Conference misery::feline

    I have a very happy ending to a note that I had added to the old notes
    file the day before Thanksgiving (forgot the Note #)  Anyway, I had
    picked up a 6-month old stray at a convenience store in Marlboro.  He
    is now part of the family of my friend Linda and her son who live in
    Boston.  This kitten LOVES to TALK and is extremely intelligent!  I
    believe he is at least part Siamese and not sure what the other part
    is.  Also, because of location, he will be an indoor cat.
    
    P.S.  My friends's boyfriend, who originally thought of taking him and
    didn't, called me Sunday night and is kicking himself in the *ss because this
    stray is such a LOVE!!
    

    I'm happy to report that White Kitty has found a good home,
    through this file, and is now named Snowball. I reported extensively
    in the old file on this little wanderer with the gray mohawk. 
    
    It was very hard to let her go. As much as I wanted to find her a
    good home, I was not prepared for her absence. It's gotten much
    easier, but I still miss her terribly. Funny how these little
    guys find their way to your heart. 
    
    But, I'm happy we were able to help her when she needed it. Our kitty,
    Poppy, was a stray before we got her, and I always hope someone was
    kind to her when she needed it. 
    
    Thanks so much to all of you for your help, advice, and support. 
    
    To the woman from Marlboro who called about adopting White Kitty:
    Forgive me for not getting back to you. I lost the piece of paper
    with your name and number on it and couldn't remember your name 
    for the life of me! Sorry about that. 
    
    Thanks again, everyone.
    
    Kate
    
    

    Great news Kate!  They do really grow on you.  I hope you used
    a contract that specifies how many pictures per year the new
    mom has to send you  ;^)
    

    I'm happy to report that Minnie (listed in 4.1) has found a 
    home!
    
    Cin

    HELLO Feliners..........
    
    This is Carol Weston....for those of you NEW to these notes, you
    wouldn't recognize the name, the oldies but goodies will!  I am here
    visiting my hubby (I am currently one of the unemployed).  I have in
    the past placed several strays from my neighborhood to fellow feliners
    here at DEC and over the past year, have place several with the Pat
    Brody Cat Shelter, through this Feline notes file.  I would just like
    to say "Hello!" and let the ones who know me know that a few weeks ago,
    I place there a Mother cat and her three kittens over two months. 
    Before that time, I socialized the kittens very well and feel that
    they'd be wonderful pets.  I have been out of tough with Priscilla, but
    plan on calling her to see how they have done.  
    
    I am down to 4 strays, whom I take care of.  Two come and sleep in the
    house most of the time now, with my Scruffy.  There are also two wild
    ones, still out there, one I seldom see and one has come back, I think
    it's sick.  It's that time of year too, in making babies and I know I
    have two females.  Like the shelter, my family in very low on funds, so
    as soon as we can, we'll take care of them, I just, in the meantime,
    hope NO MORE BABIES!!!!!!!!!
    
    I send out warmest wishes to all of your "Fur-Faces!" and a Very Merry
    Christmas to ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    
    Carol Weston
    
    				with warm hugs from Scruffy........
    
    						Bibs, Studley, Susan and
    						Dot   with an occasional 
    						appearance from Rabbit and
    						Pretty-Face....
    
    

    Carol:
    
    Hope you get a chance to read this - good to hear from you and it's
    good to hear that your getting your stray population down.  Very warm
    and happy holidays to you and your family.
    
    Best wishes,
    
    Giudi

    Hang in there Carol.  Good to hear from you and to hear of all the
    good work you're doing!
      Nancy DC
    

    Around Thanksgiving, I entered a note in the old conference requesting
    a home for a male Siamese who needed to be the *only* pet in a family. 
    I noted that it was my veterinarian who was trying to find a good home
    for this fellow on behalf of some of his clients.
    
    I'm happy to report that the Siamese has been happily placed in a
    loving, one-pet-only home and is enjoying all the creature comforts.
    
    Susan
    (sorry, I lost the paper on which I'd noted the note entry number.)

    I keep meaning to enter this note to tell you all about Claude, because
    I'm sure so many of you are wondering how he's doing!!
    
    Claude was a stray wandering my neighborhood in early October. We
    thought he was a girl, so we took him to the vets to have HER fixed.
    Thanks to all of the generous feliners in this file, I was able to
    afford to have Claude fixed, checked out, given shots & tested &
    vaccinated!! THANKS SO MUCH! So, anyway....The vet called me telling me 
    that he thought we should change CLAUDIA'S name....to CLAUDE!!
    Unfortunately, (for Claude) he had already shaved the poor embarrassed
    boy's belly!! Awwwww, poor boy, he was really PO'd about that! %^)
    
    So, I went & picked him up at the vets, and brought him back to the
    house he was staying at. The lady across the streed fed & housed while
    I took care of the vet (w/ a little help from my friends!). We made up
    posters hoping that he was lost & had a home. He was so loveable that 
    we figured he MUST have belonged to someone. Well, nobody called to 
    say that they had lost a cat. We were bummin'.
    
    A little girl in my neighborhood lost her cat to a car a couple of
    months ago. She met Claude, who purred & rubbed up against her like 
    CRAZY, and they fell in LOVE! She cooed & cuddled w/ him so much that 
    I thought she was gonna cry!! I thought I was gonna cry!! She ran home
    to ask her mommy if she could have a kitty, and her Mom wanted to talk
    to Terry (Claude's other foster mom). Terry told her that he just
    needed his 2nd round of shots, and that he already has a record on file
    at the Marl. Animal Hosp.  They took Claude home & I have not seen or
    heard from them since!! I guess things are going well! If I do hear
    anything, I'll let you know!!
    
    I just thought you'd like to know that the little guy isn't roaming 
    the streets anymore!! In fact, he's probably in a pretty pink bedroom
    crashed out at this very moment, or he's sitting under a christmas tree
    in someone's nice warm home!! :*)
    
    Bye!
    Bonnie

    
    Oh Bonnie, that's so wonderful....
    
    Now does this mean I can take down all those posters I put up?
    
    (smile)
    
    Nancy

    Yes, Nancy, it does!! :*)
    
    Bon

    I might as well enter a final chapter in the story of GBOF.  
    (Grey ball of fluff).  A few months ago a grey and white kitten
    of approximately 12 DAYS of age was found at the Bristol Yacht Club.
    The folks who found it had no idea of how to care for a kitten of
    that age so yours truely found herself being an adoptive mommycat.
    My neighbor was good enough to provide "Kitty Daycare" until the
    little fellow was old enough to go to a permanent home.
    
    GBOF grew into a beautiful longhair Grey and white kitten with a 
    wonderful, loving personality.  I dearly wanted him to have an
    indoor only home and since the person who was originally going to
    adopt him couldn't guarantee that, she very gracefully agreed to
    let me place him myself.  
    
    GBOF was adopted by a very nice couple from the East Greenwich cat
    show a month or so back.  They have one Maine Coon look-alike and
    will be building their own home in the near future.
    
    I called them on Saturday 12/14, to see how GBOF is doing.  He has
    be renamed "Oscar" because they can't keep him out of the garbage
    pail  :^)  He's doing wonderfully - is happy, healthy and playful -
    and they adore him.
    
    Thanks to all who helped me financially and emotionally!  ANd thanks
    to Karen for understanding.
      Nancy DC
    

    Thought I would update people on what happened to Bubble.
    Some stories really do have happy endings. 
    She's so happy! The people who have her now are wonderful!
    I've gotten to know them, and I love them! They love Bubble
    as much as I did! She's so affectionate and pretty, no one
    could help it, but they know how special she is. She is
    actually even better off with them than with me, because the
    woman is only away three hours a day, which is Bubble's heart's
    desire.
    
    A cute little piece of cat behavior: I used to kiss Bubble on
    the bridge of her nose, and now she puts her nose up to them
    to be kissed!
    
    
    If anyone ever hears anything new about cat allergies, please
    let me know.
    
    Eileen

	It's taken.
                                                  Thanx,
                                                   Dan
                      <<< Note 4.25 by ISLNDS::LAUBACH >>>
                      -< 3-4 Wk Kitten found at airport >-

    Littleton Animal Hospital is looking for a home for a small kitten
    (estimated to be 3-4 weeks) that was found at the airport.  They are
    feeding it from a bottle so it will require some extra care.
    
    	Littleton Animal Hospital - 486-3101

    Re: 4.13.
    
    One of the kittens has found a home; we still have two more that we
    really need to find homes for!  A little more info:
    
    	- both are (we believe!) female
    	- one is a gray tiger, the other a beige tiger
    
    The price is certainly right, and we'll even throw in a Christmas bow
    for it's collar if it's for a Christmas present.
    
    Our number is (508) 462-8599; after 4:00 p.m. please.
    
    Thanks,
    
    Andy

    I didn't know where to place this, so moderator feel free to move.
    This is just to say that the gray kitten in note 4.26 is currently
    on hold for a woman in the file.  But the other two black kittens are
    still available if anyone is interested.  
    
    If the gray kitten is adopted, I will place a "success" story in Note
    number 5.  Thanks for everyone who responded to the gray kitten's
    plight, but we still have two black kitties who'd LOVE a home for
    Christmas.
    
    Nancy

    RE:  Note 4.26 - All kittens have been placed!!
    
         I was the "foster" mom to the kittens in 4.26.  I had cared
         for them since Thanksgiving, and just recently Nancy posted
         the note to place them permanently in loving homes.
    
         I just wanted everyone to know that the kittens are now
         in GREAT homes - here is a short update:
    
         1.  The gray kitten was picked up on Saturday, 12/21 by 
             a wonderful lady from NH, and while she was there,
             one of the black kittens she picked up feel asleep 
             in her arms and she decided to take him home too!
             They are both settled in their new home.  They also
             have two older female cats and a dog.  
    
         2.  The other black kitty was picked up last night by 
             another terrific woman also from NH.  He is going to
             a home with a 6 month old female kitty so he too will
             have a playmate.
    
         Thanks to everyone who sent me mail or called -- I am so 
         happy that all the kittens have new homes for Christmas --
         safe, happy homes -- I hope they bring their new owners
         many happy moments for a very long time.
    
         Merry Christmas!
         
         Christine

    Aawwwwwww.
    
    :*)

   Just a note in reply to note 4.31 re:allergy to dander of cat
    Some people are allergic to the protein in the salvia from the cats
    licking themselves instead of the dander as commonly thought.  I saw on
    the Home show that a spray can be purchased from a vet or maybe a really
    good pet supply store that will neutralize this and hence do away with
    the allergy.  They showed a woman with a cat before and after using the
    product and it was amazing to see the difference in her(the woman's)
    allergic reaction or lack thereof.  I too have allergies to some cats
    but I insist that I am going to have some again so will perhaps look
    into this further when I am at a place when i can get some new furries.
    
    

    I think it is called Aller-Pet/x (where x = C for cat, D for Dog)
    
    I've seen it at Erickson's Grain in Acton Ma, and at several pet
    stores.
    
    Deb
    

    
    I thank you for the info., I will try my local pet store tomorrow
    night.  unfortunately, my mother's breathing is so bad, she can't even
    dress in the am. without losing her breath.   We are keeping katie from
    her as much as possible (which is hard since she is attached to my mom
    the most) but she still wants to sit on her lap in the morning and
    again at night....... I have begun the process of fostering her you
    might say...... when she has her spell of wanting cuddling at night I
    go pick her up and cuddle her (of course my dog is very hurt by this so
    I sit with one hand on the dog and one patting Katie).   She's starting
    to look at me when I'm there... my mother hasn't let her on her chair
    or lap since we realized it must be katie.    She had a stress test and
    its not her heart, so its lung/allergy related..she goes back thursday
    to the Dr. again.   Unfortunatley when the dr. gave her a breathing
    medication that should have opened up her breathing all the way to 
    her lungs, it didn't get better.... which is where the allergy comes
    in.. she is still breathing what she is having a reaction to ... the
    passage way just opens up and lets more in!  
    
    Anyway, I thank you for your suggestions so far..... I realize with the 
    degree of her reaction, that I'm afraid it will take an awful lot to
    help her.... right now she had to give up her job due to her difficulty
    breathing... which is hard on her.   I'll keep you posted....
    
    \thanks,
    Nancy 

    The kittens in note 4.13 have all been taken.  Thanks to everyone who
    expressed interest and/or adopted one.
    
    (Note to moderator: I seem to be unable to delete the original note;
    can you please do it for me?  Thanks!)
    
    Andy
    

Many people who decide to have a cat as a pet want a kitten. This choice may 
stem from their desire to please the child(ren), concern over the `adaptabi-
lity' of the new cat, etc. Thus, adult cats are often overlooked as desirable 
pets, sometimes for no other reason as their `pre-owned' status.

Yet, most adult cats have much to offer: they are mature; they have lived with 
adults and/or children; their behavior is more predictable; and their grown 
size and temperament are easily gleaned. They can make very loving, affectio-
nate pets. Some cats, e.g., those in Humane Society shelters, have been 
abandoned by their previous owners, sometimes for purely arbitrary reasons.

It is an act of great kindness to adopt such a pet, and it provides a special 
sense of personal satisfaction. This is especially true when one adopts a feral 
cat which has been rescued from its harsh environment, and often needs special 
assurances that it is still considered a lovable being.

Remember: Kittens don't remain kittens for long! So, why not consider an adult 
cat when planning to add a pet to your family? It will undoubtedly give you 
many years of pleasure. Most adult cats have already been altered, and had the 
necessary shots. You will feel the satisfaction of knowing that you have 
brought long-yearned-for happiness into the live of an otherwise neglected 
animal.

Look for the dedicated notes from animal shelters in this note, e.g., 17.*, 
18.*, 19.*, 36.*. Most shelters are staffed by volunteers who consider both 
yours and the animal's needs when placing a cat into a home. This results in 
happy matches, and makes for rewarding, long-term cat/owner relationships.

    We adopted two very furry cats on Sunday from a seriously bad
    situation.  The owner had left these two babies alone in a condo for 6
    months, no heat, no electricity and no human contact with the exception
    of his occasional stop in to fill up a large container of dried cat
    food, change the litter box and run.  The sliding glass door was left
    open 5 inches so the cats could use the litter box out on the freezing
    cold balcony.  (Mere words for this idiot cannot be put in this
    conference!)  His neighbor is a friend of my vet's assistant, so we
    found out about them thru the assistant.  

    The first cat is a real cutie.  Very skittish & timid, but also very
    spunky and crazy at times.  I think it's a girl.  Her temporary name
    for the time being is "the black one" or "Zelda".  She is all black,
    with a white mustache and bib,  exceptionally long white whiskers,
    white back legs and front feet that look as those her toes were painted
    on the ends.  She has very big copper colored eyes.  She's capable of
    making all kinds of strange chirping sounds that we never new a cat
    could make!  The only time she'll come to you is if you shake the can
    of Pounce treats.  Then again, we call her something new every time we
    see her so perhaps she's confused.  :^)

    The second, well, let's just say we are thinking of calling him Chubs,
    Shamu, Orca, Bubba, Oppih (hippo backwards), etc.  He weighs a whopping
    17 1/2 pounds, perhaps more!  My guess is he's a Maine Coon.  After
    reading so many cat descriptions and comparing pictures, it's hard to
    say.  Underneath all that matted fur is a very lovable and FAT cat.  He
    is the friendlier of the two, loves attention and loves to purr,
    especially in the middle of the night!  He has this tendency to roll
    around and lay on his back.  Because he's so fat, he reminds us of a
    turtle cause he has a hard time flipping back over.  :^) :^)  If you
    can picture a bowling ball with a tail and four toothpicks sticking
    out, you'll understand just how round Chubs is.  He sounds like a small
    child thumping up the stairs so we usually are warned when he's coming
    towards us!  He is mostly white on the bottom with a dark tail, face
    and a big splash of mixed colors across his back.  He has green eyes.

    Meanwhile, Lea (my husbands cat for 10 years) is frantic!  She is a
    mean Siamese that wants to be the only cat in the house.  You can
    currently find her hiding under the bureau in the bedroom.  Just listen
    for the hissing....

    My husband insists we can only keep one of these cats but I can't stand
    the thought of separating them.  I told him we should get rid of Lea. 
    :^)  For now, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that they both grow on him
    quickly or I find some creative way to keep them both together. 
    --Cheryl

    Cheryl,
    
    I am glad you are now the proud owner of these two cats!  Sounds like
    they needed some *real* people to love and spoil them!!
    
    I loved your description of Chubs!  Sounds like my TK, whom my husband
    also refers to as "turtle".
    
    Welcome to Feline!!
    
    -Roberta
    

    Cheryl,
    
    Give Lea some room.  She has two strange cats to deal with in *her*
    home.  I would definitely recommend keeping Zelda and Chubs separated
    in a room by themselves for at least 10 days, until you can verify that
    they have no contagious illnesses like URI, FeLV, FIV, etc.  This would
    give Lea a chance to warm up to the idea and not feel so threatened. 
    You can't expect her to greet them with open arms, she is probably
    feeling a little displaced.  With the right kind of encouragement, you
    should be able to eventually get them all to cohabitate peacefully and
    then you could probably talk hubby into keeping both Chubs and Zelda.
    
    Jo

    What state or country is this place in?  A friend in Southern NH is
    looking for a kitten.

    Lakeville, Massachusetts
    
    (Sorry-I omitted the State!)
    
    495S down near the Cape.....
    
    Lynne

    THANK YOU to everyone who has helped me find two adorable kittens. 
    Beth Rollins of 4.49 was kind enough to let me adopt 2 of her orange
    females, 10 weeks old.
    
    It will probably take a few days for them to get used to their new
    environment before they show their personalities.  When they do I will
    introduce them to you.  I will let you know they have a set of lungs on
    them!
    
    Their names are Scotch and Soda.  
    
    A new mom,
    Jean-Marie
    
    

    As of this morning, Dream is happily settled in her new home, with
    two loving human companions to fuss over her.  I couldn't have asked
    for better owners than the two she went to, I am very pleased, although
    I miss her.  I have deleted note 4.45.
    
    Mary-Michael

    Duke (note 4.55) has found a home.
    
    I deleted note 4.55.
    
    -sjb

    Just to let everyone know that I have placed Poki and Maddie from note
    4.9, so I deleted my entry.
    
    They were adopted by a very nice woman and her son up in Concord, NH.
    
    Thank you all, and I wish everyone much luck in placing/receiving a
    kitty or cat!
    
    Barbara

    The cat is 4.47 whose owner had to return to India after being laid off
    by DEC has a home, so I've deleted th enote.
    

    Just wanted to say that Abbey-cat (Note 4.69) has a new home!  My
    thanks and gratitude to the wonderful couple who adopted her.  She
    also has a playmate!
    
    I deleted note 4.69!
    
    Doreen
    

We just adopted a 6+ month old cat.  Cost $20 but we got $15 back for neutering.
Also got 10 lbs of free food.  The best part about his age was that we were
able to get familiar with his personality before hand.  We were real paranoid
about scratching and ripping our house to shreads.  NO Problems!  doesn't
even use claws when we dig his belly.  Also loves to go for car rides.  Just
sits on my shoulders gawking out the window.

Bob

    I am very happy to say that Tigger (note 4.63) has found a
    WONDERFUL new home with a WONDERFUL couple from the feline
    file!  Tigger will have many four legged friends to play with.
    Instead of telling you who adopted him...I'll let the new Mom and 
    Dad introduce him once he settles in.
    
    It was so hard giving him up even though he was only with us a short
    time...but knowing how much love and care he will be getting...makes
    it a little easier!!
    
    Thank you so much to the new Mom and Dad!!
    
    Sandy
    
    

    
    
    	Hi,
    
    	I would like to bring attention to note 33.11.
    
    	This pretty kitty is looking for a good home.  Ziggy's
    	owner has taken ill and can no longer care for her.  
    
    	The reason I am trying to bring attention to this note is
    	because Ziggy's foster mom has called several shelters, the
    	Humane Society and several "no kill" shelters.  No one is
    	willing to take her because she is 11 years old.  They all
    	say it is too hard to place an older cat and the cat would
    	wind up being put to sleep. (except for the no kill shelters
    	who just say they don't have room for a cat this age)
    
    	I've met Ziggy, and she is a lovable, healthy, very good looking
    	cat.  
    	
    	It was a very emotional breakup when her owner of 11 years 
    	could no longer take care of her.  I would really like to 
    	be able to help her find a home.
    
    	If anyone out there can think of anyone who can take her
    	it would be much appreciated.
    
    	Ziggy is living in Central Massachusetts.
    
    	Thankyou for any help you can offer.
    
    	Kathleen

    
    
    	Hi - note 33.11 has been moved to 4.81....
    
    	Thanks
    
    	kathleen

    A few months ago I posted a note about Muffin, a three-year old cat,
    who needed foster care when her mom got sick and went into the 
    hospital.  Well, I wanted to give an update on Muffin and her mom.
    
    Muffin's mom has a disability that won't make it possible for her to
    live by herself anymore.  She's now in a rest home, feeling better, but
    frustrated that she can't live on her own anymore.  She misses Muffin.
    
    My friend has been foster-parenting Muffin for the last few months. 
    Muffin has been a real champ weathering all the changes she's had to go
    through.  Not only did she lose her mom, but my friend moved to a new
    home while he was fostering her.  So poor Muffin had to get used to a
    couple new environments and a new care taker.  But she's so easy going
    that even though she was scared at first with each change, she adapted
    pretty quickly and set about establishing her favorite places and play
    toys.
    
    Well, since decision was recently made that my disabled friend can't move
    back to her house, it's definite that I have to find Muffin a permanent 
    home.  I put a note in the "Cats Needing Homes" (number 4) file.  It's 
    number 81 (or thereabouts).  So if you're interested you can get the 
    details in there.
    
    I'd be very grateful if there are any interested people out there.
    Being Muffin's loving aunt, I'm very dedicated to her welfare, and I'm
    so afraid she'll end up in an animal shelter.  I don't know if she'd be
    able to weather that change very well.
    
    Please contact me at DTN 223-9618 or ICS::JOHNSONL if you can help.
    
    Leslie 

    PLEASE...PLEASE...PLEASE....
    
    Don't *abandon her* to the outside again..  If you must, take her to 
    the Humane Society (call first).  Also, you didn't give any description
    of her here.  That might help find her a home.  There is also a note
    her (towards the beginning) for this type of note.
    
    Sandi 

    
    
    See if there is a shelter that takes cats in but doesn't destroy them. 
    We have one in the Dallas area but I cant think of the name.  There is
    a long waiting list, but its worth it.  If you lived in this area I
    might consider feeding him/her and letting it stay outside.  I have one
    cat of my own and feed 3 tom cats that have different sad stories
    behind them. 
    
    
    donna

    
    
    	I'm Happy to announce that Ziggy has found a home!
    
    	Thanks to all..
    
    	kath

    I wanted to enter a special thanks to all those people who responded to
    my note in the CATS NEEDING HOMES, note number .93.  I never expected
    to find such a group of wonderful, caring people as I did in this
    FELINE file.  So a special thanks to Karen Kolling, Lenora Palmer,
    Lynne Mandile, and Yvonne Colaianni  for their help with the little
    tortie stray who was found two days ago in the woods around the MRO
    facilities.  Your generosity, time and advice made the rescue of this
    cat so much easier for both myself and Nancy DC.
    
    Just an update.  Yvonne and I attempted to bring this tortie back to
    the site where we first found her, in the hopes that if she had a
    litter of kittens, she would lead us to them.  We spent over an hour
    within the 1/2 mile radius surrounding this spot.  But no luck.  We had
    her on a collar and leash and she ACTUALLY let us WALK her.  She didn't
    even seem to notice that she was even wearing them.  She walked beside
    us, sat in the sun, and seemed totally unconcerned about whether there
    may be a litter out there or not.  At times she would attempt to
    venture out on her own, but only to go down to the marshlands and sniff
    reeds and "hunt."  It became apparant after 45 minutes that if there
    were a litter it was grown or dead, or that if they were alive, she was
    probably too far off course to ever find them.  She seemed "lost"
    herself.
    
    It hurts me to think there may be babies out there somewhere waiting
    for a mother that will never come back.  I should add that a couple of
    times while we were walking along a stone wall or going down into
    clumps of reeds, she would cry pitifully .... but nothing.  No
    answering mews to her cries.  It really broke my heart.  I don't know,
    never having seen nursing mother cats before, if they feel loss or if
    they feel anything close to "love" for their babies so that they would
    experience a sense of "loss", but if they do, she did.  
    
    I intend to walk again by that area today in the hopes I will hear some
    kittens...but I don't hold out much hope.  I want to thank Yvonne for
    coming with me, and marching uncomplainingly through thorns and
    brambles and swamp mud that came up to her ankles.  You're a real
    trouper, Yvonne!  :-)
    
    Nancy, I think I may change this kitten's name to Sophie.....  she 
    seems to be a tragic heroine to me now....  :-)   (But then, aren't all
    the strays in the world!)?
    
    I will keep everyone posted on her progress.  (Moderators, I didn't
    know where to put this, didn't want to clutter up the file on CATS
    LOOKING FOR HOMES.)  Move, if necessary.
    
    Nancy 

    Your all very special for helping little Sophie and I'm sure
    she really appreciates it.   Thank god this file is full of
    such warm. loving,  generous folks...because without this file 
    I feel some of us would have lost hope in mankind a long time
    ago.
    
    Hopefully Sophie will never have to feel alone again!  Please keep
    us posted on her saga!
    
    Sandy

    Hi All!
    
     It was truly amazing to watch Sophie walk on the leash like it was the
    most natural thing shecould do! I'm still in awe! She seemed to enjoy
    being out in the fresh air, but none too concerned that there was a
    special reason for her being in that particular spot. 
    
     Nancy DC, I thnk Sophie is a great name for this little girl! She is
    such a love! She a little straggly right now, but when she fills out,
    and her coat get back into condition, she's going to be a knock out!
    
     I enjoyed my little outing yesterday with Nancy. I got to meet her
    four kitties, and the new little girl. She's done quite a job with her
    ferel Suki (?). I had the privilege of having her give my hand head
    bumps, and letting me love her up a little bit! I was thrilled! Anyway,
    a little muck for the sake of a furface is not a hardship! 
    
     Thanks again Nancy for taking her in to get her health back. I have a
    feeling Sophie may already be home! ;-)
    
    Love,
     Y
    
     

    Nancy...
    
    I think you made the best decision because Sophie does need you...
    and you will drive yourself crazy just trying to find those babies.
    May they all rest in peace with all our other loved ones that have
    passed away.  They are in gods hand now...and he'll take good care
    of them.
    
    And welcome to the world of looney toones....gee I think I saw a
    spot reserved in heaven right beside the rest of us and of course
    the kitty litter.   You get the golden scooper this week!!
    
    Your great for caring so much...does this mean Sophie already has
    a home????   Give her hugs and kisses from my crew!
    
    Sandy

    Today at lunch I trudged back to the site where I had found Sophie.  If
    there were kittens, I was determined to find them.  I stopped at the
    old Jackson Farm (I grew up with Linda Jackson and so I felt brave
    enough to go to the door).  Her husband told me that they had many barn
    cats, but no litters at this time.  He also said his cats were too
    feral to come near humans, being 4th generation rat cats.  But he DID 
    tell me of an abandoned farm just a 1/4 mile down on the right.  This
    farm turned out to be only 30 yards or less from where I'd found
    Sophie.  I looked through ever barn and shack and abandoned car and
    tire on the place....finally I found a small chicken shack that had a
    dirt floor.  There were many prints....small cat prints, and larger
    dog-type prints....there were deep holes dug into the ground throughout
    this building.  But no kittens....I meowed my head off, but no
    response.  I left the building and crested small hill on the farm and
    kept meowing  but nothing still.  I looked to my left and there was
    this crew of guys watching me from the shipping dock of a company about
    50 feet away.  I was MORTIFIED.  So in my usual confrontative fashion,
    I approached them and asked them if they had seen kittens.  They smiled
    when they understood what I was doing.  But one of them said, "How long
    ago did you pick up the mother?"  I told him it was two days back.  He
    replied, "Well, if there were kittens, they are probably dead by now. 
    There are two foxes out her playing in the field every morning."  
    
    I felt so badly.  I am almost certain in my heart that this must be
    true.  I had seen mingled paw prints in the barn....  I have decided to
    stop looking for the kittens.  If I don't assume that they are dead,
    then I will drive myself crazy and keep looking for them, day in and
    day out, for the rest of my life!  I'm like that....I never give up
    hope usually and I have been known to "beat a dead horse," so to speak.  
    
    I am going to go home tonite and just lavish all my attention
    on Sophie, fatten her up, get her healthy, give her all the care and
    love she desparately needs.
    
    If she did lose her kittens in this cruel way, by foxes, it must have
    been devastating standing by and knowing there was nothing she could
    do.  She probably left them when she found they were dead and started
    her little trek down the road to where I found her...
    
    Nancy
    
    	p.s.  Yvonne, we just had a NOTE COLLISION  :-) and I lost my
              note when you put yours in...we both hit control z the same
              time.... you won!  :-)  My turn now.....  

    re: 46
    
    Sandy,  thank you..... I will hold aloft with pride my golden scooper.
    (Truth to tell, this week with Sophie's roundworm situation, I trully
    need it!)  :-)  
    
    As for the home, I keep telling myself that I must find her a good
    home......  then my heart gets terribly jealous and says, "NAH"...
    But we'll see what happens as the weeks go by.  I have her for at
    least a month till her shots and her spay is in order....once she
    is healthy, well, maybe a good home will be found.  I have VERY
    STRICT criteria about pet placement.... I'm very very picky.....
    
    :-)
    
    Nancy

    ha ha ha.....as you can see my cat count...I have a real hard
    time giving them up too!!!!!  We are in the process of trying to
    find a good home for Bucko...and every night my hubby says "take
    it out of the notesfile...he has a home...nah...leave it in...nah
    take it out!!   I'm sure you will see Bucko in the introductions
    soon!!!  The longer they stay...the more attached I get!!
    
    Sandy

    Re. .99 in topic 4:
    
    The strong smell of urine is due to the fact that he is a maturing male
    and is not neutered.  Neutering will remove that musky male smell.  If
    his owner can't afford the neutering, there are organizations that can
    help with the cost.  I don't recall where you are located, but there
    are three clinics in the San Jose area that charge less than $25 for
    neutering, and one will cover the entire cost if the owner can't pay.
    
    Jo

    Thanks, but I wasn't clear; I'm told the problem is the strong odor
    from his feces.  I changed the litterbox daily and never noticed a 
    problem, or a strong urine odor.  Of course, right when he used the
    box it smelled! But I thought that was normal.
    
    Kim

    More about Jack...
    
    If we can't locate a home for him in a week, my fiance and I will
    take him in until he can find one.  Alan says he will help pay for
    any medical expenses... We'll probably have him neutered and shots,
    etc...that will probably greatly improve his chances of finding a
    good home.  
    
    We'd love to keep him, but it would be breaking our lease agreement.
    
    I'll keep everyone posted.
    
    Kim

    Nancy,
    
     I was almost ready to volunteer to go out woth yo at lunch yesterday,
    when my boss gave me a quick and dirty, hurry up project to do. I wish
    I had gone! I hate thinking of oyu out there by yourself and finding
    the footprints in that barn! I don't remember any abandoned looking
    buildings near where we looked. Where were they?
    
     I think you desereve the Golden Scooper award this week too! I don't
    envy you you're kitty box duties this week! Sophie did a job outside
    when we had her out looking for the kittens, and THAT was enough to
    knock a buzzard off a sh*t wagon! ;-) I can't imagine what it's like in
    an enclosed area! 8-{
    
     Nancy, you're wonderful in my book! You did everything you could, and
    I agree that the kittens were probably already gone by the time you
    found Sophie. That's why she was wandering in the street. She sure was
    lucky to have found you!! :-)
    
     Love,
    
     Y

    
    RE: .53
    
    Hi Yvonne, well that would have been wonderful yesterday because it
    sure was depressing when I found the prints....and then it seemed that
    at that exact moment (around 12:45) the sky literally clouded over and
    the wind picked up and that was even MORE depressing.  But I went home
    last nite and there was Sophie's little face peering through the window
    that separates my kitchen from the porch....she had climbed up on the
    ledge and I was standing at the sink and we were face to face and she
    let out a big MEEEOOOWWWWWWWW...mouth big as a house in that little
    pointed face.  I died laughing....  
    
    I made her a bigger cushy-er bed last nite of quilts and a hot water
    bottle and erected a tent-like cover over it with towels.....then I put
    my old favorite red unwashed terry bathrobe at the entrance...  in the
    a.m. I found her huddled on the bathrobe...not in her tent with the
    bed....and she had collected several clothespins and a toy ball and was
    sleeping with them by her side.  What a love....
    
    nc

    Kim, I think the smell of feces is related to the kind of food the cat
    is eating.  Perhaps the new owner has changed to a kind different from
    what you used to feed him?
    

    I don't think she has.  Maybe when I get him back we can try something
    different though.  Then when he gets a new home again, he can stay on
    that food.
    
    Any suggestions? He's eating 9 Lives wet food now, I believe.  I always
    fed him 9 lives or Friskies wet.  And some dry food to supplement,
    which was usually Friskies.
    
    Kim

    I find that feeding the main part of the diet as dry food (Iams, Max,
    etc.), and then supplementing with small amounts of premium canned foods 
    makes for less odor and less "volume" in the litter box.
    
    Jo

    Hi, I agree with Jo.  My Cyrano had quiet a problem with odor...he
    could literally CLEAR a room..... very very bad.  The doctor said he
    had enlarged glands or some such thing....I can't remember
    exactly...but that he was getting too much protein with both wet and
    dry and that there was really no need to feed wet at all.  I've taken
    all my four off wet completely and I mix Science Diet, IAMS, and MAX
    cat dry together.  A significant difference...you'd hardly know I had
    cats in the house at all.....  really!
    
    Nancy

    Thanks!  I'm going to try it.  Someone had told me that a reason to
    feed wet food is because cats don't drink enough water, and get
    urinary tract infections easily...Maggie had one when I adopted her.
    
    Kim

    Hi Kim,  I believe if you buy one of the prescription diets through
    your vet, you will find that there is one specifically designed to meet
    the needs of a UTI-prone cat like yours.  I have a neutered male, which
    I am told is most prone to this type of disorder, and have not yet had
    a problem feeding him just dry.  I always keep out plenty of fresh
    water (I change it twice daily) so they w0
    0----,6   (sorry...that was my male walking across the keyboard) 
    
    :-)  the joys of working at home...  :-)
    
    Anyway, just make sure they have lots of water...
    
    Nc

    Hi,
    
    Mags hasn't had a UTI since when we initially adopted her, so I believe
    it could have resulted from the neglect she suffered before...poor baby
    was starving and pregnant when she was brought to the shelter!  I'm
    cutting down gradually on the wet food, and will keep an eye on her.
    
    :-)
    
    Kim

    Here's an update on Jack, the male orange tiger looking for a home.
    We took him to the vet's last night, he's just out of surgery
    (neutered) and he's doing fine!  He's now all caught up on shots
    and ready to go.
    
    And....he has a wonderful new home.  On Saturday, he will join a new
    family with a nice person and other kitties, and plenty of room to
    roam indoors and out.  Just the life for a free spirit like Jack.
    
    Thanks to everyone and to this file!
    
    Kim

    Hi folks,
    
    Recently I wrote about Muffin who became homeless a few months ago 
    after her owner was put in a rest home.  Well, after months of trying 
    to find her a permanent home, I've had no luck, so I'm now looking into 
    animal shelters.  I don't know anything about them.  Of course, I want 
    to find the most humane, high-quality shelter, with the least amount of 
    animals.  I don't want Muffin to get traumatized, as she has always lived
    in a decent home with no other cats.
                                                    
    I'm looking for a shelter located in Massachusetts anywhere as east 
    as Sudbury and as west as Leominster.  
    
    Can anyone shed some light on cat shelters or what some alternatives
    are?
    
    Thanks much.
    
    Leslie

    Refer to note #36 --- Framingham Animal shelter --- I have been there
    it is excellent!!!
    
    Sue

    I think one of the major roadblocks you will hit is that most of
    the better shelters (especially no-kill) are full to the maximum
    at this time of year.  It is kitten season.....
    
    Sure hope Muffin finds a wonderful home...or atleast a temporary home
    in a nice no-kill shelter.   I volunteer at the Pat Brody Shelter...but
    I do know they are at the max...but if you were to call they might
    be able to put you on a waiting list.  If you want more info...you
    can contact me off-line.
    
    
     Sandy
    

    
    I want to report a happy ending for an abandoned kitten.  I 
    entered a note (4.98) for my brother about a kitten that he 
    found.  This little guy is a sweetheart with a wonderful
    personality.  Unfortunately, he was unable to keep him because
    his wife's allergies were too severe.
    
    They were contacted by a representative of Friends of Animals.
    This person found out about this kitten through this notes 
    conference.  I would like to thank whoever pointed this note
    to Friends of Animals.
    
    On Saturday afternoon, I brought this little guy to Rachel from
    Friends of Animals.  This was the first time that I saw him and 
    he was wonderful.  Rachel fell in love with him as well.  She told
    me that she had an adoption lined up for him.  He was exactly the
    type of kitten this woman is looking for.
    
    So now this kitten (named Ken by my nephew) has a new home in Acton
    with a loving mommy.
    
    I would like to thank everyone who expressed an interest in this 
    little guy.  I am relieved that this little one who had a tough
    start by being abandoned at the side of the road has found a happy
    and loving home.
    

    Re:  5.43  
    
    I wanted to update everyone on Sophie.  Today Sophie was spayed,
    and though she is groggy, the vet says she is doing well.  She has had
    her second round of shots and her second wormer.  She was also treated
    for tapeworm, and a couple weeks back she was given bloodtests for
    kidney disorders. Though her kidneys were fine, she was found to have a
    slightly enlarged liver and some infection, so I was given treatment
    for her and she is doing better.  I am about to pick her up now, and
    am very excited about her progress....
    
    Therefore, thank you to the following people:
    
    	Nancy DC, who, though she never said a word, spoke volumes
    	  when I was making the decision to pick her up off the street
    	  that day we found her....
    
    	Yvonne Colaianni, for that late great trek we took in search
    	  of Sophie's kittens, which proved unfruitful except for the
    	  case of poison sumac I acquired, and the colds we probably
    	  both acquired...
    
    	And to Karen Kolling, Lynne Mandile, Bill Kowalkowski, Lenora
    	  Palmer, Mary Colwill and Jill Meier, for your generosity in
    	  both food and money donations that helped to put Sophie back
    	  on her feet.  If Sophie had not found Nancy DC and I when
    	  she did, and without your help and compassion, I am certain
    	  that today Sophie would not be alive.
    
    
    So "head butts" from Sophie, and thanks again from me.
    
    Nancy

    Spooky sounds like he is living the perfectly normal cats life
    to me. Most cats sleep all day when we are away at work, (if you
    don't believe me stay home from work one day, sleep, sleep, sleep,)
    and become love bugs with us at night.  
    
    If the reason you really want to get him a new home is loneliness
    why not get him a companion? (That way they will BOTH sleep all
    day.)
    
    Barbara

    I think this is a hard enough decision for Linda as it is, without
    folks trying to convince her of other alternatives.  I'm sure she has
    taken the time to think this through.  Some cats just don't do well
    without a lot of human contact, and she knows what is best for Spooky.
    
    A second cat seems out of the question if she is already having
    financial difficulties.  Although two are not always more expensive
    than one, it can be if the second cat needs veterinary care.  We all
    know how unforseen circumstances can arise, being multi-cat owners
    ourselves.
    

>>We are looking for a new home for our 5 year old cat. He has been with us 
>>since he was a baby. He is a house cat, for the past five years he has been 
>>with us, he's NEVER gone out of the house once. He is an American Short Hair, 
>>yellow color and extremely clean. He is very quiet most of the time and very 
>>even tempered. He is great with kids. He has taken a lot of "abuse" from our 
>>1.5 year old son and he never acted in anyway aggressively towards him. The 
>>     most he did was just to get up and walk away from him. He is neutered.
							      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    
    Out of context!  I wonder if he means the cat or the son?  :^)  

    RE:  5.69
    
    Geez, I'm glad I'm not the only one that thought this.  Had to go back
    and read that last line.
    
    Jan

    Michele...
    
    Wasn't someone you know looking for an orange male.  They can
    have their pick...Long Hair or Short Hair or both!!!!!!
    
    Good luck Denise in finding good homes for the new family!
    
    Sandy

    The maine coon in 4.152 (now deleted) has been adopted by a feliner.
    The folks at northboro vet hospital were inundated with calls about
    this lovable cat.
    
    many thanks to the person who adopted him, hopefully you'll enter
    a note to introduce him.
    
    michele, nippa, and the N.V.H staff
    

    Well my two little guys got adopted last night (note 4.168) by a fellow
    DECcie.  The house seems so empty with them gone.  Of course Alpo is in
    his joy now. :^)
    
    Jeff seemed happy to get them and I know they'll have a great home.
    
    Kim (Morticia and Alpo)

    RE:  4.86  Bucko - white kitty
    
    Well I'm happy to say that Bucko was being fostered by my sister
    until a new home could be found.   Well little Bucko warmed his
    way into the families hearts and now they cannot give him up.  My
    18 year old nephew just loves him to pieces!!!
    
    So Bucko has a great new family...and lives upstairs from me...so
    he can still come visit me on occasions!!   That a boy Bucko...I
    knew our plan would work!!
    
    Sandy
    
    

    re: 5.73
    
    Many thanks to this note file for introducing us to the newest member
    of our family.
    
    We very excitedly adopted the Maine Coon cat from the Northboro
    Hospital.  He is the reincarnation (it's spooky, he's so similar) of
    Barnabus, the last cat who owned us.  They would even be the same age.
    
    Rutherford is starting to feel at home, although he still spends most
    of the day under the beds, coming out once our toddler and preschooler
    have gone down for the night.  Abby, my 4-year-old, keeps asking when he
    will REALLY be part of the family and want to be with us all the time. 
    I hope he will soon, and that he's just still adjusting -- not that he
    doesn't like children.  Have any of you had experience with integrating
    a 6-year-old cat into your household?
    
    Thanks again,
    
    Lori                                    
    

    Re: .76
    
    I suspect he's still adjusting.  It took a few weeks for my additions to
    stop living primarily behind the frig, etc., and I don't have small
    primates around to step on them, which I would imagine would increase
    the adjustment time.
    

    Lori,
    
    Topic 316.0 is all about adding a cat to the household.  See if any
    information in that topic can help you.  If not, feel free to ask
    all the questions you want.
    
    Jan

Ahem, Ahem,   We have an announcment:


***************MISHA HAS A FOSTER HOME!!!!!*******************

Thanks to Kim Trainque and her boyfried Sam, Misha will be heading to
his foster home with Sam Friday evening.  They will keep him to be
sure he doesn't spray by himself, and then Kim has several prospective
situations where he will be the only cat!!!!  YEA KIM!!! YEA SAM!!
YEA MISHA!!

I want to thank everyone in this file who has been so supportive of
us especially Mary Tamir, Sandy Merritt, Karen Kolling and Kim and Sam.
As has been said so many times before, Feliner's are truely special
people.  

Congratualtions!  We've saved a kitty.

I'lll keep you all posted on Misha's progress.

Mary-Michael & Misha (& Mips & Belle)

    
    So so happy for Misha and you!!   All fingers are crossed that
    Misha starts acting like a good boy when he is the only cat.
    
    Please please keep us posted!!!   Kim and Sam THANKS from
    all of us!!! This made my day!!
    
    Sandy
    
    
    

    
        Oh Yippy!!!  It's one of those sad situations where  you wish you
    could help, but don't know any one cat households...paws crossed that
    it works out...
    
       

    Wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    
    ng

    Well Misha has been with me since Friday night (Sam had business travel
    he had to do).  I've given Misha the full run of the house.  He hasn't
    sprayed once.  Of course he's spent a lot of time under the sofa but so
    far no spraying.  I have a very dominant female, Adelaide, who laid
    down the law the first time she saw him.  :^)
    
    Misha is gorgeous and such a love bug.  I was sitting on the sofa
    knitting when I felt something against the back of my leg.  I looked
    down expecting to see Alpo my kitten, nope it was Misha pushing with
    his head.  He wanted to come out from under the sofa.  He LOVES to have
    his tummy scratched.  He's coming out more and more.
    
    Things are going very well.  I'll keep you updated.
    
    Kim  (Morticia, Alpo, Adelaide, and Misha)

Re: 4.226, adoption from Kitty Angels:

>    	re: .219 - thanks so much!!  We picked up a beautiful little
>    	female long haired last night.  I just want to say that there
>    	are several more kittens and they're obviously well loved by
>    	the owner.  
    
>    	Thanks again,
>    	Tom
 
Super! This really makes my day! I wish you many happy years together.

Linda   

    Every now and then I hear about purebred cats that have suddenly had
    their circumstances change, and are looking for new homes.  Sometimes
    the situation is desperate and a new home must be found right away. 
    Just this week, this situation has come to my attention three separate
    times.  I just wanted to make sure that folks know that if the breeder
    you bought the cat from is worth his/her salt, they will take that cat
    in rather than see it end up in a shelter or be put to sleep.  So
    please, when you hear of purebreds that are looking for new homes,
    please remind the owners that a call should be made to the breeder of
    that cat.
    
    And, by all means, if you are purchasing a cat from a breeder, ask
    them if you ever found yourself in a position where you couldn't keep
    the cat, if they would offer any assistance in either finding it a new
    home, or taking it in until a home could be found.
    
    Jo                       

    I'm excited to write this and at the same time sad.
    
    	MISHA HAS A NEW HOME!!!!!!!!!
    
    My babysitter and her boyfriend just fell in love with him and will be
    taking him in a few weeks to his new home.  (they are in the process of
    moving into a new apartment).  They deliberately went hunting for an
    apartment that would let them have Misha.
    
    He's such a love I'm going to miss him.  He hasn't sprayed once since 
    I've had him and I don't think there will be any problems at his new
    home.  Last night I was working on a latch hook rug, Alpo was attacking
    the other end of it.  So I just ignored the little kitty face at the 
    end.  Then it dawned on me, sometime during the past few minutes the
    kitty had changed.  It was Misha waiting patiently for me to move the
    rug.  As soon as I did  WHUMP!!!!!!! 14 1/2 lbs of kitty landed in my
    lap.  :^)  There's nothing like a little fuzz therapy!
    
    Congrats to Misha on his new home, I'm really going to miss him.
    
    Kim (Morticia, Alpo, Adelaide, and Misha)

    Re: -1 
    
    Jeeze, I miss that WHUMP!! :-) :-)
    
    Kim sent me mail earlier, and I am so happy for Misha!  I had
    hoped that the news of Misha that would be posted would be him
    supremely happy in his only cat home, and look! 
    
    Kim literally saved his life.  Both Misha and I owe her a lot 
    for that.  
    
    Feliner's are **very** special people!
    
    Mary-Michael, Mips & Belle

    So so so happy for Misha.  She couldn't ask for a better
    living condition with folks that will love her and spoil
    her !!!!
    
    

    Kim...I'm surprised I didn't see the "Misha and the Fridge" story
    somewhere around!  ;^)
    
    K.C. (not at this node...borrowing the account 'til I get my own)

    Puhleeze 1/2 trying to get 14 1/2 lbs of furball out from the fridge is
    not an amusing story.  :^)  Okay so it is.  I'll have to write it up
    just right though.
    
    Kim

    Maybe he was trying to get closer to his favorite
    thing......food!!!  :-) ;-)
    
    Mary-Michael

    Come to think of it there is a turkey in the fridge right now.  What a
    little sneak.  Trying to tunnel up from the bottom.  :^)
    
    In fact we finally got him to come out (it only took 3 of us to do it),
    by waving a jar of baby food in front of his nose.  Of course the
    rearend was a tight fit coming out.  :^)
    
    Kim

Folks,

I thought I'd let you know about the successful 'placement' of KeeKeeman,
who appeared in our adoption note (was 4.222...I've deleted it).  Julie and
Dennis Gagnon needed to find a home for KeeKeeman because Dennis' allergies
had gotten very bad.  Julie found an elderly lady who was looking for a
nice kitty companion and KeeKeeman went to his new home last Thursday.
Well, Julie and Dennis spent the weekend in tears and last Saturday, they
took KeeKeeman back home.  Their house is now wall-to-wall air cleaners and
they're going to try the cat-bath method to see how it goes, but poor Dennis
felt he was more miserable without his little guy than he was with him, so
KeeKeeman is home to stay...

Mary

    Re: .93
    
    yeah, KeeKeeman!
    

    
            WOW!   That's cat love!   What great news!

    You know, when I heard that Dennis let Julie keep KeeKeeman (Julie
    found him last year when he was a very sick whole male that had been 
    neglected and abandoned by his former owners), I thought Dennis
    was pretty special, especially knowing how bad his asthma is, but
    when Julie told me this story, I knew that Julie had herself one hell
    of a great guy...

tell Julie to look for double filtered bags for her vacuum cleaner...and to
vacuum often.  Along with baths, this will help more than ANYTHING else....
In fact, have her scan the allergies note for vacuum cleaner info - the
reports I'm getting about the Bravo are all very positive - that machine
makes a BIG difference in the environment of those with allergies.

    I'll second the Bravo.  In my case, it's my cat Sweetie who has an
    allergy.  He seems to be doing distinctly better in terms of fewer
    coughing fits since I started using it.
    

    I wanted to let you all in on my success in placing my three former
    feral brown tabby kittens.  We gave them all baths and took them to a
    cat show "on exhibition".  They were all placed into great new homes
    within a few hours.  And, each adopter signed one of my pet contracts
    agreeing to keep them inside, and spay and neuter them, and each gave
    me a $25 donation to St. Francis of Assisi Animal Rescue.  St. Francis
    had graciously done the kitten's FeLV tests and shots for free so
    giving them the $75 made me feel great.
    
    Jo

    
    Hi All!!!  :) :) :) :)
    
    Good news about the kitties from 4.274!!! They all have brand new homes
    and from what I've seen, very loving and caring adoptive parents!! :)
    
      I received many, many responses about them.... some to thank me for
    stopping to pick them up (I couldn't live with myself if I just passed
    them by... it was just the thing to do.. you know? :) and others to
    adopt them. Thanks all for being so caring and concerned!!! Really!!
    
      BTW... I'm glad this conference is here!!! :)
    
    
     Andy
    

    Great ending to a heart breaking story!!  You made my day....and
    thanks for being so wonderful!
    
    Sandy

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PROXY::HUTCHESON "the revolution will not be televi" 10 lines  17-SEP-1992 06:55
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up to date on his hots? sounds a little risque!

Maybe this has been mentioned before (but I'll mention it
again anyway). I read somewhere that regular bathing (of
the cat) can keep the cat dander enough under control to
allow a sensitive person to live with a cat.



                                   Susan

    Well, I don't want to clutter up the adoption note with more on 
    Ariel and Molly but I don't really know where to put this.  I 
    know, I'm the moderator.  I'm supposed to know where things go.
    Anyway...
    
    I finally managed to get my hands on Ariel this morning at approx.
    2:00am.  He's been scarce since the work neuter entered my vocabulary.
    Both Molly and Ariel went to the vet this morning.  Molly received both
    her Distemper/Upper Respiratory vaccine and her Rabies vaccine before
    we decided we should have waited till we saw the results of her FELV
    test before vaccinating her.  Both Ariel and Molly are being tested
    for FELV and Feline Aids.  If the tests come back negative Molly will
    be spayed and Ariel will be neutered and he will receive his vaccines.
    Both of them have ear mites and will be treated for those.
    
    If the tests come back positive I don't think I want to have to deal
    with it.  Homes for cats testing positive are not as easy to come by.
    Keep your fingers crossed.  I've gotten very attached to these two 
    and I don't want to have to make this decision.  I should know later
    today what the results are.  If they are negative the spay/neuter
    will be done today and I'll pick them both up from the vet tomorrow.
    
    This is costing a fortune.  If it wasn't for the donations I received
    and the animal birth control coupons, I don't know how I'd do this.  
    Thanks so much for being so generous. 
    
    Jan

    What is Feline Aids?  I've never heard of that before.  Could you
    please translate for me?  Thanks!
    

    SHO KEY/FULL FIV in the MUTTON::FELINE_V1 file brings up the following
    notes containing information on Feline Aids (FIV).
    
     489.0	3304.0       3871.0
    1064.0      3505.0       4519.0
    2686.0	3505.10*     4524.0
    
    When I have time I'll check out these notes and see about pulling one
    or two with the most information into the Disease topic (I think that
    is note 29.0 in this file).
    
    Jan

    Re:  Ariel and Molly  Adoption note 4.270, Response note 5.103
    
    Ariel and Molly have received their Distemper/Upper Respiratory
    vaccine and Rabies vaccine.  They tested negative for both Feline
    Leukemia and Feline Aids (YEAH!!!).  Molly was spayed and Ariel
    was neutered.  Both are being treated (for the next 3 weeks) for
    earmites.  The vet is planning his vacation based on Molly and
    Ariel's bill. ;^)  Many thanks to the donors for their help with
    this cost.  
    
    If all goes as planned, Ariel and Molly will be moving into a new
    home in 3-4 weeks.  Their potential parents are waiting for escrow
    to close and to find out their move-in date for their new house.
    The potential mom and dad will be coming over to meet their new
    babies this Thursday (if schedules work out).
    
    Until they go to their new home, Ariel and Molly are living in the
    bathroom suite at the Cordes family apartment.  They're reasonably
    content to have the space to themselves, however, they would like
    to take over the rest of the house if they were not living under
    quarantine conditions due to earmites and the chance they might be
    carrying colds or whatever that haven't shown up yet.  They happily
    wake me up at 4-5am for attention by knocking over everything on 
    the bathroom counter and meowing at the top of their lungs.  They
    know exactly what time meals are supposed to be served and do not
    let me forget it if I am late.  I'm getting very attached to these
    two and am hoping this adoption works out so I won't be too far
    from them.
    
    Molly has taken to trying to nursing on Ariel's chest or stomach.  
    He is really good with her.  He just grooms her and lets her nurse.  
    I guess he knows she's just needing some security.  Both are very
    demanding of attention and affection.  Molly meows at me until I
    pet her and Ariel stretches his long body up and gives me a nose-
    to-nose kiss.  Both kitties are desperately in need of a flea bath
    and will receive one as soon as they are recovered completely from
    their respective surgeries.  I, personally, cannot wait for this to
    happen as I am highly allergic to something they have in their fur.
    
    Jan

    I am pleased to announce the Ariel and Molly have new parents.
    They will be moving into a brand new home in just a few weeks
    (when the move in date is set for their new family).  The proud
    parents are Christina and Steven Wilder.  Christina works in my
    building here in WRO3.
    
    Christina has added FELINE to her notebook and you should see
    her introduction in here some time in the future.  The cat introduction
    will probably have to come later since she has only had 1-1/2 hours
    to get to know them at this time.
    
    Again, I'd like to thank everyone who assisted me in my efforts
    to take these two in, get them neutered/spayed and  declared healthy 
    and find them homes.  You all have been wonderful.
    
    Oh, I have invited Christina and Steven to join us at the West Coast
    Feliner dinner in October if it doesn't conflict with their plans to
    move.
    
    Jan (who'll be starting her next kitty project after Ariel and Molly
         have completed their relocation)

"Whitey" has gone to a good home where he is getting used to 3 other
brother and sisters.

Since it looks like Keith's uncle will not make it home from the hospital,
we picked up "Big Red" this week-end while we were out there and brought
him back.  He snoozed through the 5+ hour trip with the door to the carrier
open, and the only time he jumped out was to use his litter box! What a 
trooper!  He has a few fleas, so he is off to the vets today for a flea
bath and a check for worms.  We have found him a good home too.......


............he's staying with us ;-}


yes, yes, yes, I said no more cats, I said no more neutered male cats,
I said my asthma is better, my alleriges are better, the house is cleaner,
I'm spending less on food..... but his master is dying, he had no where 
to go, he was *so quiet and so good* the whole ride home, he is *so*
loving, he doesn't seem to mind staying indoors all that much and where 
else can I find a cat that plant himself on the top of my shower curtain
in a single jump and shred my toilet paper?  Most people have to *pay* for 
that kind of entertainment!

Mary-Michael, Mips, Belle & Red

    re: .108
    
    Welcome home, Red :-)  That's the kind of note that makes my day.
    

    RE:  .108
    
    Glad Red has a wonderful new home!  He's very lucky to have you.
    
    As for leaping to the top of the shower in a single bound and shredding
    toilet paper...Onyx is good at both and Ariel has shown a preference
    for hanging around on top of the shower door. ;^)
    
    Jan

    Update on .280
    
    The calico kitten has found a home!  Dianne and Mike Dillon have
    adopted her and have named her "Mariah".  They brought her to the vets
    on Friday and all is well.  FeLV and Feline Leukemia negative!  Just a
    few worms and some fleas!  Otherwise, she's doing fantastic!!
    
    The other three kittens are still looking for a home.  If ANYONE knows
    of someone looking for a kitten, please have them contact me!
    
    Thanks.
    
    Holly
    

    	Ref .111
    
    Holly..
    
    Mariah just didn't fit. She's been renamed SCATTER, after Elvis's pet
    chimp. Kai's in love, Teddy is, well, picture this: a 12 pound black
    Exotic sitting down with one paw on his hip saying, "I'm not
    impressed". I forgot how much kittens can eat. I hope my loan goes
    thru. 
    Mike and Diane
    

    Well, after entering my note in the "HELP I don't know what to do" note
    about JOJO and her seizure while trying to get her home, I just thought 
    I'd update everyone on the situation.
    
    As you may recall, we set her up in the garage and she was doing just
    fine. She slept in her bed and would let you pet her and would purr
    etc. Well, after a couple of days, I decided that I'd carry her outside
    and give her some fresh air. I had to bring the rubbish barrels in
    anyway. We ended up with a rather major set back with me coming out on
    the short end of the stick. I had moved the barrels right up to the
    garage door so I wouldn't have to go too far. I was holding JOJO up
    against my chest and when I hit the button to open the garage door,
    she didn't like that one little bit. But, I was able to control her
    and still hang onto her. I brought the barrels in but felt she was a
    little to nervous to be standing round outside so I canned that idea.
    Went back into the garage and hit the button again.
    
    This time, JOJO "freaked". She wanted down in the worst way, but with
    the door still open she would have been gone like a shot so I held on.
    She didn't like that one little bit either. She got turned around in
    my arms so that she was facing me. I won't go into all the details,
    but suffice it to say that she clamped onto my nose and wasn't about
    to let go. I had a perfect dental impression on the old shnoz. I was
    bleeding all over the place and if I had let her go, she would have
    been swinging from my nose. One fang went right through the side of
    my nose. I REALLY wasn't looking for a pierced nose at this point in
    my life. I litterally had to stick my thumb in her mouth to pry her
    off. When I finally got her to let go, and got up off my knees, she
    went to her bed and I went to the bathroom to bleed in peace.
    
    I called the doctor and was on an antibiotic within an hour. I went to
    the hospital the next day and got a tetenus (sp?) shot. My nose swelled
    up like a balloon. I looked like I had just gone 12 rounds with Mike
    Tyson AND LOST. It never got any worse than that and now after 2 and
    a half weeks, people just think I had a minor accident rather than
    getting hit in the face by a Mac truck. Of course, when I came back to
    work I had to put up with a ration of you know what. Things like,"well
    that will teach you to keep your NOSE out of her business".
    
    Anyway, there was a few days where there was a trust issue between the
    two of us, but that's all settled down now. We've moved her into the
    basement where she picked out her own bed up on some boxes. She has 
    some toys down there that she loves to play with and she comes over to
    be petted whenever I go down there.
    
    We took her to the vet and got her all checked out. She had her shots
    and got tested for feline lukemia and aids. Both were negative. She's
    as healthy as a horse. After spending about 6 months outside 24 hours
    a day, she didn't even have anything in her ears.
    
    Lately we've let her up into the house and it took her about 30 seconds
    to find the bed to curl up on. There has been no introduction problems
    with the other 3 kids as they knew each other (through the screen) all
    summer. She'll even submit to a belly rub now and then.
    
    We still havn't been able to find her a home, but who the hell am I
    kidding.........she IS home. Allow me to introduce you to our newest
    kid.....JOJO.

    
    	Sorry to hear about your little mishap, but congratulation anyway
    	to you and JOJO. 
    	I have garage door openers, and at first my little fur-face
    	got all excited, he looked at me as if to say what in blazes
    	is that noise. But now he is use to it. I am sure JOJO will
    	in time get use to the noise.
    
    	Mike 

    Thanks for sharing...as I was reading your note I was very nervous
    and anxious to get to the bottom line to find out the end!!  I
    am sorry to hear about your nose....but am delighted to hear
    that you guys are friends again...and JoJO has a wonderful home.
    
    And I do know it will be a wonderful home...because not many
    folks would ever feel comfortable gaining the trust factor
    back!!!!
    
    Just an FYI...I have a stray cat (Abby) that I took in...and to this
    day any "weird" nose will set her scrambling, clawing into a fit!!
    WE have learned to NOT pick her up under these conditions .....
    and I doubt she will ever get use to any loud weird noises!!  So
    just be very careful....
    
    Sandy

    Congratulations to you and Jojo.  It sounds like she wants to be an
    indoor-only baby.  (Your story reminds me of the time I turned around
    and collided with a cat who'd decided to jump to the floor at that
    moment, and for a short time I had a cat earring;  cartiledge sure can
    take a lot.)

    I am very happy to report that the cat I wrote about in 4.302 has been
    adopted by a DECcie here in Santa Clara.  It's a great story.  A few
    day ago Linda was thinking that she would like to adopt a cat.  A
    couple of days later she decided she wanted a black and white cat.  She
    walked into the ladies room and saw the flyer about this black and
    white cat.  The owner brought the cat to Linda's and it was love at
    first sight.  He rubbed her legs and then rolled over to have his tummy
    rubbed.
    
    Steffi
    

    Another somewhat successful story .. 3 of the four kittens in .280 have 
    been adopted! 
    
    Unfortunately, there was one kitten left for quite a while.  In talking
    to my friend on Friday, they hadn't seen the kitten for a while.  They
    went searching for it and found it about 1/4 mile away, dead on the
    train tracks. )-:
    
    But, three of the four DID find a wonderful caring home .. one through
    this file!!
    
    Also, the mother is still up for adoption.  She's a beautiful
    blue/cream female with four white feet.  About 1 1/2 years old.
    
    Holly
    
    

    The black/white 3 yr. old neutered boy in .300 (now named Sir Thomas)
    has been adopted by the Pet's Choice store owner and will be residing
    at the store as official greetor.  He is such a wonderful cat and soo
    affectionate.  He seems very happy there and gets lots of attention
    too.  He even helped the manager count up my cat food order today.
    
    He had been adopted by a couple of families but they said Sir Thomas
    didn't get along with their cats.  However, they only had him for a few
    days and it takes a little longer for adult cats to become adjusted to
    each other and get the pecking order established.
    
    Pat & Clan
    

    I was trying to move a note here and something odd was happening with
    this note.  It was there, then it wasn't and the note I wanted to move
    wouldn't come over.  So, here I am trying to delete and repost so I
    can geta a little cooperation here from the computer goblins.
    
    Jan
    Moderator, FELINE
    
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DELNI::YORSTON                                        2 lines  22-OCT-1992 06:13
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    Little Widget has found a home!   :)
    

    RE:  4.256
    
    Both TUXEDO and SNOWBALL have homes.  In fact, Snowball is living with
    Mr. and Mrs. Snow.  How appropriate.  
    
    Tuxedo went to the wire....  I had decided to bring him to the Humane
    Society on the last Saturday of October.  On October 30th - Friday -
    a friend of mine decided to take him..  They already love him......
    
    
    
    YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    
    Only Little-Bit to go.  
    
    Sandi 
    

    
    
    	I was able to find a good home for the Black Tiger male kitten
    in note 4.336.  Thanks to those of you who contacted me about 
    adopting him.
    
    Alan Carlson
    

    RE 4.155
    
    	SMOKI HAS A HOME !!!!!!!!!!!!1
    
    Smoki was the Rabies Quarantine Kitty that lived in my bedroom for 4 
    months and before that, in a cage at the vet's office for 2 months.  He
    was 9 months old and beautiful.  He was under a *death notice* which we
    had communicated to 6-months in *prison* or a *half-way-house* (mine).
    
    Smoki survived the quarantine and turned into the most beautiful male
    cat.  He is now 15 months old and has a wonderful, loving home with my
    oldest daughter.  She is a *sucker* like her mother and didn't want him 
    to go to the shelter.  She also has another male cat and they get along
    just fine.  Smoki adores my grand-son (a 2-year old) and sleeps with
    him at night.
    
    I had found 2 homes for Smoki but both fell through.  I was getting
    desparate due to already having 6 cats of my own.  
    
    Another happy ending......(and a well-deserved one too)...
    
    Sandi
    

    RE 4.256
    
    Tuxedo went to a home in Manchester but it didn't work out.  He has
    since been brought to the Goffstown Shelter.
    
    Snowball found a loving home with a family residing in Manchester.  She
    is now an in-door only kitty.
    
    Little Bit hasn't been seen for a few weeks.  I'm not sure what has 
    happened to her/him.
    
    I really did try with Tux, but he is such a striking-looking cat that I
    am sure he will get a home.
    
    As to Little Bit, I hope he/she is allright.  
    
    I found homes for 2 out of 4 cats (counting SMOKI) so I feel good about
    that.  But I do feel bad about Tux.  Going to a shelter is better than him
    freezing and starving in the winter months.
    
    Sandi
    

	I don't remember if I ever mentioned that I adopted one of 
	cj walter's abandoned kittens from 4.171.

	I took the little black guy and named him Othello.  He was tiny
	with huge brown eyes, a little white bowtie, and the teeniest meow
	I've ever heard.  He's about 7 months old now, and is easily the 
	largest kitty I've ever laid eyes on.  I'm firmly convinced that 
	either his mother or father was NOT a normal housecat...he looks
	kinda like a football player (no neck!), a solid cube-like body, 
	and an absolutely giant tail.

	He's my back-up alarm clock...if I don't get up at 6, he stands on
	me and sticks his nose into my face and puffs.  Gotta have breakfast,
	mom...

	Thanks to cj for letting me add him to the family!


	Debra, Fargas, & Othello

    Gee Deb, fancy meeting YOU in here!!  Get back to work!!
    
    Glad to see that OTHELLO is doing so well at home.  Hmmm.. is he a
    long-haired cat??  Could be that he's part Maine Coon.  They have a
    tendency to be BIG cats.
    
    Holly
    

    Yeah, the "no neck" description sounds like my boy Chubs.  Does
    Othello's tail look like a feather duster?  That's a coon-like trait,
    isn't it?  Some day we're going to put endust on Chubs's tail and roll
    him under the bed.  

	Hmm!  No, 'thel is a short-hair...and his tail is big, but it's not
	just hairy big, it's _solid_!

	And it doesn't have any feeling!?

    I guess this is as good a place as any to write this....
    
    Some time ago (about 6 months), Vivian adopted the little black female
    kitten in note 4.143.  Vivian, I can't remember your last name, but if
    you're out there, Kim and I would like to know how the kitten is doing. 
    We are in contact with all the other kittens' owners, and we all keep
    each other informed about what's happening with the kittens and what
    their purrsonalities are turning out to be.  Please send me an email
    message before January 15; after that, you can send a message to me via
    Jan Cordes.
    
    Thanks,
    Michelle

    The kitten advertised in note 4.347 has found a home. He has been
    living in Manchester NH with his new human companion (a personal 
    acquaintance of mine) since last Saturday. No reader of this file 
    answered the plea for adoption, but I hope a few readers will be glad 
    to know a home has been found for the kitten anyway.
    
    Joe Gobbini

This reader is very glad.           -seh

    I just wanted to let you all know that the cat I wrote about in 4.362,
    now has a wonderful home.  She has been adopted by Joy, one of our
    instructors in Educ. & Training.  Joy walked by my desk on Tuesday and
    I asked her if she would be interested in Cameo, and she said that she
    almost went to the pound last week to get a cat.  She went to the
    foster parent's home that evening and it was love at first sight for
    Cameo and Joy.  I spoke to Joy yesterday and she was just beaming.  She
    said Cameo is so good, no bad habits, she seems to understand English,
    she's slept with Joy and seems very comfortable in her new home.  Bob
    and I are just thrilled.  (Our cats if they knew, would be too, since
    that means they won't have to share us with another cat ;-).)
    
    Steffi
    
    

    Goldie has finally gone to her new home with Sina Klein!!  I think when
    Sina came in and saw Goldie, she fell in love.  Goldie posed for a few
    last pictures, one with a hat on.  She looked as beautiful as she
    could, we were all impressed.  I will be checking on her in a few days
    to see that the transition went well.  Gonna miss her..
    Karen

    
    
    	Is this a housepet cat breed I haven't heard of?!
    

    
    I guess.  I never heard of them either, they are supposed to be rare in
    the Northeast.  He was bred by Red Cedar Bengals out of Connecticut. 
    The owners are Judy and Dick Allen.  I don't know anything else about
    the breed or the breeders.  

    Notes 5.136 and 5.137 are in reponse to note 4.394 in the Adoption
    topic.
    
    Jan
    Moderator, FELINE

    
    reply to 4.395
    
    The cat will grow to 13-16 lbs.  He is tabby blue with black spots. 
    his stomach is cream colored with black spots.  For any more
    information than this, you'd have to contact the owners.
    
    -Susan

    Someone put a note in here that the last note in the adoption file,
    might be a good match for the note I out in this morning. I already
    forwarded her info on Dawnne Santos' kitty, but I forwarded her the
    last message also.
    
    That girl will get a new kitty if it kills us! ;-)
    
    Love,
    
     Yonee

    
    RE:-1
    
    My first hand experience with bringing kitties into a house hold with 
    dog is it *will* definately work out. Now it is harder in my opinion
    to introduce a new dog to a cat dominated house. 
    My roommate had a German, I had a Keeshond when we brought in new cat. 
    If the kitty is introduced to dog in the house with your supervision
    your dog will be only more curiouse at first, chances are it will not
    harm the kitty. Especialy little kittens. The kitty will probably hiss
    at the Dog and if the dog gets too close might scratch its nose. Maybe
    its possible to involve a second person in the household to hold the
    dog on leash and kitty free to run and hide eventually they will 
    become friends. With adult cats it might take longer but...
    
    Shaw
     

    
    If a dog already does not like cats (and "does not like" can
    be anything from avoiding them, chasing them, or killing them),
    then bringing home a kitten that has already been tramatized by 
    a dog is not, IMHO, a good idea. 

    I just wanted to put in an update on the kitty that Nancy Cross put in
    note .383, Abby.
    
    We took her to the shelter, where she was very lovable to everyone, and
    a VERY nice lady looked at her, and sort of decided she wanted a
    'younger' cat, until one of our volunteers had her hold Abby.
    
    It was immediate love! Abby went home with this lady, who promised that
    our girl would be spoiled rotten, and we believe it! ;-)
    
    I love it when a plan comes together! ;-)
    
    Yonee
    

    I'm curious as to when a certain person with a cat named Snuggles is
    going to post that this certain kitty, will be going to her new home
    Saturday, to live with a certain non DECcie, who looked for a cat in
    these notes, throuhj Karen Kolling, and then me.
    
    Snuggles' new person contacted me today to thank me for leading her to
    her new furface, and is very much looking forward to Saturday. She has
    also invited me to visit, and meet her and Snuggles! I accepted, and
    when Snuggles is settled in, I will go see her, and give a new report!
    
    So, Cathie, are you going to post anything? Maybe I should have waited,
    but I was too excited when Nancy contacted me! ;-)
    
    Again, when a plan comes together!!!! 8-)
    
    Yonee

   Well, chalk up more adoption news ....   not ONE, not TWO, but THREE
   adoptions in our house these past 3 weeks, all out of the Pat Brody
   shelter !!!  My roommate adopted a 5-1/2 month old male (a real beauty
   named Lipton) and just Tuesday night, I adopted a pair of sister kitties,
   about 9 weeks old !!!!!   And yes, I'm finally going to be putting something
   in the Intro note to introduce you all to the WHOLE gang now !!!!!!!!!!!!

   Sandy, going to the Shelter is a definite **hazard** !!!!!!!!!!!!

   Debbi

    Debbi....you surprised me!!  I knew about Lipton...but what
    about these two 9 weeks old.  Don't tell me they are the beauties
    from the litter that was in the kitten room!!!  (the ones old
    enough to be running around)  
    
    Can't wait to see the intro's....and I believe you should be
    banned from the shelter!!! (ha ha!!)
    
    Sandy

    re: 4.402
    
    At seven weeks old, all kittens have blue eyes.  Eye color doesn't
    start turning until the kitten is between 8 - 12 weeks old.
    
    Jo

    Denise,
    
     I'm not sure which shelter your friend adopted her new cat from, but
    all the shelters I know of have a clause that if it doesn't work out,
    they will take the cat back. Framingham Animal Humane Society will take
    them back years later if the person has to surrender them for any
    reason.
    
     I hope she can find a real home for this guy, because I've seen how
    depressed cats can get when they have tp go back. (This is why I have
    three now!) But it's an alternative if all else fails, to bring the cat
    back tot he shelter. Unless it's not no kill of course! ;-)
    
    Hope this helps.
    
    Yonee

    She doesn't want to bring the cat back to the shelter as it is NOT
    a no-kill shelter and she is afraid of what may happen if he is
    returned.  Luckily, it appears Uncle may have a new home!
    
    thanx, Denise

    The Honorable Colonel Sebastian Moran, DROFFC, salutes his diminutive
    brothers and points out that he, too, is a Wobbly Kitty. He moves in
    exactly the same way as the kitties mentioned above. He can get up on
    a chair, and from the chair onto a table, but cannot jump from the
    floor to a table. He can maneuver very well (when he so desires). I
    have a picture of him on my end table sitting right in the middle of my
    Easter display with nothing - the tree or the flowers - disturbed.
    
    He came into a house that already had a 40 pound dog and a 170 pound
    dog. He had some experience of dogs, but not of the latter's size. He
    was not only undisturbed by this, but he rules the roost - which now
    includes a 150 pound 9 month old pup. 
    
    The Colonel begs prospective parents not to be deterred by wobbliness.
    He has never had a litter box accident and has never given me one
    minute of regret for allowing myself to be adopted by him. 
    
    The Colonel would be delighted to field any questions prospective
    parents might have.
    
    Regards,
    Sari, permanent undersecretary to The Honorable Colonel.

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SUBURB::THOMASH "The Devon Dumpling"                 12 lines   2-SEP-1993 02:26
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	If your cats are going to be indoor/outdoor, you won't get anywhere
	near as much hair indoors.

	They love rolling on grass, rubbing against trees, rolling in dirt, and
	this helps "shed" a lot of loose hair.

	You will probably find that the hair from four indoor/outdoor cats is 
	the same, or even less, than the hair from 4 indoor cats.


	Heather

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STUDIO::COLAIANNI "I have PMS and a handgun ;-)"      7 lines   4-OCT-1993 06:17
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    I must say that I have met Fido from .523, and he really is a beautiful
    fellow! 
    
    Someone better take him before Sandy's cat count goes up another
    tick!!!!! 8-} ;-)
    
    Yonee

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JUPITR::KAGNO "Kitties with an Attitude"              3 lines   4-OCT-1993 06:49
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    Oh come on, Sandy... you are long overdue for a "purebred" cat! 
    Besides, his coloring would totally match your furniture!!  :^)
    

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MAYES::MERRITT "Kitty City"                           7 lines   4-OCT-1993 07:07
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    No way in heaven am I taking on another one...I'm so overwhelmed
    I can't deal with what I already have!!!
    
    Now Roberta...you LOVE purebreds!!!  It's a male and his coloring
    would match your other cats!!!
    
    Sandy

    Did you find a home for Daisy yet?
    
    Carolyn
    

    re : 4.540 - see note 14.175 for an update on "Daisy"

    Yonee,
    
    Might we want to donate some (all) SLM funds for Mittens?
    
    My check will be in the mail tomorrow. ;)
    
    Steffi

    Uh oh.... Looks like Robin, Blueberry, Rocky and Merlin are soon to
    have a *BIG* brother!!!!
    
    Have fun Len!!! heeheeheeheehee
    
    M-L

        Hi Folks,  and  regards  from  my  tfso'd  wife Sandy who was a
        regular in this conference  -  she  asked  me to respond on her
        behalf.
        
        I just talked with Linda from Central Animal Hospital and we're
        going to see the cat  in .552 on Saturday - all we need now are
        suggestions for a name for a  three-legged  cat...  (Sandy says
        my idea of "Tripod" will get me smacked!)  so  it  sounds  like
        he'll be joining one-eyed CC, Spike the runt and  the  rest  of
        the disadvantaged gang at home.
        
        Thanks  to  Donna M.  for posting  the  note  and  to  M-L  for
        forwarding it to me.
        
                Regards,
        
                        Andy
        

    Andy I'm so happy your taking this special kitty.  Please tell
    Sandy we said hello and bless your hearts for taking her in!!!
    
    I love the name Cassidy....
    
    Sandy

    I'm so excited that another three legged kitty might have a home with a
    FELINer!!! (hint hint New Dad!)
    
    We had one at the Framingham shelter until Sunday, when a fellow
    FELINer came and adopted her. I think her shelter name was Ronny, but
    the Foster Mom called her "Thumper"! Would that name do? ;-)
    
    I'm not allowed to talk about the new Dad of our shelter kitty, but
    I've been told that an introduction is coming soon! I promised I
    wouldn't spill the beans. It isn't easy for me either!!! 8-} ;-)
    
    Please keep us posted on the new kitty!
    
    Love,
    
    Yonee
         

	Hi Andy, I think Tripod is a great name.


	My little black stray moggie, Chalkie, thinks his name is wonderful, I'm
	sure Tripod will love his name too.

	Cider also likes his name, my daft ginger mog that knocked my can of 
	cider over himself, then licked it off............when he jumped on the
	settee, his legs wobbled and he fell on the floor, and slept where he
	lay..................a real P*O*E*T*S cat!
         
	
	Heather

	There's something odd with this conference......


	I put in note .162, only to find it gone, so I put in .163, and my .162
	was back......

	so I went back to .158 and read through again, and .162 was someonelses
	, and I had only one relpy.........


	Are you sure that halloween has been and gone?



	Heather

    For what it's worth, our vet's three-legged cat is named Tripod. He's a
    real trooper and doesn't mind his name a bit ;-).
    
    Rebecca

        Thanks for  the  good  words  folks  - we're looking forward to
        meeting <yet_unnamed> on  Saturday.  He'll probably be operated
        on on Tuesday next and be ready for collection on the following
        Saturday.  I called Sandy  and  passed  on  the collective best
        wishes and she asked me to  tell  you  that  the  folks in this
        conference are what she misses above all else about Digital.
        
        If anyone feels like sending her mail directly,  her address at
        Analog can be reached from inside Digital by sending  her Email
        to:
        
                US2RMC::"Sandy.Fraser%analog.com"
        
        She also offered to smack me for  my  latest naming suggestion:
        Lefty. Oh well... ;*}
        
        Andy
        
        PS. Heather - only you would have a mog named Cider! Sheesh.

  A client brought him in Christmas Eve a couple years ago. He was under a year
old and had been shot in the shoulder. Rather than be put to sleep, he offered
to let us look for a home for him. He's a pretty neat cat and the Dr. on call
that night took him in. We had our bone specialist come up the following week
and do the surgery and he's been doing great ever since.

						Trace

    
    Sandy's sister has a three legged cat; his name is Teddy, and he lost
    his leg to a battle with some outdoor critter, but he too gets on just
    as if nothing had happened.
    
    Amazing animals.
    
    len.
    

>        She also offered to smack me for  my  latest naming suggestion:
>        Lefty. Oh well... ;*}
 
	you could always give him two names, or get another one and
	have two more!!!!!
        
>        PS. Heather - only you would have a mog named Cider! Sheesh.


	I was going to call my next cat Scrumpy, but as he ended up being
	a black cat, I have to save that name for later!

	Heather

    If it's a female...how about Eileen. (I lean!)  ahhhh...I'm nasty
    today.
    
    Sandy

    Ooh! Sandy! That was bad! Maybe that's why I liked it! 8-) ;-)
    
    Yonee

    Well, They could always say that they were naming it after the vet at
    the hospital she's at (she's at Central Animal Hospital, right??).
    
    Eileen Mulcahey .. (-:
    
    Holly
    

    Eileen - I lean - yup, I like that!  I think she would get a kick
    out of it too ... she loves to laugh!
    
    M
    

    You all are brutal today! I like that! ;-)
    
    Yonee

        Well.    We trundled off southwards into the dreaded and  alien
        Massachusetts countryside, eventually arriving  at  the Central
        Animal Hospital where we met  met  Linda,  who showed us into a
        comfortable inspection chamber which, to our amazement, already
        contained a cat - Dusty.  We made friends.
        
        Eileen  showed up with <as_yet_unnamed>, so I  stayed  where  I
        was,  on  the  floor  and  the  next  thing  I  knew  was  that
        <as_yet_unnamed>  was  in my lap, on the floor with  his  motor
        running - head butts - drools - this was an unfriendly cat.  He
        climbed  on Sandy and gave her several licks along with a  pint
        or  so  of  drool - he doesn't like her - his purr  was  saying
        "gawd,  yer 'orrible - I'll drool on you!" And he did.  A  most
        unaffectionate cat.
        
        Poor little bugger  was  tripping all over his redundant paw on
        the polished floor, but  took  advantage  of  the disability to
        fall over and expose his belly to be rubbed, with an expression
        that clearly told us that if  he'd  had two working front paws,
        he'd wave them both if we'd just  rub  his  tum  and admire his
        purring power.
        
        Lefty will be  operated  on  next  week  and  will  be  home in
        Manchester, NH, within the  week.    Admiring  visitors will be
        welcome. Anytime. Just bring cat treats in lieu of flowers.
        
        Andy &Sandy (&Lefty> &CC,Jenny,Taz,Spike,Beau    and  Smudge...
        &Jake, the  <spit>  dawg.    (Not  that  he's a _real_ dog, you
        understand.    He's  more  of  an  honorary  cat,  really.    a
        Pomeranian Siamoose.)

    
    
    	Please reconsider keeping Tinker.  Tinker will adjust.
    
    

Re .177:

My son, my wife and I will be picking up said grey female shortly. Thanks for
the assistance in finding our "Christmas kitten!"

Bob

    The kitten in 4.572 (Muffy) has been adopted. Thank you for your
    responses.
    
    Janice

    
    
    	Hey, great name for a kitty cat!  (see username)  =)
    
    	I'd take her but I have three already and one is costing
    	me a fortune in vet bills....
    
    	Good luck in finding a home for her!
    
    	JJ
    

    see note 17

    I just have to add that I have visited Pam's foster babies many
    times...and they are beauties and wonderful playful kittens.
    
    For those of you who have seen Len's pictures of his babies...
    these kittens look just like them!!!  
    
    Sandy

    I want one!  Good thing I'm here in CA, or temptation would get the
    best of me.
    
    Steffi & 4 (is enough?)

    Steffi,
    
    Ice-Ice Kitty and Dolly were sitting on my patio with their bags
    packed this morning just waiting for you to come get them. :^)
    
    Jan

    Now Jan, maybe Ice-Ice kitty, if Bob doesn't fall in love with a Fold
    at the show.  Ice Kitty is younger than Dolly, right?
    
    Steffi (who had all 4 on the bed this morning and couldn't move) ;}
    

    Ice-Kitty is younger than Dolly.  He's probably a year old or 
    just slightly under a year.  Don't know Dolly's age.
    
    He's really tugging at my heart strings, Steffi.  He looks so
    pitiful out there sitting under the lawn chair watching the rain.
    
    Most of the other cats have already claimed the good, dry sleeping
    spots I provide.  I've been trying to entice him into sleeping in the
    storage cabinet (the door is propped open) on the 2nd shelf.  There's
    a black, furry, round cushion there and I put Bailey's old blue cat
    bed in there.  He didn't seem interested at first but when I went
    out to feed kitties this morning I think that's where he appeared
    from.
    
    You and Bob are welcome to come over some time and meet the foster
    kitty family.  I'm certain that both Dolly and Ice will be easily
    accessible.  The rest you'll probably have to view from the distant
    side of the patio or from inside.
    
    I guarantee you'll fall totally in love with the Ice-Man (maybe even
    Dolly too...she's a sweetie).
    
    Jan
       

    RE: Note 4.607
    
    Two of the males have been adopted over the weekend.  Turns out
    from the vet looking at them when they got neutered  that they
    were "lynx-point" Siamese.  And my husband has broken me down
    enough to adopt the female lynx-point (hey, doesn't take TOO
    much to twist my arm!!)  Her name is Lily.
    
    Still up for adoption is the Siamese chocolate point female.  I
    still have her at my house.  My car is in the garage today, so
    I'm at home.  If anyone is interested, either send me mail or 
    leave voicemail with your home number, and we'll try to set up a
    time to see her.
    
    Pam

    Oh, Pam, you're not too much of a sucker are you?!  :^)  I'm glad to
    hear you kept one of the kittens!!
    
    -Roberta
    

Oh, Pam, you crack me up!!  Sure, twist your arm....that's how it all started..
Grandma Mary took in a pregnant kitty, kept one of her kittens, then came all
the strays, then the sick ones, then the injured ones.......

Good for you!
Mary

    
    
    	If you're lynx-point is as sweet as my Audrey, you're
    	in for a real treat!  And lots of talking!  =)
    
    	JJ
    

    So far, she's VERY sweet, and VERY talkative and into EVERYTHING.
    Kittens are so much fun!!  Of course don't ask Mocha that - she's
    too busy "bapping" poor Lily on the head.  I have to keep reminding
    Mocha that Lily is a baby kitten - not a punching bag!!
    
    Pam

    RE: 4.607
    
    The female chocolate point Siamese has been adopted.  Thanks for
    all who showed interest!  
    
    Tonight my new adventure - taking home a pregnant mom-to-be 
    kitty who's due anytime!  Karen Fallon - I may be calling on your
    expertise - I'm a first time "mid-wife"!!
    
    
    Pam

    
    
    	Some good news, the lost kitty I found (see note 4.613) found a 
    	loving home in Nashua with a retired couple.
    	The day before we had gotten him all checkup at the vets.
    	Now he has a home the will spoil him..... 8^)
    
    
    	Mike
    

    Joyce,
    Be very careful with the kitty.  If you have other cats, he may have
    a disease that is contagious.  Taking him to the vet is the right thing
    to do.  Try to keep him confined to a small area like a large box. 
    This will keep him from hurting himself until then.
    Karen

    Note 5.194 is in response to adoption note 4.626.
    
    Jan
    Moderator, FELINE

    Nat, didn't a Feliner move to Hungary last year?  I don't remember her
    name, but you mentioned that you met her.  Maybe she would be able to take
    one or two of the cats?  How very sad about the feliner.  Would you
    like to have that person added to the Silver Lining Memorial fund?
    
    Steffi

    Nat,
    There are a couple of Birman Newsletters published.  I have a friend
    who is also a deccie that gets these.  I will talk to her and see if
    she has any connections or might be able to find out about someone over
    there adopting them.
    Karen

  re .633 - the Feliner who moved was Amy Newberg - last I heard from her,
  she's still there - I know she was upset to have to leave her own cat
  behind when she left - Nat, let me know if you want me to contact her as
  I have her "home" address there.

  Debbi

    Amy works next door to me. She already had a cat here, but she gave her
    away again. Now she has none. I do not know the reason. I put up ads
    here in the ofice too, and she did not react at all.
    
    The name of my passed friend is Helen Craig. She was a great cat
    person...
    
    Nat

    Nat,
    
     I'm so sorry about your friend. Helen will be added to the Silver
    Lining Memorial list. Steffi read your note before me and it was a
    great suggestion to add a kitty lover to the list. Now we know we have
    one more person in heaven to help scoop boxes and spoil our kitties
    that have also gone on.
    
    Love,
    
     Yonee

    re.: 4.632 
    
    The halfblind kitty Lucy was taken by one of our young colleagues
    yestarday. She always wanted a cat from childhood on, now she has one.
    Pehaps she also can take Rosie as well, it depends on her roommates...
    
    Helen can be half comforted now.
    
    Nat

    re .632
    Helen's other cat, Rosie (sealpoint Birman) seems also to have found a
    home. I hope both the kitties shall live a long and happy life.
    
    Nat

    Well little Mr. Moto has found a new home!  From what I hear he is 
    doing well and has learned to sit on heads.  He always was a little 
    Monkey :')
    Karen

    This note is to the moderator.  I placed an add in this file
    about a week ago.  It was in regards to a tiny white kitten that
    was found in a parking lot and needed a home right away.  Well,
    thanks to this file the kitten has found a home.  However, I am
    not familiar enough with the Notes file to be able to remove
    or close the add.  Could you please see that the note is closed?
    
    Again, I thank the Feline Notes File for being there for this
    little lost soul.
    
    Take care,
    Arlene

    A kind heart is a wonderfule thing, but I might suggest that you
    contact your local MSPCA first before taking it upon yourself to adopt
    out the kittens, you could find yourself in the middle of a NASTY
    situation, regardless of how your neighbor is abusing (yes, abusing)
    the kittens.  Ok, now, if you can whisk them away and find them homes
    without the neighbor knowing - good luck. I'd open my house, but I am
    in the position of trying to find my cat a home.
    
    In my opinion, someone should shoot the &^%$ing neighbor.
    

    Kris...it's very nice of you to try and help find homes for the
    little ones, BUT if your neighbors females cats are not fixed,
    you'll be dealing with this same issue possibly three times a year.
    (sigh) It makes me sick that they allow the female to continue to
    have kittens; when they have kittens who need medical help already.
    
    The sad part is if you do call the MSPCA...I would bet that the
    cats/kittens would be put to sleep immediately because I know
    most of all shelters are fulled to the limit!!   Are there any
    other organizations/shelters in your area that might go talk to
    these people and offer some help!!  I have a feeling that these
    people...JUST don't understand the responsibility of caring for
    animals.  I'd like to neuther them.....
    
    Sandy

    Sigh...this is very heart wrenching and sad.  How can your former
    spouse be that cruel.....has she even attempted to find a new home
    for the cat!  I'm not prying and you don't even have to answer this
    note...I just have a hard time figuring out how people can do
    this.  Will she be the one bringing the cat for the LAST ride to
    the vets???
    
    Gordon...some suggestions come to mind but I'll tell you now it's
    not east to find an adult cat a home in such a short time.  You
    could put a picture up at your vets with a sad story about Holly
    asking for a new home.   You can attempt to call no-kill shelters
    but I know many of them are very overcrowded right now. (I do have
    a list of some of them so if you needed it just let me know). OR
    why can't you take her in the hotel to bide more time for you to
    find her a home????  Many hotels allow pets...
    
    Sad Sad....so heartless!!
    
    Sandy  

    I just wanted to respond to adoption note 4.701.  You people are
    amazing.  almost all of the cats have found homes.  The only remaining
    cat is Izzy.  Thank you SO much to everyone who responded!
    
    Holly
    

    I haven't placed my kittens in this note file 4. for adoption, but I
    did have great success in taking a polaroid photo of them and placed it
    at the Humane Society, of the four I had left to find homes three were
    taken from people seeing my ad.  The two that went this weekend were
    the runt and the big tough one, both males.  I cried even though I
    know they must have homes, I have to many.  Will let you know when the
    little girl has gone.  This new picture should help place her and not
    get hopes of anyone else up.
    
    By the way this has been the best way for people to adopt kittens, they
    see them in a photo and can tell that they are in good shape, plus
    helps the humane society from the financial burdens.
    

    Why let your cats breed if you have to take them to the Humane Society
    if they can't be placed?  It would be a lot cheaper and less
    hearbreaking if you just spayed and neutered your pets.  The shelters
    are already bursting with unwanted animals.  Why add more?
    
    I know we sound preachy, but if you participate in here you will find
    that as cat lovers, we always try to do the responsible thing for our
    pets.  Most everyone in here are strong advocates of spaying/neutering,
    and that is because almost all of us have volunteered for shelters and
    witnessed the heartbreak that occurs.
    
    I personally wouldn't want the responsibility of finding homes for
    kittens.  People will tell you what you want to hear, and it is
    difficult to know if the kitten is truly going to a home where it will
    be loved and cared for the rest of it's life.
    
    -Roberta
    

    I think you will notice my explanation to this in feliners note 15. and
    the Humane Society didn't get the kittens.  I placed a picture there
    for people to see them.  I do have the names and addresses of the folks
    who took them and even went a step further to make sure they weren't
    going to be harmed.  I even went as far as to request the vets name
    as to who they were taking them to be cared for so that there aren't
    more kittens running around town.
    
    Mistakes happen and Ana's were a mistake and she is no longer having
    kittens nor are the rest of them.  I assume full responsability when it
    comes to my pets as I do with the rest of my life.  Ana went in when
    the eight week nursing was finished.  
    
    

    Leslie,
    
    Now that you have taken more time to explain your position, we
    understand where you are coming from.  The original message was very
    unclear with a lot of holes and conclusions for us to jump to.  Many of
    us have been noting here since the file began in the mid-eighties, and
    believe me we have seen and heard it all.
    
    You sound very responsible and very caring.  Try to see it from our
    positions... as outsiders looking in.  None of what you have recently
    told us was conveyed in your first couple notes, and that is why we
    became reactive.
    
    I am leaving Digital to join Quantum on Monday and will no longer have
    access to notesfiles after tomorrow.  I hope this further clarifies
    things.
    
    -Roberta
    

    
    	In 5.84, Linda Gogolin from Kitty Angels responded to my note
    	about adopting one of her kittens.  I looked her up in ELF and
    	she's not there.  Does anyone know how to contact her?  We
    	were very happy with her and, at the time, it was nice to have
    	a choice of several kittens.
    
    	Any info on contacting her would be appreciated.
    
    	Thanks,
    	Tom
    	Uspmlo::Desrochers
    

>    winter outside...  If you're interested, or have any suggestions of
>    what we can do to help him, contact me or my wife.
 

Luis,

I don't know if you're interested in trying to get the cat you already have used
to him, then they'd both have a playmate!  

When I brought Gypsy ( a feral I trapped) into my house, my two cats wanted
nothing to do with him.  I'd bring them into his room, and they'd hiss and spit
at him, even though he made it very obvious that he was submissive and wanted
to be their friend.  After several months, I let him go. Big mistake, Buki 
(my bully cat) terrorized him.  I trapped him again, after near starvation,
and this time put him back in his own room, but put a hook on the door so the
door stayed open 1 1/2"s or so, it wouldn't open more or close while the hook
was on.  After a couple of weeks, I noticed the cats were playing through the
door, and getting to know each other on their own terms.  This time, when I
let Gypsy out into the house, there were no problems.  All three cats are
getting along beautifully, except for Buki's occasional bullying.  Might be
worth trying, if you have the desire and the extra room!

Good luck whatever you decide.

Laura

    Puddy, the "Sylvester"-colored kitty in note 4.742, is enjoying his new
    life with my ex-DECcie friend John and his wife, who live only about
    three miles from Puddy's old digs in Bolton, Mass.  I was over there
    last night to meet Puddy - a nice cat, too!  John, some of you will
    remember, was the owner of the smartest cat I ever met, the famous
    NUGGET (a dusty-orange ex-tom).  Nugget died about a year and a half
    ago, after a long and interesting life (he was 16 - very old for an
    indoor-outdoor kitty), and John was devastated.
    
    /Charlotte (human servant of JFCL and Melody the Coon kitten!)

    Diamond in the Fluff has a home!!  This ten-year old Shaded Silver
    Persian is now residing with a mother and 3 children (2 boys and a
    girl).  He is being totally spoiled to the point that he even has his
    own room.  Most of the time, Silver spends in the boy's room because he
    adores children.  Diamond has a female counter-point (8 months old)
    named Tiffany.  Diamond and Tiffany, how appropriate.
    
    I really hated parting with this wonderful kitty.  If I wasn't already
    3 over max, I would have kept him.  He is such a love.
    
    Sandi Offen and her 6 Traitor Cats.
    

    RE: NOTE 4.766
    
    RACKEY HAS A HOME !!!!  My oldest daughter took one look at him and it
    was instant love !!  She talked to her husband and they came and got
    him the next day.  
    
    Rackey now resides with Martini, another Maine Coon, and Smoki, another
    of my rescue kittys.
    
    Ain't life grand ???  I love happy endings !!!!
    
    Sandi (mom to the Traitor Cats)
    

    RE: NOTE 4.764
    
    CHARLIE HAS A HOME !!!!!  Joanne Sokolowski of Digital is taking
    Charlie.  She was looking for a Lap Cat and Charlie really fits the
    bill.  He won her over when he *butted heads* with her, just one of his
    endearing traits.
    
    Charlie will be going to his new home after he is seen by my vet and
    has all his shots.  He will be residing with Dusty, a cat I also know. 
    Dusty had belonged to my dear friend but, due to circumstances, had to
    be placed in a new home.
    
    I love it !!!  Another happy ending.
    
    Sandi (mom to the 6 Traitor Cats)
    

>     Although there were no
>     problems with two of our three dogs, there just doesn't seem to be an
>     acceptable middle ground for Rhiannon and our newest dog, a toy breed...

	Why get rid of a great pet like this kitty that you've had for
	a much longer time than this brand new puppy?  Why not find a new
	home for the puppy instead!!!???

	Doesn't sound fair to me ....

    Don't think for a moment that we came to this decision lightly, or
    without agonizing for several months over the right thing to do. We
    both feel very strongly that once we've taken an animal into our homes
    that we're responsible for it for the rest of their lives. We've tried
    every option we could devise to keep this situation under control, but
    we must acknowledge the following realities - at least, they're OUR
    realities:
    
    1. We can't permanently and effectively separate the cat from the
       dog(s).
    2. We can't guarantee that under the constraints of #1 the cat won't
       be hurt by overly rough play.
    3. We can't adequately predict under what circumstances the cat will
       feel trapped or threatened, prompting what for us has become an
       unacceptably violent attack. The last one resulted in my getting
       bitten and scratched in multiple places before I could isolate the
       cat.
    4. Although my wife and I both love animals of all sorts, we are
       primarily dog people. It would be unfair to all of us (humans, cats,
       dogs) to ignore that preference.
    
    We've come to the decision that the only way to fulfill our obligation
    to this life that we took on - in retrospect a mistake that we
    acknowledge and regret - is to do our best to find a safe and loving
    home for her. Until we do, we'll continue to make her as content and
    comfortable as we can.
    
    

    Re:  4.817  Temporary Home Needed ASAP
    
    A temporary home has been found.  Alex will be residing in 
    Berkeley for the next 9 months.  His foster mom's name is 
    Charlotte (just like his real mom) and she already has two 
    kitties of her own.
    
    I am so relieved.  I was trying to figure out how I could
    take in just one more (with my 8) so that he wouldn't be 
    taken to the humane society to take his chances on being
    adopted.
    
    Jan

    
    
    	Uh-oh..... Too bad Roberta isn't here anymore!
    
    	JJ
    

	I'm dying....I wish I could take them, I have always wanted
	ragdolls.  I'm at my limit now, though.  Sighhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

	Laura

    
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    Why does he have to displace his kitties?  I'm sorry I've heard similar
    stories before, but why do people have to displace their "kitty"
    babies for human ones?  
    
    He has had two other children since this is his third child.  So why
    does this justify the kitties who I assume have lived with him a long
    time to have to leave?
    
    I know there are tough times with time to give our pets at times and I
    stress myself out to hug & kiss my two boys and give the strays outside
    a pat and a hug everytime I come home.
    
    I was just asking and I wish for him and his "kitty" babies sake that
    all could live happily-ever after.
    
    I cannot help -- wish I could-- I have two boys of my own and 8 strays
    to tend for and I need the help too.
    
    So I wish him good luck and maybe they could work on something at home.
    
    Carol Weston
    and the Dudley Road Gang 
    

    
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    I hate it when poeple try to dump their responsibilites on others
    by threatening to put their own animals to sleep. How much attention
    do cats need? aside from a few minutes everyday to clean the litter 
    box and open a can of food.
    
    Shaw

    
    Maybe he can teach his older children how to take care
    of the cats. Cats are so easy to care for. My daughter
    has been involved with the food distribution since she
    was a toddler. The cats became wary of her when she 
    became mobile and that uncomfortable phase ended real
    soon after the cats realized she had the food ration! 
    
    I hope he will consider keeping the cats, since the
    hectic phase does go away - kids do grow up fast!
    The cats sure can handle a little less affection in
    the short term. My cats didn't want to stay inside
    when my daughter was crawling or toddling around (they
    had their tail yanked too many times!) That was 8-9
    years ago and my daughter is the food queen!
    
    
    Eva
    

    
    Reply to .827
    
    Put to sleep??? Seems like a harsh penalty to pay because the owner
    cannot give them the attention he thinks they need. Makes me wonder
    why the owner ever bothered getting the cats in the first place.
    
    The disposable house pet. Incredible!

>    Maybe he can teach his older children how to take care
>    of the cats. Cats are so easy to care for. My daughter
 
  Eva,

Unfortunately, it sounds like they are just looking for an excuse to get 
rid of the cats.  I have a neighbor who got rid of two cats a couple of years 
ago because they were just "too much work."  She now has a new cat and a dog 
(this is her third dog in five years).  We're wondering just how long the 
newest pets will last.  Sometimes I just want to scream!

			SQ (who sincerely hopes she's wrong)

	More like disgusting than incredible...

	Laura

    A WONDERFUL success story in reference to Note 4.827 & 4.828.
    
    The brother and sister cat who were going to be put to sleep
    have been APDOPTED to a great family!   I want everyone to know!
    
    I had placed an add in the Worcester Telegram and Gazette on a 
    stray cat that I was trying to find a home for.  Well, yesterday 
    I received a call asking about the add .... after talking to them 
    I suggested not so much my stray but the brother & sister cats. 
    Here's why .... Ironically, the adoptive family had three children 
    2 years old, 7 years old, and 9 years old. They were looking only for 
    one indoor cat. But, when they met the two cats they fell in love with 
    BOTH of them which was a blessing. They looked like identical twins. 
    I think with them knowing  what was going to happen to their lives in 
    the future they had no problem adopting the two together.
    
    I called the new owners today and they said they are some c-o-o-l cats
    big but cool! (12-15lbs each)  Happily, the husband said "I like a big 
    cat!" The wife said she was going to bring them to the vets because they 
    needed their shots and she was going to take care of their fur knots and 
    fur balls. The new owners also have a live in person who takes care of 
    the children and house and she told me today she thinks their the best. 
    She can see they were lacking love and attention because the big boy cat 
    slept with her all last night. She said she noticed she started to sneeze 
    alot but isn't worried about it because she loves them. She mentioned
    she wants to give them baths and comb out their fur to get out all the 
    dead fur dander. The children love them too, after all that is why the 
    mother was calling up looking to adopt a cat. The female cat is a
    little shy & timid but that is how she always was I am told.  But, the 
    boy cat lets the children lay and play with him and since they were
    already declawed the family should have really no worries. 
    
    Their was one problem with the cats from before which probably won't 
    happen too much now. The family who had them were so busy that the
    litter box was not always cleaned out and it was full alot of the times
    causing the cats to look else where to go and they would urinate on the
    floor and furniture and being that big there really should have been 
    two boxes. Well with the new family, I suggested trying two boxes and 
    that problem won't happen. The nanny or live in lady who is actually 
    the god-mother to one of the children said we are like the "Brady Bunch 
    Family" we are all one happy family living all together. You know she is 
    right she did sound alot like "Alice" on the Brady Bunch come to think of 
    it. --- Now, this group has a complete family with two new additions. 
    Boy cat and Girl Kitty.
    
    So thanks to everyone for all your support and advise. Just think it
    all happened with an add in the local paper about "Smuckers" the lost
    stray.... We'll he'll get a big hug tonight and I'll have to stop and
    buy some Sheba cat food! Because of his add he saved two lives!!!
    
    I hope I can find him the best home ever!!!
    
    Diane Sousa 
    

    That's wonderful.
    
    At least there are some people out there that realize that animals do
    grow up.
    
    My Mother has always ended up with unwanted cats and dogs, because as
    she say's " Everybody loves Kittens and Puppies but an awful lot of
    people don't like Cats and Dogs"
    
    We have only had three cats and three dogs but they have all lived long
    and I hope happy lives.
    There is no way we would have ever thought of getting rid of them
    because of the way they behaved or because they were too much trouble.
    
    We have a new kitten now and he is nuts, climbs walls, uproots plants
    but of-course he is a kitten, we will look after him as we did the
    others and hope he is willing to put up with us.
    
    
    joan
     

     
    Reply to 4.824
    
    Looks like "Guinness", the stray cat at Oconnors restaurant in Worcester
    has a new home. I managed to grab him last night and as I was putting
    the carrier back in the car to take him home, a waitress in the 
    restaurant came out to ask me about him. Seems she has seen me capture
    the cat and she wanted to say good bye to him. She said that she had been
    also been leaving food and trying to capture the cat. I told her the cat 
    would be available for adoption. She immediately indicated she would
    like to give him a home. Now I just got to make the arrangements to get 
    him to his new home in Fitchburg

    Yeah, Guinness!!
    

	What wonderful news!!!

	Laura

    I've been feeding and trying to find this cat (not a kitten
    just a cat that hadn't eaten well for at least three weeks before
    I started feeding her)
    a home and after 3 weeks I was ready to give up.  I placed an ad 
    in notes, asked around, was reading the local papers lost and found
    and calling people with lost cats and if their cats wern't 
    found seeing if they wanted this one.  I also put an ad in 
    the local paper.  Last night a guy calls and said he lost his
    grey tiger cat over a month ago well to make a long story short
    he came over with a picture and after seeing the cat he wasn't 
    sure if htis was his.  The picture was a little washed out from to 
    much light and this cat has been living outside for at least 6 weeks 
    so the colors seemed slightly different from the pic but their were 
    several markings that were the same (most notably two 1/2" verticle 
    black stripes one above each eye) then after hemming and hawing and 
    holding the cat for 10 minutes or so he decided yea this is my cat 
    and took it back home with him.   He lives 12 miles away in the
    town next to mine.
    
    
                      Dean
    
    
     
    
    
    
    	There is a grey tiger striped cat (kitten ?) thats been around
    my house for about a month +.  I feed it every day but with colder
    weather coming I would really like to find someone thats looking for 
    a cat to take it.  Its very freindly and loves to be petted it looks
    young maybe under a year. so if you know of anybody that wants a nice
    pet please send me mail.  I live in Gardner but could bring it to 
    Hudson Ma if some one was sure they wanted it.  I would keep it but
    already have one to many pets.  
    
    	Dean 
                        

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BIGQ::HAWKE                                           5 lines  29-SEP-1995 08:58
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    BRRR sure was cold last nite 30 degrees at my house this morning
    and thanks to the mods for moving this to the right note
    
    	The Cat
    

    I am responding to my note 8.842 regarding my 8 month of tiger kitten.
    Goldie was adopted last Friday and is now living with a family of 4 
    and is adapting to his new home. Marc who works in the same group 
    with me adopted Goldie for his 4 year old daughter and
    I can visit anytime I want. 
    
    Anila
    
      

    RE: 4.859 
    
    Looks like this baby has found a home!!  Now all we have to do is get
    some warmer weather up here so she can be shipped.  I guess they can't
    ship an animal unless the temperature at the destination is at least 45
    degrees.  
    
    Ugh.. It'll be a while I think!
    
    H

    
    
    	Ahem.....
    
    	The guy should have dumped his wife and taken Mango home!
    
    	(said slightly tongue-in-cheek)
    
    	What's she gonna do when *he* gets old!
    
    	

    I agree.  He should have dumped the wife and taken the cat.  I
    vaguely remember being in the lobby when this occured (although
    it didn't really register at the time).  The cat was much prettier
    and certainly had a nicer disposition. :^)
    
    Jan

    Re: .0
    
    Repeat after me, feline FIV is not "aids", and is not transmittable
    to humans :-)
    

    Well I'm very happy to say that Beamer from note 4.872 has
    found a wonderful new home with a great family to love him.
    
    I miss him so....but I know he is happy!!  
    
    Sandy

    Re:  4.873
    
    I just wanted to let everyone know that Angel has been taken in 
    by Pet Network (a local rescue group).  She is no longer at West 
    Valley Pet Shelter.  I'm hopeful that this group will find her
    the loving home she deserves.  
    
    Apparently, Pet Network took several of the cats that West Valley 
    Pet Shelter had been holding on to for longer than a few months.  
    
    If you're in the Campbell area and have never checked this place
    out let me tell you that they are wonderful people.  They treat
    me very well every time I go by to look for Torbie.  They've added
    a nice rocking share to the cat adoption room and I'm told several
    adoptions have come to pass in that chair.  When there aren't many
    cats being held for adoption they shut the door to the adoption room 
    and let the cats run free of their cages.  I petted the most adorable
    gray kitty in the rocker last Sunday.
    
    Jan                              

A client called looking for the number of the Human Assoc. because they wanted
to adopt a cat. Well, such a deal we have for you! :-) They have the option of
returning her to us if things don't work out (they already have a cat) but it's
a great beginning.

Tops off a really nice week - I also found a home for a dog we needed to place
and tromping around the woods at midnight the other night I found a cat that had
escaped from a client's car and got them reunited.

						Trace

    RE:  4.882   I am so happy to say that Simba has found a
    wonderful home and both the cat and new owner are very
    happy and content with each other.
    
    Sandy M                           

Both have a new home and are being delivered today.
It is on a farm with a couple of other companions
(cats), ah the city (urban actually) cat off to the country,
are they in for a surprise or what? :).

    re: .4.932
    
    I am very happy to report that Boogie and Niniane have a 
    great new home with a very close friend of mine.  They had
    lost their 17 year old Maine Coon cat about 6 months ago,
    and, unbeknownst to me, had decided that they would replace
    him with two, indoor-only, older cats.  When I mentioned 
    Boogie and Niniane, it was a match made in heaven, and
    the cats were delivered last evening to spacious new quarters
    where they will be spoiled rotten, and best of all, I get
    to see them!!!! :-)
    
    Mary-Michael

    
    
    	re:  4.949
    
    	I can personally attest to the spunkiness of these babies.
    	I don't have to tell you all how cute they are cuz all furry
    	babies are cute!
    
    	I really hope the possible home for the mom cat works out because
    	she is such a doll.  And what a beautiful face.  She's still on
    	the thin side but once she gets some meat on her bones she will
    	be gorgeous.  A real love, she is.
    
    	And the babies..... well..... The little black and white male
    	is *definitely* a trouble-maker.  In the cutest of ways of course.
    	He's the most curious from what I saw.  The little calico girl is
    	a little butterball and the little black and brown one likes to
    	run under things.  I have no idea how Mary is going to part 
    	with all of them (and neither does Mary  =)   ).  
    
    	Hopefully within a couple days I'll have pictures scanned in on
    	my homepage.  I'll post the pointer in the adoption note, and 
    	anyone who is interested in seeing the babies before thinking
    	about taking one, can check out the webpage.
    
    	JJ
    

    Regarding 4.999.  I happy to say that I was informed today that
    Grammy has found a home.  The woman I spoke to at the Humane
    Society said they play favorites with the older kitties and 
    would have kept her as long as possible.  But, I'm glad she 
    found her new home sooner than later and I thank goodness 
    someone adopted her before they started getting crowded.
    
    Jan
       

    Correction on 5.268.  Grammy went to a rescue group who will
    keep her until they find her a loving home.
    
    Jan

    
    
    	re: 4.1007
    
    	ShanewontletmehaveanymoreShanewontletmehaveanymoreShanewontletme
    	haveanymore..........
    
    	What wonderful sounding kitties.  Good luck in finding them
    	nice new homes.
    
    	JJ
    

.1007 as well

Wrong country Wrong country, wrong country.... 

I think I'm in love though!

Lets hope they find a deccie feliner though then 
we get to hear updates on them !

    .1007
    
    KeithwillkillmeKeithwillkillmeKeithwillkillme.....:-)
    
    Plus I don't know we'd deal with two cats named Rocky.
    But they sound soooo much like our Birmans that we love so....
    I *did* bring the subject up though...... :-)
    

    Dare I jinx myself by speaking of this?
    
    Oh well, I can't keep it in.  There is a small chance that I may have
    found a home for Dolly Madison (4.995).  We're doing a trial run this 
    weekend.  The woman who wants her is allergic to cats but wants one
    very badly and will be stocking up on antihistimines.  This lady was
    so excited over the possibility of taking Dolly home that she called
    and left a voicemail at my office at 10pm last night to tell me she
    couldn't stop thinking about her and wants to give this a try.
    
    She's never met Dolly.  She's only heard stories from me about her
    looks, her personality and her need for a home with no other cats.
    I think she'll be a good cat mom.  She wants someone there to greet
    her when she comes home and someone to love and who will love her
    unconditionally.  She lives close enough to me that I can work with 
    her and help her learn to bathe Dolly and clip her nails, etc.
    
    We're both totally excited about this possibility.  Please keep all 
    fingers and paws crossed that she'll fall totally in love with Dolly 
    and won't be allergic to her.
    
    Jan
    
    P.S.  Dolly comes with an unconditional guarantee that should this not
          work out that I will take her back immediately.

    Jan,
    
    Tell Dolly's future parent about allerpet.  It really does help some
    people avoid allergic reactions to cats.  Other tricks some people have
    had success with is washing hands immediately after cat play time, not
    letting the cat sleep in the bedroom, and not letting her bump up
    against your face.  Science Weekly also had an article about 7-8 years
    ago about spraying carpets and upholstery down with a weak solution of
    green tea.  Apparently the tannins or something neutralizes something
    in cat dander that many people find to be an allergen.  Bathing a cat
    (often risky in my book) on a regular basis also helps many.  A HEPA
    air purifier in the bedroom or in the areas where the cat is also can
    help.  Two friends with allergies and a passion for powder birds
    (Cockatiels are notorious) found this to be a great solution in their
    bird areas.  
    
    If all else fails, some sympathetic allergists are making up
    desensitation mixture using a person's cats' dander which has also had
    a marked success for those who can tolerate the treatments.  Other
    people will eventually build up an immunity to their own cat(s), and
    another friend had success using a homeopathic remedy.  some of us who
    aren't too allergic just suffer through when we get a new cat and
    eventually get over it.  the fact that dolly is an indoor cat will help
    as at least she won't bring in "stuff" from outdoors, like my cats do. 
    Fall around here gets pretty miserable anyway and the cats seem to love
    the very plants that stir up my reactions.  
    
    Good luck, Dollys future mom, and best wishes.  
    
    meg

    Dolly's potential new mom is currently dealing with the weekend visit
    by taking chloretrimeton.  After a decision is made on whether or not
    to keep Dolly I will be returning to her apartment to give her the
    finer details on keeping Dolly groomed dealing with allergies long-
    term, etc.  
    
    I have an article that says studies show a 90% decrease in the amount 
    of airborn dander coming from the cat when it was washed weekly with 
    distilled water.  I think weekly baths are a little much though.  
    Another study was conducted in St. Louis using monthly rinses with 
    distilled water that shows a reduction in dander too.  It may take a
    little longer to reduce the allergens with the monthly rinses instead
    of the weekly rinses though.  This article includes other methods of 
    dealing with allergies too.  The article is called "Dander Away" and 
    comes from the August 1992 Cat Fancy magazine.  It may be a little old 
    but it still contains some valid information. 
    
    Anyway, I'm going to give her a copy of the article and help her deal
    with the allergies as well as I can.  She really wants this to work.
    I called her yesterday to see how they were doing and she has had some 
    small reaction to Dolly.  Her eyes got a little puffy but the 
    chloretrimeton appears to be helping.  It's just making her a little 
    sleepy.
    
    She says Dolly appears to be happy.  She's checking out the apartment,
    is using her box and slept on Bonnie's bed Friday night.  She's a
    little afraid of the patio area though.  When she walks by the sliding
    glass door and looks out it spooks her.  Bonnie put some towels up to
    block her vision until she gets a little more used to her surroundings.
    
    Keeping fingers crossed...
    
    Jan
    
    P.S.  This article also mentions that a study where researchers treated
          carpets with a 3% tannic acid solution in water, which reduced 
    	  allergen content to 6 percent of previous levels.  However, 
    	  allergens returned to former levels when a cat walked on the 
          treated carpets.  Oh well...
        

    Jan and mom-to-be:
    
    Multihist is a fairly new antihistamine that doesn't seem to have the
    drowsyness effect that clortrimeton does.  Another is Hispanol, which
    is supposed to be safer than Seldane, which is also less likely to
    cause drowsyness.
    
    meg

    
    
    	I think it's Hismanal, Meg.  And despite having tried three
    	types of prescription drugs for my hayfever, after a 
    	recommendation from our own M-M, I use Sudafed 12 hour and
    	it works much better than any of the prescrips.........
    
    	Good luck Jan.  I hope it works out for all!
    

    I've heard that wiping the cat down with a damp facecloth
    helps.  Also I know the high filtration vacuum cleaner bags
    help Sweetie's asthma.
    

    Extended use of Hismanal can cause liver damage.
    Seldane can have lethal side effects in some instances
    when taken with Erythromycin.  
    For me, vaccuuming often, daily "rub-downs" with
    a damp washcloth, religious use of air cleaners,
    and Sudafed when I need it helps my severe asthma
    and I live comfortably with 12 animals (5 cats,
    7 ferrets).
    
    Mary-Michael
    

    MM, Allegra, the Seldane replacement, is supposedly free
    of Seldane's side effects.  That said, the environmental
    controls I use have enabled Sweetie to avoid meds.
    

    I talked to Bonnie today and was told in no uncertain terms that Dolly
    will not be leaving her house.  Yea!!!!!!!  
    
    Bonnie is suffering from the same allergies at work that she was had at 
    home so she doesn't think Dolly is really affecting her that much.  It's 
    probably the wind blowing all the dust and pollen around that's really 
    getting to her.  I've given her a referral to my allergist since she 
    seems to be having some other allergic troubles besides cat allergy.  
    
    Bonnie is planning to pick up a grooming comb soon and will be receiving 
    claw clipping and bathing instructions from me in the near future.  
    She'll be armed with the "Dander Away" article as well as some distilled 
    water and antihistimines.  She'll probably have more information on 
    dealing with cat allergies than she'll know how to use.
    
    She "loves" Dolly.  Apparently, Dolly's personality is showing itself
    like crazy now that she's free from worrying about being attacked. 
    She's even letting them pet her stomach.  She never did that for me.
    Bonnie says that Dolly sleeps under her bed at night and in the morning
    hops up on the bed and gives her that "hello, where's breakfast" look.
    Dolly loves sitting on the windowsill too.  Bonnie has a couple of little
    cherub fountains with constant running water and Dolly has figured out
    she is allowed (and encouraged) to drink from them.  She's still a
    little skittish about the sliding glass door.  Bonnie says Dolly is 
    fine until someone walks by outside then she'll growl and run out of the
    room.
    
    This is looking like a really good match.  I'm so excited.
    
    Jan
                                                          

    Jan...great news about Dolly.  I know you worked very hard
    at finding Dolly the right home...and it sure sounds like you
    have a match made in heaven!!!
    
    Sandy

    I sure hope that this works out!
    
    Deb and THE FIRM

    
    
    	That's really great news Jan!  And who knows, she may luck
    	out like I did and eventually become immune to her cat allergy.
    	I was quite allergic since age 12 until I started dating my
    	now ex-husband.  He had a cat and after being around her all
    	the time, I built up the immunity.  As as we all know, I now
    	have four.  VERY fortunately for me, my new husband-to-be doesn't
    	have problems with the cats and his asthma.  He had very severe
    	asthma as a child (in and out of the hospital and oxygen tents).
    	I don't know what I would have done, had he been allergic.
    

Rocky and Tink have a new home.

My wife called the Hooksett Veterinary Clinic, where Rocky and Tinkerbell
have been going, and asked them if they knew anyone who was looking to
adopt two cats. About three days later we received a call from someone
who used to have (and love) cats, gave hers up for a bad reason, and now
wished to adopt two cats.

Have I got a deal for you, I said.

About two hours later, when Heather and Verne came to be interviewed by
Rocky and Tink, an unmentioned "wrinkle" was apparent: they have an
eight-month-old baby. I knew that Rocky and Tink tolerated the two-and
three-year olds who frequent my house, but wasn't sure about a little
baby. Well, we sat the baby on the floor, and Rocky sauntered over to say
"Hello." He sniffed and looked, thought about it, and flopped down on his
side so his backbone was touching the baby's legs, and smiled while the
baby explored the new textures and colors with great glee. 

That was on Friday. On Saturday afternoon we called the new "parents" to
see how they made out with Rocky and Tink. They're in love with the cats,
and the cats, who were allowed to SLEEP IN BED WITH THEM are apparently
in seventh heaven.  (We had never even allowed them into our bedroom,
because of Nancy's allergy.)

Happy ending.

Art

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    Gave hers up for a bad reason?