Conference misery::feline

				FOUND

			   gray & white cat

		    . male
		    . declawed
		    . neutered
		    . age is unknown (not a kitten)
		    . greenish colored eyes
		    . was very, very skinny
		    . very affectionate
		    . very mellow (hasn't gotten into any mischief)
		    . well mannered (uses the litter box)

	Found at the Mt. Wachusett Ski Area on Thanksgiving day.

	He weighed in at 5 lbs. when we found him,  he now weighs 9 lbs.
	He's been eating like a pig and has been to the Vet for a
	check-up.  Blood tests and stool tests were negative!

	      CALL  368-1202 or 597-2094 or dtn 229-7834
                               or
	            SEND MAIL to CPCOD::HOPKINS

    I hate to put this in here, but if by chance anyone knows who might own
    this cat, please let them know.
    
    I found a cat this morning which had been hit by a car in the middle of
    the road.  I found it on Route 20 about 1/4 mile West of The Hebert
    Candy Mansion in Northboro, MA.  I drove past it, then turned around 
    to pick it up.  I think it had been there for quite a while.  She was 
    already dead.
    
    The cats description was a female calico.  I brought it to the
    Northboro Vetinarian Clinic around 9:30.  
    
    Michele

    Michele,
    
    I saw the cat on my way to work.  Only I didn't realize it was a cat. 
    It was laying on the center line.  I always see wildlife :^( that got
    hit on that road, but never a cat.  Although I have seen many feral
    cats along the side in the grassy areas.  They are terrified of people
    though.  I have a feeling the cat might have been part of a feral
    colony.
    
    You were brave and compassionate to stop and help, even though the cat
    had already passed on.  Thank you for making me aware of this.  Next
    time I see something in the road I will be sure to take a closer look.
    
    --Roberta
    

    Regarding stopping to get dead or injured animals out of the road:
    
    When I volunteered at the Humane Society, they stressed the importance
    of notifying the proper authority (California Transportation Dept.
    here) to get the animals since it is quite dangerous to stop and get
    out of your car on a possibly traffic-y road.  Here in CA, only
    CalTrans can legally stop to retrieve animals, debris, etc., out of the
    roadway.
    
    BTW, I'm not condemning what you did, but it is also very dangerous to
    approach an injured animal that doesn't know you (or even one that
    does).
    
    sympathetically,
      Michelle

    FYI - in California (Santa Clara Co. specifically).  Cal Trans will
    remove animals from freeways (although it seems to take them a couple
    of days to get around to it based on past experiences) but the Humane 
    Society will come out for non-freeways. 
    
    Cal Trans phone number is:    408-436-0930
    Animal Control (Humane Soc.)  408-299-6100
    
    Jan

	Found ---  Black and White (large black patch along back)

	Hollis, N.H.  (Rideout Rd.)

	(If this is not your cat, and you'd like to have a cat, call!)

	DTN 381 2839 (from outside (603) 881 2839)
	Home (603) 465 3438 or (603) 465 3593
	Email ASD::DiGrazia

	Regards, Robert.

	Hot line for lost and found pets.

	To report a found dog or cat, call 800 755 8111

	To register a lost pet, call 900 535 1515  ($1.95 / minute.)

	More info: See note 9.18.


	Regards, Robert.

    
    Found at PKO1 - Maynard, MA
    
    Elderly black cat with white markings, on Wednesday November 4.
    This cat was soaked to the bone, lying in the PKO1 parking lot,
    evidently injured somehow.  He wasn't moving and looked very scared.
    I snuck him in the building and called my vet in Leominster,
    and brought him right in.
    
    He has one tooth left in his mouth, and the Dr. thought he was 
    approx. 13 years old. They kept him overnite for X-rays and
    observation.  He was bleeding through this nose a little, suspecting
    internal injuries.   I am accepting all responsibility for all costs
    (plus the donations from Co-workers) but would like to find his home
    (if he has one).  Today I will be hanging posters around the Maynard
    area.
    
    If you have any suggestions, info., etc. Please send mail or call
    me at DTN 223-6486.
    
    Thanks,
    Jenn
        

In my experience posters are the best method for finding a lost
pet and I would think they were just as effective for a lost owner.



                                        Susan

    I would check w/ the dairy farm.  S/he could hae been one of
    the barn cats there....
    
    

    Can this cat be taken to a vet somehow?  It should really be checked
    out for internal injuries etc.  I am cncerned!  This woman was very
    nice to stop and save the cat.  My God, imagine still being alive and
    having cars still running you over.  It makes me sick.  I am glad that
    there are nice people out there however!
    Karen

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	I know this is not about a dog, but I would like help from all in
finding the owners.

	Last night on my way home from work I found a cat in the road that had
obviously been hit by a car and it was just lying there upright staring at the
cars.  4 cars drove over the cat not hitting it but not stopping before I could
get turned around to stop traffic.  I know it was dark and he/she is almost
black, but I saw it from the other side and he was in the middle of the lane!!

	Once I wrapped him in a blanket and put him in a crate in my truck I
realized I did not know where to look for his owner.  I was on rt 119 in
Littleton, in front of the Church of the Latter Day Saints [near Gary's farm
stand and Lawrence Lane]  No one was home at Blue Cape Antiques, I doubt the
dairy farm would be looking for him.  So I brought him home.  He was in tough
shape last night, kind of shocky and rasping breathing.  I was torn between
taking him to the vet to be euthenized or to just wait to see how he fared.
He appears to have been hit in the head, can't find any broken bones so there's
not much you can do except keep him quiet and warm and wait.

	This morning he seemed better, not shocky, but still hurting and pretty
scared [though not nasty about it].  I would be too after what he'd been though
and then going to a house full of German Shepherds!  Anyway, he/she [haven't
checked yet, though his head seems to be shaped like a male] is mostly black
with white on the tips of the feet and a little under the chin.  He appears to
be fairly young.

	Please pass the work in Littleton.  I plan to put up a sign at the
Farm stand.  Could someone who reads feline cross post this?



				..................Karen

	I don't think Karen MacIntyre reads this file, so it might be better
	to mail her suggestions/ideas (KNGBUD::MACINTYRE).

	Sandy, hoping the kitty's still hanging in there....

    There's really no need to post a note in a file more than once.  Most
    people read through the current notes on a "next unseen" basis, so you
    don't have to worry about people not seeing a new note.  More than one
    copy of a note in any one file just takes up disk space.

    I have already communicated with Karen on this cat and she said it
    appears to be out of shock and doing okay with fluids she's given it
    and keeping it warm.  These are the two things a vet did for a cat I
    picked up from the highway in NH not long ago.  However, the cat I
    picked up had actually been struck and run over by more than one car
    by the time I found him so he had much more damage and never came out
    of shock.  The cat Karen rescued had cars going over (straddling but
    not touching) his body so maybe has a better chance of surviving.  I do
    agree though that he should be examined by a vet asap because of the
    possibility of head injuries needing attention.
    
    Pat
    

    Moderator, I don't know where cross post original note went on this
    Nov. 6th but this is latest update and a home is needed for this poor
    cat.
    
    
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	He's [a full one too] doing fine.  Friday night when I went to check
on him after petting him I put some food in my hand and he immediately perked
up and started purring.  He's been in the house all weekend, we're working
on the box training :-}  I think he's been on his own for awhile, because
he's a real garbage fiend!
	He's very affectionate, fine with the dogs, slept with my son for
naps this weekend.  Even though my son is in love with him [he calls him baby
cakes or Telly], my husband won't let him stay.  I guess it's enough to have
dogs with him allergic to them!

	Anyone want a cat?

				..................Karen

    FOUND : WORCESTER, MA  (near Kentucky Fried Chicken on Park Ave)
    
    My tenant found this odd-looking kitty near KFC. She'd like to find his
    owner, but failing that would part with him to an adoptive home.
    Description :
    
    Whole male, young (1 year maybe?), all white except for dark toupee and
    dark spot on the bottom of his nose which looks like a moustache.
    Triangular face, very long nose, big ears, long front legs.  Looks
    rather exotic. Funny, yeowling type of voice.  Maybe Siamese-mix?
    Golden eyes.
    
    He's very sweet, very friendly, doesn't like to be picked up but will
    crawl into your lap. He's presently secluded from the other cats in our
    combined households until we find the $$$ to get him to a vet. We
    are currently treating him for ear mites, cleaning up his wounds (looks
    like he's been on his own for a while), and getting rid of his fleas.
     
    If he's your cat, please call me!  I'll give this note a while, and if
    I don't hear anything I'll repost in "adoptions". 
    
    Sarah Cormier (WITNES::CORMIER or SARAH CORMIER @MSO)
    DTN 223-4338
    

    It's happened again, I (or rather my sister this time) have
    connected with another disconnected kitty.  She was found
    on the grounds of McLean Hospital in Belmont.  I won't go
    into details but she was definitely a disconnected kitty.
    
    She is a mushy tortoiseshell with a long tail but no other
    distinguishing markings.  She may be pregnant, but a visit
    to the vet today will determine that.  My past experience is
    that I won't find her people, but it doesn't matter as she
    has a home with us.
    
    I think I was destined to connect with this little cat.
    My dear Miss Moffet went to kitty heaven this past summer.
    She was a mushy tortoiseshell also, with a little gold crown
    on her forehead, and an gusset of tiger orange in the back
    of her right front leg, black boots on her hind legs and
    neat little paws.  The new kitty has all these things.
    
    The new kitty will never replace Miss Moffet, but I thank
    what ever forces that send sweet natured kitties just when
    I need something good to happen in my life.
    
     

    Miss MOffett sent her to you!!!  I swear my beloved Tamba is
    the one that sends all the strays my way!!!
    
    Hugs and kisses to the new little one!!!!
    
    Sandy

    What's a "mushy" tortoiseshell?
    

    A road pizza turtle? (8

    We've always used "mushy" to mean "affectionate", sometimes aggressively
    so.  Hence variations like "mush face".
    
    len (owned by a mush face).
    

 Hi...

	This morning I "encountered" a grey & white tom cat (whole) on rt 111
     in Nashua, NH infront of Custom Canvas (west side of rt3).  (He was 
     traveling north, I was traveling east..) The people who were home said 
     he wasn't theirs, but the didn't know of a vet in the area (their cats 
     were inside).  

	Anyway, this fellow is now at Country Side Animal Hospital in Hudson,
     NH (yes, I realise there must be closer vets, but I've been taking my 
     critters to Buzz (Dr. Brody) for 10+ years now and needed reasurance).

	Buzz says that Mr. Cat is in good shape, a little shaken up and a few
     broken teeth.  He appears to be a real sweetie, was very willing to be
     picked up in a blanket, put in a box, and kept me good company on our
     15 min drive to Hudson (what a long drive).

	If anyone knows of this cat and who it belongs to (or who belongs to
     to him) PLEASE let them or me know.  He'll be at Country Side for a few
     days.

	We've decided that we won't keep him.  I will have him tested for
     those nasty contagious diseases and have him nutered (sp?) before putting
     him in a shelter if his family is not found.


				Thanks
					-Caroline

    There is a real friendly cat roaming around MK1 at night. It is black
    with white paws,chest,nose and whiskers. It is out there in the parking
    lot crying every night. It seems to enjoy being around people as it
    comes to you and loves to petted and talked to. Does anyone know any-
    thing about this cat? We (the 2nd shift NEI operators) are quite
    concerned about it and are wondering if anyone is feeding it. It
    doesn't look like it is starving. Wondering if someone may have just
    dumped it off here the last week or if it may be lost. It is way too
    friendly to be a wild cat. Thanks for any info.
    
    Mickey 

    Hi I am at the Franklin Digital where we have seemed to have
    temporarily adopted a stray cat.  Today he accidently/playfully
    scratched me and naturall I was flipping out thinking my god now
    I have rabies and I'll soon be foaming at the mouth. I have had alot
    of experiences with dogs as I have had them all my life, but cats
    I do not have much.
    
    Anyway, this cat looks like Morris, and is the most friendly little
    guy (I think) I have ever seen.  Someone stopped by the facility today
    when he was outside the door and he poked around his ears and was
    touching his stomach all over and this cat just loved it.  I know of
    so many cats that will get irritated to be touched on the stomach and
    to have their ears fooled with but he was so gentle.  He just keeps
    rubbing against our legs.  I am going to bring in food for him and
    attempt to make him gain some weight, he looks like he could use about
    5 lbs.
    
    I called animal control and no one has reported him missing.  I had
    asked the man about my scratch and he said that the only thing he could
    do was take the cat for 10 days observe him and then destroy him and
    have his brain sent to a lab to check fro rabies. I told him absolutely
    not, that I would observe him here, and pray like heck he does not have
    rabies.  Even if he maybe did, the scratch was sooooo minor that I
    don't think I could have contracted anything at all.
    
    Anyway, if anyone knows of someone looking for a cat to give a good
    home to, this little guy is something else.  I am going to place an
    ad in the paper about him under lost & found, maybe the owner will
    come forward.
    
    Please let me know, you can contact me off-line if you would like
    at BUSY::KVILLANI
    
    
    Thanks,
    Karen

There might be other opinions, but as I consulted one of my vets, from 
a minor scratch you cannot get rabies. I always try to pet ANY stray cat that 
lets touch itself, got scratched and bitten several times (sometimes seriously)
and am still here... The worst can be a minor tetanus-infection, but that you had 
already noticed after two hours (red strip).

I would say, let it be as that...

I wish the guy a best home. And I am happy to see people handling stray cats as
they have to be handled: with love.

Nat

    Re: .1
    
    Sorry Nat, but I have to contradict.  Rabies is something to be very
    afraid of.  The Rabies virus is passed through saliva into an open 
    place on the skin.  If you suspect you have come into contact with an
    infected animal, you might get away with a course of 4 shots in the
    arm.  If you know you have been in contact with Rabies you must 
    receive a course of 12 shots directly into the abdomen, which are 
    very painful and not without risk, otherwise THERE IS NO CURE AND 
    THE VIRUS IS FATAL.  
    
    I could not pass a possibly abandoned cat without trying to do something 
    for it, even if only to get them Rabies shots, but I have taken to 
    carrying a pair of strong leather gloves around with me for such 
    an occasion. There are a lot of kitties needing help out there and 
    I want to be around for a long time to give that help.
    
    It is wise to understand Rabies, as perfectly healthy animals who
    have received Rabies shots can carry traces of saliva on their
    fur and you can still become infected through any open place in the
    skin.

    I did end up going to the Hospital.  When I first sat down to be just
    checked in the nurse looked at the finger and we both could not find
    one trace of the scratch, she was debating whether to check me in or
    just send me out because it was so insignificant.  Well the doctor
    said that because of liability they could not just send me off. I
    got examined and he said that even if the animal had rabies it would be
    a one ina million chance that I would get it from that surface scratch.
    Then he said he was calling the animal control and that the cat had
    to be watched or he would need to start the rabies treatment on me.
    I asked him what that required and he said innitially 2 shots, then
    every 3 days one shot. (the first 2 shots would be in the fingers where
    I was scratched, and the remaining ones would be in the arm. IT would
    be a total of 6 shots. I started crying, and yelled at him that the 
    animal control officer had already told me the cat would be destroyed.
    So the doctor left and then I snuck out the back of the hospital room
    and eavesdropped to see what he was saying.  Then he came out and
    caught me outside of his office, where he said that I should talk to
    the animal officer  to make arrangements.  The Animal officer asked me
    if he was going to have a problem finding him or catching him.  I told
    him he would not as he has made a home outside the Employee Lobby
    overhang.  I guess that was exactly where the man picked him up.  I
    told him under no condition is he to destroy the animal, eveen if we
    have to take him back here.  He said he would hold him for 10 days and
    then if I wanted him back, I would need to pay for the rabies shot for
    him. I don't find that a problem. But I don't feel comfortable keeping
    him around here, he needs a home.  I miss him not being here today, and
    yesterday was the first day I seen him here.
    
    .2 that was the doctors concern was that if the cat licked his paws as
    they do to clean their face, and the scratched me, then the saliva
    would have come into contact with the cut. 
    
    Karen

    Karen....
    
    Why don't you start a little fund so you can also have enough money
    to have the cat vaccinated, neutered, tested for the fatal diseases
    etc.   That way the chances of finding him a new home.....would
    greatly improve.  I'm willing to throw in a few dollars to help 
    save the kitty.  
    
    I'm glad you are okay....and I hope your mind is at ease.   I know
    Dr's and Vets are making big deals out of any scratch/bite because of
    the liability.   
    
    Even though you are not a true cat person....your efforts to help
    this kitty is WONDERFUL!
    
    Sandy
    

I have a quick story for you...

My cat was sick so my mom and I took him in to a 24 hour emergency hospital.
While we were there, an animal control officer brought in a cat that was hit by
a car. About this time we were getting ready to leave the vet, so my mom was
putting Baby in his carrier. Like most cats, he didn't want to go in, so out
spreads all the legs and my mom's arm caught one of his claws. She got a 
scratch. Because she's a bit allergic to cats, she asked the nurse for some
soap and water to help relieve some of the itching that might occur.

As we were waiting, the animal control officer started a friendly conversation
with us. He asked us about Baby and if he was an outdoor cat. When we said yes
he came around and took the carrier with Baby in it out of my mom's hands. He
told us that he *has* to put Baby in quarntine. My mom said that she was only 
scratched, but that didn't matter.

Well the nurse and vet started arguing with him, they called up his supervisor
and two hours later, he released Baby to us with stern instructions on what to
look for in regards to rabies.

We were all very angry about this, including the vet, but I guess this is what
they do.

Laura

    
    It's funny that the police didn't seem too concerned about
    the skunk that showed up at my house 6:00am Sunday morning, staggering
    and falling down.  It's a long story, but it ended when we found
    the skunk dead at around 1:00pm.  I guess it depends where you
    live.....
    
    

Policies for reacting/responding to rabies suspicion vary greatly.
In New York State, some counties are in epidemic status and some have
had few cases.  I live in a rural county with no animal control other
than one town dogcatcher per town.  If a PERSON is bitten, they will
respond and try to trap or shoot the animal.  Calls to police about
suspicious animals are responded to with "Stay away from the animal."
Even if you find a dead animal or kill one on your property, they say
just bury it, they don't have time to test every case unless it's 
related to an injury to a person.

Bill

How is the "Morris-like" kitty doing?

    Well, what a story this cat has to tell, if he could talk that is...:)
    
    I am sorry for not updating this note sooner, but I was writing so much
    about him in Canine where I originally started it.  Sooooo we do have
    a very happy ending to a very stressful situation. See Canine Note
    1215.0  I think in the beginning of the note I talk about the rabies
    scratch but a little later in it, we continue the soap opera saga.
    
    I am sure all the people in the FELINE note especially will enjoy the
    story.
    
    Have a good day :)
    
    Karen 

    Well, this cat hasn't exactly been "found" but he/she (I think its a
    she or a nuetered male) has been hanging around Windsor Heights in
    Marlboro where I live.
    
    The cat is rather friendly, and tries to go in anyone's apartment that
    will let him/her.  (I'll call her a her...) She meows a lot, and a
    couple of times recently, I've let her out of the building in the
    morning.  Someone seems to be letting her in, unless she's found
    another way in.
    
    She's charcol colored for the most part with some black streaks and
    some white on her front.  She's either full grown or is going to be
    really big!
    
    She seems to be eating ok, or at least was eating ok recently, as she's
    not noticably skinny.
    
    I can't take her, as I already have two kittens, and they're all I can
    handle! :-)
    
    One of my neighbors took her around and asked people about her, but I
    don't know what came of it.
    I just thought I'd ask in here if anyone was missing a cat matching the
    description...
    
    

Well, I hate to enter this because we have all fallen in love with this 
stray, but I also can't stand the thoughts of another family mourning his
loss.

Maynard (his new name) was found hanging around the front of the Main 
Street Lobby at the Mill around March 20.  He was approaching anyone 
who would stop to pet him and he actually was blocking cars in the 
parking lot.  When it was found out that the animal control officer 
had been notified the wheels went into motion to save him from an 
uncertain fate.  

He is a longish haired, gray, neutered male, about a year to a year 
and a half old.

I have already talked to one woman in Stow with a cat of similar description 
and it wasn't hers.  She has signs up around the area but they are the only 
ones I have seen.

If you know of anyone that is missing a cat of this description they can 
call me at work at dtn 223-0364, outside at 508-493-0364, or at home at
443-5984.

Thanks,
Norma Frye

    In the sort-of-found department: a long-haired brown tabby with four
    white paws (looks like a Maine Coon in build and overall appearance)
    has been in my neighborhood (south Nashua, along Salmon Brook) for the
    past two or three weeks. He (I think it's a he) is very shy, and comes
    for food but keeps a careful distance from people. His coat was very
    badly matted when I first saw him; large chunks have come away, but I
    can't tell if somebody did it for him or he just rubbed or bit them off
    himself. He does have a collar on (looks like the soft plastic kind
    with sparkles in it), but no tag or label that I could see. 
    
    I've begun feeding him regularly and trying to get him close enough to
    catch, so I can have a vet look him over. [For all I know, some of the
    neighbors are feeding him too; I can't decide if he's a lonely and
    scared stray, or a very canny moocher. ;-)]
    
    If his description rings any bells, and he does have people who are
    looking for him, I'd like to help reunite them; if not, I want to get
    the poor guy off the street, and get the rest of those matts out of his
    beautiful coat...
    
    -b

    The poor thing sounds so pitiful - you and your neighbors are
    wonderful to feed him.
    
    Sounds like he was someone's pet, since he has a collar on.  I'd
    make an effort to try and find his owners first by calling around
    the local vets to ask if anyone is missing a cat by his description,
    checking the personal ads, and even placing an ad yourself.
    
    Good luck - hope he's reunited with his owners soon.
    
    Pam

    
    
     Found...
    
     A black/white male (I think) kitten who ran into my laundromat
     last Saturday (August 20) at the "Summit" area of Worcester
     (at the intersections of East Mountain St. and West Boylston St.)
    
     He is now staying at my home in Sterling until the owners or a new
     home are found.
    
     Don Schwabe
     dtn 229-7016

    Found:  white male neutered cat.  I don't know any of the
    particulars.  Northboro Vet. Clinic has been holding him for
    two weeks.  He was hit by a car and has recovered.  If anyone
    thinks this is their cat, please call 393-8339.  He's a real
    sweetie pie.  Thanks!
    
    deb

Female cat approximately 8 months to a year old.  Tri-colored
(peach, gray, and white) w/green eyes.  VERY, very friendly.

Found in Nashua NH in the vicinity of New Searles/East Dunstable
Road.

Work number:  884-2192
Home number:  891-0264

There's a cat ruffing it in our neighborhood.  Its been around for a few
weeks (3 to 4 ?).  This is near the Nashua airport, not far from Broad St.
and Exit 6.

Its black and white (black body with white markings on face, white underbody,
white paws).  It has large front paws (either double pawed or more than usual
number of claws).  We think its a neutered male.

We have begun to feed it, but its spending the days in a neighbors yard where
there's other cats, a dog, and children - so it seems sociable and likes company.

If you recognize the cat or are interested in adopting it please send
mail or call (DTN) 381-6080, (H) 603-880-5498.

Martin

Martin,

Have you contacted the author of 37.245?  It sounds like a good match if you 
are in the same area?

			SQ

RE: .43

Thanks for the pointer.  I haven't done so yet but that looks like a possibility.

However, Sharon ( from .41) has informed me that the Nashua Telegraph will
run a free 'found' add for 3 days.  So we've arranged that.  I'd like to
give the original owner the best chance to be re-united first.

Thanks,
Martin

    This morning there is a stray cat hanging around the side entrance of
    mko01.  He or she was just crying away.  I called the cat and it
    came running to me.  He/she was very loveable and I gave the cat a few
    bites of my peanut butter and jelly sandwich.  The cat was hungry.
    It is a gray tiger.  If I didn't have a 3 room condo and already have
    a cat, I probably would bring it home with me.  I feel so bad for it.
    
    June

    I just went out and fed the kitty. I beleive it is a girl. She seems
    domesticated, I had a can and a can opener and she acted like my kitty
    does when she gets fed. If she is still there at the end of the day I 
    will try to bring her home until someone claims her. I feel terrible 
    she was so hungry. she hoofed down the half the can while I was there.
    
    Found mixed tiger and tabby cat. It's looks barely a year old. 
    michelle
    
    
    

    The Nashua Telegraph will run a FOUND ad for free for three days.
    They can also look approximately 1 month back to see if any LOST 
    ads were run that match the animals description.
    
    I'm not sure if folks in Merrimack read the Nashua paper or the 
    Manchester paper, but it could be worth a shot.
    
    Sharon

    I HAVE BEEN FOUND BY YET ANOTHER CAT!
    
             WHITE NEUTERED MALE, FOUND TOWNSEND ROAD, GROTON, MA
    		            ON CHRISTMAS MORNING
    If you know of anyone who has lost a white male cat in this area please
    call 508 448-9959.
    
    On Christmas morning, Christopher (the cat in the base note--we never 
    found his people BTW so he's ours now) came down the garden path with 
    a WHITE MALE cat, very cold, a bit dirty but in very good condition 
    otherwise.  Chris encouraged him to come right up to the door and then 
    he banged on the door for me to let them in.  
    
    (Cleveland) Amory (that's the white cats working name) is cream white,
    no markings or scars, fairly fat still, very good natured, and appears
    to be neutered. 
    
    I desparately need to find Amory's home and people.  This will be our third
    stray cat since October, and I now have 8 cats.  I never planned to
    have so many cats, I don't have the space, time, or cash for this
    number.  The vet is giving me group rates on care and there is a large
    pan with at least one chicken and veggies on the stove at all times, which
    helps keep down the cat food cost a bit. (Sorry to whinge, but I am
    feeling desparate with 5 cats walking on me each morning at 4:30am.) 
                      

    It might be worth your effort to contact the Fitchburg Sentinal...
    it seems to me I remember a white cat missing from the Townsend
    line late last summer.
    
    It might be worth a try...just ask them to look back in their
    records to see if they had placed a Lost White Kitty ad.
    
    Good luck....
    
    Sandy

    
    
    Hi,
    
    
    Last night I found a lost cat in my neighborhood.  It came so close
    to getting hit by a car that I couldn't look anymore and took the cat
    in.  Problem is that we have a dog and a cat and really don't want
    another cat.  I've called the police/two local vets/Pat Brody's (sp?)
    cat shelter and the local Dog Officer.  I've left descriptions and my
    phone number at each place incase anyone calls.  However, again we
    can't keep the cat.  I will place a description of the cat below, and
    if anyone is interested you call call me and leave me a message at home
    or at work.
    
    
    The cat is a Simese Mix, very pretty color gray with white paws and
    white on the face.  It is a male and it has the body of a Simese cat,
    very good shape, the coat of this cat is very shined.  The cat looks to
    be full grown but has a great personality and seems to be very playful.
    It is definately an INDOOR cat.  Again, this cat ha sa GREAT
    personality! And is not affraid of people or other animals.
    
    Please call me at home at (508) 345-6008 and leave me a message with
    a phone number to reach you by, or call me at work DTN 226-6457 and
    leave me a message and number.  I really don't know what to do if the
    original owner of this cat doesn't come forward... again, I've called
    and left detailed descriptions with all the local hospitals and
    offices.  The down side of this, is that I live in the college area,
    and college kids are moving out this time of year.. I would hate to
    think that the owner intentionally left this cat outside to fed for
    itself.
    
    Thanks,
    Kelly

    Hi Kelly...
    
    The sad news is...he probably was left or dropped off.  I also
    live near the college area in Fitchburg...and have rescued
    many many many cats who were just left behind from irresponsible
    college students.   Just since the March timeframe...I have
    seen 5 new strays in my neighborhood. (so sad)
    
    My only other suggestion would be to call the Fitchburg Sentinal
    and have them look back in their records to see if anyone had
    lost a cat with that description.  I also believe they will give
    you 1 free day of advertising in the Lost and Found.
    
    Another suggestion would be to post notes at all the local
    vets to say you either Found a cat or your looking for a new
    home for him.
    
    Good luck...with alot of work you will be able to find him a
    new home.  It's just not easy...and most of the shelter are
    pretty full because of Kitten season.
    
    Sandy 

Hi

I have been read only for years but something happened Friday night and I 
wondered if anyone had any ideas I haven't thought of yet?

My daughter was jogging over at the PKO parking lot and just in front of 
the main entrance to PKO3 she found a young cat.  I would say she is maybe
4 or 5 months old.  She definitely was not a stray, she had a pink flea 
collar and did not look as though she had been outdoors for very long.  The
problem was that the cat started to follow my daughter, crying sadly.  My 
daughter tried to lose her so she would not lure her away from her home but
could not.  We live on the other side of route 27 and my daughter was afraid 
to leave her so close to that street at night, so she brought her home.  
Saturday morning I called the police and the "dog" officer to see if anyone
had reported a lost cat, no one had.  We took her around the houses on both
sides of the parking lot and asked everyone we saw if they knew where she
lived - no luck.  We put up signs, but so far, no calls.

Is there anything else we can do?  I really think she has a home.  I hate to
think that someone dumped her there, but that is a possibility.

She is a gray tiger with white paws and chest.  She likes to be petted but
objects to being picked up.

Please let me know if I can do anything else to return this kitty to her 
owner.  We already have two cats, a dog, a hamster, and some fish!  Our
cats, both males, are all upset with this new addition.

Thanks for your help.

Lynn Seller, DTN 226-2913

    Lynn.,..
    
    Another suggestion would be to put an Ad in your local
    newspaper...put a notice up at surrounding vets and/or
    shelters in the area.
    
    Good luck..
    
    Sandy 

    I'm in California, so I don't know what's what in your area, but
    if I found a "lost" cat, I would call and let all the local shelters
    and humane groups know, (including in adjacent towns, since cats
    have been known to climb into open trucks, etc. and get involuntary
    rides away from home,) plus put an ad in (what's usually a free) lost
    pet column in the local newspapers and read that column.  Note that
    it usually takes a few days for an ad to get printed.  Be careful
    when advertising that
    you leave out enough info so that you can ask identifying questions of
    anyone who calls, to weed out the cretins who claim lost animals to
    sell them to research places.  If there are only a few vets nearby,
    it's worth notifying them also.
    
    Otherwise, hmm, it sounds like your two male kitties have a little
    sister :-)
    

    Sounds like how Alex "found" me (she was howling outsdie my window at
    PK2. 
    
    Anyhow, in addtion to calling the dog officer in Maynard, also call
    Sudbury and Concord. Those are close enough to PKO that the cat could
    be from there. Also, call all the vets in those towns as well to let
    them know about the cat that you found. 
    
    I seem to recall that when I found Alex, all of the "local" papers in
    those towns printed free "found" ads for me.
    
    Deb

    A pure black female cat has found me.  She was outside my house two
    weeks ago, crying away at me as I brought my baby daughter upstairs. 
    The people on the first floor have taken her in, but unfortunately 
    can't keep her.  
    
    This cat is obviously someone's pet.  She's pure black, a bit "chunky",
    she is lovable as lovable can be, and comes running at the sound of a
    deli meat bag!
    
    If anyone knows of someone who has lost a cat in the Pine
    Street/Rollstone street area of Fitchburg, MA, please send me mail.  
    
    Otherwise, we'll be looking for a home for this beauty. If anyone is
    interested, please let me know.
    
    Holly