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..... 40 cats trapped, 39 were neutered and released. There was one casualty
that tested positive for feline leukemia and was put down. The rest have been released and are slowly finding their way to their original spots. The little orange tiger male, BoBo, that was the star of the show here won't be rejoining the group. When the lady from Cat Haven was releasing the animals, BoBo had to be manually removed from the carrier. He hung around circling her feet, standing up and pawing at her hands, and talking up a storm the whole time she was opening carriers and setting cats loose. When she was done, he was still there, following her to the truck each trip she made putting carriers away. When she was finally ready to go, he went with her, and has a new home! Of all the ones I hoped could be adopted, he was the one I wanted to see it happen for the most. I'm told 4 others were adopted as well. 'Couldn't ask for a better outcome. |
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I'm sorry to hear that one was sick, but I'm so glad it was not spread
to the others! I loved your story about BoBo being adopted. What a little character, choosing his new home like that. I love it when cats are that insistent. And you're right, you couldn't ask for a better outcome, woo hooo! Rhonda RobZip wrote: .... 40 cats trapped, 39 were neutered and released. There was one casualty that tested positive for feline leukemia and was put down. The rest have been released and are slowly finding their way to their original spots. The little orange tiger male, BoBo, that was the star of the show here won't be rejoining the group. When the lady from Cat Haven was releasing the animals, BoBo had to be manually removed from the carrier. He hung around circling her feet, standing up and pawing at her hands, and talking up a storm the whole time she was opening carriers and setting cats loose. When she was done, he was still there, following her to the truck each trip she made putting carriers away. When she was finally ready to go, he went with her, and has a new home! Of all the ones I hoped could be adopted, he was the one I wanted to see it happen for the most. I'm told 4 others were adopted as well. 'Couldn't ask for a better outcome. |
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"Rhonda" wrote in message ... I'm sorry to hear that one was sick, but I'm so glad it was not spread to the others! I loved your story about BoBo being adopted. What a little character, choosing his new home like that. I love it when cats are that insistent. And you're right, you couldn't ask for a better outcome, woo hooo! The Humane Society worker had left behind a medium size carrier in my tool shed that she didn't have room for in her van. I took it back out there Tuesday afternoon. She was there and told me the outcome of the whole thing. BoBo is a charmer all the way. As I said in my earlier description, he fears nothing.... He made a great friend out of the neighbor's dog, a basset/beagle mix. The dog is very boisterous- enough to drive most cats up the nearest tree. BoBo had walked in their house one day when the kids left a door cracked open a bit. The dog was doing his usual yap and woof routine at Bobo. BoBo finally turned and put his nose right up against the dog's and the poor mutt was so taken back by it, he couldn't move! After that they would play when the dog was on his outside rope, BoBo prancing about just out of range. I recall the neighbor girl walking the dog one day and BoBo strutting along about 10 steps behind, all stiff legged, tail straight out behind him and puffed up. He was stalking the dog. 'Dog kept turning to look back and each time BoBo would draw down into a crouch like he was going to pounce. Finally BoBo sprinted ahead, stood on hind legs and slapped the dog on each side of his rump with both front paws. 'Dog broke free and took off chasing BoBo. They made a few laps around a parked car, finally ending up on opposite sides, peeking under it at each other. The girl recovered the leash and BoBo tagged along for the rest of the walk. He is an extremely sociable animal. Any open door is an invitation to make friends. I've heard any number of stories of him walking right in with various people in the area as they carried groceries inside. Every kid in the area had their own name for him. I would have kept him myself but it just wouldn't work. I have 4 inside right now that have a very tight, firmly established hierarchy. BoBo is very strong willed for being such a little guy. We tried him out inside for a few weeks but it upset the order of things so badly, we just couldn't make it work. Him and Bubbles would still sprint inside every chance they got. BoBo especially made it a point to sneak in during mornings when milk would be around. He would sit and watch my son eat cereal, but never jumped up and hassled him for milk. My boy would always let him have the leftover milk in his bowl. 'Same thing when I had coffee. He would sit and stare at the milk jug, never made a sound, just tried to laservision a hole in the jug. He would always sit at the same spot, where I would put a saucer down for him and load it up. He was asking in the strongest terms he could but was well mannered enough not to attack no matter how badly he wanted it. That Cat Haven lady is in for a lot of surprises over the next few weeks as BoBo explores her limits. She just got herself one helluva unique cat. |
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"Phil P." wrote in message news:ZBIZg.5335$NK5.2856@trnddc08... Wow! That's fantastic for one day! That's fantastic-- period! Actually it was two days. Started seting traps Sunday afternoon, finished up Monday morning. There was one casualty that tested positive for feline leukemia and was put down. If all the other cats from the area all tested negative- his positive was probably false- especially if they used a whole blood sample instead of serum. Out of 40 cats, one cat tested positive- that's a disease prevelance of like less than 0.1%. So, there's a 90% chance that the ELISA postive was wrong. About how old do you think he was. This was a young male - maybe a year old and was a fairly recent arrival here- again, probably a dumped cat. I don't know details on testing used. It's probably best I don't push the matter. The various personalities involved in animal work here are still a bit guarded after all the controversy of recent years and tend to be a bit cliqueish. The little orange tiger male, BoBo, that was the star of the show here won't be rejoining the group. Wow! That's great! How many were adoptable? Its sounds more like a stray colony than feral. The mix of stray/abandoned animals is probably 2/3 of the population around here. It's surprising how stroi\ng feral behavior traits are among them. There's always one that just gets to you, isn't there? That Boy was just plain special. I don't just mean garden variety charming and cute, but seriously different in ways that stood out to everyone around here. That Cat Haven lady got herself a piece of fur wrapped gold. I'll clean up some pics I have of him, reduce the file sizes and post in the animals group later today. |
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Pics are up! was First TNR final score is...
"Phil P." wrote in message news:a%OZg.5410$NK5.1465@trnddc08... That Boy was just plain special. I don't just mean garden variety charming and cute, but seriously different in ways that stood out to everyone around here. That Cat Haven lady got herself a piece of fur wrapped gold. Kinda shakes your faith in human nature when you see a cat like that dumped. I've lost my faith in human nature a long time ago. I believe that all humanity is created equal - equally ****ing worthless- until some random lightning strike plants a redeemable quality in some. Ooops... sorry, some of my latent sociopath slipped out. I'll clean up some pics I have of him, reduce the file sizes and post in the animals group later today. I'd like to see them. several of them in alt.binaries.pictures.animals |
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