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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO
Created:Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5089
Total number of notes:60366

3879.0. "FOUND: BLACK LONGHAIRED FEMALE WITH LITTER IN HUDSON, MA." by SATURN::BUXTON (Luke Buxton, VRO3-3/B9, 273-5376) Tue Aug 07 1990 15:55

My wife and I have semi-adopted a beautiful black (actually in the sun she is
chocolate brown) longhaired female cat and her new litter of kittens. She is
currently staying with her kittens under our back porch. We are wary of bringing
them into the house because we have a 21 year old Maine Coon cat who is very
jealous of her territory and, because of her age, susceptible to any diseases
that they might be carrying. But we have been feeding them and would like to 
locate the mother's owner and/or find homes for her and for the kittens.

The kittens seem to be six to eight weeks old. All of them have blue eyes. There
are two solid gray ones, one long hair and one short; two gray striped ones, and
one sort of calico - yellow, white and black patches. They are all wonderful.

The mother is a beautiful cat, too. She is very pretty, with bright golden eyes,
and is very bright, clean, and affectionate. If we could keep any of them, it
would probably be her. She is quite tame and we believe was a house cat until
recently.

If anyone is missing a cat like this or is interested in one or more of the
kittens (or the mother), please call us - Luke Buxton, DTN 273-5376 or Loretta
Rossetti, DTN 223-7732 or at home 508-562-6050.

Also, if anyone has any advice on any shelters that would take them and
guarantee not to put them to sleep, that would be welcome, too.
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3879.1home for catsMARX::BARLOWTue Aug 07 1990 16:2619
    
    The Haverhill Dog Pound takes cats and guarantee's not to kill them. 
    The only down side is that the living conditions are not good.  The
    cats stay in dog cages, so their little paws are not comfortable on the
    big cage floor.  There's lots of dogs barking.  Also, the people there
    aren't really supposed to have cats but they love them, so they buy
    food with their own money.  They're kind people but I would suggest
    that if you have to bring your cats there, that you give them maybe a
    case of food and lots of litter.  
    The phone number is 374-2415.  If the dog catcher doesn't answer, you
    can leave a message with the Haverhill Police on the business line at 
    373-1212.
    
    Good Luck!
    
    (Perhaps you could immunize the female and keep her.)
    
    Rachael
    
3879.2CRUISE::NDCPutiput Scottish Folds - DTN: 297-2313Wed Aug 08 1990 12:292
    It always makes me feel a spark of hope when I read about folks helping
    stray kitties.  Good luck with them.
3879.3WMOIS::H_TAYLORDon't let your meat loaf!Wed Aug 08 1990 16:5115
    Hi Luke!
    
    How are you doing?  How's everything in VRO!  It's changed a lot since
    I left two years ago, I'm sure!
    
    these babies sound adorable.  The gray ones and the gray tabby ones
    eyes will probably turn to a shade of green.
    
    I will talk to a few friends.  I know that some of them are looking for
    kittens.
    
    best of luck.
    
    Holly