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Annie/Marbles/Riley Update-long
I spent all day at work today doing absolutely nothing work-related but
emailing incessantly with 4 different people about Annie, Marbles, and Riley. This is the situation now and I know it is not what some people suggested and, yes, I do feel bad in some ways: Annie has been removed from the store and put back into foster care for the time being. They felt she has a bad case of "cage-itis" and needs to calm down a bit. I went tonight and she was, indeed, gone. While I was emailing all morning with the Pres. of this rescue group, the VP (or it may be the other way around) was making arrangements for Annie. She emailed me at 12:34 pm that Annie would be removed but sent it to the wrong email adrs. When I finally got it at almost 5pm, Annie was already removed. I was not aware that she was going to be moved today. In her email, she gave me the phone # of the woman who was moving her from the store. I attempted to call her twice but got no answer. Meanwhile, I had been to the Petsmart by my work at lunch (Annie was at the one by my house 13 miles away) and saw, again, Marbles, the tux who I saw yesterday who was in a cage with a cat named Precious. They both came from the same home but their card didn't say they had to go together. I didn't want to split them up, though, in the hopes that maybe someone would adopt them together. I saw another tux named Riley, who I had seen yesterday also but he didn't have a card. Someone from the group was there and said he had been adopted last Sunday and returned later in the day because he didn't get along with the adopter's cats (!!!!). She said she was waiting for some info on him and his card would be up later today. I held Riley, he was soooo sweet, chatty, and cute. I contemplated adopting him. When I got back to work, I had a bunch of emails. The woman from the group (Heather) who I had been emailing all morning had asked both Riley's and Marbles' former moms to email me detailed info about both of them. They had both been given up because their children had developed severe allergies to them (whatever!). Well, I had almost convinced myself to take Riley until I read his mom's emails. In a nutshell she said: He is one year old. He was originally one of 3 cats. One of their 3 cats died leaving 2. Then they had a baby (the allergic one) so they decided to get rid of one of them in the hopes that the kid's allergies would abate enough. Riley was the one they kept. He then began to pee all over things and ruined their couch. He had been aggressive with the other neutered male cat they had, fighting for dominance all the time. He made a lot of noise at night banging around in the blinds. He ate every plant they had. He tried to get outside every chance he got even tho he was an indoor cat. Well, hmmm, I thought this may not be what I want to get into. I hate to have my male cat, Scottie, who is so nice, getting beat up all the time. And the peeing worried me, too. The former mom, Audra, kept saying how sweet he was and she would never have gotten rid of him if it had only been the peeing but that it was the allergies that made her get rid of him. Uh-huh. Well, this is even a sadder situation than Annie's but I'm not taking him. Marbles' mom emailed me that he is very mellow, never sprayed or peed inappropriately, did not fight with other cats, just likes to sit in laps, watch birds, and talk to you. He is 6 so he is past his wild teenage and young adult years. She also said she had never intended that he and Precious needed to be kept together. She said they were friendly but not real close. So, on my way home, I decided to stop back in just to see Riley and Marbles again. Well, Marbles' cage-mate, the cat who he lived with in his former home, had a hold on their cage saying someone was buying her tomorrow. So they had been split up anyway. Annie was now in foster care, Riley was a definite no for me, and Marbles was going to be without his friend anyway so I paid for Marbles. I didn't have my carrier with me since I wasn't planning to get a cat today and I wanted to get things straightened up here and litter boxes cleaned, etc. so I'm bringing him home tomorrow night after work. And here's a clincher, I went to look at Riley and he had a card on his cage now and he's declawed!!!!!! (I hadn't noticed that when I held him). So, hmmmm, I wonder why he has a peeing problem. Poor guy, he's got a lot going against him. And there was also a letter from his former mom attached to the card saying all those things about him peeing, etc., but attributing it to the fact that he didn't want to be an only cat. So I don't know what the future will hold for Riley, either. I guess he's very lucky he's with a no-kill rescue. But yet another sad story. So....tomorrow night I pick up Marbles, bring him home and leave him in the only room (actually a 2 room sort of suite) where we can separate him. Scottie won't be able to sleep with us for a couple nights so I hope he's okay with that. Scottie seems to get his feelings hurt easily. Then I'm off Fri., Sat., Sun., and Mon., so I hope things can get acclimated in that time. Then, also tomorrow night, I am heading to the Petsmart by me where I will be training with the group to care for the cats one night a week at Petsmart. I assume that is cleaning boxes, watering and feeding them, etc. And...I am going to ask the Pres. (who will be training me) about Annie. They already said I could foster her if I wanted but she's now being fostered anyway. I am going to tell her that if Annie has not been adopted in 2-3 weeks and is back in the stores that we will foster her, if Marbles has been fully acclimated. And, if it works, we would keep her, I assume. I told Tony this plan tonight and all he said was, "Well, we don't know if she will work for us," and I said, "That's why she would be a foster, if it absolutely doesn't work, we won't keep her." Yes, I know it's not the best thing for Annie but it's not the worst either. She should be cage-free now, she's with a no-kill group, she'll be put in a different store in a different part of town when she comes out of foster care, and maybe I will wind up with her...or maybe not. I do feel for Annie but I can't get over my hesitation. I'm hoping she's back in her original foster home so she has some continuity. All these cats have a sad story. I'm sorry if some of you think I'm selfish and short-sighted. Maybe I am... Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) |
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Riley was adopted already when I went back to get Marbles as was Marbles'
"sister" Precious. Hope it works out for him okay. Marbles is very lovey but goes under the bed unless we stay in the room with him. My other cats, Scottie and Abbey, don't seem upset. Scottie was upset when I brought Marbles home because Marbles was howling in his carrier from the car ride home and that freaked Scottie out so he hid behind the washer for 2 hours. They haven't had any contact with each other. Scottie likes to sleep with us so I feel bad for him but the bedroom is the only room we can close off from the rest of the house. They're going to keep me informed about Annie. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) |
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Riley was adopted already when I went back to get Marbles as was Marbles'
"sister" Precious. Hope it works out for him okay. Marbles is very lovey but goes under the bed unless we stay in the room with him. My other cats, Scottie and Abbey, don't seem upset. Scottie was upset when I brought Marbles home because Marbles was howling in his carrier from the car ride home and that freaked Scottie out so he hid behind the washer for 2 hours. They haven't had any contact with each other. Scottie likes to sleep with us so I feel bad for him but the bedroom is the only room we can close off from the rest of the house. They're going to keep me informed about Annie. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) |
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Candace you really need to take a vacation. You work too hard.
-- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "MacCandace" wrote in message ... I spent all day at work today doing absolutely nothing work-related but emailing incessantly with 4 different people about Annie, Marbles, and Riley. This is the situation now and I know it is not what some people suggested and, yes, I do feel bad in some ways: Annie has been removed from the store and put back into foster care for the time being. They felt she has a bad case of "cage-itis" and needs to calm down a bit. I went tonight and she was, indeed, gone. While I was emailing all morning with the Pres. of this rescue group, the VP (or it may be the other way around) was making arrangements for Annie. She emailed me at 12:34 pm that Annie would be removed but sent it to the wrong email adrs. When I finally got it at almost 5pm, Annie was already removed. I was not aware that she was going to be moved today. In her email, she gave me the phone # of the woman who was moving her from the store. I attempted to call her twice but got no answer. Meanwhile, I had been to the Petsmart by my work at lunch (Annie was at the one by my house 13 miles away) and saw, again, Marbles, the tux who I saw yesterday who was in a cage with a cat named Precious. They both came from the same home but their card didn't say they had to go together. I didn't want to split them up, though, in the hopes that maybe someone would adopt them together. I saw another tux named Riley, who I had seen yesterday also but he didn't have a card. Someone from the group was there and said he had been adopted last Sunday and returned later in the day because he didn't get along with the adopter's cats (!!!!). She said she was waiting for some info on him and his card would be up later today. I held Riley, he was soooo sweet, chatty, and cute. I contemplated adopting him. When I got back to work, I had a bunch of emails. The woman from the group (Heather) who I had been emailing all morning had asked both Riley's and Marbles' former moms to email me detailed info about both of them. They had both been given up because their children had developed severe allergies to them (whatever!). Well, I had almost convinced myself to take Riley until I read his mom's emails. In a nutshell she said: He is one year old. He was originally one of 3 cats. One of their 3 cats died leaving 2. Then they had a baby (the allergic one) so they decided to get rid of one of them in the hopes that the kid's allergies would abate enough. Riley was the one they kept. He then began to pee all over things and ruined their couch. He had been aggressive with the other neutered male cat they had, fighting for dominance all the time. He made a lot of noise at night banging around in the blinds. He ate every plant they had. He tried to get outside every chance he got even tho he was an indoor cat. Well, hmmm, I thought this may not be what I want to get into. I hate to have my male cat, Scottie, who is so nice, getting beat up all the time. And the peeing worried me, too. The former mom, Audra, kept saying how sweet he was and she would never have gotten rid of him if it had only been the peeing but that it was the allergies that made her get rid of him. Uh-huh. Well, this is even a sadder situation than Annie's but I'm not taking him. Marbles' mom emailed me that he is very mellow, never sprayed or peed inappropriately, did not fight with other cats, just likes to sit in laps, watch birds, and talk to you. He is 6 so he is past his wild teenage and young adult years. She also said she had never intended that he and Precious needed to be kept together. She said they were friendly but not real close. So, on my way home, I decided to stop back in just to see Riley and Marbles again. Well, Marbles' cage-mate, the cat who he lived with in his former home, had a hold on their cage saying someone was buying her tomorrow. So they had been split up anyway. Annie was now in foster care, Riley was a definite no for me, and Marbles was going to be without his friend anyway so I paid for Marbles. I didn't have my carrier with me since I wasn't planning to get a cat today and I wanted to get things straightened up here and litter boxes cleaned, etc. so I'm bringing him home tomorrow night after work. And here's a clincher, I went to look at Riley and he had a card on his cage now and he's declawed!!!!!! (I hadn't noticed that when I held him). So, hmmmm, I wonder why he has a peeing problem. Poor guy, he's got a lot going against him. And there was also a letter from his former mom attached to the card saying all those things about him peeing, etc., but attributing it to the fact that he didn't want to be an only cat. So I don't know what the future will hold for Riley, either. I guess he's very lucky he's with a no-kill rescue. But yet another sad story. So....tomorrow night I pick up Marbles, bring him home and leave him in the only room (actually a 2 room sort of suite) where we can separate him. Scottie won't be able to sleep with us for a couple nights so I hope he's okay with that. Scottie seems to get his feelings hurt easily. Then I'm off Fri., Sat., Sun., and Mon., so I hope things can get acclimated in that time. Then, also tomorrow night, I am heading to the Petsmart by me where I will be training with the group to care for the cats one night a week at Petsmart. I assume that is cleaning boxes, watering and feeding them, etc. And...I am going to ask the Pres. (who will be training me) about Annie. They already said I could foster her if I wanted but she's now being fostered anyway. I am going to tell her that if Annie has not been adopted in 2-3 weeks and is back in the stores that we will foster her, if Marbles has been fully acclimated. And, if it works, we would keep her, I assume. I told Tony this plan tonight and all he said was, "Well, we don't know if she will work for us," and I said, "That's why she would be a foster, if it absolutely doesn't work, we won't keep her." Yes, I know it's not the best thing for Annie but it's not the worst either. She should be cage-free now, she's with a no-kill group, she'll be put in a different store in a different part of town when she comes out of foster care, and maybe I will wind up with her...or maybe not. I do feel for Annie but I can't get over my hesitation. I'm hoping she's back in her original foster home so she has some continuity. All these cats have a sad story. I'm sorry if some of you think I'm selfish and short-sighted. Maybe I am... Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) |
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Candace you really need to take a vacation. You work too hard.
-- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "MacCandace" wrote in message ... I spent all day at work today doing absolutely nothing work-related but emailing incessantly with 4 different people about Annie, Marbles, and Riley. This is the situation now and I know it is not what some people suggested and, yes, I do feel bad in some ways: Annie has been removed from the store and put back into foster care for the time being. They felt she has a bad case of "cage-itis" and needs to calm down a bit. I went tonight and she was, indeed, gone. While I was emailing all morning with the Pres. of this rescue group, the VP (or it may be the other way around) was making arrangements for Annie. She emailed me at 12:34 pm that Annie would be removed but sent it to the wrong email adrs. When I finally got it at almost 5pm, Annie was already removed. I was not aware that she was going to be moved today. In her email, she gave me the phone # of the woman who was moving her from the store. I attempted to call her twice but got no answer. Meanwhile, I had been to the Petsmart by my work at lunch (Annie was at the one by my house 13 miles away) and saw, again, Marbles, the tux who I saw yesterday who was in a cage with a cat named Precious. They both came from the same home but their card didn't say they had to go together. I didn't want to split them up, though, in the hopes that maybe someone would adopt them together. I saw another tux named Riley, who I had seen yesterday also but he didn't have a card. Someone from the group was there and said he had been adopted last Sunday and returned later in the day because he didn't get along with the adopter's cats (!!!!). She said she was waiting for some info on him and his card would be up later today. I held Riley, he was soooo sweet, chatty, and cute. I contemplated adopting him. When I got back to work, I had a bunch of emails. The woman from the group (Heather) who I had been emailing all morning had asked both Riley's and Marbles' former moms to email me detailed info about both of them. They had both been given up because their children had developed severe allergies to them (whatever!). Well, I had almost convinced myself to take Riley until I read his mom's emails. In a nutshell she said: He is one year old. He was originally one of 3 cats. One of their 3 cats died leaving 2. Then they had a baby (the allergic one) so they decided to get rid of one of them in the hopes that the kid's allergies would abate enough. Riley was the one they kept. He then began to pee all over things and ruined their couch. He had been aggressive with the other neutered male cat they had, fighting for dominance all the time. He made a lot of noise at night banging around in the blinds. He ate every plant they had. He tried to get outside every chance he got even tho he was an indoor cat. Well, hmmm, I thought this may not be what I want to get into. I hate to have my male cat, Scottie, who is so nice, getting beat up all the time. And the peeing worried me, too. The former mom, Audra, kept saying how sweet he was and she would never have gotten rid of him if it had only been the peeing but that it was the allergies that made her get rid of him. Uh-huh. Well, this is even a sadder situation than Annie's but I'm not taking him. Marbles' mom emailed me that he is very mellow, never sprayed or peed inappropriately, did not fight with other cats, just likes to sit in laps, watch birds, and talk to you. He is 6 so he is past his wild teenage and young adult years. She also said she had never intended that he and Precious needed to be kept together. She said they were friendly but not real close. So, on my way home, I decided to stop back in just to see Riley and Marbles again. Well, Marbles' cage-mate, the cat who he lived with in his former home, had a hold on their cage saying someone was buying her tomorrow. So they had been split up anyway. Annie was now in foster care, Riley was a definite no for me, and Marbles was going to be without his friend anyway so I paid for Marbles. I didn't have my carrier with me since I wasn't planning to get a cat today and I wanted to get things straightened up here and litter boxes cleaned, etc. so I'm bringing him home tomorrow night after work. And here's a clincher, I went to look at Riley and he had a card on his cage now and he's declawed!!!!!! (I hadn't noticed that when I held him). So, hmmmm, I wonder why he has a peeing problem. Poor guy, he's got a lot going against him. And there was also a letter from his former mom attached to the card saying all those things about him peeing, etc., but attributing it to the fact that he didn't want to be an only cat. So I don't know what the future will hold for Riley, either. I guess he's very lucky he's with a no-kill rescue. But yet another sad story. So....tomorrow night I pick up Marbles, bring him home and leave him in the only room (actually a 2 room sort of suite) where we can separate him. Scottie won't be able to sleep with us for a couple nights so I hope he's okay with that. Scottie seems to get his feelings hurt easily. Then I'm off Fri., Sat., Sun., and Mon., so I hope things can get acclimated in that time. Then, also tomorrow night, I am heading to the Petsmart by me where I will be training with the group to care for the cats one night a week at Petsmart. I assume that is cleaning boxes, watering and feeding them, etc. And...I am going to ask the Pres. (who will be training me) about Annie. They already said I could foster her if I wanted but she's now being fostered anyway. I am going to tell her that if Annie has not been adopted in 2-3 weeks and is back in the stores that we will foster her, if Marbles has been fully acclimated. And, if it works, we would keep her, I assume. I told Tony this plan tonight and all he said was, "Well, we don't know if she will work for us," and I said, "That's why she would be a foster, if it absolutely doesn't work, we won't keep her." Yes, I know it's not the best thing for Annie but it's not the worst either. She should be cage-free now, she's with a no-kill group, she'll be put in a different store in a different part of town when she comes out of foster care, and maybe I will wind up with her...or maybe not. I do feel for Annie but I can't get over my hesitation. I'm hoping she's back in her original foster home so she has some continuity. All these cats have a sad story. I'm sorry if some of you think I'm selfish and short-sighted. Maybe I am... Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) |
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Candace you really need to take a vacation. You work too hard.
I have a 4 day weekend starting now so I can email on my own time. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) |
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