stomach is filling out. > > We also discovered today, due to the storm, that she > deathly afraid of storms...she's been hiding under the > bed and nervously looking at the window. It's kind of > broken my mom's heart and she is just extremely > worried about the owners in this situation because the > cat was in such bad shape and clearly didn't know how > to take care of herself while outside. I don't think > she was able to eat anything (not a hunter-- > clearly!), unless given to her by human. > > We just have some major concerns here and don't want > to have spent all this time, energy (I have to go to > my mom's everyday after work to treat the cat with > Clavamox because my mom can't do it and that keeps me > away from other things I need to do, my own foster > cat, and the colony/street cats that I look > after/feed), and money if the cat has bad owners? She > is also the sweetest cat in the world, I don't think > she knows how to do anything other than purr and > knead-- she doesn't seems to know how to scratch or > hiss. And because of that, I know that it would kill > my mom if we turned this cat over to less than the > most wonderful owners in the world and I feel I have > to do everything I can to protect both this cat and my > mom from making some really unfortunate mistake in > judgment.... > > In the meantime, this cat needed intensive > rehabilitation and care that I know that I am more > than capable of providing, so because of that, I have > not felt bad about not immediately calling the owners > to come get their what was "on it's death-bed" cat. > > -Caroline > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > From: Susan Hoffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: RE: website for Lost/Found cats-TO WENDY > Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 09:33:28 -0700 (PDT) > > > Why would you not want to call? > > We're still looking for two cats who were lost > during our house fire two weeks ago. The thought of > someone having info but trying to make us come to > them.....why? > > Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > .shape > {;} > > p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal > {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times > New Roman','serif';} > a:link, span.MsoHyperlink > {color:blue;text-decoration:underline;} > a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed > {color:purple;text-decoration:underline;} > span.EmailStyle18 > {font-family:'Comic Sans > MS';color:windowtext;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;} > .MsoChpDefault > {;} > @page Section1 > {size:8.5in 11.0in;margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} > div.Section1 > {page:Section1;} > > Just cause I'm stubborn! LOL > > You're assuming that the tag info is the owner's > current address. All the flyers in the world are > useless if that's not where they live now (you know > how many cats disappear when the movers arrive!!!) and > all the internet ads are useless if they don't have a > computer. It's a whole lot easier to call them—you > don't have to give them any info and if you don't like > what you hear, just hang up. You can block caller ID > so they can't read your phone # when you call. You > are in control of the situation! > > And please remember, people put tags on their pets > cause they figure that if the pet gets lost > & then found, somebody will do the right the thing and > call them. Doesn't it defeat the purpose to just > ignore those tags. Hasn't anybody ever had a dog get > loose from the yard—that's what the tags are for. > Hasn't anybody ever had a child 'disappear' under the > clothes racks in the mall? Children and pets > wander—that's a reality. It is generally the more > responsible owner who makes sure they have tags. > > 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: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 12:13 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: OT: website for Lost/Found cats-TO WENDY > > > WENDY: > > > > I hate to do this to you again, but remember the > post you sent where you listed all the websites where > you could post a lost/found cat? I think I deleted it > (I can't find it) and I wanted > to see if you could re-post? My mom and I still have > the rescue cat (we posted on craigslist, the local > newspaper online and we are also going to do a print > ad, posted signs at the grocery, the pet store, and we > have posted signs in what we believe to be the cat's > neighborhood on Sat.- but we haven't had ANY calls!). > Yes, we have the owner's phone number and street name > (but not street number) and we are TRYING to make the > owner come to us. We posted signs on the alleged > owner's street, but my mom made me post signs in other > places too so it wouldn't look so obvious and um, > stalker-ish, which I think is a term you used Wendy! > > > > But when we were posting the sign at the pet > store, we met an old man that lost a neutered Siamese > Seal Point and he struck up a conversation with my mom > (of course). I gave him the craigslist info so he > could post there and my mom recommended he make the > rounds to the Animal Shelters. Today, I found his > post on craigslist with a picture and this cat is > GORGEOUS...so I feel really bad for him. I wanted to > send him an email to his craigslist address providing > him with those additional websites where he can post. > > I would really appreciate it if you could provide > them again! > > Thanks, > > Caroline > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Now you can see trouble…before he arrives > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Messenger Café — open for fun 24/7. Hot games, cool > activities served daily. Visit now. > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > ________ > Luggage? GPS? Comic books? > Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search > http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=oni_on_mail&p=graduation+gifts&cs=bz > > > >
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