Oh yes, an additional update. The transfer went well. I don't think her owner (it was the husband that picked her up) knew Nosey could function so well as she did with us. He saw the room she stayed in and we told him that she stayed in her crate at night (my mom is a firm believer in crate-training cats- her cat Tally sleeps in her crate every night and she LOVES that thing). He seemed very surprised and asked how she did and I told him "she loved it!" She was perfect.., the crate became her security and she would go take naps in it in the middle of the day with the door of the crate open (go figure). He paid us for more than what the vet bill was (as compensation for food, etc).
Nosey didn't seem to recognize him and she wasn't really comfortable with him instantly...she just kept rubbing up against me and my mom and coming up to us. But after a few minutes she was fine with him.
He said that Nosey will definitely be an indoor cat now and she gets to "join her mom in the big house now," so that made us feel better. Also, this is the SECOND TIME Nosey ran away!!! I don't think they want to go thru this again, so she's movin' on up! We told them about her being deathly afraid of storms and I honestly don't think he knew because she spent most of her time in the garage, on their property or porch. I suspect that is what led to her running away to begin with...
The most shocking thing we found out is this... he told us that Nosey is 12 or 13 years old! My mom and I freaked out!!! The vet said she was maybe 5, but it was SO hard to tell because she was skin and bones. But that knowledge made me feel a little better about her skin and bones condition because yes, she was greatly malnourished and obviously too old to be roaming outside in the hottest summer on record, but clearly some of it was due to old age. But at that, my mom and I both knew she needed to be back home with her cat mom and cat brother, living life to ripe old age, and now that these people see they need to take closer care of their aging cats, they will do it. They have a lot of money-- they also own a 43 acre farm in S. Indiana with cows, goats, sheep, etc. One of his cows was in labor yesterday and he's experienced with animal husbandry, so they are definitely caring, knowledgeable and intelligent people. Since they moved Nosey's mom (who is either 13 or 14) in the house about a year ago because she developed an Upper Resp. Infection, I know they will do the same for Nosey now.
I got an email from the wife (the attorney) this a.m. telling me that Nosey adjusted well and she spent most of the evening in the husband's lap!!! (she did not do that with my mom and I...?). However, Nosey's mother (the cat) was not happy to see her and Nosey felt the same, so they just avoided each other (my guess is that the mother had this huge house to herself for a year and was not happy to see that her baby was now there to invade it!) Nosey ate fine and spent the a.m. in the wife's lap while she ate breakfast! So, Nosey knows she's home!!! She did also ask how I got her work email,...so I finally fessed up to my "detective" work and she was totally fine with it and we engaged in some other chit-chat, as I think she finally realized I was a lawyer too!
My mom and I are happy with our work. A lot of people don't want to help a lost cat in need because they are afraid they will always get "stuck" with it and then your "brood" becomes limitless. We feel like we proved this wrong and we are proud of ourselves for that.
Next up, I am trying to assist the poor old man that I met who lost his Siamese. I sent him the list of Wendy's lost pet websites and he was really appreciative. However, it is time for me to get back to focusing on my Foster Kitty and finally getting home to her at a decent hour!
Thanks for everyone's help.
-Caroline
From: Jane Lyons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Caroline
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:30:37 -0400
>How did the transfer go? How did Nosey react to her 'mother'?
>How are you and your mom doing?
>
>Hoping it was a very happy ending.
>Jane
>
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