Holy Catwoman Batman!!! - FRIDAY PART DEUX

Part Two

Man oh man!

So, the decision I made this morning to get the cat on the corner of Fifth and Central was a good one.  I needed to fill a spot because my friend Pattie couldn't get both cats she had planned on for neuter/spay - the ones I mentioned yesterday that have been hanging out in her garage in the country.  I got a call from the clinic this afternoon and not only did they tell me that CELIA was negative for leukemia, they asked if I was 'ready' for the next bit of news:  She was pregnant with ELEVEN kittens!!!  They were only marble sized, but ELEVEN.  WOW. That was a really good catch!!  Eh?  Talk about divine intervention.  She surely could have died during childbirth when the time came, and where would she have had these babies, in the snow?  In the rain?  Under a porch?  Behind a shed?  And we all know all ELEVEN kittens would not have survived either.  Celia has now been spayed.  She will be producing no more kittens for me to feed on these streets.

So, I will be picking her up after work, and bringing her to my home to recover, and then will have to put her back on the street tomorrow.  THAT's the hard part.  Having to put them back on the street.  Especially when they are so sweet.  I truly believe she is Bitten's mother.  I remember speaking to the extremely ignorant people on the corner that they did NOT want her spayed, the same people who let a tiny baby kitten out overnight in 20 degree weather, the same people who allowed that other tiny kitten last summer to nearly die amongst the group of them standing on the porch on that hot summer day that I walked right up to it and took it.  Makes me so angry.  Its like they should not be allowed to have animals!  There has to be a law!

ELEVEN.  Amazing.

Speaking of Bittens, after she used her litter box, her angel nurse, founder of Kitten Korner Rescue, who offered to care for her until she was well, told me that must have been what was causing discomfort for her.  She will be monitored for another day and then see whats up, but she is acting normal, playful, and eating a bit more since.  Hallelujah!

OK. now, are you ready for this?  WAIT TIL YOU HEAR THIS!!!  It just keeps getting better and better.

I just now AGAIN got a call from the clinic.  The other cat we brought in this morning, the boy, not only was neutered already, but microchipped!!!  And he belonged to a couple in Honeoye Falls. Now, how far is that from Lima???  He has been living in my friend's garage all winter.  The place that contacts people when a microchip is found has left them a message, but I also have their name and address and number, and will be following up on this.  HOW AMAZING, again!!!

Just two great stories really.  Wouldnt it be wonderful if this couple had been searching for their boy all this time and winds up finding him???

I will sleep with a smile on my face tonight.

"We are so often caught up in our destination that we forget to appreciate the journey, especially the goodness of the people we meet on the way. Appreciation is a wonderful feeling, don't overlook it."