RE: OT: heartbroken

2006-05-22 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
difficult time recovering.. but she seems to be better today..   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Hoffman Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 4:28 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: OT: heartbroken   Is there a safe place to relocate momcat?  I

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2006-05-22 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
You are absolutely right, Tonya..   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of catatonya Sent: Saturday, May 13, 2006 8:37 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: OT: heartbroken   Hideyo,   You definitely have way too much on your

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2006-05-13 Thread catatonya
much difference in my life..   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan HoffmanSent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 5:35 PMTo: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: RE: OT: heartbroken   Senior and special needs  cats are adoptable.  It takes longer and you work hard

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2006-05-12 Thread Nina
I get it girl.  You don't have to explain why you do what you do to me, or probably anyone else on the list.  Just in case you were, don't take offense, they were just trying to help.  I don't know how anyone deals with adoption.  I have such a hard time letting go of anyone, which is why we ha

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2006-05-12 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
:35 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: OT: heartbroken   Senior and special needs  cats are adoptable.  It takes longer and you work harder at it but I firmly believe that, somewhere, there's a forever home for every foster cat in my care -- and that forever home is not necess

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2006-05-12 Thread Gloria Lane
ECTED] [mailto:Felvtalk- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Doljan, Joan Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 1:41 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: OT: heartbroken Usually the mother goes in the trap very quickly because she hears and smells the kittens. -Original Message- From: [

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2006-05-11 Thread TatorBunz
Yep that's me,  I'm a sucker for senior Meezers! So they come to my home and live their time out sunbathing/eating whenever. I also get calls that people are trying to place their senior meezers for many reasons that most you know. Idiots!   In a message dated 5/11/2006 4:36:19 PM Pacific Dayli

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2006-05-11 Thread TatorBunz
You bet it isthat way she can see and smell them. Have the most smelliest tuna in the trap for her and you should be able to get her.   In a message dated 5/11/2006 12:38:38 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: A good way to catch the mother is to put the kittens in a closed

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2006-05-11 Thread Nina
Hi Tonya, You put the kitten in a carrier and back the trap up to the door of the carrier, cover both of them to make a tunnel.  The mom hears and smells the kitten and goes in the "tunnel" to investigate tripping the trap. N catatonya wrote: True, but how do you get the kittens to stay in the

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2006-05-11 Thread catatonya
rom: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Doljan, JoanSent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 1:41 PMTo: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: RE: OT: heartbroken  Usually the mother goes in the trap very quickly because she hears and smells the kittens.-Original Message-F

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2006-05-11 Thread catatonya
Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hideyo YamamotoSent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 3:39 PMTo: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: RE: OT: heartbroken I thought about that, actually, but I was also afraid of leaving kittens as they are traumatized..  

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2006-05-11 Thread catatonya
I understand how you feel.   Have dealt with that problem with my feral dog pack.  You HAVE to get them from the mother (and it's hard when they are chow and german shephard mixes!) or they don't have a chance of being socialized.  I hope you can trap her.   Where do you live, Hideyo?  I am serio

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2006-05-11 Thread felv
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FeralFriendsOnline/ is another good one.   This is the main feral group I am on, it's the email list for Ally Cat Allies, really good list, lots of help, members all over the country. I'm also on a feral cat transport group, if anyone ever needs to relocate a col

Re: OT: heartbroken (feral cat assistance)

2006-05-11 Thread felv
Hideyo, where do you live? I can try to find another feral caretaker in your area, and see if they can help with holding space and cages. I'm part of a very large feral cat network.  Email me DIRECTLY at [EMAIL PROTECTED] with all of your info, including your email address, city, state, and i

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2006-05-11 Thread Susan Hoffman
d take care of the ones they find..   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan HoffmanSent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 5:17 PMTo: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: RE: OT: heartbroken   Where are you located?  Perhaps there are other rescue people in your area. 

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2006-05-11 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Hoffman Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 5:17 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: OT: heartbroken   Where are you located?  Perhaps there are other rescue people in your area.  Your really must join the freral cat group I

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2006-05-11 Thread Susan Hoffman
] On Behalf Of Susan HoffmanSent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 5:04 PMTo: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: Re: OT: heartbroken   Several years ago when I trapped Cutie-Pie's babies one by one and brought them inside, she cried and ran around the house looking for them at first.  But when sh

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2006-05-11 Thread Susan Hoffman
OTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan HoffmanSent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 5:04 PMTo: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: Re: OT: heartbroken   Several years ago when I trapped Cutie-Pie's babies one by one and brought them inside, she cried and ran around the house looking for them at first.  But when sh

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2006-05-11 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Hoffman Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 5:04 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: OT: heartbroken   Several years ago when I trapped Cutie-Pie's babies one by one and brought them inside, she cried and ran around the house looking for

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2006-05-11 Thread Susan Hoffman
Several years ago when I trapped Cutie-Pie's babies one by one and brought them inside, she cried and ran around the house looking for them at first.  But when she saw them in my foyer through the screen door she was fine.  She knew I had them.  (They screamed like crazy for her but she was fine wi

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2006-05-11 Thread Susan Hoffman
Is there a safe place to relocate momcat?  I have a mini-colony of ferals in my back yard and two were relocated from another place to there.   Hideyo, are you a member of the feral cat group yet?  You may want to join.  It's at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/feral_cats/Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wr

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2006-05-11 Thread janine paton
I've also trapped moms using kittens for bait. It's heartbreaking until you see the mom weeks after the spay and she looks so much better and relaxed. Think of it this way - if you didn't try this - the kittens will get bigger, she will have a harder time caring for them. They will start wand

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2006-05-11 Thread Nina
I've done this with kittens and their Momma.  I too was upset about having to put the kittens through the experience, but it worked like a charm and the kitten did fine.  I didn't use all the kittens, just the strongest guy.  If you continue to trap, you'd be doing the ferals a great service by

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2006-05-11 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
Behalf Of Doljan, Joan Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 1:44 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: OT: heartbroken   Yes.  I figure they have a memory of about 2 or 3 days at most. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hideyo Yamamoto

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2006-05-11 Thread wendy
Hideyo, I hope you are able to catch the mama kitty quickly. Good luck! :) Wendy --- Hideyo Yamamoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, everyone, I wanted to share a couple of new > things - > > I rescued three baby cats yesterday who were living > under the crawl > space of the abandoned house

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2006-05-11 Thread Doljan, Joan
: felvtalk@felineleukemia.orgSubject: RE: OT: heartbroken I thought about that, actually, but I was also afraid of leaving kittens as they are traumatized..   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joan DoljanSent

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2006-05-11 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
: RE: OT: heartbroken I thought about that, actually, but I was also afraid of leaving kittens as they are traumatized..   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joan Doljan Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 1:38 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: OT

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2006-05-11 Thread Doljan, Joan
@felineleukemia.orgSubject: RE: OT: heartbroken I thought about that, actually, but I was also afraid of leaving kittens as they are traumatized..   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joan DoljanSent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 1:38 PMTo: felvtalk

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2006-05-11 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
I thought about that, actually, but I was also afraid of leaving kittens as they are traumatized..   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joan Doljan Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 1:38 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: OT: heartbroken

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2006-05-11 Thread Joan Doljan
A good way to catch the mother is to put the kittens in a closed carrier directly infront of an opened, baited trap.Hideyo Yamamoto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Hi, everyone, I wanted to share a couple of new things – I rescued three baby cats yesterday who were living under the crawl spa

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2006-05-11 Thread Hideyo Yamamoto
Hi, everyone, I wanted to share a couple of new things – I rescued three baby cats yesterday who were living under the crawl space of the abandoned house, which is now bought and be ready to be renovated.. the new owner was planning to get rid of the kittens along with all the kitties who