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Stray cat, possibly pregnant
Christina Websell wrote:
Volunteer: a person who didn't understand the question. LOL. -- Joyce - Mommy loves you too my sweaty litter baby fire - Ummm what mom? - MY SWEET LITTLE BABY GIRL!! sorry honey! -- damnyouautocorrect.com |
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Chak wrote:
When I called the chip company (Avid? I'm not sure of the name now. I do miss my memory sometimes. When I remember to.) Anyway, the chip company said that no one had ever registered the chip, but they shipped it to Animal Control Chicago. Shipped what? Not the chip - wasn't the chip already inside the cat? Or shipped the cat? But wasn't the cat living with her humans at the time? (I assume she was living with people who'd adopted her, before she ran away/got lost/got dumped, or whatever happened to her.) So Animal Control spayed her and chipped her and someone adopted her, but the person who adopted her never bothered to register the chip. A *second* person didn't bother to register the chip? That's one unlucky cat. Well, not anymore. I suspect she's mine, and I'm glad. I'm also glad there are no kittens. Mostly. Congratulations! I expect to see photos soon. -- Joyce When you finish, you have a complete (you hope) set of characters. So you call it a "character set". And because you're in a funny mood, instead of calling the numeric identifiers "numeric identifiers", you call them "code points". -- Steve Ferg, "Unicode Beginners Introduction for Dummies Made Simple" |
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Bastette wrote in :
That's funny. I didn't have that association at all. The chocolate reference made me assume you were female. LOL! Yeah, it strikes me that way, too. It's actually a cross between Star Trek's Chakotay and chocolate. Chak -- I say, if your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-evaluate your life. --Calvin, Calvin and Hobbes |
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Bastette wrote in
: Chak wrote: When I called the chip company (Avid? I'm not sure of the name now. I do miss my memory sometimes. When I remember to.) Anyway, the chip company said that no one had ever registered the chip, but they shipped it to Animal Control Chicago. Shipped what? Not the chip - wasn't the chip already inside the cat? Or shipped the cat? But wasn't the cat living with her humans at the time? (I assume she was living with people who'd adopted her, before she ran away/got lost/got dumped, or whatever happened to her.) So Animal Control spayed her and chipped her and someone adopted her, but the person who adopted her never bothered to register the chip. A *second* person didn't bother to register the chip? That's one unlucky cat. Well, not anymore. I suspect she's mine, and I'm glad. I'm also glad there are no kittens. Mostly. Congratulations! I expect to see photos soon. I wasn't making myself clear, I think. Basically, the chip company sends lots of chips to Animal Control, and every animal that's adopted gets one, probably at the same time the animal is neutered and gets shots. Then it's up to the adopter to contact the chip company, pay the $20 fee, and register the chip. The chip number is recorded along with all the details of the animal. I think it's probable that the chip company gives the chips for free to Animal Control, and makes its money when people register the chip. I hope that makes sense. Sometimes the things I think most clearly in my head seem to leave my fingers completely garbled. Chak -- I say, if your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-evaluate your life. --Calvin, Calvin and Hobbes |
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Chak wrote:
Bastette wrote in : That's funny. I didn't have that association at all. The chocolate reference made me assume you were female. LOL! Yeah, it strikes me that way, too. It's actually a cross between Star Trek's Chakotay and chocolate. Also, if I don't look too carefully at your user name, my brain thinks it says "ChocolateDeath". -- Joyce He spent one-third of the time telling me about the musical he was writing about raccoons, one-third of the time talking about C++, and one-third of the time demonstrating the plot of Othello using the salt and pepper shakers. -- A Treasury of the World's Worst Online Dating Stories |
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Chak wrote:
Bastette wrote in : Chak wrote: When I called the chip company (Avid? I'm not sure of the name now. I do miss my memory sometimes. When I remember to.) Anyway, the chip company said that no one had ever registered the chip, but they shipped it to Animal Control Chicago. Shipped what? Not the chip - wasn't the chip already inside the cat? Or shipped the cat? But wasn't the cat living with her humans at the time? (I assume she was living with people who'd adopted her, before she ran away/got lost/got dumped, or whatever happened to her.) So Animal Control spayed her and chipped her and someone adopted her, but the person who adopted her never bothered to register the chip. A *second* person didn't bother to register the chip? That's one unlucky cat. Well, not anymore. I suspect she's mine, and I'm glad. I'm also glad there are no kittens. Mostly. Congratulations! I expect to see photos soon. I wasn't making myself clear, I think. Basically, the chip company sends lots of chips to Animal Control, and every animal that's adopted gets one, probably at the same time the animal is neutered and gets shots. Then it's up to the adopter to contact the chip company, pay the $20 fee, and register the chip. The chip number is recorded along with all the details of the animal. I think it's probable that the chip company gives the chips for free to Animal Control, and makes its money when people register the chip. I hope that makes sense. Sometimes the things I think most clearly in my head seem to leave my fingers completely garbled. As well as my mind. That's a good deal - for the shelter, for the chip company and especially for the animals. -- Joyce He spent one-third of the time telling me about the musical he was writing about raccoons, one-third of the time talking about C++, and one-third of the time demonstrating the plot of Othello using the salt and pepper shakers. -- A Treasury of the World's Worst Online Dating Stories |
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"Bastette" wrote in message ... Chak wrote: Bastette wrote in : Chak wrote: When I called the chip company (Avid? I'm not sure of the name now. I do miss my memory sometimes. When I remember to.) Anyway, the chip company said that no one had ever registered the chip, but they shipped it to Animal Control Chicago. Shipped what? Not the chip - wasn't the chip already inside the cat? Or shipped the cat? But wasn't the cat living with her humans at the time? (I assume she was living with people who'd adopted her, before she ran away/got lost/got dumped, or whatever happened to her.) So Animal Control spayed her and chipped her and someone adopted her, but the person who adopted her never bothered to register the chip. A *second* person didn't bother to register the chip? That's one unlucky cat. Well, not anymore. I suspect she's mine, and I'm glad. I'm also glad there are no kittens. Mostly. Congratulations! I expect to see photos soon. I wasn't making myself clear, I think. Basically, the chip company sends lots of chips to Animal Control, and every animal that's adopted gets one, probably at the same time the animal is neutered and gets shots. Then it's up to the adopter to contact the chip company, pay the $20 fee, and register the chip. The chip number is recorded along with all the details of the animal. I think it's probable that the chip company gives the chips for free to Animal Control, and makes its money when people register the chip. I hope that makes sense. Sometimes the things I think most clearly in my head seem to leave my fingers completely garbled. As well as my mind. That's a good deal - for the shelter, for the chip company and especially for the animals. It's pretty useless if no-one pays the $20 to register them to themselves. Boyfie is chipped to my address and phone number. I paid around 25 for it via my vet and if anything happens to him - like he goes missing (unlikely) or got killed on the road (even more unlikely) I will get to know. I did it because KFC went missing without a chip - although it would not have helped anyway as I was in hospital for weeks. I didn't think she needed one as she hadn't stepped foot outside the house for two years. But when I wasn't there, she decided to go out and look for me and got snatched up and destroyed. TBH, she was was very confused and was approaching the end of her life, well into her twenties but if I hadn't gone into hospital, she would have remained by the fire. It took a while to find out what had happened and my poor friend was distraught "I should have looked after her better and now she is missing" thank you very much to the RSPCA for snatching her, even though she was getting vet treatment from her own vets and we knew the day was approaching. It just makes me even more definite about not giving any charitable donations to the RSPCA. as this is is three times I have been investigated and proved perfect. My friend June says "I would not give the RSPCA the drippings of my nose" I am sure they do good work sometimes, but ask them to come out if you hit a badger with your car and it's injured - forget it. Tweed |
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"Bastette" wrote in message ... Chak wrote: Bastette wrote in : Chak wrote: When I called the chip company (Avid? I'm not sure of the name now. I do miss my memory sometimes. When I remember to.) Anyway, the chip company said that no one had ever registered the chip, but they shipped it to Animal Control Chicago. Shipped what? Not the chip - wasn't the chip already inside the cat? Or shipped the cat? But wasn't the cat living with her humans at the time? (I assume she was living with people who'd adopted her, before she ran away/got lost/got dumped, or whatever happened to her.) So Animal Control spayed her and chipped her and someone adopted her, but the person who adopted her never bothered to register the chip. A *second* person didn't bother to register the chip? That's one unlucky cat. Well, not anymore. I suspect she's mine, and I'm glad. I'm also glad there are no kittens. Mostly. Congratulations! I expect to see photos soon. I wasn't making myself clear, I think. Basically, the chip company sends lots of chips to Animal Control, and every animal that's adopted gets one, probably at the same time the animal is neutered and gets shots. Then it's up to the adopter to contact the chip company, pay the $20 fee, and register the chip. The chip number is recorded along with all the details of the animal. I think it's probable that the chip company gives the chips for free to Animal Control, and makes its money when people register the chip. I hope that makes sense. Sometimes the things I think most clearly in my head seem to leave my fingers completely garbled. As well as my mind. That's a good deal - for the shelter, for the chip company and especially for the animals. Here it's not possible to have a chip implanted without having it registered to an address and phone number, but it's up to you to keep it updated if you move house. Normally, when Boyfie goes for his yearly injections I get his chip read to make sure it's not moved and is working but I forgot to ask this year until I was paying and then I remembered.. The option was to take him out of his box again so I decided it was OK for another year. He was so scared at the vets that he shed a lot of hair. Dogs will have dandruff that they never had before too when they get on that table. Tigger did not shed, but he got sweaty paws. It's all over now until next year. My sister in law has a flea problem, so Tigger had a fine comb put through his fur to see if he had them, it gathers any flea dirt and then you put water on what you collect. If it goes red, there are fleas. Tigger has fleas. and Maisie has them too and it's all what to do. I once told my brother what to do about Maisie's bad manners and he didnt like it, so let him deal with the fleas himself Boyfriend has no fleas and never has. Neither did my dogs. It's not luck. |
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "Bastette" wrote in message ... Chak wrote: Bastette wrote in : Chak wrote: When I called the chip company (Avid? I'm not sure of the name now. I do miss my memory sometimes. When I remember to.) Anyway, the chip company said that no one had ever registered the chip, but they shipped it to Animal Control Chicago. Shipped what? Not the chip - wasn't the chip already inside the cat? Or shipped the cat? But wasn't the cat living with her humans at the time? (I assume she was living with people who'd adopted her, before she ran away/got lost/got dumped, or whatever happened to her.) So Animal Control spayed her and chipped her and someone adopted her, but the person who adopted her never bothered to register the chip. A *second* person didn't bother to register the chip? That's one unlucky cat. Well, not anymore. I suspect she's mine, and I'm glad. I'm also glad there are no kittens. Mostly. Congratulations! I expect to see photos soon. I wasn't making myself clear, I think. Basically, the chip company sends lots of chips to Animal Control, and every animal that's adopted gets one, probably at the same time the animal is neutered and gets shots. Then it's up to the adopter to contact the chip company, pay the $20 fee, and register the chip. The chip number is recorded along with all the details of the animal. I think it's probable that the chip company gives the chips for free to Animal Control, and makes its money when people register the chip. I hope that makes sense. Sometimes the things I think most clearly in my head seem to leave my fingers completely garbled. As well as my mind. That's a good deal - for the shelter, for the chip company and especially for the animals. Here it's not possible to have a chip implanted without having it registered to an address and phone number, but it's up to you to keep it updated if you move house. Normally, when Boyfie goes for his yearly injections I get his chip read to make sure it's not moved and is working but I forgot to ask this year until I was paying and then I remembered.. The option was to take him out of his box again so I decided it was OK for another year. He was so scared at the vets that he shed a lot of hair. Dogs will have dandruff that they never had before too when they get on that table. Tigger did not shed, but he got sweaty paws. It's all over now until next year. My sister in law has a flea problem, so Tigger had a fine comb put through his fur to see if he had them, it gathers any flea dirt and then you put water on what you collect. If it goes red, there are fleas. Tigger has fleas. and Maisie has them too and it's all what to do. I once told my brother what to do about Maisie's bad manners and he didnt like it, so let him deal with the fleas himself Boyfriend has no fleas and never has. Neither did my dogs. It's not luck. ~~~~~~~~~ Selina had been microchipped when she was vetted by the rescue group that had placed her in a foster home. When I adopted her, I met with the president of the rescue group (who is also a friend of mine) to get her paperwork regarding vaccinations, spay and other records. She filled out the microchip records and mailed them. The paperwork she compiled has my name and address and also the names of two friends that could be contacted. It also includes the contact number for the rescue group. She gave me a copy with the number, but she said they always do the paperwork for their adoptees. That way, they know that several numbers (including their own) are on file with the microchip company. Duffy has never had fleas, and neither did Holly except for some when I first adopted her 18 years ago. Selina had some, but she came from a home with 12 foster cats and a couple of dogs. She is now clear ("flea-free") now. Fortunately, it was not a major infestation. Changing topic a bit: Selina hopped up on my bed and spent the night there last night. That was the first time she slept with me. She gave my hand a good tongue-scrubbing before settling down beside me. Happy dance! MaryL |
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