Conference misery::feline_v1

I have been looking for quite some time for a white cat with blues eyes,
but I certainly would love to have one with one blue and one green eye!!
Could you call me?


/Marian 273-5144

    For the same reason they dumped note #3199 off in my
    front yard.  They think everyone who has a barn does
    not mind another cat.  Only they dumped off a kitten
    with FeLV.  These people should spend some time in
    my front yard on a -10 below night with no food,shelter
    or water in Dec, and see how it feels!!!!  This makes
    me angry, so I will pull out my "baby" pictures and
    calm down....
    
    Lynne

    He sounds gorgeous.  Why don't you keep him.. It already sounds like
    you *like* him.
    
    Sandi mom to 3 cats and 1 dog
    
    

I would love to but we ALREADY have 4 cats.   He is not being accepted by
them very well.   

I would love to find him a good home.

Ira

Ira and I spoke this morning and he mentioned that the cat is now in 
New York and maybe staying there.  He'll let me know on Thursday what he
and his wife decides.  His last line of the previous note has left me a
bit angry -- are your suggesting that I do not provide a good home for my
cats or could for this cat?  I'm hoping that is not your intention but after
talking with you I'm not sure. 

>>" I would love to find him a good home" 

/Marian

    I think I may know the cat you found.  I believe the cat belongs to
    someone in the condo complex next door to the Wildwood.  I used to live
    there and saw a white cat around quite often.  The cat would sleep in
    the dumpster.  He wasn't around all the time, so I assumed someone
    owned him.  I don't think the owner took very good care of him though,
    because he'd be out on some pretty cold nights.  I would have loved to
    have let him come in, but hubby would have thrown me and the kitty out
    the door.  
    
    I'm glad to hear he may have found a home where he'll get better care.
    
    Kathy

re -.2 - Marian ,  I was not implying the sort.   I certainly think that anyone
         who could provide the home that you could for the strays youve
         rescued is extremely caring.   My statement was general,  not
         directed towards you or anyone else.   I just wanted the cat to
         be happy.


re -.1   I believe this may be the same cat.   Was it all white short hair.
         If it was then I will go back to the condo complex and look for
         its owner and have a talk with him.   I think that anyone who
         keeps a cat out at night forcing him to sleep in a dumpster should
	 try that himself and see how it feels.


Fluff is comming home today.   My inlaws are still deciding if they want Fluff.

Ira

    Ira,
    
    It seems obvious that the previous owners of the cat didn't care enough
    about it or they would have taken care of it's ear problems.  Talking
    from experience with bad ear infections in a cat (found my D.P. Gremlin
    abandoned in back of a church as a kitten with both ears badly infected
    and he was malnourished).  D.P. is white with a couple of grey markings
    on head and ring around end of tail.  He had the odd colored eyes when
    little but they're both a light color green now.  I wouldn't part with
    him nor any of my other 4.
    
    If you don't have a home for him in your family, Marian sounds like
    she'd give him a loving home.
    
    Pat, D.P., Thai, Holly, Buffy, Midnight
    

    Yes, the cat I saw was a short-haired white cat.  He would come to you
    if you called him to be petted.
    
    Everytime I see a kitty that hangs around a certain place a lot, I
    always wonder if it's the kitty choice or if the owners just don't have
    sense enough to bring them in.  If the kitty was always hanging around
    the doors to be let in, then I would suspect that the owners neglect
    to see if they want to come in.  Otherwise, the kitty might just rather
    be outside.  If they look sick or malnurished, then I guess it would be
    obvious.  This cat looked a little scruffy, but not malnurished or
    sickly.  I would be afraid to intervene, if the owners really do care
    about the cat and expect it to come home on its own.
    
    This is why I'd be sceptical about taking in what appears to be a
    stray unless it looked sickly.
    
    Kathy

    You could always put a collar on the cat with a note on it for the
    owners to call you.  If no one calls, it is lost or stray.
    
    					Mary

    From what I've heard I'd just keep the cat - or place it.  I would
    not try to return it.  I wondered for a while about Jesse but when
    I saw him with an infected food and getting no obvious treatment, I
    decided that even if he did have a "family" they were not fit to have
    him.
    
    One other thing - Have this cat FLV tested.  Just to protect your cats
    or other cats.
      Nancy DC
    

He has been inoculated for rabies, distemper, and tested FLV negative.  I again
made the rounds in the area and no signs for lost cats...no calls...nothing
in the marlboro lost and found in the newspapers...calls to the local vets
have come up with nothing...meanwhilly Fluffy is have a dandy time at our
house.

Ira

Update on Puff


My inlaws have decided to take Puffer in a couple of weeks.  He is quite happy
and is now in good health (ear problems etc).  He was altered last week
and is doing quite well.   He will live the good life in Newburgh, NY on the
banks of the Hudson River.   Thanks to all who helped here.

Ira (Sphinx, Tut, Faroe, Rex, and Puffer)