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New cat in the neighborhood
A juvenile tabby was eating at one of the bowls by my front door. I
had just biked into the driveway and saw it. It looked at me but didn't run until I got a bit closer.I couldn't see clearly but it looked like it had some kind of collar. I immediately notified the block's cat lady, Serene. I guess I'm the cat guy. We asked around but no one knew where it came from. A new cat shows up from time to time and I get a bit worried because we have two non-fixed males so if this is a female then we're going to have work to do. Luckily the new tabby is very friendly and the daughter of Betty, the alternate Cat Lady on the block, was able to pet it and pick it up. They brought it inside and kept it in the bathroom overnight and it has now moved into the daugher's room. They have four yappy little poodles and a cat, so one more would hardly be noticed. Apparently the now named Lucy was perfectly happy having the dogs around. I was going to take her to the ASPCA because TNR certified folks can get the neuter done for free, but it often requires taking a day off from work and is a lot of trouble for one cat. Plus you have to schedule appointments in advance and sometimes they are difficult to come by. I offered to take it to a local vet that gives a discount for ferals and it came to around $200 with all the tests and neutering. She had no chip and the collar was some kind of flea collar. So someone had had the cat but no one seems to know who. No fliers showed up. The vet said that it was so friendly that we should try to get it adoped, which was my idea anyway, but Betty just decided that they would keep it. So, Lucy now has a permanent home. |
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On 10/28/2013 2:20 PM, dgk wrote:
A juvenile tabby was eating at one of the bowls by my front door. I had just biked into the driveway and saw it. It looked at me but didn't run until I got a bit closer.I couldn't see clearly but it looked like it had some kind of collar. I immediately notified the block's cat lady, Serene. I guess I'm the cat guy. We asked around but no one knew where it came from. A new cat shows up from time to time and I get a bit worried because we have two non-fixed males so if this is a female then we're going to have work to do. Any particular reason why you haven't had the males neutered? (Not to sound judgemental, I'm truly curious as to why the cats haven't been fixed.) Luckily the new tabby is very friendly and the daughter of Betty, the alternate Cat Lady on the block, was able to pet it and pick it up. They brought it inside and kept it in the bathroom overnight and it has now moved into the daugher's room. They have four yappy little poodles and a cat, so one more would hardly be noticed. Apparently the now named Lucy was perfectly happy having the dogs around. That's good. I was going to take her to the ASPCA because TNR certified folks can get the neuter done for free, but it often requires taking a day off from work and is a lot of trouble for one cat. Plus you have to schedule appointments in advance and sometimes they are difficult to come by. I offered to take it to a local vet that gives a discount for ferals and it came to around $200 with all the tests and neutering. She had no chip and the collar was some kind of flea collar. So someone had had the cat but no one seems to know who. No fliers showed up. That happened with my Persia, although she didn't have even a flea collar. She just showed up. But she'd been spayed and front-declawed. So she was definitely living with someone before she insisted I'm her staff. The vet said that it was so friendly that we should try to get it adoped, which was my idea anyway, but Betty just decided that they would keep it. So, Lucy now has a permanent home. I'm glad she has a permanent home. As long as she doesn't mind the dogs yapping. Jill |
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On Mon, 28 Oct 2013 19:12:33 -0400, jmcquown
wrote: Any particular reason why you haven't had the males neutered? (Not to sound judgemental, I'm truly curious as to why the cats haven't been fixed.) It really requires a drop trap and I have to borrow one of those. Maybe I'll just break down and buy one. The other cats are all done so putting out regular traps won't be very efficient. I did try to trap Buddy a few months back when he had a bad paw but there was a one inch drop in the concrete where I had the transfer trap and he dug his paw in there and lifted and got out! Clever little guy. But his paw got better and I had to return the trap. Him and Elmer (the new tom) both need to be done but since there are no intact females, there really isn't much urgency. |
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