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Magic Mood Jeep© wrote in message
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Jo Firey wrote:
"Magic Mood Jeep©" wrote in message
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OK I have a problem keeping track of who is who and what is what on
the newsgroup as well as in real life.

But are you the one with the intact Siamese visiting? Maybe he would
like to be the bait for Momma Cat?

(Please, anyone out there who is having an attack of seriousness, I
am joking!)

Jo

In all likely hood she was the bait for him.

MmaKat has some kittens (who also won't go near the trap, like Mama, like
babies), so I don't think he's in heat.



Having kittens doesn't mean that she's not in season, or that she can't get
pregnant. If there's an intact tom around, then he'll be interested in her,
and mating induced ovulation in cats, so she will get pregnant again. You
really do need to act quickly if you don't want yet another litter of
kittens. Each mating increases the chance of the mother cat being infected
with FIV or Feline Leukaemia.

If she won't go near the trap, then she's getting food from an alternate
source, and she must be getting A LOT, because nursing mothers are hungry
creatures. Can you check with your neighbours to make sure that she isn't
being fed by them?

Jeanette

Friday night (the night before he noisily appeared), we had watched the
Disney movie "Mulan". The main character, Mulan, has an 'alter ego'
who's a guy, named Ping.

DH's choise, not mine. I wanted to call him Ming, after Empror Ming
in the old Flash Gordon series/movie (movie whose soundtrack was provided
by rock group Queen)

I've not had any calls/emails about him (the shelter was closed today), but
we did let him in for a bit last night, and again tonight. Actually, he was
in for a couple hours tonight. No major skirmishes, but lotsa hissing &
growling.

It's getting colder out at night now, and our enclosed back porch has a
space heater, so we have moved him back there, at least until the weekend
when we start working on retiling the floor back there (we're about 2/3 done
laying the tile, then we have to grout it.)


Christine Burel wrote:
Purrs for your efforts in helping this kitty! What are you going to
call him?
Christine
"Magic Mood Jeep©" wrote in message
news:tLxhd.43732$R05.27512@attbi_s53...
OK, fliers posted at nearby vets & pet shops, also one at Humane
Society. Also got entered into computer system at the Humane
Society, and they did
a
search for any reported lost. A few close matches, but they were for
older
cats, one that had lost part of it's tail, one with crossed eyes (not
Ping),
one long-haired and some of different colors of Siamese (our vet
says that from what I described he's either a Chocolate or Seal).
Since he wasn't in their system, I think maybe he was dumped???? I
get the feeling that someone paid _*$$$*_ for a Siamese because they
liked the look, but didn't do a lick of research into the breed, and
when he became chatty - they put him out the door because he annoyed
them. Sad that there are people like that.

He goes to the vet Thursday at 5:30pm (Eastern US time) to be
checked for the usual kitty syndromes, and wormed & shots (since we
don't know if he's ever had any), and maybe even get him neutered,
just because we will
anyway
if we keep him, and if he's claimed by someone, this will keep them
from being a 'back yard breeder'. I'd like to get him in earlier,
but our vet
is
closed Wednesdays, and the closed at noon today and will be in Ohio
as volunteer "pollwatchers" on Tuesday (they are training and
traveling this afternoon).

One note though - on the signs I put up, I just described a male
tan/brown cat, did NOT mention the flea collar, did NOT mention
Siamese, and did NOT state that he was intact (as far as I can tell
- some cats can be
neutered,
but they still have big cajones). This info was only given to the
Humane Society for their records.. I will take him in a bit to see
if they can find a chip (they close to the public at 5pm, so I may
have to wait until Wednesday to take him there for that, since they
will be closed tomorrow
for
election day).

Magic Mood Jeep© wrote:
DH & I did some major grocery (and other supply) shopping this
morning. As soon as we got all perishables put away in the
fridge/freezer, we heard this terrible cat yeowling. Looked for our
Seven - Only one missing was Weeble - he was in the closet, and
wanted out. All kitties accounted for. More yeowling. We think
MamaKat! Is she hurt, in a fight....? We exit the house, and part,
each going a different way, in order to circle the house quicker.
Nothing - not even a wascally wabbit or screwy skwerl. Check the
road near the house for an injured critter - nada. Go back inside
and get ready to do the tile on the enclosed back porch (it did have
this gawd-awful 60's psychedelic green floral disgustingly cheap
carpet down, that I've hated since we moved in 10 years ago - we
finally pulled it up last weekend to find that A} the padding had
disintegrated into a fine Martian powder and B} there was equally
disgusting green & white LINOLEUM tile underneath that! We removed
that too, got down to the bare cement).
More yeowling followed. We think: Basement???? Something came in
through the d*ggie-door!!! Grab a broom & a flashlight (torch for
you over to the east of the pond) and go down to the dimly lit
basement. Yeowl.... yeowl.... yeowl... DH heads for the farthest
away from the stairs, but my ears have already tuned in & I head to
the left. From behind the furnace comes a Siamese kitty - tan with
very dark brown (almost black) ears, feet & tail. Wearing a collar
-
a chintzy flea collar (and not the breakaway kind) - that's too
tight. Not very old (about a year), and kinda thin. DH doesn't
want me to carry it (actually an intact him), but I have a hold of
it, I take flashlight with one hand, and he reaches for cat, I then
take
the broom & he scoops up kitty. He's skittish, but not fighting us
either. I lead DH up the stairs, sweeping dog away from him &
kitty, then sweeping seven cats away, to the enclosed front porch.
I go get
a dish of food (the cheap stuff we feed the strays) and a dish of
water. There's still an old litterbox up front (was Weeble & FF's
first *real* litterbox), so I go put some in it and bring it back.
By
this
time, DH has cut the too-tight collar off the kitty, and has
started calling him "Ping" - not sure if that's his name, but he
seems to respond to it. Of course, he's Siamese, so he responds to
ANY vocalization he thinks is made to him with more of his
yeowling. We have a spare dose of Frontline Plus, so he gets that
on him -
takes it without any struggle. By this time I'm able to take a
breath and watch him for a minute - he's chowing down on the food
(dry with a couple pouches of moist on top) and yeowling at the same
time... it's a funny sound, like he's drowning.
So, I have posted on the local Humane Society's website about him
(we took a few quick pics), and have made up a flier to post around
nearby & also at the Humane Society and probably at a couple of
vet's offices nearby.
Purrs please that we find his slaves... but I'm sorta hoping we
don't, for if they let him loose with a too-tight collar, or just
let him go long enough for the collar to get that tight, maybe it's
best that he stays here? That would make our count an even eight.
How
long does one wait for his slaves to claim??? He needs to be
vetted, and since he's not neutered.... do we have him neutered
anyway??? What
if
the 'owners' try to sue because we had him neutered - do they
have any claim???? Any info on this would be greatly helpful.

BTW - piccies posted on alt.binaries.pictures.animals.



--?
The ONE and ONLY
lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy
former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)©
email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com
http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep

Friday night (the night before he noisily appeared), we had watched the
Disney movie "Mulan". The main character, Mulan, has an 'alter ego'
who's a guy, named Ping.

DH's choise, not mine. I wanted to call him Ming, after Empror Ming
in the old Flash Gordon series/movie (movie whose soundtrack was provided
by rock group Queen)

I've not had any calls/emails about him (the shelter was closed today), but
we did let him in for a bit last night, and again tonight. Actually, he was
in for a couple hours tonight. No major skirmishes, but lotsa hissing &
growling.

It's getting colder out at night now, and our enclosed back porch has a
space heater, so we have moved him back there, at least until the weekend
when we start working on retiling the floor back there (we're about 2/3 done
laying the tile, then we have to grout it.)


Christine Burel wrote:
Purrs for your efforts in helping this kitty! What are you going to
call him?
Christine
"Magic Mood Jeep©" wrote in message
news:tLxhd.43732$R05.27512@attbi_s53...
OK, fliers posted at nearby vets & pet shops, also one at Humane
Society. Also got entered into computer system at the Humane
Society, and they did
a
search for any reported lost. A few close matches, but they were for
older
cats, one that had lost part of it's tail, one with crossed eyes (not
Ping),
one long-haired and some of different colors of Siamese (our vet
says that from what I described he's either a Chocolate or Seal).
Since he wasn't in their system, I think maybe he was dumped???? I
get the feeling that someone paid _*$$$*_ for a Siamese because they
liked the look, but didn't do a lick of research into the breed, and
when he became chatty - they put him out the door because he annoyed
them. Sad that there are people like that.

He goes to the vet Thursday at 5:30pm (Eastern US time) to be
checked for the usual kitty syndromes, and wormed & shots (since we
don't know if he's ever had any), and maybe even get him neutered,
just because we will
anyway
if we keep him, and if he's claimed by someone, this will keep them
from being a 'back yard breeder'. I'd like to get him in earlier,
but our vet
is
closed Wednesdays, and the closed at noon today and will be in Ohio
as volunteer "pollwatchers" on Tuesday (they are training and
traveling this afternoon).

One note though - on the signs I put up, I just described a male
tan/brown cat, did NOT mention the flea collar, did NOT mention
Siamese, and did NOT state that he was intact (as far as I can tell
- some cats can be
neutered,
but they still have big cajones). This info was only given to the
Humane Society for their records.. I will take him in a bit to see
if they can find a chip (they close to the public at 5pm, so I may
have to wait until Wednesday to take him there for that, since they
will be closed tomorrow
for
election day).

Magic Mood Jeep© wrote:
DH & I did some major grocery (and other supply) shopping this
morning. As soon as we got all perishables put away in the
fridge/freezer, we heard this terrible cat yeowling. Looked for our
Seven - Only one missing was Weeble - he was in the closet, and
wanted out. All kitties accounted for. More yeowling. We think
MamaKat! Is she hurt, in a fight....? We exit the house, and part,
each going a different way, in order to circle the house quicker.
Nothing - not even a wascally wabbit or screwy skwerl. Check the
road near the house for an injured critter - nada. Go back inside
and get ready to do the tile on the enclosed back porch (it did have
this gawd-awful 60's psychedelic green floral disgustingly cheap
carpet down, that I've hated since we moved in 10 years ago - we
finally pulled it up last weekend to find that A} the padding had
disintegrated into a fine Martian powder and B} there was equally
disgusting green & white LINOLEUM tile underneath that! We removed
that too, got down to the bare cement).
More yeowling followed. We think: Basement???? Something came in
through the d*ggie-door!!! Grab a broom & a flashlight (torch for
you over to the east of the pond) and go down to the dimly lit
basement. Yeowl.... yeowl.... yeowl... DH heads for the farthest
away from the stairs, but my ears have already tuned in & I head to
the left. From behind the furnace comes a Siamese kitty - tan with
very dark brown (almost black) ears, feet & tail. Wearing a collar
-
a chintzy flea collar (and not the breakaway kind) - that's too
tight. Not very old (about a year), and kinda thin. DH doesn't
want me to carry it (actually an intact him), but I have a hold of
it, I take flashlight with one hand, and he reaches for cat, I then
take
the broom & he scoops up kitty. He's skittish, but not fighting us
either. I lead DH up the stairs, sweeping dog away from him &
kitty, then sweeping seven cats away, to the enclosed front porch.
I go get
a dish of food (the cheap stuff we feed the strays) and a dish of
water. There's still an old litterbox up front (was Weeble & FF's
first *real* litterbox), so I go put some in it and bring it back.
By
this
time, DH has cut the too-tight collar off the kitty, and has
started calling him "Ping" - not sure if that's his name, but he
seems to respond to it. Of course, he's Siamese, so he responds to
ANY vocalization he thinks is made to him with more of his
yeowling. We have a spare dose of Frontline Plus, so he gets that
on him -
takes it without any struggle. By this time I'm able to take a
breath and watch him for a minute - he's chowing down on the food
(dry with a couple pouches of moist on top) and yeowling at the same
time... it's a funny sound, like he's drowning.
So, I have posted on the local Humane Society's website about him
(we took a few quick pics), and have made up a flier to post around
nearby & also at the Humane Society and probably at a couple of
vet's offices nearby.
Purrs please that we find his slaves... but I'm sorta hoping we
don't, for if they let him loose with a too-tight collar, or just
let him go long enough for the collar to get that tight, maybe it's
best that he stays here? That would make our count an even eight.
How
long does one wait for his slaves to claim??? He needs to be
vetted, and since he's not neutered.... do we have him neutered
anyway??? What
if
the 'owners' try to sue because we had him neutered - do they
have any claim???? Any info on this would be greatly helpful.

BTW - piccies posted on alt.binaries.pictures.animals.



--?
The ONE and ONLY
lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy
former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)©
email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com
http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep

Friday night (the night before he noisily appeared), we had watched the
Disney movie "Mulan". The main character, Mulan, has an 'alter ego'
who's a guy, named Ping.

DH's choise, not mine. I wanted to call him Ming, after Empror Ming
in the old Flash Gordon series/movie (movie whose soundtrack was provided
by rock group Queen)

I've not had any calls/emails about him (the shelter was closed today), but
we did let him in for a bit last night, and again tonight. Actually, he was
in for a couple hours tonight. No major skirmishes, but lotsa hissing &
growling.

It's getting colder out at night now, and our enclosed back porch has a
space heater, so we have moved him back there, at least until the weekend
when we start working on retiling the floor back there (we're about 2/3 done
laying the tile, then we have to grout it.)


Christine Burel wrote:
Purrs for your efforts in helping this kitty! What are you going to
call him?
Christine
"Magic Mood Jeep©" wrote in message
news:tLxhd.43732$R05.27512@attbi_s53...
OK, fliers posted at nearby vets & pet shops, also one at Humane
Society. Also got entered into computer system at the Humane
Society, and they did
a
search for any reported lost. A few close matches, but they were for
older
cats, one that had lost part of it's tail, one with crossed eyes (not
Ping),
one long-haired and some of different colors of Siamese (our vet
says that from what I described he's either a Chocolate or Seal).
Since he wasn't in their system, I think maybe he was dumped???? I
get the feeling that someone paid _*$$$*_ for a Siamese because they
liked the look, but didn't do a lick of research into the breed, and
when he became chatty - they put him out the door because he annoyed
them. Sad that there are people like that.

He goes to the vet Thursday at 5:30pm (Eastern US time) to be
checked for the usual kitty syndromes, and wormed & shots (since we
don't know if he's ever had any), and maybe even get him neutered,
just because we will
anyway
if we keep him, and if he's claimed by someone, this will keep them
from being a 'back yard breeder'. I'd like to get him in earlier,
but our vet
is
closed Wednesdays, and the closed at noon today and will be in Ohio
as volunteer "pollwatchers" on Tuesday (they are training and
traveling this afternoon).

One note though - on the signs I put up, I just described a male
tan/brown cat, did NOT mention the flea collar, did NOT mention
Siamese, and did NOT state that he was intact (as far as I can tell
- some cats can be
neutered,
but they still have big cajones). This info was only given to the
Humane Society for their records.. I will take him in a bit to see
if they can find a chip (they close to the public at 5pm, so I may
have to wait until Wednesday to take him there for that, since they
will be closed tomorrow
for
election day).

Magic Mood Jeep© wrote:
DH & I did some major grocery (and other supply) shopping this
morning. As soon as we got all perishables put away in the
fridge/freezer, we heard this terrible cat yeowling. Looked for our
Seven - Only one missing was Weeble - he was in the closet, and
wanted out. All kitties accounted for. More yeowling. We think
MamaKat! Is she hurt, in a fight....? We exit the house, and part,
each going a different way, in order to circle the house quicker.
Nothing - not even a wascally wabbit or screwy skwerl. Check the
road near the house for an injured critter - nada. Go back inside
and get ready to do the tile on the enclosed back porch (it did have
this gawd-awful 60's psychedelic green floral disgustingly cheap
carpet down, that I've hated since we moved in 10 years ago - we
finally pulled it up last weekend to find that A} the padding had
disintegrated into a fine Martian powder and B} there was equally
disgusting green & white LINOLEUM tile underneath that! We removed
that too, got down to the bare cement).
More yeowling followed. We think: Basement???? Something came in
through the d*ggie-door!!! Grab a broom & a flashlight (torch for
you over to the east of the pond) and go down to the dimly lit
basement. Yeowl.... yeowl.... yeowl... DH heads for the farthest
away from the stairs, but my ears have already tuned in & I head to
the left. From behind the furnace comes a Siamese kitty - tan with
very dark brown (almost black) ears, feet & tail. Wearing a collar
-
a chintzy flea collar (and not the breakaway kind) - that's too
tight. Not very old (about a year), and kinda thin. DH doesn't
want me to carry it (actually an intact him), but I have a hold of
it, I take flashlight with one hand, and he reaches for cat, I then
take
the broom & he scoops up kitty. He's skittish, but not fighting us
either. I lead DH up the stairs, sweeping dog away from him &
kitty, then sweeping seven cats away, to the enclosed front porch.
I go get
a dish of food (the cheap stuff we feed the strays) and a dish of
water. There's still an old litterbox up front (was Weeble & FF's
first *real* litterbox), so I go put some in it and bring it back.
By
this
time, DH has cut the too-tight collar off the kitty, and has
started calling him "Ping" - not sure if that's his name, but he
seems to respond to it. Of course, he's Siamese, so he responds to
ANY vocalization he thinks is made to him with more of his
yeowling. We have a spare dose of Frontline Plus, so he gets that
on him -
takes it without any struggle. By this time I'm able to take a
breath and watch him for a minute - he's chowing down on the food
(dry with a couple pouches of moist on top) and yeowling at the same
time... it's a funny sound, like he's drowning.
So, I have posted on the local Humane Society's website about him
(we took a few quick pics), and have made up a flier to post around
nearby & also at the Humane Society and probably at a couple of
vet's offices nearby.
Purrs please that we find his slaves... but I'm sorta hoping we
don't, for if they let him loose with a too-tight collar, or just
let him go long enough for the collar to get that tight, maybe it's
best that he stays here? That would make our count an even eight.
How
long does one wait for his slaves to claim??? He needs to be
vetted, and since he's not neutered.... do we have him neutered
anyway??? What
if
the 'owners' try to sue because we had him neutered - do they
have any claim???? Any info on this would be greatly helpful.

BTW - piccies posted on alt.binaries.pictures.animals.



--?
The ONE and ONLY
lefthanded-pathetic-paranoid-psychotic-sarcastic-wiseass-ditzy
former-blonde in Bloomington! (And proud of it, too)©
email me at nalee1964 (at) insightbb (dot) com
http://community.webshots.com/user/mgcmdjeep

On 2004-11-02 18:47:01 -0800, "Magic Mood Jeep©" said:

DH's choise, not mine. I wanted to call him Ming, after Empror Ming
in the old Flash Gordon series/movie (movie whose soundtrack was provided
by rock group Queen)


My 'meezer kitty's full name is "Ming the Merciless"... yup, from the
Flash Gordon series. Buttercup is really "Princess Buttercup", from the
Princess Bride. If we had gotten Buttercup first, Ming probably would
have ended up being Wesley.

Katrina

On 2004-11-02 18:47:01 -0800, "Magic Mood Jeep©" said:

DH's choise, not mine. I wanted to call him Ming, after Empror Ming
in the old Flash Gordon series/movie (movie whose soundtrack was provided
by rock group Queen)


My 'meezer kitty's full name is "Ming the Merciless"... yup, from the
Flash Gordon series. Buttercup is really "Princess Buttercup", from the
Princess Bride. If we had gotten Buttercup first, Ming probably would
have ended up being Wesley.

Katrina

On 2004-11-02 18:47:01 -0800, "Magic Mood Jeep©" said:

DH's choise, not mine. I wanted to call him Ming, after Empror Ming
in the old Flash Gordon series/movie (movie whose soundtrack was provided
by rock group Queen)


My 'meezer kitty's full name is "Ming the Merciless"... yup, from the
Flash Gordon series. Buttercup is really "Princess Buttercup", from the
Princess Bride. If we had gotten Buttercup first, Ming probably would
have ended up being Wesley.

Katrina

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Stormin Mormon wrote:
With a subject line like that, i'll report you to the Society For
Prevention of Cruelty to A's.
But what about the H's?????

Or those poor abused !s.

--
"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be
doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding.
:-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL

"Magic Mood Jeep©" had some very interesting
things to say about AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!:

Stormin Mormon wrote:
With a subject line like that, i'll report you to the Society For
Prevention of Cruelty to A's.
But what about the H's?????

Or those poor abused !s.

--
"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be
doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding.
:-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL