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Purrs for Jet, please
On Sat, 14 Jan 2006 08:06:15 +1100, "Yowie"
wrote: At the start of December , my parents noticed a new cat wandering about their back yard. My parents have a large back yard, and Dad has turned all of it bar one small strip of lawn into a minature botanicl garden, with a desert area, a jungle area, a native area, a swampy area etc etc. It attracts all the local cats. Around christmas , my parents noticed this one particular "new" cat was starting to look rather thin, and it had started to approach them, meowing and wrapping around their legs. They took pity on it, and started to leave food and water out. My parents, only on a pension, and not willing to truly adopt a cat, only left out cheap generic food, but at least this new cat was no longer starving. The new cat clearly adopted my parents, even if my parents didn't want to adopt the new cat. Eventually the new cat got friendly enough to be picked up, and there on the collar was his name, Jet, and a phone number. My parents rang it every day starting on the 27th of December. On the 6th of January it finally answered. Apprantly Jet was the cat of the lady on the phone, but he cost her $500 at the vet to have a tick removed, and she wasn't prepared to pay that sort of cost again. The vet said her area was prone to ticks, so she gave the cat to her daughter, who apparantly lives somehwhre in my parent's area. Except that her daughter has gone on holidays and she doesn't know who is supposed to be caring for the cat. As of the 13th of January, no-one has come forward to claim Jet. The tragic thing, in my view, is that Jet is clearly a pure bred cat used to the good life. He is a persian cat, with great big round orange eyes, the "pug' persian face, and a gloriously thick pure black coat. I can tell he's used to being fed by hand because when i offered him my fingers to smell he started licking then trying to eat them as if they had tid-bits on them (he definatley wasn't biting aggressively or in an over-stimualted sort of way)n and apprantly didn't really know what to do with cheap kibble placed in a a bowl for quite some time (and has problems eating it anyway with the pushe din face). He also has some really large matts in his otherwise glorious coat. But he's the most friendly and affectionate creature, clearly used to be being spoiled rotten, and now he's forced to live under my parents house (they won't let it in, Mum is terrified of having a cat around lest she fall and break her hip as he's twisting aroun dher legs), eat cheap kibble and contend with the other neighbourhood stray cats. I've never met a friendlier cat. He even let Cary play with him after meetign Cary for he first time, which says something about his trust in humans, even little ones (despite the crappy way they've treated him), and tried to get into my car when I left my parent's place. I strongly suspect that the daughter of the previous owner will not be coming to reclaim Jet, otherwise surely she would have done so already, and whoever is *supposed* to be looking after him (assuming there is a somebody) is clearly doing a very bad job. My parents don't want to keep Jet, knowing that he ought to find a better home than they can offer, and I can't add a third cat to my household (besides Shmogg & IBKFergus would eat him alive). He's so loving and friendly, and obviously a pure-bred critter, I can well imagine he'll be re-homed quickly. But int he mean time, can people spare a few purrs for him? (And if someone can tell me how to relieve a long haired persian-type cat of matts, I'd also be grateful) Yowie Oh, that poor baby! I surely hope you can find a good home for him; it sounds like he truly deserves it. On matts -- there are matt-breaker combs which help. And in a pinch, a seam-ripper works, too. Vets will usually just shave them if the matts are too bad. Hope you can find something that works. Purrs for poor little Jet to find a warm, loving home with wonderful food and wonderful people to care for him. Ginger-lyn Home Pages: http://www.spiritrealm.com/summer/ http://www.angelfire.com/folk/glsummer (homepage & cats) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb....mmer/index.htm (genealogy) http://www.movieanimals.bravehost.com/ (The Violence Against Animals in Movies Website) |
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Purrs for Jet, please
Yowie wrote:
At the start of December , my parents noticed a new cat wandering about their back yard. snip He's so loving and friendly, and obviously a pure-bred critter, I can well imagine he'll be re-homed quickly. But int he mean time, can people spare a few purrs for him? (And if someone can tell me how to relieve a long haired persian-type cat of matts, I'd also be grateful) Yowie Lots and lots of purrs and best wishes for a onetruehome to be found for Jet asap, he sounds adorable! Polonca and Soncek |
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Purrs for Jet, please
Many purrs, Yowie, for Jet -- hope you and your parents can help him find a
good home. Christine "Yowie" wrote in message ... At the start of December , my parents noticed a new cat wandering about their back yard. My parents have a large back yard, and Dad has turned all of it bar one small strip of lawn into a minature botanicl garden, with a desert area, a jungle area, a native area, a swampy area etc etc. It attracts all the local cats. Around christmas , my parents noticed this one particular "new" cat was starting to look rather thin, and it had started to approach them, meowing and wrapping around their legs. They took pity on it, and started to leave food and water out. My parents, only on a pension, and not willing to truly adopt a cat, only left out cheap generic food, but at least this new cat was no longer starving. The new cat clearly adopted my parents, even if my parents didn't want to adopt the new cat. Eventually the new cat got friendly enough to be picked up, and there on the collar was his name, Jet, and a phone number. My parents rang it every day starting on the 27th of December. On the 6th of January it finally answered. Apprantly Jet was the cat of the lady on the phone, but he cost her $500 at the vet to have a tick removed, and she wasn't prepared to pay that sort of cost again. The vet said her area was prone to ticks, so she gave the cat to her daughter, who apparantly lives somehwhre in my parent's area. Except that her daughter has gone on holidays and she doesn't know who is supposed to be caring for the cat. As of the 13th of January, no-one has come forward to claim Jet. The tragic thing, in my view, is that Jet is clearly a pure bred cat used to the good life. He is a persian cat, with great big round orange eyes, the "pug' persian face, and a gloriously thick pure black coat. I can tell he's used to being fed by hand because when i offered him my fingers to smell he started licking then trying to eat them as if they had tid-bits on them (he definatley wasn't biting aggressively or in an over-stimualted sort of way)n and apprantly didn't really know what to do with cheap kibble placed in a a bowl for quite some time (and has problems eating it anyway with the pushe din face). He also has some really large matts in his otherwise glorious coat. But he's the most friendly and affectionate creature, clearly used to be being spoiled rotten, and now he's forced to live under my parents house (they won't let it in, Mum is terrified of having a cat around lest she fall and break her hip as he's twisting aroun dher legs), eat cheap kibble and contend with the other neighbourhood stray cats. I've never met a friendlier cat. He even let Cary play with him after meetign Cary for he first time, which says something about his trust in humans, even little ones (despite the crappy way they've treated him), and tried to get into my car when I left my parent's place. I strongly suspect that the daughter of the previous owner will not be coming to reclaim Jet, otherwise surely she would have done so already, and whoever is *supposed* to be looking after him (assuming there is a somebody) is clearly doing a very bad job. My parents don't want to keep Jet, knowing that he ought to find a better home than they can offer, and I can't add a third cat to my household (besides Shmogg & IBKFergus would eat him alive). He's so loving and friendly, and obviously a pure-bred critter, I can well imagine he'll be re-homed quickly. But int he mean time, can people spare a few purrs for him? (And if someone can tell me how to relieve a long haired persian-type cat of matts, I'd also be grateful) Yowie |
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Purrs for Jet, please
Purrs that Jet will find a home that knows how to look after a Persian cat, poor lad. Tweed "Yowie" wrote in message ... At the start of December , my parents noticed a new cat wandering about their back yard. My parents have a large back yard, and Dad has turned all of it bar one small strip of lawn into a minature botanicl garden, with a desert area, a jungle area, a native area, a swampy area etc etc. It attracts all the local cats. Around christmas , my parents noticed this one particular "new" cat was starting to look rather thin, and it had started to approach them, meowing and wrapping around their legs. They took pity on it, and started to leave food and water out. My parents, only on a pension, and not willing to truly adopt a cat, only left out cheap generic food, but at least this new cat was no longer starving. The new cat clearly adopted my parents, even if my parents didn't want to adopt the new cat. Eventually the new cat got friendly enough to be picked up, and there on the collar was his name, Jet, and a phone number. My parents rang it every day starting on the 27th of December. On the 6th of January it finally answered. Apprantly Jet was the cat of the lady on the phone, but he cost her $500 at the vet to have a tick removed, and she wasn't prepared to pay that sort of cost again. The vet said her area was prone to ticks, so she gave the cat to her daughter, who apparantly lives somehwhre in my parent's area. Except that her daughter has gone on holidays and she doesn't know who is supposed to be caring for the cat. As of the 13th of January, no-one has come forward to claim Jet. The tragic thing, in my view, is that Jet is clearly a pure bred cat used to the good life. He is a persian cat, with great big round orange eyes, the "pug' persian face, and a gloriously thick pure black coat. I can tell he's used to being fed by hand because when i offered him my fingers to smell he started licking then trying to eat them as if they had tid-bits on them (he definatley wasn't biting aggressively or in an over-stimualted sort of way)n and apprantly didn't really know what to do with cheap kibble placed in a a bowl for quite some time (and has problems eating it anyway with the pushe din face). He also has some really large matts in his otherwise glorious coat. But he's the most friendly and affectionate creature, clearly used to be being spoiled rotten, and now he's forced to live under my parents house (they won't let it in, Mum is terrified of having a cat around lest she fall and break her hip as he's twisting aroun dher legs), eat cheap kibble and contend with the other neighbourhood stray cats. I've never met a friendlier cat. He even let Cary play with him after meetign Cary for he first time, which says something about his trust in humans, even little ones (despite the crappy way they've treated him), and tried to get into my car when I left my parent's place. I strongly suspect that the daughter of the previous owner will not be coming to reclaim Jet, otherwise surely she would have done so already, and whoever is *supposed* to be looking after him (assuming there is a somebody) is clearly doing a very bad job. My parents don't want to keep Jet, knowing that he ought to find a better home than they can offer, and I can't add a third cat to my household (besides Shmogg & IBKFergus would eat him alive). He's so loving and friendly, and obviously a pure-bred critter, I can well imagine he'll be re-homed quickly. But int he mean time, can people spare a few purrs for him? (And if someone can tell me how to relieve a long haired persian-type cat of matts, I'd also be grateful) Yowie |
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Purrs for Jet, please
On Sat, 14 Jan 2006 08:06:15 +1100, Yowie wrote:
At the start of December , my parents noticed a new cat wandering about their back yard. My parents have a large back yard, and Dad has turned all of it bar one small strip of lawn into a minature botanicl garden, with a desert area, a jungle area, a native area, a swampy area etc etc. It attracts all the local cats. Around christmas , my parents noticed this one particular "new" cat was starting to look rather thin, and it had started to approach them, meowing and wrapping around their legs. They took pity on it, and started to leave food and water out. My parents, only on a pension, and not willing to truly adopt a cat, only left out cheap generic food, but at least this new cat was no longer starving. The new cat clearly adopted my parents, even if my parents didn't want to adopt the new cat. Eventually the new cat got friendly enough to be picked up, and there on the collar was his name, Jet, and a phone number. My parents rang it every day starting on the 27th of December. On the 6th of January it finally answered. Apprantly Jet was the cat of the lady on the phone, but he cost her $500 at the vet to have a tick removed, and she wasn't prepared to pay that sort of cost again. The vet said her area was prone to ticks, so she gave the cat to her daughter, who apparantly lives somehwhre in my parent's area. Except that her daughter has gone on holidays and she doesn't know who is supposed to be caring for the cat. As of the 13th of January, no-one has come forward to claim Jet. The tragic thing, in my view, is that Jet is clearly a pure bred cat used to the good life. He is a persian cat, with great big round orange eyes, the "pug' persian face, and a gloriously thick pure black coat. I can tell he's used to being fed by hand because when i offered him my fingers to smell he started licking then trying to eat them as if they had tid-bits on them (he definatley wasn't biting aggressively or in an over-stimualted sort of way)n and apprantly didn't really know what to do with cheap kibble placed in a a bowl for quite some time (and has problems eating it anyway with the pushe din face). He also has some really large matts in his otherwise glorious coat. But he's the most friendly and affectionate creature, clearly used to be being spoiled rotten, and now he's forced to live under my parents house (they won't let it in, Mum is terrified of having a cat around lest she fall and break her hip as he's twisting aroun dher legs), eat cheap kibble and contend with the other neighbourhood stray cats. I've never met a friendlier cat. He even let Cary play with him after meetign Cary for he first time, which says something about his trust in humans, even little ones (despite the crappy way they've treated him), and tried to get into my car when I left my parent's place. I strongly suspect that the daughter of the previous owner will not be coming to reclaim Jet, otherwise surely she would have done so already, and whoever is *supposed* to be looking after him (assuming there is a somebody) is clearly doing a very bad job. My parents don't want to keep Jet, knowing that he ought to find a better home than they can offer, and I can't add a third cat to my household (besides Shmogg & IBKFergus would eat him alive). He's so loving and friendly, and obviously a pure-bred critter, I can well imagine he'll be re-homed quickly. But int he mean time, can people spare a few purrs for him? (And if someone can tell me how to relieve a long haired persian-type cat of matts, I'd also be grateful) Yowie Just read about Jet. If he hasn't been reclaimed by his owner by now, I am sure he will never be\ Purrs for you to find him a good home. MLB |
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Purrs for Jet, please
"Yowie" wrote in message ... At the start of December , my parents noticed a new cat wandering about their back yard. My parents have a large back yard, and Dad has turned all of it bar one small strip of lawn into a minature botanicl garden, with a desert area, a jungle area, a native area, a swampy area etc etc. It attracts all the local cats. Around christmas , my parents noticed this one particular "new" cat was starting to look rather thin, and it had started to approach them, meowing and wrapping around their legs. They took pity on it, and started to leave food and water out. My parents, only on a pension, and not willing to truly adopt a cat, only left out cheap generic food, but at least this new cat was no longer starving. The new cat clearly adopted my parents, even if my parents didn't want to adopt the new cat. Eventually the new cat got friendly enough to be picked up, and there on the collar was his name, Jet, and a phone number. snip Yowie Yowie, Have you found a home yet for Jet? If not, I would like to *strongly* encourage you to adopt him. He sounds like a great cat, and he should not be left outdoors to fend for himself. He is vulnerable to predators, cars, etc. -- and will have all sorts of problems with fleas, ticks, and mats with that long Persian coat. In one of your other messages, you mentioned that you don't have room for a third cat and you also felt that your resident cat would reject the newcomer. Actually, though, one more cat really does not need much more space. As you know, cats love to curl up in small areas, so "space" usually isn't an issue when comparing two cats to three cats. As to being rejected, you simply need to do a slow and careful introduction. You have probably read some of my previous messages about Holly and Duffy. Believe me, if there ever was a cat where it looked like it would be impossible to have a happy relationship with another cat, that would describe Holly! All it really took, though, was extra time and patience on my part. Holly and Duffy are now a truly blended cat family. Please give it a try. MaryL |
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Purrs for Jet, please - update
Hi All,
Yowie will tell you the whole story much more eloquently than I can, but suffice to say Jet will have a home with my father when the time is right. My father, a long-time aurophile, lost his long-term friend, Clawed DePussy, to old age and multiple cancers just before Christmas and is now ready to consider opening his house to a new feline resident. Tish On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:05:21 -0600, "MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote: "Yowie" wrote in message ... At the start of December , my parents noticed a new cat wandering about their back yard. My parents have a large back yard, and Dad has turned all of it bar one small strip of lawn into a minature botanicl garden, with a desert area, a jungle area, a native area, a swampy area etc etc. It attracts all the local cats. Around christmas , my parents noticed this one particular "new" cat was starting to look rather thin, and it had started to approach them, meowing and wrapping around their legs. They took pity on it, and started to leave food and water out. My parents, only on a pension, and not willing to truly adopt a cat, only left out cheap generic food, but at least this new cat was no longer starving. The new cat clearly adopted my parents, even if my parents didn't want to adopt the new cat. Eventually the new cat got friendly enough to be picked up, and there on the collar was his name, Jet, and a phone number. snip Yowie Yowie, Have you found a home yet for Jet? If not, I would like to *strongly* encourage you to adopt him. He sounds like a great cat, and he should not be left outdoors to fend for himself. He is vulnerable to predators, cars, etc. -- and will have all sorts of problems with fleas, ticks, and mats with that long Persian coat. In one of your other messages, you mentioned that you don't have room for a third cat and you also felt that your resident cat would reject the newcomer. Actually, though, one more cat really does not need much more space. As you know, cats love to curl up in small areas, so "space" usually isn't an issue when comparing two cats to three cats. As to being rejected, you simply need to do a slow and careful introduction. You have probably read some of my previous messages about Holly and Duffy. Believe me, if there ever was a cat where it looked like it would be impossible to have a happy relationship with another cat, that would describe Holly! All it really took, though, was extra time and patience on my part. Holly and Duffy are now a truly blended cat family. Please give it a try. MaryL |
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Purrs for Jet, please - update
"Tish Silberbauer" wrote in message ... Hi All, Yowie will tell you the whole story much more eloquently than I can, but suffice to say Jet will have a home with my father when the time is right. My father, a long-time aurophile, lost his long-term friend, Clawed DePussy, to old age and multiple cancers just before Christmas and is now ready to consider opening his house to a new feline resident. Tish That's wonderful! Is there any way Jet could be temporarily housed indoors -- for safety -- until your father adopts him? It would be tragic to have a home waiting for him and then to have something happen (predators, cars, etc.) before he was given that opportunity. MaryL |
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Purrs for Jet, please - update
Tish Silberbauer wrote:
Hi All, Yowie will tell you the whole story much more eloquently than I can, but suffice to say Jet will have a home with my father when the time is right. My father, a long-time aurophile, lost his long-term friend, Clawed DePussy, to old age and multiple cancers just before Christmas and is now ready to consider opening his house to a new feline resident. Tish That's good to hear, purrs for it to work out well. -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) A House is not a home, without a cat. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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