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[Sachita]

Originally Posted by violaine

http://www.community-paper.com/Archives/AnnYoung.html

any amazing woman. Thank you for sharing this

[AtLast]

The other night, a little pooch was abandoned at the dog park I go to. An older, pug et. al., mix. Another regular park visitor found her and took her home and posted flyers which made me happy.

There has been an increase of abandoned pooches at our park during the recession. It seems people leave dogs here because they figure there are many people that will try and do something for the critters. It makes me mad on one hand, but then, this logic does indicate some caring from these people.

I saw the woman that took this little sweetie home with her and her own dog yesterday at the park. my guess is the little pooch has a new home! Everyone looked OK with this. Such a sweet little dog, she is. I'm glad she didn't spend one night in a shelter.

[betenoire]

I've found a home for Mamma! A friend of mine is taking her and one of the babies. They're only 5.5 weeks old, so it'll be another 3 weeks until I can rehome them - but I feel a thousand times better knowing that Mamma (who I anticipated having a great deal of difficulty rehoming) is going to be safe AND with someone I have known for years and trust.

I've gotten quite a few calls and emails since I posted the kittens online last night, and one person sounds very promising for the one female kitten. She called from her workplace (which is a pharmacy) and she sounds trustworthy. She likes the female kitten because apparently she looks a great deal like the cat that she had for 18 years who passed away recently and who she is missing. She told me a bunch of stories about her old cat...and I figure anybody who tells total strangers "kitty stories" is probably a good pet-parent.

I haven't returned any of the other calls or emails yet, but will be doing that this evening.

I wish that there were (or if they do exist that I knew how to access them) services in my area that could have made this process cheaper for me. Total vet bills between Mom's initial visit when she was pregnant, and getting the kittens checked out, and first sets of shots and deworming for everybody is going to total to nearly $400. Add on top of that all the extra kitten food and litter and the trip I'm going to be taking to Toronto to bring Mamma and the spotted belly kitten to their new Daddy....oy.

Not that I am complaining. I am glad I did it - it needed to be done. And if I had to do it all over again I would - except maybe next time I wouldn't burst into tears at the vets office when she tells me that Mamma is pregnant. (Seriously, I was a sniveling mess.)

I seriously tip my hat to people who do this frequently. To foster families and people who do rescue work on a volunteer basis and pay for so much petcare out of their own pockets and with their own time.

Much love to you all. <3

Pictures of Mamma and Babies

[lipstixgal]

Originally Posted by betenoire

I've found a home for Mamma! A friend of mine is taking her and one of the babies. They're only 5.5 weeks old, so it'll be another 3 weeks until I can rehome them - but I feel a thousand times better knowing that Mamma (who I anticipated having a great deal of difficulty rehoming) is going to be safe AND with someone I have known for years and trust.

I've gotten quite a few calls and emails since I posted the kittens online last night, and one person sounds very promising for the one female kitten. She called from her workplace (which is a pharmacy) and she sounds trustworthy. She likes the female kitten because apparently she looks a great deal like the cat that she had for 18 years who passed away recently and who she is missing. She told me a bunch of stories about her old cat...and I figure anybody who tells total strangers "kitty stories" is probably a good pet-parent.

I haven't returned any of the other calls or emails yet, but will be doing that this evening.

I wish that there were (or if they do exist that I knew how to access them) services in my area that could have made this process cheaper for me. Total vet bills between Mom's initial visit when she was pregnant, and getting the kittens checked out, and first sets of shots and deworming for everybody is going to total to nearly $400. Add on top of that all the extra kitten food and litter and the trip I'm going to be taking to Toronto to bring Mamma and the spotted belly kitten to their new Daddy....oy.

Not that I am complaining. I am glad I did it - it needed to be done. And if I had to do it all over again I would - except maybe next time I wouldn't burst into tears at the vets office when she tells me that Mamma is pregnant. (Seriously, I was a sniveling mess.)

I seriously tip my hat to people who do this frequently. To foster families and people who do rescue work on a volunteer basis and pay for so much petcare out of their own pockets and with their own time.

Much love to you all. <3

Pictures of Mamma and Babies

The cats are adorable!!

[CherryFemme]

Aloha,

I have a quick question for those of you who rescue and try to find homes for the rescued animal.

Do you have a questionnaire that you use when seeking out potential families?

BB and I have turned into a "Cat/kitten Rescue" by default. We live at the end of a street where people dump their cats before moving back to the mainland.
The dumpers are mostly military families, but some non-military. Unfortunately, this has been verified...meaning, our neighbor who watches the dump the animals runs out to them and asks WHY they are doing it and if they are military. Funny how people do not lie when they get busted.

Anyway-- I am writing today (and hoping I can find this thread later) because we are not allowed to keep animals at our house. We already are "stretching" the rules-- but the rejected cats keep coming.

We are getting rather good at getting the tamed, fixed, and fostered-- but I feel like I should do heavier screening before I place the kitten/cat with someone who contacted me via Craigslist.com.

Any ideas? I usually ask the basics like: Have you ever had a cat/kitten before and How long are you going to stay on Oahu-- but I feel like I need to expand my repertoire. If anyone on this site uses a script, I would love to see it.

Thanks, BB + CF

PS I am really bad at finding my old posts, but BB is better at it. I look forward to people's ideas and responses.

[Diavolo]

Get a load of this story. The local shelter had a "Doberman" up on their site. I called. She was on quarantine and I couldn't see her until 9/24. I called then. I still couldn't see her. I called four more times. No dice. Finally they called last Wednesday and said she could only be released to rescue and if I didn't come and get her by 5pm on Thursday it was all over for her. She came in as a starvation case. So at 4pm on Wednesday I got there and found this dog that was a lot of things but not a Doberman. Probably a German Pinscher. She's to their standard size wise. I couldn't leave her there to face the needle so I took this little shithead home. She's in heat. And she won't shut up and she's so damned cute, but Ike is intact so she can't roam free. And she attacked Rita so she can't roam free. Rita will kill her. If I don't first for the barking. Meet Sister, aka shithead.

[las68]

About 5 months ago, I picked up what I thought was a black Lab mix puppy off the interstate. Turns out he is a full Lab. I named him Dodge because he was dodging traffic on a busy Monday morning. Lol! I hadn't planned to keep him, but fell for his big brown eyes. I have never had a Lab. Is it common for them to chew on everything? Yesterday, while he was in his pool, he decided to chew on it and almost "ate" one side. He pulls rocks out of the flower beds to chew as well as solar lights.Silly pooch even chewed a small tree in half and was carrying it proudly around the backyard. He has a plethora of chew toys and I give him rawhide dental chews every day. He's about 8 months old now, will this ever end?