Re: OT: Help - situation I have gotten myself into

2006-11-11 Thread catatonya
I found myself in a similar situation when I found out I had an felv cat. My group automatically euthanized positives. Well, they let this positive slip through and in with my own cats and fosters. I adopted all the cats. (I talked them down to a low, low fee. Now they were legally mine and I was

Re: OT: Help - situation I have gotten myself into

2006-11-11 Thread Kelley Saveika
I started my own rescue so I can make my own rules. We are NOT going to euthanize FELV+ cats and we are also not going to spay cats that are almost at term. I'm not sure why it is seen as better to operate on the mom, take the kittens out and euthanize them than it is to just euthanize them after

Re: OT: Help - situation I have gotten myself into

2006-11-11 Thread catatonya
I'm sorry. I thought you were fostering this cat through another organization and having to follow THEIR rules. tKelley Saveika [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:I started my own rescue so I can make my own rules. We are NOT going to euthanize FELV+ cats and we are also not going to spay cats that are

Re: OT: Help - situation I have gotten myself into

2006-11-11 Thread Kelley Saveika
No, don't be sorry, I was confusing. I currently have 25 fosters for another organization (Princess went home last Sunday, yay for Princess!). Because of the bad experiences I have had with this organization, I chose to start my own rescue, which I am currently in the process of doing. I don't

Re: OT: Help - situation I have gotten myself into

2006-10-31 Thread Kelley Saveika
On 10/31/06, Susan Hoffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If they are unwilling to shift some cats to another foster or to work with you on this, then I suggest that you start working on placing the ones who are adoptable. Really, if you are the foster, then ultimately the cats are the rescue's

Re: OT: Help - situation I have gotten myself into

2006-10-31 Thread Kelley Saveika
I don't think they want to take them off my hands. Most of the ones I have are either domestics (they are a Siamese rescue) or cats with chronic health problems that are not going to be easy to adopt out. I have an IBD kitty (black DSH) with recurring stomatitis issues. She's probably got some

Re: OT: Help - situation I have gotten myself into

2006-10-31 Thread Kelley Saveika
I think so too, but that would hurt a lot of cats. It isn't like it is just a business I would be suing. If it was - I would be suing them already. On 10/31/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm no lawyer, but that seems pretty clear to me. If that is the entire contract then

Re: OT: Help - situation I have gotten myself into

2006-10-31 Thread Susan Hoffman
If they are unwilling to shift some cats to another foster or to work with you on this, then I suggest that you start working on placing the ones who are adoptable. Really, if you are the foster, then ultimately the cats are the rescue's responsibility. They should not have overloaded you so badly

OT: Help - situation I have gotten myself into

2006-10-31 Thread Kelley Saveika
Hi guys, I hope you will forgive this post. I am not sure who else to ask. I have 26 foster cats right now for one rescue group. The foster agreement for this group states that they will pay for all medical, and the fosters pay for food and litter. Well, it turns out (after I get 26 cats) that

Re: OT: Help - situation I have gotten myself into

2006-10-31 Thread Susan Hoffman
To some extent it depends on how the foster agreement is worded. Will they take some of these cats off your hands and place in other foster homes? What are they doing to get them adopted? Do they guilt trip you when you ask them to take some of them off your hands?If they won't help lift some

Re: OT: Help - situation I have gotten myself into

2006-10-31 Thread elizamaggie
I'm no lawyer, but that seems pretty clear to me. If that is the entire contract then they are saying you are only responsible for the food and litter, they clearly state they are responsible for "any" medical care provided you are getting preapproval. There is no caveat about waiting for

Re: OT: Help - situation I have gotten myself into

2006-10-31 Thread Susan Hoffman
Then you need to do what is in the best interest of the cats in your care. That may mean doing your own adoptions. Just give them written notice and a deadline. My guess is they will do nothing and leave it up to you.Take a look at www.1drugstore-online.com You can buy a lot of basic meds

Re: OT: Help - situation I have gotten myself into

2006-10-31 Thread Susan Hoffman
Where are you located? I think I'd like to steal a couple of this "rescue's" fostersKelley Saveika [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:On 10/31/06, Susan Hoffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If they are unwilling to shift some cats to another foster or to work with you on this, then I suggest that you

Re: OT: Help - situation I have gotten myself into

2006-10-31 Thread Kelley Saveika
Well, I am in Austin, Texas, but they don't want to be stolen. They think everything is just fine the way it is. On 10/31/06, Susan Hoffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where are you located? I think I'd like to steal a couple of this rescue's fosters Kelley Saveika [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On

Re: OT: Help - situation I have gotten myself into

2006-10-31 Thread Susan Hoffman
Crazy. Kelley Saveika [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well, I am in Austin, Texas, but they don't want to be stolen. They think everything is just fine the way it is. On 10/31/06, Susan Hoffman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Where are you located? I think I'd like to steal a couple of this "rescue's"

Re: OT: Help - situation I have gotten myself into

2006-10-31 Thread Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn
The foster parent shall be responsible for the food and litter provided to the cat during its stay with the foster parent. Any medical attention required by the cat shall be pre-approved byxxx and shall then be funded byxxx, except in an emergency. If emergency medical intervention should