Sounds like a good fit, tt! And I know what you mean about the fostering. Even knowing it will be temporary doesn't help when the time comes to say good-bye.
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Sounds like a good fit, tt! And I know what you mean about the fostering. Even knowing it will be temporary doesn't help when the time comes to say good-bye.
T/T: Now that IS awesome & amazing! Yup. Hope that helps you some.
That's great news, Terry!
Okay--You kids are talking of separation anxiety, or whatever? What happened was, I woke up wayyy before dawn---3 am. Then, set my clock ahead an hour, so I'd be able to get to the vet clinic before 8:30 AM, CDT. See? Well, two things--could not sleep and decided it was imprudent to even try. Don't wanna be late, as I am on probation with the clinic, like I am with everyone else in this entire world! Ha. I guess Me & Poo-Tin have a baaaaad reputation for aggression! Yup. Anyway, I got my $20 pawn shop catt carrier that has had a temporary repair with extra-sticky duct tape(more about that, later), and rounded up my two kitty-boys. They are over a year & a Half, and of course there's no way I can rehome them---they would be heartbroken over my rejecting them! Plus, they would suffer severe separation anxiety! It was amay-zeen and ahhh-summm how, at nearly 70 y.o. ,I had the dexterity and agility and quick reflexes that enabled me to stuff two grown tomcats in a cat carrier! Ha. Those catts were going to the clinic located almost 30 miles from me. They have never been away from home and their mommy & daddy & little sister in their Lives! They were quiet in the car, but when we arrived at the entrance to the clinic, they did a cat duet of disstress yowls. Anyway, I dropped them off; there was no confrontation-in-the-clinic, like there usually is. I did warn the staff that the boys have managed to unlatch the top lid on the carrier, but that they haven't fully mastered the trick, yet. So, I have to call ahead, and get the okay to pick them up before closing time, this afternoon. Hopefully, the clinic hasn't upped their prices, to cope with inflation. Wish me luck.
That’s funny Bobby. It’s so hard to get cats in a carrier.
Good luck! We have to take our older boy for a checkup Thurs. I'll get the carrier out tomorrow; that usually helps to desensitize him to the carrier by the time we need to use it.
Let me guess, you put the carrier, door side up, and the extra sticky duct tape, pulled off some cat hair when you dropped them in?
I have two cat carriers. One came from my mom and the other was part of my bosses estate, with his cat I moved in with.
When she passed, I didn't think I would get any more, but a friend had to take possession of his siblings cats and kid. He had them locked in the basement, due to his whole family being allergic, and needed rehome them when the septic backed up. My late coworker, that died the week before Christmas, made me adopt them.
At her celebration of life, her niece asked to see pictures of them. She freaked, as one looks a lot like Mattie (my late cat) and the other is a clone of her aunts late cat, JJ. If she didn't die the week I adopted them, she would have had a blast and demanded visitation.
I've always heard cats don't like to be rehomed, but in my little experience, if they receive love, they get over it and say spoil us, real quick.
TMS, it goes without saying you did a good thing. People who're a Cat Oasis don't get the recognition they deserve, such as an award and their photo on the front page. But, other people would just give 'em more cats,if they did. Yup. There's a burg up in flyover country, out in the middle o' nowhere. The founder was from Noo Yawk, and he bought some land, thinking he'd start a utopia. Well, after 30 years, he excused himself, said he needed to move to a drier climate, on account of his wifes' health. She died, several years later, but the guy stayed in Ca. for the rest of his life--20 years or so. Guess he was tired of the utopia he founded. Ha. What's this got to do with Cats? Well--this "utopia" has a 3-cat per-household limit! They even hired a guy, who worked on commission, to round up unwanted & stray cats, and take them to another county,50-60 miles away! Yup. But yeah--my cat carrier is the deluxe model. They cost $50 new,and I picked it up at a pawn shop for $20. But, that was years ago. It has served me well. But, this winter,I took it out back to rinse it out on a nice day,and overnight, it snowed. So, when I went out to get the carrier,it was frozen to the ground. I needed it, and carelessly cracked it, getting it free of the ice. My bad. It may be made of ABS, but that is yet to be determined. If so, I can fix it with solvent glue. Meanwhile ,it's got extra-sticky duct tape on the crack. Plus, the latches on the top gate need to be tightened up. Those Egyptians were right though---Catts are sacred. Yup.
I love cats but unfortunately have become extremely allergic. TMS, thanks for rescuing those cats. That’s awesome!
TMS: That is great that you adopted those cats!
I have a friend who lives in Louisiana and at this point has about 50 cats that she feeds. She is not a crazy animal hoarder; her home is a nice environment, although cat hair is a definite factor. She does not go looking for cats; they come to her. Some of the cats are indoor and some are outdoor. People frequently drop cats off on her porch, so Bobby, you are right about that!