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Help! Tiny Tabby
I stepped out on my patio this morning to dump the dregs of the parrot seed
for the birds and there was a tiny grey tabby sitting there. I'm no good at guessing the age of kittens but it's smaller than Tallulah's little Hubert! Obviously a stray, possibly abandoned by mama-cat (or mama was killed or trapped or something). Poor little baby was extremely afraid of me. When I tried to slowly approach, it ran into my shamefully overgrown monkey-grass and hid. I parted the monkey grass and it was shaking like crazy at my approach and slunk further back away. It won't let me get near it. Here's the deal (and it breaks my heart to say so). I can't start feeding this kitten. The apartment manager just graciously removed my monthly pet fee for Persia because I'm unemployed, to help with my rent. No way can I take in another. Also, I cannot afford more vet bills at this time. I *did* think about putting food out to try to trap the kitten so I could take him/her to a no-kill shelter. But the woman across the street & down a ways feeds ferals. Per that other neighbor down the street (the one who scared the crap out of me by leaning over the fence to tell me about a dead cat), she's got 12-14 of them hanging around and does nothing else for them, I might add. I can't afford to attract her bunch over here. I'm pretty sure that's where this one came from since the woman doesn't attempt to have the ones she feeds spayed or neutered. Lastly, even if I could afford and take this sweet little darlin' in, Persia is a one-cat cat. She freaks if she sees another one through the window. I simply can't disrupt her life that way. If I could figure a way to trap this little one and take it to a rescue place to be cared for, I would. Maybe you have some suggestions that won't attract every feral cat in the neighborhood? Jill -- I used to have a handle on life...but it broke off. |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message .. . I stepped out on my patio this morning to dump the dregs of the parrot seed for the birds and there was a tiny grey tabby sitting there. I'm no good at guessing the age of kittens but it's smaller than Tallulah's little Hubert! Obviously a stray, possibly abandoned by mama-cat (or mama was killed or trapped or something). Poor little baby was extremely afraid of me. When I tried to slowly approach, it ran into my shamefully overgrown monkey-grass and hid. I parted the monkey grass and it was shaking like crazy at my approach and slunk further back away. It won't let me get near it. Here's the deal (and it breaks my heart to say so). I can't start feeding this kitten. The apartment manager just graciously removed my monthly pet fee for Persia because I'm unemployed, to help with my rent. No way can I take in another. Also, I cannot afford more vet bills at this time. I *did* think about putting food out to try to trap the kitten so I could take him/her to a no-kill shelter. But the woman across the street & down a ways feeds ferals. Per that other neighbor down the street (the one who scared the crap out of me by leaning over the fence to tell me about a dead cat), she's got 12-14 of them hanging around and does nothing else for them, I might add. I can't afford to attract her bunch over here. I'm pretty sure that's where this one came from since the woman doesn't attempt to have the ones she feeds spayed or neutered. Lastly, even if I could afford and take this sweet little darlin' in, Persia is a one-cat cat. She freaks if she sees another one through the window. I simply can't disrupt her life that way. If I could figure a way to trap this little one and take it to a rescue place to be cared for, I would. Maybe you have some suggestions that won't attract every feral cat in the neighborhood? Jill Here in UK there are cat charities that will lend you a trap, which does not guarantee that you won't catch someone you don't want. It ain't easy and you can only try your best. How do you know Persia wouldn't like a little pal? Eventually, of course, at first she would go ape-**** (hope I can use this phrase here) Might be worth trying for a few weeks. How lovely for her to have a friend, if at all possible. Tweed |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message .. . I stepped out on my patio this morning to dump the dregs of the parrot seed for the birds and there was a tiny grey tabby sitting there. I'm no good at guessing the age of kittens but it's smaller than Tallulah's little Hubert! Obviously a stray, possibly abandoned by mama-cat (or mama was killed or trapped or something). Poor little baby was extremely afraid of me. When I tried to slowly approach, it ran into my shamefully overgrown monkey-grass and hid. I parted the monkey grass and it was shaking like crazy at my approach and slunk further back away. It won't let me get near it. Here's the deal (and it breaks my heart to say so). I can't start feeding this kitten. The apartment manager just graciously removed my monthly pet fee for Persia because I'm unemployed, to help with my rent. No way can I take in another. Also, I cannot afford more vet bills at this time. I *did* think about putting food out to try to trap the kitten so I could take him/her to a no-kill shelter. But the woman across the street & down a ways feeds ferals. Per that other neighbor down the street (the one who scared the crap out of me by leaning over the fence to tell me about a dead cat), she's got 12-14 of them hanging around and does nothing else for them, I might add. I can't afford to attract her bunch over here. I'm pretty sure that's where this one came from since the woman doesn't attempt to have the ones she feeds spayed or neutered. Lastly, even if I could afford and take this sweet little darlin' in, Persia is a one-cat cat. She freaks if she sees another one through the window. I simply can't disrupt her life that way. If I could figure a way to trap this little one and take it to a rescue place to be cared for, I would. Maybe you have some suggestions that won't attract every feral cat in the neighborhood? Jill Here in UK there are cat charities that will lend you a trap, which does not guarantee that you won't catch someone you don't want. It ain't easy and you can only try your best. How do you know Persia wouldn't like a little pal? Eventually, of course, at first she would go ape-**** (hope I can use this phrase here) Might be worth trying for a few weeks. How lovely for her to have a friend, if at all possible. Tweed |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message .. . I stepped out on my patio this morning to dump the dregs of the parrot seed for the birds and there was a tiny grey tabby sitting there. I'm no good at guessing the age of kittens but it's smaller than Tallulah's little Hubert! Obviously a stray, possibly abandoned by mama-cat (or mama was killed or trapped or something). Poor little baby was extremely afraid of me. When I tried to slowly approach, it ran into my shamefully overgrown monkey-grass and hid. I parted the monkey grass and it was shaking like crazy at my approach and slunk further back away. It won't let me get near it. Here's the deal (and it breaks my heart to say so). I can't start feeding this kitten. The apartment manager just graciously removed my monthly pet fee for Persia because I'm unemployed, to help with my rent. No way can I take in another. Also, I cannot afford more vet bills at this time. I *did* think about putting food out to try to trap the kitten so I could take him/her to a no-kill shelter. But the woman across the street & down a ways feeds ferals. Per that other neighbor down the street (the one who scared the crap out of me by leaning over the fence to tell me about a dead cat), she's got 12-14 of them hanging around and does nothing else for them, I might add. I can't afford to attract her bunch over here. I'm pretty sure that's where this one came from since the woman doesn't attempt to have the ones she feeds spayed or neutered. Lastly, even if I could afford and take this sweet little darlin' in, Persia is a one-cat cat. She freaks if she sees another one through the window. I simply can't disrupt her life that way. If I could figure a way to trap this little one and take it to a rescue place to be cared for, I would. Maybe you have some suggestions that won't attract every feral cat in the neighborhood? Jill Here in UK there are cat charities that will lend you a trap, which does not guarantee that you won't catch someone you don't want. It ain't easy and you can only try your best. How do you know Persia wouldn't like a little pal? Eventually, of course, at first she would go ape-**** (hope I can use this phrase here) Might be worth trying for a few weeks. How lovely for her to have a friend, if at all possible. Tweed |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message .. . snip If I could figure a way to trap this little one and take it to a rescue place to be cared for, I would. Maybe you have some suggestions that won't attract every feral cat in the neighborhood? Get out there and catch that baby somehow, bring it in your house and start feeding it in a closed room away from Persia, and don't tell your landlord! Then get on the phone. Aren't you in Memphis? If so, call the House of Mews, for starters. |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message .. . snip If I could figure a way to trap this little one and take it to a rescue place to be cared for, I would. Maybe you have some suggestions that won't attract every feral cat in the neighborhood? Get out there and catch that baby somehow, bring it in your house and start feeding it in a closed room away from Persia, and don't tell your landlord! Then get on the phone. Aren't you in Memphis? If so, call the House of Mews, for starters. |
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"jmcquown" wrote in message .. . snip If I could figure a way to trap this little one and take it to a rescue place to be cared for, I would. Maybe you have some suggestions that won't attract every feral cat in the neighborhood? Get out there and catch that baby somehow, bring it in your house and start feeding it in a closed room away from Persia, and don't tell your landlord! Then get on the phone. Aren't you in Memphis? If so, call the House of Mews, for starters. |
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Christina Websell wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message .. . Lastly, even if I could afford and take this sweet little darlin' in, Persia is a one-cat cat. She freaks if she sees another one through the window. I simply can't disrupt her life that way. If I could figure a way to trap this little one and take it to a rescue place to be cared for, I would. Maybe you have some suggestions that won't attract every feral cat in the neighborhood? Jill Here in UK there are cat charities that will lend you a trap, which does not guarantee that you won't catch someone you don't want. It ain't easy and you can only try your best. I have a trap. I bought it a year or so ago when there was a cat coming around constantly annoying Persia through the windows. Persia even crashed through the screen on my sliding patio doors to try to get "at" this cat. After that I invested in a baby-gate to put between the screen and the sliding glass door. How do you know Persia wouldn't like a little pal? Eventually, of course, at first she would go ape-**** (hope I can use this phrase here) Might be worth trying for a few weeks. How lovely for her to have a friend, if at all possible. Tweed Persia goes ape-**** LOL just seeing another cat. Besides, I can't afford the vet bills to make sure this little guy/gal doesn't have something that would pass on to Persia if I got it in the house. I have only the bathroom where I could keep the kitten until I could be sure. But having just shelled out $900 for Persia's surgery plus special food, I just can't afford it. And I'm pretty sure my apartment manager would be none-too-thrilled to find I'd negotiated a lesser rent by her waiving the pet fee for Persia only to find I took in another cat. The maintenance man reports things like that to her. I can't step on her good graces that way. It's a dilemma. I went out a minute ago to see if I could snap a photo of the kitten. It's started to rain. I can't find the kitten, but it could be well hidden as it is so afraid of me. (sigh) Jill |
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Christina Websell wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message .. . Lastly, even if I could afford and take this sweet little darlin' in, Persia is a one-cat cat. She freaks if she sees another one through the window. I simply can't disrupt her life that way. If I could figure a way to trap this little one and take it to a rescue place to be cared for, I would. Maybe you have some suggestions that won't attract every feral cat in the neighborhood? Jill Here in UK there are cat charities that will lend you a trap, which does not guarantee that you won't catch someone you don't want. It ain't easy and you can only try your best. I have a trap. I bought it a year or so ago when there was a cat coming around constantly annoying Persia through the windows. Persia even crashed through the screen on my sliding patio doors to try to get "at" this cat. After that I invested in a baby-gate to put between the screen and the sliding glass door. How do you know Persia wouldn't like a little pal? Eventually, of course, at first she would go ape-**** (hope I can use this phrase here) Might be worth trying for a few weeks. How lovely for her to have a friend, if at all possible. Tweed Persia goes ape-**** LOL just seeing another cat. Besides, I can't afford the vet bills to make sure this little guy/gal doesn't have something that would pass on to Persia if I got it in the house. I have only the bathroom where I could keep the kitten until I could be sure. But having just shelled out $900 for Persia's surgery plus special food, I just can't afford it. And I'm pretty sure my apartment manager would be none-too-thrilled to find I'd negotiated a lesser rent by her waiving the pet fee for Persia only to find I took in another cat. The maintenance man reports things like that to her. I can't step on her good graces that way. It's a dilemma. I went out a minute ago to see if I could snap a photo of the kitten. It's started to rain. I can't find the kitten, but it could be well hidden as it is so afraid of me. (sigh) Jill |
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Christina Websell wrote:
"jmcquown" wrote in message .. . Lastly, even if I could afford and take this sweet little darlin' in, Persia is a one-cat cat. She freaks if she sees another one through the window. I simply can't disrupt her life that way. If I could figure a way to trap this little one and take it to a rescue place to be cared for, I would. Maybe you have some suggestions that won't attract every feral cat in the neighborhood? Jill Here in UK there are cat charities that will lend you a trap, which does not guarantee that you won't catch someone you don't want. It ain't easy and you can only try your best. I have a trap. I bought it a year or so ago when there was a cat coming around constantly annoying Persia through the windows. Persia even crashed through the screen on my sliding patio doors to try to get "at" this cat. After that I invested in a baby-gate to put between the screen and the sliding glass door. How do you know Persia wouldn't like a little pal? Eventually, of course, at first she would go ape-**** (hope I can use this phrase here) Might be worth trying for a few weeks. How lovely for her to have a friend, if at all possible. Tweed Persia goes ape-**** LOL just seeing another cat. Besides, I can't afford the vet bills to make sure this little guy/gal doesn't have something that would pass on to Persia if I got it in the house. I have only the bathroom where I could keep the kitten until I could be sure. But having just shelled out $900 for Persia's surgery plus special food, I just can't afford it. And I'm pretty sure my apartment manager would be none-too-thrilled to find I'd negotiated a lesser rent by her waiving the pet fee for Persia only to find I took in another cat. The maintenance man reports things like that to her. I can't step on her good graces that way. It's a dilemma. I went out a minute ago to see if I could snap a photo of the kitten. It's started to rain. I can't find the kitten, but it could be well hidden as it is so afraid of me. (sigh) Jill |
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