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Just a cute story
Sorry folks...just have to ramble a bit.
This morning, after walking my 1st grader to school, a neighborhood kitty came up to me. She is a cute gray and white little thing that is just absolutely adorable. When I was petting her she purred and put her little paw up on my chest...like she was saying, "Oh please pet me more." It was so adorable! So I went to pick her up and she jumped up on my shoulder and started bumping her head into my ear. Unfortunately in my neighborhood, there are a lot of people who just keep their cats outside. It makes me feel bad for them because their owners don't pay any attention to them. This little gray kitty runs up to me everytime I'm outside. |
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snip story about cat running loose outside
Does this little kitty have ID tags? If not and she is running loose with no obvious home, you should grab her, keep her in a separate room and bring her to the spay van when you bring your other cat. They can shave her belly and check for a spay scar. If she doesn't have one they can spay her along with the other cat and you will have done a great service to cats everywhere by preventing more additions to an already overpopulated world and some unnecessary deaths. You could then find her home with a responsible person. If there's no way to identify her as owned, don't worry about the possibility she belongs somewhere. I have a rule that if a cat is running loose with no ID and not neutered they are fair game for fixing and rehoming. Obviously it's easier to know if a male is not neutered, but shaving the belly of a cat that might have a home just to check for a spay scar is no harm done. I rescued a cat last week that fits this criteria. Running loose, no ID and definitely has an infestation of earmites. I have her in a foster home and she's going in tomorrow for testing and spay (if she doesn't show evidence she has been spayed already.) Even if she was, she'll be adopted out instead of going back on the street because whoever had her didn't care enough about her to keep her identifiable, healthy and free of mites. I cannot in good conscience turn away from unneutered cats roaming around. There are just too many cats already and millions dying, and neutering even one cat makes a difference. You're lucky you have a spay van where you live. We have no such thing in my city and don't have low cost clinics, so you pay full price or it doesn't get done. It's a real travesty and it's disgusting that our local humane society, who is one of the richest in the country, has yet to implement any sort of neutering program that could prevent a lot of unwanted births and subsequent surrender of animals. Megan "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke Learn The TRUTH About Declawing http://www.stopdeclaw.com Zuzu's Cats Photo Album: http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22 "Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." - W.H. Murray |
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wrote in message ... snip story about cat running loose outside One Does this little kitty have ID tags? If not and she is running loose with no obvious home, you should grab her Two I have a rule that if a cat is running loose with no ID and not neutered they are fair game for fixing and rehoming. Three I rescued a cat last week that fits this criteria. Running loose, no ID You mentioned 'no ID' -referring to *tags* three times. Don't ASSume every stray is abandoned and homeless just because they're not wearing tags. Did the thought occur to you that maybe the cats were *microchipped* and *have* a home but got out and were just lost? Many people don't put collars on their cats because collars can strangle a cat if it gets caught on something- even the break-aways don't always break away. Your "rule" defeats the purpose of microchips. Next time you "rescue"a cat that isn't wearing ID tags, get the cat *scanned* so you don't end up rehoming someone's dearly loved lost cat. |
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I hope you have them checked scanned fo
a chip before you rehome them! Any cats get routinely scanned for microchips. In all the years since they were first introduced I have yet to rescue a single cat that has a microchip, and in 28 years of rescue a total of only two cats were already fixed. Sad Isn't it? Where I live the odds of winning the lottery are better than finding a chip in a cat. If it was chipped of course the owner would be contacted. Considering the fact that I was specifically addressing unneutered cats I didn't think I needed to mention anything WRT to microchips. It seems obvious, to me anyway, that unneutered cats roaming the neighborhood day and night are not likely to have a microchip. Megan "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke Learn The TRUTH About Declawing http://www.stopdeclaw.com Zuzu's Cats Photo Album: http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22 "Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." - W.H. Murray |
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On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 05:40:04 +0200 (CEST), Nomen Nescio
] wrote: You got me curious about the price of a chip reader. A quick search turned up prices from around $250 - 500. That's a bit costly for an individual who would just like to see if a cat is chipped or not. Any vet or shelter should be able to scan the cat to see if it has a chip. If you are bringing in a cat you found, they probably wouldn't even charge you. It takes only a minute. Besides, anybody rehoming a cat whould be having it checked at a vet, so it wouldn't be hard to ask them to check that while you are there anyway. When I adopted my last cat, the shelter lady scanned him to make sure the number matched the records she was giving me. She's not the only person in her rescue out at events adopting out cats, but she has that scanner with her at every show to confirm every ID when they go out. It's a standard tool now. -- Meghan & the Zoo Crew Equine and Pet Photography http://www.zoocrewphoto.com |
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"Meghan Noecker" wrote in message ... On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 05:40:04 +0200 (CEST), Nomen Nescio ] wrote: You got me curious about the price of a chip reader. A quick search turned up prices from around $250 - 500. That's a bit costly for an individual who would just like to see if a cat is chipped or not. Any vet or shelter should be able to scan the cat to see if it has a chip. If you are bringing in a cat you found, they probably wouldn't even charge you. It takes only a minute. Besides, anybody rehoming a cat whould be having it checked at a vet, so it wouldn't be hard to ask them to check that while you are there anyway. When I adopted my last cat, the shelter lady scanned him to make sure the number matched the records she was giving me. She's not the only person in her rescue out at events adopting out cats, but she has that scanner with her at every show to confirm every ID when they go out. It's a standard tool now. Welcome back, Meghan!! You have been missed. |
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I dont know what I would do if my
harmless, sweet indoor/outdoor cat would be captured and her belly shaved by a some busybody neighborhood idiot. It's unfortunate your ignorance would allow you to think that being concerned about the very real and deadly pet overpopulation problem and taking action to help stop unwanted births is idiotic. If you choose to be irresponsible and allow your cat to roam your neighborhood unsupervised, don't complain if something happens to her. It's not only your responsibility, but your obligation to keep her safe and out of harm's way. If anything you should be grateful if the worst that happened is that a concerned person had her belly shaved to make sure she was spayed and didn't contribute to this: http://community.webtv.net/zuzu22/overpopulation I'm not a violent person, but when my family is harmed, all bets are off. If you think shaving a belly is harmful there is something very wrong with you. Megan "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke Learn The TRUTH About Declawing http://www.stopdeclaw.com Zuzu's Cats Photo Album: http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22 "Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." - W.H. Murray |
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