Garçon

We got another kitty!  This sweet black beauty from Garson Avenue would run to the truck when I pulled up every other day, and I could hear his cries.  I would open the door, and from the first time I tried to coax him in (most likely during a storm), he began to do this on his own from thereon, beginning last Fall.  I would open the door, and he gets on my lap and first gives me a hug, literally, and then waits for me to open a container of wet food, and he starts to eat.  Meanwhile, I am petting him, and rubbing his cold little pads on his feet, and talking to him.  My friend and former adopter (of 4 cats!) and her fiancé go with me some mornings.  Christina and Lindsey.  Last week, we rescued Romeo, a gorgeous grey beauty from Garson Avenue also.  C & L were supposed to just foster this grey cat who was very lovey-dovey to all its feeders, and now they are keeping him, and have changed his name to Toby.  They said that they would foster the black cat at the next stop on Garson, and there he was yesterday, jumping into my lap.  This time, he wouldn’t get out after I opened the door.  So while he stayed in the truck, I got out, went to the back to get the carrier, got back in with the carrier, and we just pushed him in.  It was good timing because of the ice storm we had overnight last night. C & L are not keeping Garçon (pronounced the French way).  In fact, they have someone coming over today to meet him!  He is a former TNR, so he has his ear tipped, but he is the sweetest boy in the world.  So affectionate and sweet.  Here is Romeo:

 

And we have another black kitty in my rescue that my foster Tamera rescued from the corner of Grand and Stout.  She suspected she was pregnant so she swooped her up and we had her spayed last week.  She is gorgeous.  Her name is Velvet.  She needs a home!

 

And don’t forget about our other beauty, Pearl!  She is still – is it two years now?  Still waiting for her forever home.  My foster and former adopter Kim and her friend Julia have taken such great care of Pearl at Kim’s horse barns.  Pearl is spoiled and pampered but needs a real house to chill in.

 

As for more kitties that are ready for rescue, we have one at Parsells near Webster.  A sweet brown and white tabby actually stands on his back legs to get a pet.  He is a sweetheart as well.  There is also a family of black cats that live at the church parking lot area off Central Park and Fourth street that runs to me EVERY morning when I drive there to slide plates of food under the church van that has been enclosed inside a fence for years.  And for some reason, there is a person that comes there every day and removes the plates of food and water dish.  I just don’t understand how someone can remove sustenance for a homeless hungry animal.  It’s the meanest thing I can imagine doing.  I don’t know if they don’t like me for doing it, or they don’t like cats.  I am trying to figure out the wording for a note I would like to leave.  Any suggestions?  I obviously do not want to tell the person to ‘f*** off as that won’t do any good.

I am still in need of boards – 2 or 3 feet x 4 feet would be best. And dark-colored, or it can be spray painted dark.  Have to keep these shelters camouflaged as best as I can so that they are not messed with.  I am also in need of regular-sized aluminum pans.  Not sure of the measurements, but maybe 9” x 13”?  I remember the man on Niagara street a few years back who was stealing the boards.  He didn’t like me feeding there (what his problem was I have no idea – this was against a vacant building at the time), so he would come there every day and take the board we placed to cover the food – it served as a lean-to to keep the food covered from snow or rain.  This was before we built a shelter there.   He must have stolen over 50 boards.  I always dreamed of catching him and following him to his home and finding all my boards in his backyard.  People can be so cruel.

I can always use dry food.  I go through 7 16-lb bags each morning I go out (every other day).  I go through 30 regular-sized cans of cat food, although I prefer the larger size cans because its fewer cans that I have to open.  We find those in dollar stores.  Expensive at 1.25 a can, but they are so convenient for me.

I have an update on Garrett, the kitty I rescued in 2019 and was fostered by Max before he was adopted.  I rescued him from Grand and Stout also, and he has been thriving through the years in his new home.  I am so grateful for his new mom keeping me updated on him with pictures.  All he ever does is sleep!  But he does like to birdwatch when he isn't sleeping or eating.  😻

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