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Bad Neighbors & Morganna Update
Last week, the one horrible neighbor was finally evicted. You would
think that would be the end of it, wouldn't you? But no, he had not made plans (in spite of plenty of warning) for his "stuff", so he and his buds hung around most of the time for several days, until it rained and ruined anything that was left he hadn't managed to haul off somewhere. And then I hear a series of loud noises. By the time I go to investigate, all I can see is guy talking to another guy a little way down. Didn't think to look at the back door to the apartment next door until I went out later that evening. And it was wide open. Someone had busted the door in! The police couldn't find anyone in there, and didn't seem all that interested in doing much about it, in spite of me giving them the guy's name, where he hangs out, etc. DH and I were really nervous, with that door open. We had one big piece of plywood, so I sent DH over to secure the back door until the landlord's guys could get there the following day. DH went over with hammer, nails and the plywood, and got the job done. He came running, literally, into the apartment, and threw himself into the bathtub. What? He was *covered* with fleas. :-( He unfortunately managed to drop a few on his way, apparently, as it was obvious within 48 hours that our guys all had fleas. Grrrrrr. So it was a bus trip to the vet yesterday, to get Advantage for eight cats. Luckily, this clinic lets me buy the dog versions, gives me syringes, and lets me break it down. Much cheaper that way. Merlyn is allergic, so she *really* needed it. And of course, she's the one who acted like I was trying to kill her when I put the stuff on the back of her neck. Go figure. Arthur was unfortunately watching, so he did his best impression of a wriggling worm while I tried to apply his. Managed to get it on, although a bit off-center. He and his buds haven't been around since they boarded up the back door and hauled off the rest of the stuff. Hopefully, it stays that way. I have exchanged phone messages with the woman who has Morganna (now Tallulah -- I like it, it fits her). She sounds nice, and intends on keeping her inside, but I cannot get to talk to her about declawing :-( I am going to send her my adoption contract (got it somewhere off the 'Net and revised it to including a "no-declaw" section), along with some info downloaded probably from zuzu's site (yes, really! lol! Hey, good information, is good information!), and see what she does with that. I hate to think of this little one being declawed, but it is pretty much out of my hands in all ways at this point. The woman was open to looking at the contract, though, so we shall see. With luck, she won't even be cosidering declawing anyway, and all will be well. Sounds like she really loves Morganna, she's getting along with her two other cats, has lots of toys, good food, etc. And at least she is out of that hellhole where she was. Funny thing, in all this. The other day, I heard birds singing for the first time this year. It shocked me for a moment. And I realized that these people were so horrendous, so loud, that they actually frightened the birds away! They're back now, and the crickets, too. Blessed peace! Ginger-lyn |
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Funny thing, in all this. The other day, I heard birds singing for
the first time this year. It shocked me for a moment. And I realized that these people were so horrendous, so loud, that they actually frightened the birds away! They're back now, and the crickets, too. Blessed peace! Ginger-lyn I am so glad to hear that! It's wonderful that the nasty ones are gone, and that nature is returning to a normal balance. |
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Funny thing, in all this. The other day, I heard birds singing for
the first time this year. It shocked me for a moment. And I realized that these people were so horrendous, so loud, that they actually frightened the birds away! They're back now, and the crickets, too. Blessed peace! Ginger-lyn I am so glad to hear that! It's wonderful that the nasty ones are gone, and that nature is returning to a normal balance. |
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Funny thing, in all this. The other day, I heard birds singing for
the first time this year. It shocked me for a moment. And I realized that these people were so horrendous, so loud, that they actually frightened the birds away! They're back now, and the crickets, too. Blessed peace! Ginger-lyn I am so glad to hear that! It's wonderful that the nasty ones are gone, and that nature is returning to a normal balance. |
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"Ginger-lyn Summer" wrote in message ... I have exchanged phone messages with the woman who has Morganna (now Tallulah -- I like it, it fits her). She sounds nice, and intends on keeping her inside, but I cannot get to talk to her about declawing :-( I am going to send her my adoption contract (got it somewhere off the 'Net and revised it to including a "no-declaw" section), along with some info downloaded probably from zuzu's site (yes, really! lol! Hey, good information, is good information!), and see what she does with that. I hate to think of this little one being declawed, but it is pretty much out of my hands in all ways at this point. The woman was open to looking at the contract, though, so we shall see. With luck, she won't even be cosidering declawing anyway, and all will be well. Sounds like she really loves Morganna, she's getting along with her two other cats, has lots of toys, good food, etc. And at least she is out of that hellhole where she was. Ginger-lyn Ginger-lyn, I know this has been a very difficult, time-consuming, and stressful situation for you. However, in the future, please (1) get the adoptive "parent" to sign the adoption papers, including the declaw agreement, *before* you release a cat into their care; and (2) have a serious discussion about declaw and make sure that there will be no "afterthoughts" about it -- again, *before* adoption (or fostering, if that could lead to adoption). MaryL |
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"Ginger-lyn Summer" wrote in message ... I have exchanged phone messages with the woman who has Morganna (now Tallulah -- I like it, it fits her). She sounds nice, and intends on keeping her inside, but I cannot get to talk to her about declawing :-( I am going to send her my adoption contract (got it somewhere off the 'Net and revised it to including a "no-declaw" section), along with some info downloaded probably from zuzu's site (yes, really! lol! Hey, good information, is good information!), and see what she does with that. I hate to think of this little one being declawed, but it is pretty much out of my hands in all ways at this point. The woman was open to looking at the contract, though, so we shall see. With luck, she won't even be cosidering declawing anyway, and all will be well. Sounds like she really loves Morganna, she's getting along with her two other cats, has lots of toys, good food, etc. And at least she is out of that hellhole where she was. Ginger-lyn Ginger-lyn, I know this has been a very difficult, time-consuming, and stressful situation for you. However, in the future, please (1) get the adoptive "parent" to sign the adoption papers, including the declaw agreement, *before* you release a cat into their care; and (2) have a serious discussion about declaw and make sure that there will be no "afterthoughts" about it -- again, *before* adoption (or fostering, if that could lead to adoption). MaryL |
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"Ginger-lyn Summer" wrote in message ... I have exchanged phone messages with the woman who has Morganna (now Tallulah -- I like it, it fits her). She sounds nice, and intends on keeping her inside, but I cannot get to talk to her about declawing :-( I am going to send her my adoption contract (got it somewhere off the 'Net and revised it to including a "no-declaw" section), along with some info downloaded probably from zuzu's site (yes, really! lol! Hey, good information, is good information!), and see what she does with that. I hate to think of this little one being declawed, but it is pretty much out of my hands in all ways at this point. The woman was open to looking at the contract, though, so we shall see. With luck, she won't even be cosidering declawing anyway, and all will be well. Sounds like she really loves Morganna, she's getting along with her two other cats, has lots of toys, good food, etc. And at least she is out of that hellhole where she was. Ginger-lyn Ginger-lyn, I know this has been a very difficult, time-consuming, and stressful situation for you. However, in the future, please (1) get the adoptive "parent" to sign the adoption papers, including the declaw agreement, *before* you release a cat into their care; and (2) have a serious discussion about declaw and make sure that there will be no "afterthoughts" about it -- again, *before* adoption (or fostering, if that could lead to adoption). MaryL |
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On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 12:58:01 -0500, "MaryL"
-OUT-THE-LITTER wrote: Ginger-lyn, I know this has been a very difficult, time-consuming, and stressful situation for you. However, in the future, please (1) get the adoptive "parent" to sign the adoption papers, including the declaw agreement, *before* you release a cat into their care; and (2) have a serious discussion about declaw and make sure that there will be no "afterthoughts" about it -- again, *before* adoption (or fostering, if that could lead to adoption). MaryL I know, Mary, and I had the phone screen interview, the adoption agreement, and everything ready to go. This is the first time I have tried to place a cat privately, and it was a desperate situation at the time to get her out of here and into somewhere else temporarily. Unfortunately, the temporary person took matters into her own hands before I could stop her :-( If I could have kept the kitten here, it would have gone much more the way I had planned, but that wasn't an option. Believe me, in the future, if anything like this ever arises again, I won't let one go without making it clear that these steps must be taken first, whether it's to a fosterer or a prospective adoptive parent. It just didn't dawn on me at all that a fosterer would ever be the type to promote declawing -- I have never heard/read of such a thing. Every fosterer I have ever known or read about is anti-declaw. Now I know better. We'll see what she does when I send her the material. Any purrs would be appreciated that she signs and agrees with the anti-declaw statement. Ginger-lyn Exhausted |
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On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 12:58:01 -0500, "MaryL"
-OUT-THE-LITTER wrote: Ginger-lyn, I know this has been a very difficult, time-consuming, and stressful situation for you. However, in the future, please (1) get the adoptive "parent" to sign the adoption papers, including the declaw agreement, *before* you release a cat into their care; and (2) have a serious discussion about declaw and make sure that there will be no "afterthoughts" about it -- again, *before* adoption (or fostering, if that could lead to adoption). MaryL I know, Mary, and I had the phone screen interview, the adoption agreement, and everything ready to go. This is the first time I have tried to place a cat privately, and it was a desperate situation at the time to get her out of here and into somewhere else temporarily. Unfortunately, the temporary person took matters into her own hands before I could stop her :-( If I could have kept the kitten here, it would have gone much more the way I had planned, but that wasn't an option. Believe me, in the future, if anything like this ever arises again, I won't let one go without making it clear that these steps must be taken first, whether it's to a fosterer or a prospective adoptive parent. It just didn't dawn on me at all that a fosterer would ever be the type to promote declawing -- I have never heard/read of such a thing. Every fosterer I have ever known or read about is anti-declaw. Now I know better. We'll see what she does when I send her the material. Any purrs would be appreciated that she signs and agrees with the anti-declaw statement. Ginger-lyn Exhausted |
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On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 12:58:01 -0500, "MaryL"
-OUT-THE-LITTER wrote: Ginger-lyn, I know this has been a very difficult, time-consuming, and stressful situation for you. However, in the future, please (1) get the adoptive "parent" to sign the adoption papers, including the declaw agreement, *before* you release a cat into their care; and (2) have a serious discussion about declaw and make sure that there will be no "afterthoughts" about it -- again, *before* adoption (or fostering, if that could lead to adoption). MaryL I know, Mary, and I had the phone screen interview, the adoption agreement, and everything ready to go. This is the first time I have tried to place a cat privately, and it was a desperate situation at the time to get her out of here and into somewhere else temporarily. Unfortunately, the temporary person took matters into her own hands before I could stop her :-( If I could have kept the kitten here, it would have gone much more the way I had planned, but that wasn't an option. Believe me, in the future, if anything like this ever arises again, I won't let one go without making it clear that these steps must be taken first, whether it's to a fosterer or a prospective adoptive parent. It just didn't dawn on me at all that a fosterer would ever be the type to promote declawing -- I have never heard/read of such a thing. Every fosterer I have ever known or read about is anti-declaw. Now I know better. We'll see what she does when I send her the material. Any purrs would be appreciated that she signs and agrees with the anti-declaw statement. Ginger-lyn Exhausted |
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