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Cat Rescued
I was wondering if anyone has ever seen a mixed breed cat with a bobtail
before? Today, I came across a cat that looks to be a Ocicat, possibly a Bengal mix with a bushy tail (a stub possibly, it looked like his tail got cut off and they left a bushy part). He looked to be abandoned and the complex office was kind enough to allow him to stay in the clubhouse for the night (one of the people that works there is a cat person). I brought over some food, cat litter and a litter box so he had the basics for the night. The office person and another resident had put food and water outside previously but with a storm on its way I thought the cat was probably better off in the clubhouse where it is air conditioned (yes it is hot and humid in Phoenix) and it even has a TV so I put on the Olympics so he could watch. I have contacted various rescue groups in the Phoenix area to see if they have room for this sweet cat. He is a beautiful cat and he was crying a lot. The Arizona heat is not a great place for felines to be outdoors and he was panting quite a bit. This cat looked to be around 5 months old and in good spirits despite being a bit on the thin side. |
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Did you contact HALO? Helping Animals Live On? They are the ones that use
Petsmart to adopt their cats out and who we adopted our most recent cat from. They take animals from the euthanasia list at the pound but they also get animals all sorts of other ways, including owner turn-ins and strays off the street. There's a contact email on the website but I don't think you can call them, I think you have to email them. http://www.halorescue.org/ And how about that shelter that you work with sometimes, can't they help you? Sun Valley. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) |
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Did you contact HALO? Helping Animals Live On? They are the ones that use
Petsmart to adopt their cats out and who we adopted our most recent cat from. They take animals from the euthanasia list at the pound but they also get animals all sorts of other ways, including owner turn-ins and strays off the street. There's a contact email on the website but I don't think you can call them, I think you have to email them. http://www.halorescue.org/ And how about that shelter that you work with sometimes, can't they help you? Sun Valley. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) |
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I emailed HALO and am awaiting response back. It was after 5 pm when the cat
was found. Sun Valley has also been contacted but they seem to have put more into rescuing cats through the New Hope Program. Last time I contacted them about a possible rescue they said they were only taking in cats on the New Hope list. The main thing right now is the cat is safe from the storm and the hot weather. "MacCandace" wrote in message ... Did you contact HALO? Helping Animals Live On? They are the ones that use Petsmart to adopt their cats out and who we adopted our most recent cat from. They take animals from the euthanasia list at the pound but they also get animals all sorts of other ways, including owner turn-ins and strays off the street. There's a contact email on the website but I don't think you can call them, I think you have to email them. http://www.halorescue.org/ And how about that shelter that you work with sometimes, can't they help you? Sun Valley. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) |
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I emailed HALO and am awaiting response back. It was after 5 pm when the cat
was found. Sun Valley has also been contacted but they seem to have put more into rescuing cats through the New Hope Program. Last time I contacted them about a possible rescue they said they were only taking in cats on the New Hope list. The main thing right now is the cat is safe from the storm and the hot weather. "MacCandace" wrote in message ... Did you contact HALO? Helping Animals Live On? They are the ones that use Petsmart to adopt their cats out and who we adopted our most recent cat from. They take animals from the euthanasia list at the pound but they also get animals all sorts of other ways, including owner turn-ins and strays off the street. There's a contact email on the website but I don't think you can call them, I think you have to email them. http://www.halorescue.org/ And how about that shelter that you work with sometimes, can't they help you? Sun Valley. Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) |
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Well here is an update on the cat I rescued. His name kind of came to me
last night so I am calling him Icarus after the Greek demi-god that flew too close to the sun melting his wax wings. The complex management said they did not want him in the clubhouse. The office worker that allowed him to stay there last night was not willing to take him home with her. Apparently she had a lot of excuses not to such as being worried about her other cat, not being home, etc, etc. I informed her that if she kept the cat in the bathroom seperated from her other cat with food, water and litterbox, that it would be just fine. This still did not change her mind despite her feeling that it might be good to adopt another cat to keep her other cat company since she said she isn't home much. Long story short I took the cat in for the night and hopefully can get him placed in a no-kill (as full as a lot of them have become as a result of cat and kitten season) as I am still waiting to hear back from a few of them. I placed Icarus in my bathroom with the light on (I am going to try to get a night light to save on energy). He also has food, water and a litterbox. Isis and Jade were hovering outside the door and I think Isis was trying to swipe at him from underneath the door. Jade also was in the area as well. I have yet to hear any hissing. I placed a couple of towels underneath the door to reduce cats swiping at each other. He has front claws so this could get interesting. He is somewhat thin so this might also be an abandonment issue. He is crying a lot but has calmed down in spots. One person from this newsgroup contacted me and might be willing to take him in as she has 5 cats. He may need to be spayed and checked out for the usual like FELV, FIV and the other stuff. Is there anything else I can do for him? I think the best thing about him is he is safe. I am rather upset with the management though. |
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Well here is an update on the cat I rescued. His name kind of came to me
last night so I am calling him Icarus after the Greek demi-god that flew too close to the sun melting his wax wings. The complex management said they did not want him in the clubhouse. The office worker that allowed him to stay there last night was not willing to take him home with her. Apparently she had a lot of excuses not to such as being worried about her other cat, not being home, etc, etc. I informed her that if she kept the cat in the bathroom seperated from her other cat with food, water and litterbox, that it would be just fine. This still did not change her mind despite her feeling that it might be good to adopt another cat to keep her other cat company since she said she isn't home much. Long story short I took the cat in for the night and hopefully can get him placed in a no-kill (as full as a lot of them have become as a result of cat and kitten season) as I am still waiting to hear back from a few of them. I placed Icarus in my bathroom with the light on (I am going to try to get a night light to save on energy). He also has food, water and a litterbox. Isis and Jade were hovering outside the door and I think Isis was trying to swipe at him from underneath the door. Jade also was in the area as well. I have yet to hear any hissing. I placed a couple of towels underneath the door to reduce cats swiping at each other. He has front claws so this could get interesting. He is somewhat thin so this might also be an abandonment issue. He is crying a lot but has calmed down in spots. One person from this newsgroup contacted me and might be willing to take him in as she has 5 cats. He may need to be spayed and checked out for the usual like FELV, FIV and the other stuff. Is there anything else I can do for him? I think the best thing about him is he is safe. I am rather upset with the management though. |
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"Cat Protector" wrote in message
news:TBvTc.27749$wo.11760@okepread06... snip One person from this newsgroup contacted me and might be willing to take him in as she has 5 cats. He may need to be spayed and checked out for the usual like FELV, FIV and the other stuff. Is there anything else I can do for him? I think the best thing about him is he is safe. I am rather upset with the management though. Take him to the vet and get him tested for FeLV and FIV first, and have them check to see if he is neutered. You can usually tell if an adult male is intact by his head size and smell. If he is not neutered, then get him neutered ASAP. If you can do this, and get his FVRCP and rabies vaccines (DON'T get FeLV vacc, this may cause the cat to test positive!), I bet the rescue group will be able to get him in that much quicker. That is a lot of stuff and expense that they don't have to do. By the way, you don't need to keep the light on in the bathroom. I'm sure he would like it to be dark at night like normal. -- -Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net www.kelltek.com Check out www.snittens.com |
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"Cat Protector" wrote in message
news:TBvTc.27749$wo.11760@okepread06... snip One person from this newsgroup contacted me and might be willing to take him in as she has 5 cats. He may need to be spayed and checked out for the usual like FELV, FIV and the other stuff. Is there anything else I can do for him? I think the best thing about him is he is safe. I am rather upset with the management though. Take him to the vet and get him tested for FeLV and FIV first, and have them check to see if he is neutered. You can usually tell if an adult male is intact by his head size and smell. If he is not neutered, then get him neutered ASAP. If you can do this, and get his FVRCP and rabies vaccines (DON'T get FeLV vacc, this may cause the cat to test positive!), I bet the rescue group will be able to get him in that much quicker. That is a lot of stuff and expense that they don't have to do. By the way, you don't need to keep the light on in the bathroom. I'm sure he would like it to be dark at night like normal. -- -Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net www.kelltek.com Check out www.snittens.com |
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I am still awaiting word from a couple of rescues though. I don't think you
can tell if a cat has been fixed on whether or not their head is larger so I have no clue where you got that info. He hasn't sprayed so it is possible that he was neutered. I put a night light in the bathroom for him and have a CD player going with some music so he has something to listen to and keep calm. He is also purring. "KellyH" wrote in message news:bDwTc.310524$XM6.206411@attbi_s53... Take him to the vet and get him tested for FeLV and FIV first, and have them check to see if he is neutered. You can usually tell if an adult male is intact by his head size and smell. If he is not neutered, then get him neutered ASAP. If you can do this, and get his FVRCP and rabies vaccines (DON'T get FeLV vacc, this may cause the cat to test positive!), I bet the rescue group will be able to get him in that much quicker. That is a lot of stuff and expense that they don't have to do. By the way, you don't need to keep the light on in the bathroom. I'm sure he would like it to be dark at night like normal. -- -Kelly kelly at farringtons dot net www.kelltek.com Check out www.snittens.com |
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