tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76037231890413663902024-03-18T09:31:07.438-04:00thebeanChronicling the adventures of one woman who is feeding and caring for the feral and stray cats in the Beechwood neighborhood of Rochester, NYJaninehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418387692646783553noreply@blogger.comBlogger2449125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603723189041366390.post-46722750199106799352024-03-08T15:47:00.007-05:002024-03-08T15:47:58.326-05:00Everyone Needs a Kristin<p></p><p><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">I am fortunate enough to have a person named Kristin, who more
than 10- years ago heard about me and had the ‘b*lls’ to drive downtown at 5 in
the morning to follow me and see what I do out there with the cats. She
has been my rock ever since. I now receive more texts, emails, and calls
from people that need help and she is always willing to at least call these
people and offer some slight solution. Every rescue needs a Kristin!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Observations:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">There are far too many people walking in my neighborhood drawn to
their cell phones. They are walking their dogs, their babies, or walking
alone – heads down not paying attention to what's ahead.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not a good idea.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">There are mean people who do nice things, and there are nice
people who do mean things. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is no
one on this earth, the nicest person alive, who hasn’t done or thought
something mean at least once.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">I received a call the other day from someone wanting to ‘get rid’
of their dog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those words make me
bristle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To talk about an animal that needs
to be rid of.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I posted it and I received
a message from an old friend that she and her husband would drive to Rome New
York that evening and pick up the dog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>That dog, now out of a very sad situation, is now as happy as can be in
a new home with people that love her and are able to care for her better.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am sure she had love, but sometimes living
situations are not the best.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was glad I
could help.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">My last post I stated that I rescued the grey cat that had been
hanging around Syd & Johnny's last fall, the one that got in my truck and
happily ate the food I provided. He would cry until we let him in the
truck each time we pulled up. Well, I rescued another grey cat thinking
it was him that turned out to be a female. Sweet, and homeless
nevertheless, so it was a good catch overall. She was adopted right away
so that turned out, but this grey boy is still on the street, not always at the
same location.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He will be the next
rescue, hopefully.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Ten Lives Club took six of our cats a month or so ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had been in touch, and they offered to
help with any friendly cats we had, so we rounded up the cats, and off they
went, thanks to Kristin, to Buffalo New York to hopefully find a good home off
the street!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">One last thing on my mind today. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have had a cat named George who I spotted
over 10 years ago in the Grand Ave/Stout area in the city.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He disappeared for quite a while, months, and
when I saw him next he was thin as a rail, but he was alive!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That was back in the day when we didn’t have
much social media, and I wasn’t able to get cats adopted like I can today,
especially having my own not-for-profit rescue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>So I named him George and off he went to my house, hoping to get him
adopted, but was never successful because he wasn’t considered a ‘pretty cat.’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had what I called a hairlip – which I am
sure is not the correct definition but his bottom lip fell down and exposed a
lot of his gum.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People over the years
have commented because it's very noticeable, but there wasn’t anything wrong
with him except he had FIV, which means nothing anymore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But he needed to always be an indoor cat
because of low immunity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">George has been with me through thick and thin, he has been Grandpa
to many kittens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has been a big brother
to my other cats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mellow and
unassuming.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is now very sick and very
old.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is skin and bone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He begs me by looking into my eyes and
following me around, looking for food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
give him wet food but it's not making a difference anymore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His eyes are sunken into his head.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know he doesn’t feel good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve decided to say goodbye.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have had to euthanize at least a hundred very
sick cats over the past 30 years and not shed a tear for most because I was so
used to it, but this one has affected me deeply.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I will miss him, and it will be the hardest
goodbye for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love you, George.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="background-color: #fcff01; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">(you can click on the pictures to see close up)</span></p><p><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYKhfv9fy4UWUfPD6iSJlPAILqWiWND97SdM65Yg6S8Qs19BrVl4Ks9tLQApShMHP5tY6fwHqX7fxkB9a3UyCoTutrIigGvjGkop5ataKEOu4KbkXTIHraZhDz_o2kX4zGiBj5y7naMP9185AyrIB1EcsP3JVgZEXxa3Vx5eeA2-ups7dkPzncvZRLxVlZ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2328" data-original-width="4656" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgYKhfv9fy4UWUfPD6iSJlPAILqWiWND97SdM65Yg6S8Qs19BrVl4Ks9tLQApShMHP5tY6fwHqX7fxkB9a3UyCoTutrIigGvjGkop5ataKEOu4KbkXTIHraZhDz_o2kX4zGiBj5y7naMP9185AyrIB1EcsP3JVgZEXxa3Vx5eeA2-ups7dkPzncvZRLxVlZ" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiw7ecRfLr4oJ2MEVHpdc08CN1tTqJLke978LVzlWZRUmmLVKfbMcSB4MSSOZuC-g3jeWUmJ4bUbYZcv2h6t0pY49hkRW_LHWjhkyojtLZ5yboscejVUwai1bnVumSX0uEasNbrj32xhLCO0NOESS5zg0y3xCX1tNB-aIK9fbPs9dVkWkK1np3fgvNUuXgR" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2274" data-original-width="1742" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiw7ecRfLr4oJ2MEVHpdc08CN1tTqJLke978LVzlWZRUmmLVKfbMcSB4MSSOZuC-g3jeWUmJ4bUbYZcv2h6t0pY49hkRW_LHWjhkyojtLZ5yboscejVUwai1bnVumSX0uEasNbrj32xhLCO0NOESS5zg0y3xCX1tNB-aIK9fbPs9dVkWkK1np3fgvNUuXgR" width="184" /></a></div><p></p><br /><p></p>Janinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418387692646783553noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603723189041366390.post-34562832708484844702024-01-30T12:37:00.000-05:002024-01-30T12:37:42.830-05:00A Message to Other Rescues<p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">This is the kitty I've been searching for since summertime when I first spotted him on Bay Street. He was so desperate he jumped into the car seat for petting. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEileevPZxvV1YdeffAWwfwPI15oHwp7k6vhb0Q7EGlMzk-rcsx3t8_riY5CnSF0mpBmgc6p59_295cGJD3aMi8gRa457UCeUJTND4sd4KBqqu-GeJMAhbPuh7fxokIj0FCoD91vuq0Oz4aPE8PuVAd5qtheUyd5UBVnG97y-xX0kgj5xlaWFCui4cmKjXU3/s4160/Grey%20Boy%204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="2080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEileevPZxvV1YdeffAWwfwPI15oHwp7k6vhb0Q7EGlMzk-rcsx3t8_riY5CnSF0mpBmgc6p59_295cGJD3aMi8gRa457UCeUJTND4sd4KBqqu-GeJMAhbPuh7fxokIj0FCoD91vuq0Oz4aPE8PuVAd5qtheUyd5UBVnG97y-xX0kgj5xlaWFCui4cmKjXU3/s320/Grey%20Boy%204.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Months later, I spotted him blocks away on Second Street off Central Park. The Mailbox Kitties is what I call the colony on that corner. I had also had a vet appt. lined up for him, a foster, AND an adopter! Had to cancel the vet appt. The others went on with their lives. Finally, Friday came around and there he was, and I grabbed him with a plan in hand. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfeXxvPIiuxkvIZA60acxUAFI4iVWbIfkJoo6ToyN7yFLYNB69ues-Dbmz3G6rVY_N-Lip2oNnMcJ78sx57JQbQT4LDcdd8c92vVAYOtLbgXLU7Ka0DdOJa0ZCda73jqtRtmByDJl1Q6X2974v5sMJP66z1NwGT6xbRU3w4Cv8C9_hBQyd6Gki_UkvT8S/s4160/Grey%20Boy%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="2080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLfeXxvPIiuxkvIZA60acxUAFI4iVWbIfkJoo6ToyN7yFLYNB69ues-Dbmz3G6rVY_N-Lip2oNnMcJ78sx57JQbQT4LDcdd8c92vVAYOtLbgXLU7Ka0DdOJa0ZCda73jqtRtmByDJl1Q6X2974v5sMJP66z1NwGT6xbRU3w4Cv8C9_hBQyd6Gki_UkvT8S/s320/Grey%20Boy%203.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The foster said she would take him if I got him. He was at the foster for the week, where one of the days was spent at Caring for Cats where the foster works, and we found out he was a she! And already spayed! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">"Penny" is settling in nicely in her new home where she is loved by everyone. </span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4eBBLhb5dME10WWgqdpCYJYpRQwlJpOcurL5aZ8gLAqvx5sBlVHV0QliXamHt41pOzxWqsl37-1IPyq8ovY9iU1ZqQVxEwDJQdGjdYy_v8dFZ8LRQS3mbz4WtWAqNVfVSPY7Xxu0a8EPQ2uvXBQTS56nKz9Zfrh1a5fsI72p2i6ASX0JMPeSJzy1GSGoV/s1600/Grey%20Boy%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4eBBLhb5dME10WWgqdpCYJYpRQwlJpOcurL5aZ8gLAqvx5sBlVHV0QliXamHt41pOzxWqsl37-1IPyq8ovY9iU1ZqQVxEwDJQdGjdYy_v8dFZ8LRQS3mbz4WtWAqNVfVSPY7Xxu0a8EPQ2uvXBQTS56nKz9Zfrh1a5fsI72p2i6ASX0JMPeSJzy1GSGoV/s320/Grey%20Boy%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj17oDYRaK4db5tNZ8E8d-Gq6SJioI7lGIOVFcwyGtjim-WxuIrE1IFR1BnKGO-VM2ptwfIV6ibkF169IY-1H0jCBwiHlCXPeWn6pqM5ULPg-jJeXTAx4LQOl6tRG9B0_sHbFgjjjME1_DUlhvTpv7NpppWIZe-WSwPS_PnHL9F5HO0jWzM0cNHdLpkKfqB/s1280/grey%20boy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="959" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj17oDYRaK4db5tNZ8E8d-Gq6SJioI7lGIOVFcwyGtjim-WxuIrE1IFR1BnKGO-VM2ptwfIV6ibkF169IY-1H0jCBwiHlCXPeWn6pqM5ULPg-jJeXTAx4LQOl6tRG9B0_sHbFgjjjME1_DUlhvTpv7NpppWIZe-WSwPS_PnHL9F5HO0jWzM0cNHdLpkKfqB/s320/grey%20boy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Kristin did a post for me as a guest blogger, and she delivers a great message for all other rescues: </span></p><p><i><span style="font-family: helvetica;">"Last week I spoke on the phone to a kind woman who has been reaching out to numerous rescues </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">since last summer for help in dealing with the stray cats living around her home. When I told her </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I would come to her house to help her, </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">she burst into tears. She was so relieved to finally have </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">help, she couldn’t stop crying. I share this because recently, it seems that we are getting many </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">messages from people who have nowhere to turn to with their cat situations and no one will </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">return their calls. </span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I can’t count the number of people in the last few months who have told me </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">“You are the only person who has ever called me back”. It’s not easy to call everyone back, but </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Janine and I try to respond to everyone who contacts us - even if we aren’t sure we can help </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">them. And what we are finding is that so many people actually just want someone to talk to, </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">someone to help them develop a plan, or even just to know someone cares about them and what </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">they are going through. People feel overwhelmed, alone, confused, helpless, and hopeless. More </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">and more, we see we are helping people as much as cats and kittens. </span></i></p><p><i><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I guess what I really want </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">to say is, please reach out when people ask for help. Don’t ignore them, even if you think you </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">have nothing to offer. Your acknowledgment of them is huge. Oftentimes, just being the caring </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">voice on the other end of the phone means more to people than you would ever expect – even if </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">that’s all you can give them at the moment. And what I have found out more often than not, is </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">that we actually CAN help. Maybe all they need is to borrow a trap, learn about RCAC’s </span><span style="font-family: helvetica;">programs, or even just get a dose of flea meds. It really comes down to this:</span></i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;">do what you can, where you are, with what you have"</span></b></i></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;">I would LOVE to feature YOUR message or story so please, help me to keep this blog going!</span><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; text-align: left;">Have a great day!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></i></p>Janinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418387692646783553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603723189041366390.post-49960496783697494872024-01-24T12:43:00.002-05:002024-01-24T12:43:44.646-05:00So long ago............<p> I am getting sloppy with writing my blog posts. I started this end of last year, so its old news, and I did not collect the pictures I wanted to include. But I need to unload this now, so that I can start fresh.</p><p>By the way, today is January 24, 2024, and so far, we have rescued 2 cats so far (Kristin correct me if I am wrong?) with another three soon-to-be. All we needed was another foster, and a few adoptions in between to free up current fosters! :) </p><p>I promise to get working on getting us all up to date on this blog.</p><p>Here is from long ago... (so it seems).</p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Its been so long I forget what has happened the past few
months!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So many rescues and so much
money…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>so many wonderful fosters, and so
many kittens still.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I have a long list of fosters I want to thank:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tamera<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>- she still has
a couple of adults – Lola, Louie, Smokey, and another, and she has Blake and
Scooter still<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lonnie – she has Coco Chanel, Pebbles, Bandit, and Smokey –
they are older kittens, but gorgeous grays and blacks<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kim – she has an ideal setup in her horse barn – two
separate cozy rooms that cats have room to wander in – she recently had a cat
that she was going to foster, well turns out the cat was pregnant and gave
birth to four kittens to her surprise!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Those four kittens were scooped up right away by some friends of hers,
so they will be going to good new homes (adopted in pairs!) next week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is also fostering an adult named Leo who
is super sweet, and will have two more adults whose owner passed away.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sheryl has been fostering Poppy and Lily, who by now are
young adults.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Michelle – she is fostering Aiden, a beautiful white and
orange boy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Val – fostering Bea and Beau who were bottle babies until
Val weaned them at 4 weeks or so.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Blanca and Susheel – thank you for caring for our latest
kittens, Tango, Mango, and Cali!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am fostering Butter, who is by himself because his two
siblings were adopted together, Peanut and Nina.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is absolutely adorable but lonely, and
becoming aggressive because he has no one to play with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Butter was just adopted on Saturday!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I brought him to his new home and he has a
new friend!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A nine-year-old pit bull
big brother.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are very smitten with
each other.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Without these fosters, can you imagine, the number of cats
that would be on the street if we didn’t rescue these guys?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If the females all got pregnant?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You know the numbers, it is staggering.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I know this is hard to keep track of, and you should see me
trying to figure out who is who.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I've had some bad breaks financially.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>About a month ago, poor little Scooter was
very lethargic after spending the night at my house away from the foster, along
with Jackson and Blake.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had to work
that weekend, and all the vets were closed so I managed to find someone to
drive him to Buffalo at the emergency vet there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After two nights spent there – Friday and
Saturday – and $2800 – they still didn’t have a clue and I have to say it was
highway robbery.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Come to find out, after
bringing him there, I still had to bring him to my normal vet at Pittsford,
where they determined he had a hernia near his hind end, which made his tail
seem sideways and was pushing into his intestines.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We brought him home thinking we would be
giving him palliative care, and then a miracle happened.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The lump went away, and he is perfectly
normal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are keeping an eye on him,
but we are so in love with Scooter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now
to get him adopted again.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Another financial setback was Val’s two fosters, Bea and
Beau.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bea was not able to make it to the
litter box on time due to stomach issues, and was going all over the place on
top of being very lethargic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Poor Val had
to give her a gazillion baths.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We took
him to Pittsford where after test after test, very high temperature, he was
tested positive for panleukopenia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
very deadly and contagious disease.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It's
like parvo in dogs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Poor baby.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We brought him home, had to separate him from
his brother, and had to keep his brother in a separate room so he wouldn’t pass
it on to Val’s other cats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well lo and
behold, today (and this was just last Friday), she is back to her old self and
feels fine!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Running around like crazy.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Back to today, Kristin just called after going to check on a
situation that I was notified about and asked for her help.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She will go assess the situation and let me
know the scoop before she does anything.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Well, we now have two adorable buff-colored kittens about 7 weeks
old.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It just never ends.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I started the above weeks ago, my apologies.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Life gets in the way these days.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Updates:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lola was adopted out<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Coco Chanel and Pebbles were adopted out<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Aiden was a foster fail<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tango, Mango and Cali have been adopted.<o:p></o:p></p>Have a great day, and stay tuned to an updated post with lots of pictures!<p></p>Janinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418387692646783553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603723189041366390.post-32203410146271526872023-11-27T14:32:00.001-05:002023-11-27T14:33:11.448-05:00Giving Tuesday<p><b style="background-color: #d9ead3;"><span style="font-family: arial;">NOTE: I am posting some pictures of rescues from this year that have been adopted. This is just a smattering of cats I've rescued this year... Remember, I've rescued over 80, just 40 or so pictures here.. I could spend all day...</span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKM4Z-ArLs5JcK0yo7Q5087wmcKQUnM5xxSPgIjiG4Yrj61D4jqYSdQaYxja-eQ1aLVR85x7FPi8y-Qgd3ASvWkh-jT_-9TB6LqhGk2WHvkquXrQzzUunZERk50QF3EaywZPytThEq4_4olJyoNCejAgtRt4qPRR0pFpCMkpPx7IpVtdw8tyRTY8E7V0it/s1946/twentyeight.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1946" data-original-width="1765" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKM4Z-ArLs5JcK0yo7Q5087wmcKQUnM5xxSPgIjiG4Yrj61D4jqYSdQaYxja-eQ1aLVR85x7FPi8y-Qgd3ASvWkh-jT_-9TB6LqhGk2WHvkquXrQzzUunZERk50QF3EaywZPytThEq4_4olJyoNCejAgtRt4qPRR0pFpCMkpPx7IpVtdw8tyRTY8E7V0it/s320/twentyeight.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">There is so much for me to be thankful for. First and foremost are my donors. Second, are the food donations I receive from friends and those I don't even know .. Third are my fosters, and lastly my adopters! Without 1, 2, 3, and 4, I could not do what I am doing. And doing so for over 30 years. Burnout? Oh God yes. I haven't had a day off since knee surgery. Then I had to pay someone to do my route and I am very very grateful. This was ... three years ago? Imagine having to get up every single morning of your life, in the dark, and go out to the car, sometimes in frigid weather, sometimes in rain and snow storms, and drive a few miles to feed the cats. Every. Single. 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On the days in between, I still go out to two spots, one on Parsells Avenue, where the cats there has no shelter because of the despicable human beings that live there and won't allow a shelter anywhere, and the other on Fourth Street and Central Avenue, where there is a colony of cats that I feed under a church van that hasn't been used in years. I have shelters hidden behind the fence on the vacant lot next door, but this is where I feed them daily. Here, there is an evil person who comes along EVERY SINGLE DAY and removes the water and food. There is no reason for this, it's just pure evil. To take the water away from the cats on 90-degree days is utterly cruel.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbFRtkrjETEXct8EQOS2WWNNz0GGMNeZnFr6b7GlZWN-S7_BqoOhm2fhSG6BibO0q2q6jfRlQZgkAoQcdQCROajispafZPSegsTNpS47bSus3BUmOGBzrdlmSbkLLfy5wd6QmdowpyUhyphenhyphenV4j2EkrlVbOtvtmj66ceeI8T-YPmHcyRQF19wy3CjB1ax4IRR/s640/34.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="464" data-original-width="640" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbFRtkrjETEXct8EQOS2WWNNz0GGMNeZnFr6b7GlZWN-S7_BqoOhm2fhSG6BibO0q2q6jfRlQZgkAoQcdQCROajispafZPSegsTNpS47bSus3BUmOGBzrdlmSbkLLfy5wd6QmdowpyUhyphenhyphenV4j2EkrlVbOtvtmj66ceeI8T-YPmHcyRQF19wy3CjB1ax4IRR/s320/34.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0Qgfej-9gnBsk0yRoG7eN1iUSMs0Csr2XT1EK_hVo2O4bMzPEHx8MKe3YAbO61kv9xRhJhTMkQrXxGfoz5ZjZs_m_H6ZxcOKtQbDuGdeKQnAyfOD83jb1kQcbv40uuLZK5fJlbfUnjeB0hWuqMYL71ydoxmIYiDFispkyM6dQPE_cPU-Y9PWqdeN7HHd/s767/35.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="767" data-original-width="767" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY0Qgfej-9gnBsk0yRoG7eN1iUSMs0Csr2XT1EK_hVo2O4bMzPEHx8MKe3YAbO61kv9xRhJhTMkQrXxGfoz5ZjZs_m_H6ZxcOKtQbDuGdeKQnAyfOD83jb1kQcbv40uuLZK5fJlbfUnjeB0hWuqMYL71ydoxmIYiDFispkyM6dQPE_cPU-Y9PWqdeN7HHd/s320/35.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuFBr6LBpIvVN304aD90kxblhEn-_IW5kLs7s_eK7uSVsbq6UTj3WSlakZe6tptELo6pdAnqJ98fiw2-GVz0mjE9-q0wYmoZsccYQARG4IOtB8QLgOxbDHFyzwmFrVDjf7Edz_BurbZXd-QhmxpxCDgAG1j4HmTjCYWtfoFuAv43aqJt4NT-LrdGJniqRb/s1600/36.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuFBr6LBpIvVN304aD90kxblhEn-_IW5kLs7s_eK7uSVsbq6UTj3WSlakZe6tptELo6pdAnqJ98fiw2-GVz0mjE9-q0wYmoZsccYQARG4IOtB8QLgOxbDHFyzwmFrVDjf7Edz_BurbZXd-QhmxpxCDgAG1j4HmTjCYWtfoFuAv43aqJt4NT-LrdGJniqRb/s320/36.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiysBhle26B1vC69UEZVYySOfZu6Z7offK-miHrdtmjEhSnV6fWPBPOzVwmxfP3XyRKbueyOuuAXcuGPfHh7W7BYjnxD52uV_5ddV4bOpW19oSMx8CuDWd9uPr9vHNKfkRMgEzmwWWFlqFTnqJ_4_VRYxAH6H_vn71qJiQeKPnQnBP8S7qHy13CBDULZ_Kc/s1334/38.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiysBhle26B1vC69UEZVYySOfZu6Z7offK-miHrdtmjEhSnV6fWPBPOzVwmxfP3XyRKbueyOuuAXcuGPfHh7W7BYjnxD52uV_5ddV4bOpW19oSMx8CuDWd9uPr9vHNKfkRMgEzmwWWFlqFTnqJ_4_VRYxAH6H_vn71qJiQeKPnQnBP8S7qHy13CBDULZ_Kc/s320/38.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTXbcnLD5phiVa_ySP8AgXVvY_RUxBZw2Ql-5RTFXy2XI2bLh46zAzwygThHW9Dja1b71oqkf2YrctgQUywWO9J1g8lb1_BHYtYP_RKB-t6r2ablb3RDUnirKs9b4fvZo5cUeeNnRHwN1-C4ouboWs6e8mFphsMLpRaYWRVIoQVOQz1yYyGk38lfR8k0k/s1008/39.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTXbcnLD5phiVa_ySP8AgXVvY_RUxBZw2Ql-5RTFXy2XI2bLh46zAzwygThHW9Dja1b71oqkf2YrctgQUywWO9J1g8lb1_BHYtYP_RKB-t6r2ablb3RDUnirKs9b4fvZo5cUeeNnRHwN1-C4ouboWs6e8mFphsMLpRaYWRVIoQVOQz1yYyGk38lfR8k0k/s320/39.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">My main goal when I started this long ago, was to rescue the adult cats I saw on the side of the streets, eating garbage and just trying to survive. Most were strays, and those that people left behind as they continued their journey of moving from house to house with Section 8 assistance. But in the past years, there has been an influx of kittens. And my name is now, unwantedly, on a list that is given out by veterinarians, and other rescues no less, of being of assistance. I get calls and emails asking for help to rehome, to help the kittens in the backyard, to help the injured, to help with everyone else's problems. I sometimes pass on these requests to Kristin who doesn't have the heart to ignore them, whereas I am totally overwhelmed by the rescued animals I am already dealing with.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQuzZ1fDrsaMJeyeChH4hbKdiXc3j_opCVwd7Y7D5ds-ZBMhEz-t1q0q_F2C_6pte_vl5YzR-flyeS6ODf6IcvjpibVq8KdJSnLKozP4bCgEmqg-j3OmHcTFgqJJTggSKP6SQeQvr45TLcJE_MqoBxxZvmz2kj9_ipxIGFcPne0ffqd6-uzeEf68Ng_9nO/s800/eight.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQuzZ1fDrsaMJeyeChH4hbKdiXc3j_opCVwd7Y7D5ds-ZBMhEz-t1q0q_F2C_6pte_vl5YzR-flyeS6ODf6IcvjpibVq8KdJSnLKozP4bCgEmqg-j3OmHcTFgqJJTggSKP6SQeQvr45TLcJE_MqoBxxZvmz2kj9_ipxIGFcPne0ffqd6-uzeEf68Ng_9nO/s320/eight.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZGd3J71nnOQEG2GfElcrzpq4JuOvfphWXnLePnYeeEkQhjpuq_ulg2F_nGIM-4NZz7-xQoLeD_sR3brETs2PkqLZOTy-SkB2WyLG-hUkfUTRjJxUGVnbvcfNCHeXupznVbvFJCZ2_IWOdx4fE8tBEGeodBI9ZCeat_GCGu229AxVjdSjnZSgmigZq-E8/s2048/eighteen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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One was at the rip-off Green Acres in Buffalo because we had no other emergency locations to take cats to in Rochester. The reason for that is because of staff shortages and greedy corporations.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0F3BsU8abhT5wIfSNyITKmLvebMeJ6mqKgFiV4hMUScYiLfd4gnQ1IXGgWu17aL-x1zW4bWw86Yhj5ZezZH18qN5iANZDsoG0oHPogjm4Ltq8deR_mCkUc1Dx812OPca6d3CziItgBb_e6_aj3FvwDVLNWYmDzeYP9jlcgV9NRQZ4wWIOs5MCpqY7m_O/s1280/seven.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1280" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR0F3BsU8abhT5wIfSNyITKmLvebMeJ6mqKgFiV4hMUScYiLfd4gnQ1IXGgWu17aL-x1zW4bWw86Yhj5ZezZH18qN5iANZDsoG0oHPogjm4Ltq8deR_mCkUc1Dx812OPca6d3CziItgBb_e6_aj3FvwDVLNWYmDzeYP9jlcgV9NRQZ4wWIOs5MCpqY7m_O/s320/seven.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdpFlLa_oDNcdJZRRg1E_o_fLNWiPUHJWTCjisSvf5k7WRA4oet2_qCLRyQAlGjZGn7_Z9BQM7McuOhRKpV2DIUD_5ZPeK5jKbvic3iuTprT_79HIlY5aImZ9WtdkZb-4i0490rq2zAItyrbfcc-2IAZfrCrwmmIwKMPSJAUXQ13YPbWFEvnOBhQ3sG8C-/s1280/seventeen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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My vet bills are insane. I am paying $1,000 + per MONTH at Rochester Community Animal Clinic. Their prices have risen and I lose money with adoption fees because most times, the animals need to be seen for one reason or another and those visits are on average $200+ The food to feed these cats:</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpsp8NEVFYsKhuTPxSTvip7SwDJqAJIV90ReiBzvIoROPLUvo_5a4uQbMrpmdtBXqgHoRE-bxpeQ0rtQilClP93BfcwWU9JASa0e8aAc_Xjw7UgNU88uqoCsTcJe3hxiN9mnfB3BEN9539S6jS3tenjL4Nj_ESKY4gvSqz72rltGdS5yVOfraShvp50m48" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><img alt="" data-original-height="253" data-original-width="300" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjpsp8NEVFYsKhuTPxSTvip7SwDJqAJIV90ReiBzvIoROPLUvo_5a4uQbMrpmdtBXqgHoRE-bxpeQ0rtQilClP93BfcwWU9JASa0e8aAc_Xjw7UgNU88uqoCsTcJe3hxiN9mnfB3BEN9539S6jS3tenjL4Nj_ESKY4gvSqz72rltGdS5yVOfraShvp50m48" width="285" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />This is twice a week. Over $300 to order food for me and food for Esther.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">You ask, how long can this go on? My friends and mom tell me all the time to give it up, but how can I do that? Cats literally RUN to my truck. They know the sound and they know my voice. They cannot eat on their own. Contrary to what others believe, they can't live on mice, garbage, etc. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPW3oisYRMcn2kDmEgSt_fM-SKOJxWaxz7ezYx-2GOKoJwZ1fbWLIxhZRLzxWKjZSKs5O5ILPQhrYEFpT0u6BPZAFqmlGe7yqWMletE1so6b55riGi2RP4HxM6KHYKffSCL4IJmSLozJIagQpp7IJgxNr8WMGCxP4rs1_b_JiWxZmO1lld51nmnVQuD1M/s2048/twentyfour.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1957" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaPW3oisYRMcn2kDmEgSt_fM-SKOJxWaxz7ezYx-2GOKoJwZ1fbWLIxhZRLzxWKjZSKs5O5ILPQhrYEFpT0u6BPZAFqmlGe7yqWMletE1so6b55riGi2RP4HxM6KHYKffSCL4IJmSLozJIagQpp7IJgxNr8WMGCxP4rs1_b_JiWxZmO1lld51nmnVQuD1M/s320/twentyfour.jpg" width="306" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1qZWwXzLIDU0Xy4zFkYdVFHUwFOqEHT6VizIkTR8h3BHT6P8EUFS29zUBS4kC1uFXM02MZgQq_X9Rr1EQw_Qabi31itOsTyoBwvBHChsBGw_4s_tDnVFNCH7EMVWPH2nxuILG7NOKUDuCOGhvIRVo_O02LPL7Mfp896_CNBlPQpv0SN1EyAjMrcUYyHG/s2048/twentyseven.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU1qZWwXzLIDU0Xy4zFkYdVFHUwFOqEHT6VizIkTR8h3BHT6P8EUFS29zUBS4kC1uFXM02MZgQq_X9Rr1EQw_Qabi31itOsTyoBwvBHChsBGw_4s_tDnVFNCH7EMVWPH2nxuILG7NOKUDuCOGhvIRVo_O02LPL7Mfp896_CNBlPQpv0SN1EyAjMrcUYyHG/s320/twentyseven.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVb5OSL6P4y1J2BvAmyO4XIDYR8DJaS5nn9cVdMaIw-EdAlyCnWec1JGxqUBlxLRyzgjUgjH8q56oewXbyxlwLpnRhyphenhyphenHQpdkDeWydILoVlaNnWe-sht-WDEG4_kgv95yNbq8JCebAgm_jgIwArZD76s_ENGtgqKryESFnRVdr1_uwvQN5u9u5qLiyfIEz/s2048/twentythree.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="2048" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVb5OSL6P4y1J2BvAmyO4XIDYR8DJaS5nn9cVdMaIw-EdAlyCnWec1JGxqUBlxLRyzgjUgjH8q56oewXbyxlwLpnRhyphenhyphenHQpdkDeWydILoVlaNnWe-sht-WDEG4_kgv95yNbq8JCebAgm_jgIwArZD76s_ENGtgqKryESFnRVdr1_uwvQN5u9u5qLiyfIEz/s320/twentythree.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAeezTQJzSYiImD5r_W_h_lb-ZcU34impbx2cVRkJ_-3hZ22lIlFlFyZM41NJGz_FLq-Eqo0kA4-fsjhIY8PBQsjqe4hHIt3ZQCfI1hXBilZQkTgCMzDkRQCiI-WJml0Sf-APRg3VrZPjgVGWYD8ztZJx9Pa68aAs05aAzHgl4ZjFdVtZeA4Ffp2m1w3IZ/s2048/twentytwo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAeezTQJzSYiImD5r_W_h_lb-ZcU34impbx2cVRkJ_-3hZ22lIlFlFyZM41NJGz_FLq-Eqo0kA4-fsjhIY8PBQsjqe4hHIt3ZQCfI1hXBilZQkTgCMzDkRQCiI-WJml0Sf-APRg3VrZPjgVGWYD8ztZJx9Pa68aAs05aAzHgl4ZjFdVtZeA4Ffp2m1w3IZ/s320/twentytwo.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7cBMj7l1ptur6N0cmsRwYbHfX4Co33KbvjEiAkzoEpVKPwgkonqedB4Byt78EtQ47JoskRcSrRCpWZEtQ2e2od7bcM99Homkd7emO9FKP1V6U5tAa1luXmYFgLkBFoZxwcMXHixlzVSFIH_9yeWss19VIshzoK9WiyCPYmzyHshPH_NQ6MSZIVJvUMfR/s206/two.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="202" data-original-width="206" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7cBMj7l1ptur6N0cmsRwYbHfX4Co33KbvjEiAkzoEpVKPwgkonqedB4Byt78EtQ47JoskRcSrRCpWZEtQ2e2od7bcM99Homkd7emO9FKP1V6U5tAa1luXmYFgLkBFoZxwcMXHixlzVSFIH_9yeWss19VIshzoK9WiyCPYmzyHshPH_NQ6MSZIVJvUMfR/s1600/two.jpg" width="206" /></a></div><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I am doing my best, but I need help doing it. Please consider donating to my rescue today, tomorrow on Giving Tuesday, or when you have a spare dollar. I accept food donations also and am happy to send my address so that it can be delivered, or personally delivered by you.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">One last note, thank you to my paid volunteers who go out with me time after time, and those who had to take a break. If I could pay more I would do it. Since I broke my ankle (while feeding cats!) four years ago, my balance isn't great, so cannot trek the vacant lots anymore.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Please give from the heart what you can tomorrow, Giving Tuesday.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Many thanks,</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Have a great day!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4LMZtzdXOtReT6tJxnn5MBd9ISv94Gw7UrtncQZNFCcmKVgqQO2_kN0qIu0FhnE__-N_-v24kzXhSnple3wm2EGGnVVaa7AntQjy53LWYVpHu10gCLEylRQLxU9jxusPxmZXetyt08Hr3VATeT5uT-Pep0OYs1oYATqFzgtLEgKA2ex4T5ocj7XlNeF1y/s2048/Scooter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4LMZtzdXOtReT6tJxnn5MBd9ISv94Gw7UrtncQZNFCcmKVgqQO2_kN0qIu0FhnE__-N_-v24kzXhSnple3wm2EGGnVVaa7AntQjy53LWYVpHu10gCLEylRQLxU9jxusPxmZXetyt08Hr3VATeT5uT-Pep0OYs1oYATqFzgtLEgKA2ex4T5ocj7XlNeF1y/s320/Scooter.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>PS, My website needs updating!</p>Janinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418387692646783553noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603723189041366390.post-38897062652579099362023-09-08T12:37:00.004-04:002023-09-08T12:41:29.050-04:00The City - Once Again<p><span style="font-family: arial;">Hello! It's been a whirlwind
summer. I have once again rescued well over
50 cats from the streets, I am sure it is more. but we have not tallied it up
due to the fact that Google Drive erased half my information because I keep very
good records of each cat with any information on them as possible. Most were kittens, but we rescued some adult
cats which it was obvious they had been dumped at some point and just didn’t
belong on the street.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">I am having a serious problem right now with one of my
shelters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It's on Seventh Street, tucked
into a small corner in the back of a vacant lot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are about 8 small, wooden shelters
underneath boards and a large brand new brown tarp.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has been there for over 10 years and has
housed and sheltered many cats during our wicked wintery weather months.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today, it houses an over 10-year-old tabby that
calls this home and a beautiful grey cat that will actually be rescued next
week as I’ve been offered to have him fostered by a kind couple.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It's home to many cats, we just don’t see
them when we are there to feed every other day for less than five minutes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">The reason that the city has been made aware of this is
because a crazy woman leased this lot to use as a garden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She never did, and for the summer, she burned
wood and brought the craziest pieces of furniture to use there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She had a pulpit, church benches, and other
crazy stuff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She planted plastic flowers
all over the place too.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Neighbors
eventually complained, and the city came by and told her to take a hike and remove
all her crazy stuff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s when they
spotted my shelter in the corner in the back, where there was a flier with my
information on it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I received a call from
Chris Fitzgerald who I believe originally tried to help me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wrote him an email with many facts, and he
shared that with his boss, and several other top city people, and he still came
back to me telling me that wanted the shelters gone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here is my initial letter to Chris:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Good morning,
Chris, I am sorry we didn't connect yesterday. Hopefully, you received the
message I left you at 5:03 last evening :)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I am
afraid I am guilty of not contacting Diane Powell and David Langley, who
both have reached out to me. It's been a long time since the City has
challenged the future of one of my shelters and I am not great at negotiation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I
have many reasons why the shelter on the vacant lot on 7th Street should
not be moved:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">1.
First and foremost, this lot would not be an issue if the woman who 'leased'
the lot for a garden from the City this past spring hadn't damaged the property
and had neighbors complain about her and the crazy setup she had. My
shelter is tucked into the back corner and has been for over 10 years now and
is barely noticeable. I have never had a complaint about it in all this
time. It has been home to many cats over the years and has saved
countless lives from the harsh winter storms we have. When this
woman started her ‘garden’, she trashed the lot and did not use it as a
garden. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">2.
There are many cats that call this home. They have been there for
over seven years. As you know, there are just some cats that you can't
rescue because they never warm up to you, so I've left them but still care for
them. There is, however, one cat that runs to us as we pull up there that
is the next on our list to rescue, he is so sweet. We just need to free
up the few fosters I have so that we can take him. All cats there have
been neutered and vaccinated and do not cause any harm to anyone.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">3. As far as pest control, I feed these cats every <i>other</i>
day due to the cost. I leave them food and return to pick up any
remaining food that same day. These cats are great at catching mice and
rodents because they leave me little ‘presents’ sometimes. Cats will eat
anything when they are hungry. Sadly enough.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">3. The
shelters there are all handmade wooden shelters. We call them 'the
apartments' as they could house many cats if needed. You can't see them
as there is wood around it to keep the snow out, and a board and tarp over
them. We are planning on replacing the tarp with a brand-new one that
will blend in and will not be noticed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">4. As
you might recall, I met with city officials several years ago, and with Karen
St. Aubin's help two years ago, I understood I had an 'unwritten agreement’
that if I placed my rescue information in the shelters, they would not be
removed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">5. The
city has also acknowledged my work of TNR and rescuing by honoring me
with a proclamation for a Janine Wagner Day in November back in 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">I have attached the articles that have been written about
me, my website, and my blog I started to write about what I do since
2012. I’ve even attached a picture of the lot after this woman was
supposed to start a garden.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://www.janinethebeanrescue.org/about/">http://www.janinethebeanrescue.org/about/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://www.democratandchronicle.com/picture-gallery/news/2015/03/11/lp-janine-wagner-cats/70163822/">https://www.democratandchronicle.com/picture-gallery/news/2015/03/11/lp-janine-wagner-cats/70163822/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="http://thebean10.blogspot.com/">http://thebean10.blogspot.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://13wham.com/news/top-stories/womans-mission-to-help-stray-cats-thwarted-by-city-hall">https://13wham.com/news/top-stories/womans-mission-to-help-stray-cats-thwarted-by-city-hall</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">In closing,
I hope and pray the city allows this shelter to stay. I cannot relocate
these cats, and there is not a vacant lot nearby to move to.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I then wrote
a letter to Diane Powell, head of the vacant lots, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here is that letter:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Dear Ms. Powell,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">I apologize for the delay in reaching out to you. I was
hoping this situation with my cat shelter in the vacant lot on Seventh Street
would have been resolved with my last email, which I believe Chris Fitzgerald
copied you on. Between my full time job, and trying to help save the animal
world in Rochester (we rescues get dozens of calls for help from the public
with cats and kittens on a weekly basis), I find myself pulling my hair out
when I have time to breathe, rather than dealing with yet another situation
that is wrong with this city.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">I attach pictures that show the improvement of the lot – we
mowed the long grass and cut down and removed a dead tree limb – both creating
an eyesore on this once beautiful piece of land before the crazy woman received
a garden permit and ruined the lot by burning wood and bringing insane objects
onto the lawn. She is the only reason this land has come to light –
because of her disrespect for the permit she was issued. I also had a
garden permit on Pennsylvania Avenue between Third and Fourth Street where I
had planted beautiful grasses, annual flowers, and vegetables. In
addition to the shelter, we have also added a new tarp that further hides the
shelter from prying eyes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">I hope that city officials, and I mean no disrespect to you,
are worrying about the mayhem in our city rather than removing the only shelter
that these cats have from harm and inclement weather, especially with our long
brutal winter looming ahead. There is so much sadness that all homeless animals
are facing, especially with our only emergency service closing at the end of
November. Please give these animals a break.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">I look forward to hearing back from you at your convenience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">So there you have it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I have been getting messages from Chris asking me if I want help to move
the shelters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is no other vacant
lot on that street, and what is the actual reason they want it moved?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I think he mentioned in his last voicemail
that someone wanted to use the lot as a garden lease.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t believe it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">The other problem is, that I don’t have the fight I had back
in 2016 when they removed a shelter from Short Street. We met at the mayor’s
office and did a few news stories and videos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Since then I really have had no problem.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And that was thanks to Karin St. Aubin who was in the position that
Diane Powell is now in, where we had an unwritten agreement that if I left my
fliers in the shelters, I should be safe.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">If anyone has a true suggestion or can write on my behalf, or
do anything, please help me.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Here are the kittens we are getting soon, and here are those
we have already in foster (and don't forget, these are the precious babies we find on the streets most times - <b>SHAME ON THE CITY OF ROCHESTER to try to hurt people in rescue!!!!!!:</b></span><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZai7ek9wTeU6DcSJpH5AlMtbbX6yXDWzov83tjccnVO7GzxCkZNstxdo55pXtpOB5Nj8MYgif1Qgtx7yB6V8JIZ3WtE08ofk0YCdgbDY5bjBDyN0GbQoCfSsp8dGVajJG1mwpoRhMAv8Hyv0adCAKBR92Mr-YEJB4O4y4QDH1r1t058-CswyCcGFebkq/s1334/Blinky.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZai7ek9wTeU6DcSJpH5AlMtbbX6yXDWzov83tjccnVO7GzxCkZNstxdo55pXtpOB5Nj8MYgif1Qgtx7yB6V8JIZ3WtE08ofk0YCdgbDY5bjBDyN0GbQoCfSsp8dGVajJG1mwpoRhMAv8Hyv0adCAKBR92Mr-YEJB4O4y4QDH1r1t058-CswyCcGFebkq/s320/Blinky.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Please consider foster and adoption, and please stick up for these city cats to the City of Rochester, and to Chris.Fitzgerald. Thank you.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">PS, we are in desperate need of dry and wet food for adult cats and kittens!</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Have a great day!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>Janinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418387692646783553noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603723189041366390.post-91476781436436075042023-07-26T14:16:00.001-04:002023-07-26T14:16:07.687-04:00Hello!<p><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"> Pictures are scattered below - you can click on each one and see it up close.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Well hi there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s
been a very long time, and between my last post and now, we have rescued many, many
cats.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am upset that I kept a document
in Google Drive as my spreadsheet on all my rescues since 2019, and its missing
from my files.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Its very upsetting
because it has all my information – kittens rescued, from where, names, sex,
vet appointments, name of fosters, adopters, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was quite extensive and I am upset that
its missing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I used to average 80 cats a
year off the streets, and I thought that with me slowing down and not doing any
trapping myself personally, the numbers would dwindle extensively, but there
were actually 60 cats rescued last year, and so far this year, there are about
40.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>These kittens (teenagers) are starving beside Goodman Street and run to me every time I pull up. Near corner of Ferndale. Very sweet and hungry.</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl7YnqluhKeEnXoY6V7ILbXkvoPrm_IPg1E7l_ote40Ha3OqUV7C8LT-fZuqwteR_OoNoUSX-dE63-NtzaW8SkPxNmiGW980XplxVmmxFCeAiMSTVvunS-mCLLoocPcT4sYiED-hcu8AswNeM7bVwsQjIQDb9Q4CWOy2Ud0RkwhiLUgVvWEhPYYvZ2ax8a/s4656/Goodman%20Cats%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4656" data-original-width="2328" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl7YnqluhKeEnXoY6V7ILbXkvoPrm_IPg1E7l_ote40Ha3OqUV7C8LT-fZuqwteR_OoNoUSX-dE63-NtzaW8SkPxNmiGW980XplxVmmxFCeAiMSTVvunS-mCLLoocPcT4sYiED-hcu8AswNeM7bVwsQjIQDb9Q4CWOy2Ud0RkwhiLUgVvWEhPYYvZ2ax8a/s320/Goodman%20Cats%202.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg14Yk49osQjUSywFrZpivQ5K_pgXXTDLIFiNDd7xCs4XQDbbZa8_IXd5oHNPAB8l7-EtvgbM3LaQOwRSr0Te3WUAQDv2kJtGzSs12TRs0nW1mF17Q1T92WuFsvSnGRR4_UaFjCTp1cBVpnyv7UPhgDEDOG1PHdCObGYxjPaPzDT-VheDwFmkITd2xMz05/s4656/Goodman%20Cats%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4656" data-original-width="2328" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg14Yk49osQjUSywFrZpivQ5K_pgXXTDLIFiNDd7xCs4XQDbbZa8_IXd5oHNPAB8l7-EtvgbM3LaQOwRSr0Te3WUAQDv2kJtGzSs12TRs0nW1mF17Q1T92WuFsvSnGRR4_UaFjCTp1cBVpnyv7UPhgDEDOG1PHdCObGYxjPaPzDT-VheDwFmkITd2xMz05/s320/Goodman%20Cats%203.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCo0DPDLSCt4Itexu8zgVDrBuO7t4FyEP6COYUzRcT2SPys5UsJRoOQ2pxFPjPLnYahxon8rrxNu8g_EqUMEqJ_TiVyjTB_cEn3IjCqTFkQWz0v5KkaiFsk8O6va7ucLa87c_SPIufHi3Iv5Tvwd5paHCBNlwNRS5Br4jJk0KNletxkhRGZb6qmcOktqmG/s4160/Goodman%20Cats.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2080" data-original-width="4160" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCo0DPDLSCt4Itexu8zgVDrBuO7t4FyEP6COYUzRcT2SPys5UsJRoOQ2pxFPjPLnYahxon8rrxNu8g_EqUMEqJ_TiVyjTB_cEn3IjCqTFkQWz0v5KkaiFsk8O6va7ucLa87c_SPIufHi3Iv5Tvwd5paHCBNlwNRS5Br4jJk0KNletxkhRGZb6qmcOktqmG/s320/Goodman%20Cats.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><o:p><br /></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I have since changed jobs, am as happy as I ever have been,
and hopefully, this will be my last job!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Although many of you might think RESCUE is my job, nope, I need a real
job to pay the bills, and donations would never touch my personal expenses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Speaking of donations, my donation bank is dwindling fast due to my spending $300 per week on cat food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am getting nervous for the first time since
starting this, as expenses have gone way up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Sick kittens we take into rescue, and food purchased for the homeless
cats I feed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The average price for a bag
of food is $15.98 from Chewy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Esther has
taken over a few more of my spots, so she is doing SEVEN locations of mine, and
I am doing FOURTEEN!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I need to order food for her to do my spots and for myself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It really adds up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wish I had
more donations of cat food if not cash. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I still have some ASS picking up the plates
on <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">the </span>corner of 4<sup>th</sup> Street and
Central Park where a family of mostly black, fixed cats wait for me
every day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I do go to two locations by
myself each morning when I don’t have help every other day.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Speaking of help, one of my paid volunteers is quitting and
that leaves me in a real bind. I have two
people that are somewhat interested in helping so I need to BEG them to
help. I just cannot continue without
help. My ankle is too weak to walk on
vacant lots which is uneven ground. I am
hoping these two could work out. </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">My other needs are Iams kitten food, chicken or turkey pate,
adult dry cat food, large cans of shredded cat food (dollar stores sell these),
paper plates and bowls, and tarps. No bright
colors, just dark colors like brown and dark green or camouflage. </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> Sheryl with a cat that needs a home on Melville:</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6z3AOXvOeuuZqQlqxYR1uXnWw-4MvyHarMuQLHGz_3de90Xn4J0b9huLpMztYWp083CZwiXyicliNjFm3vsWTu-uvuiOz6j3zCVioboRM3aujtY6tZ1JPMDj7tHlwmPwN18N66nKVpUV4RfR6NmESlM3QHxePjr32TNH_3bBNPXYuJ57A_d4E1WghhlJ/s4160/Sheryl%20on%20Melville.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="2080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh6z3AOXvOeuuZqQlqxYR1uXnWw-4MvyHarMuQLHGz_3de90Xn4J0b9huLpMztYWp083CZwiXyicliNjFm3vsWTu-uvuiOz6j3zCVioboRM3aujtY6tZ1JPMDj7tHlwmPwN18N66nKVpUV4RfR6NmESlM3QHxePjr32TNH_3bBNPXYuJ57A_d4E1WghhlJ/s320/Sheryl%20on%20Melville.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><br /><o:p><br /></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">At present I am fostering EIGHT <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>kittens – three are from Garson/Chamberlain -
two boys and one girl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The fourth is Mr.
Bojangles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The remaining four are from
Handy Street (and I am sure Kristin had something to do with it!) <span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Seven are being fostered by Tamera but she
has gone on vacation and now I have these kittens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Kittens are very cute, but not my
favorite.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are so much work, and my
porch is a bit small for all these kittens!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But nevertheless, they are safe and loved.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And three are already adopted!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also have three sweet adult cats that she
is caring for as well, who need a home desperately.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are very beautiful and sweet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They can be found on <a href="https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/ny/rochester/janinethebean-rescue-inc-ny1339/">https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/ny/rochester/janinethebean-rescue-inc-ny1339/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> These are four kittens that Tamera is fostering - NOT adopted yet: We have Inky Blinky Pinky and Clyde:</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HqWW9K13BTBkghdZye4SOgZjv7XHxxPj53OKjdEWd_HZtzAMqDIknHhPSJRfSMrWTQdd7tZ4YNWka8QeoPkyLfLH3MLWQXMS9rpTtC9Gs92kxOqAa8SEKsJHbfmjMXmJvIaNUkSeXwfVg_U_J6CAyk5XoiNMSx1bfmuXTwfbKwoe-bWi_b7nCEbsenmD/s1334/Blinky.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-HqWW9K13BTBkghdZye4SOgZjv7XHxxPj53OKjdEWd_HZtzAMqDIknHhPSJRfSMrWTQdd7tZ4YNWka8QeoPkyLfLH3MLWQXMS9rpTtC9Gs92kxOqAa8SEKsJHbfmjMXmJvIaNUkSeXwfVg_U_J6CAyk5XoiNMSx1bfmuXTwfbKwoe-bWi_b7nCEbsenmD/s320/Blinky.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX9OuRmPJYWzpg4OpdBD0m0Ra6EvecmF7lC3-ccBI5Icjo8spSKYPjfq8VFqeXa8xKCp5Lz3e8L75qNs-3s_QSBC55R4jagbs0Xo7PY-P1BQK151xDhtJqOh5cD_xak2jfFsUJ3reoaxMZXqeDUvsimz9PCOryMu2qCM18xSLv2zH9iT0KEB7lqAaDEZVb/s1600/Clyde.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX9OuRmPJYWzpg4OpdBD0m0Ra6EvecmF7lC3-ccBI5Icjo8spSKYPjfq8VFqeXa8xKCp5Lz3e8L75qNs-3s_QSBC55R4jagbs0Xo7PY-P1BQK151xDhtJqOh5cD_xak2jfFsUJ3reoaxMZXqeDUvsimz9PCOryMu2qCM18xSLv2zH9iT0KEB7lqAaDEZVb/s320/Clyde.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjf0J8DYo2UpkPVYOZBXtQpQsansSRblEqoOXW-Vzf1i-xwWlrhn1FVVpJm3oZzvaqHeCzf6YzjfTB2U_F4liGHCYisf7pD7WsuXZIiR-qTNS9PPxdVEVvJqbZ_-5RihoBFGlIN2eyU96YKukqvuuaHPYUXnPZy1vnAn7nMsbTCvXo1TIyXtgGkuO6rq9Z/s1334/Inky.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjf0J8DYo2UpkPVYOZBXtQpQsansSRblEqoOXW-Vzf1i-xwWlrhn1FVVpJm3oZzvaqHeCzf6YzjfTB2U_F4liGHCYisf7pD7WsuXZIiR-qTNS9PPxdVEVvJqbZ_-5RihoBFGlIN2eyU96YKukqvuuaHPYUXnPZy1vnAn7nMsbTCvXo1TIyXtgGkuO6rq9Z/s320/Inky.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_LOUkdNXmaMkZ5IJvZGOokqaMBw68ncVwuzON2oueZuNlpL4YbUdaYXLTehnq6UaQh0q2BlGAFu_ZQIf1TYBwYJn9jeAxiI-gP_52Yk8IcZUSYb2xKuSPtRkLfXU3NBLVxX3cH0CELqSFSTG9WSV7ZlmdKpIe2PFKD58br_1VVK0v9vZ-6AzO5jbZPiBg/s2048/Pinky.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_LOUkdNXmaMkZ5IJvZGOokqaMBw68ncVwuzON2oueZuNlpL4YbUdaYXLTehnq6UaQh0q2BlGAFu_ZQIf1TYBwYJn9jeAxiI-gP_52Yk8IcZUSYb2xKuSPtRkLfXU3NBLVxX3cH0CELqSFSTG9WSV7ZlmdKpIe2PFKD58br_1VVK0v9vZ-6AzO5jbZPiBg/s320/Pinky.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><o:p><br /></o:p><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kristen has four kittens – one with a broken leg from a
different litter, and the other litter, mom still with them, were just born
about seven weeks ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know
where these kittens came from.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl1_tJV8wfku9pxluUjB9XMUGMU4aFA8xNcw2Iwb6zlfj0Hh6N4JjHxi_xtUIFgMbpy2VLJFcmybX9l6hlTJoEcu2QfbMwL4m3bJVtSsxLttOnRo_TeVZIcXNbRHX9NhTFGFL-vuXlCFkyB2t8hPQWh5IAEDyPXTa_CvMVFp-LVE7pqstx9U5Pmis-z-K9/s1868/Russell.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1868" data-original-width="1301" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl1_tJV8wfku9pxluUjB9XMUGMU4aFA8xNcw2Iwb6zlfj0Hh6N4JjHxi_xtUIFgMbpy2VLJFcmybX9l6hlTJoEcu2QfbMwL4m3bJVtSsxLttOnRo_TeVZIcXNbRHX9NhTFGFL-vuXlCFkyB2t8hPQWh5IAEDyPXTa_CvMVFp-LVE7pqstx9U5Pmis-z-K9/s320/Russell.jpg" width="223" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We get so many calls from people needing help with
kittens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Or they need to rehome a
cat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I want to strangle them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our rescues are full to capacity!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don’t ask us to do the work, do it yourself,
with our advice!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We will help in some
capacity!~<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">PLEASE do your part.
Support your rescues (especially mine as I am the smallest in
Rochester). THANK YOU!!! I’ve Missed you!!!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">My George:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOzmSqndj9m5Mtu7OgRu_lmdNTJL7Zrl5Ygh5XHh7o-SXE1CIUszMy0DhlXu9qtYMR83tNlmTn2GU9xoEHj5sTY5flSTjddcwnlHIo8Xq7K6c69ScJMlkAVuPOygeamsJ_wGl0j91R2Biv6WxwbZ8YoLqKSnw5B1JeuHO8RV8NRt6c6S8s1FFEf5VyY4RA/s4656/George.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4656" data-original-width="2328" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOzmSqndj9m5Mtu7OgRu_lmdNTJL7Zrl5Ygh5XHh7o-SXE1CIUszMy0DhlXu9qtYMR83tNlmTn2GU9xoEHj5sTY5flSTjddcwnlHIo8Xq7K6c69ScJMlkAVuPOygeamsJ_wGl0j91R2Biv6WxwbZ8YoLqKSnw5B1JeuHO8RV8NRt6c6S8s1FFEf5VyY4RA/s320/George.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal">HAVE A GREAT DAY!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Janinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418387692646783553noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603723189041366390.post-52485374903006539222023-05-04T15:39:00.003-04:002023-05-04T15:39:33.440-04:00TGIT!<p> I am back. Even before I nearly sliced off the tip of my right index finger at Easter cutting potatoes for au gratin, I've been too busy to write, nor was I inclined to write a post. I can't type now because of the growth of this new skin. I couldn't even unlock my phone, my print had changed! Sometimes, this 'mission' of saving and feeding cats gets to me. I'm getting older. I still love early mornings hearing the birds singing and watching the sun rise; the feeling I get when I am done and driving home is good too. You know you've helped feed some pretty hungry cats with no one else to feed them. Yet, despite the sadness starting out in the morning, I still do it. I feel like I am a warrior fighting the good fight. Especially when you have two spots where someone picks up the plates and water dish daily. I just don't get the point of it. Its just evil.</p><p>I have rescued a lot of cats lately, and found them homes! This little one -- someone called me on Sunday and said they found a kitten after the mother ran away from it (the woman's dog went after the mother), and she said, 'I tried to call local rescues, but no one would answer my calls.' I told her I would take it if she could find a way to bring it over. So here comes this kitten, not even three weeks old. I immediately started the bottle feeding. Ugh. And yes, a mother cat is still out there, most likely nursing its siblings. A rescue told me they would try for the mom and kittens and have never gotten back to me. In the meantime 'Ralphie' has had 'diarrhea' the past two days. After I have to 'stimulate' Ralphie to pee, out comes this loose stuff - totally gross, to say the least! I didn't think young kittens could do that, especially being on the bottle! So he was brought to Pittsford Animal Hospital, and $200+ later, I hope he'll get better. He's as cute as a button but should have been with the mom. Here is Ralphie:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxu3EbBjsS6vHJNQqK5KjOpn_9BvPFklb6dIKSWDqmWLKa0Cy7yezIYZsrFfDgvcSUfAIW8hqGz2wSFhFn2ySnvKUCRMoW4eRo1OR_0Q6sIUpO6ddIsBkbCMrxrOG0ETcvVQ-f-GgaxyRNHiHq0kRqr1LI6owPMvu955mlk9nSnCPWahrBjvCE2aSZjw/s4656/20230430_193534.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4656" data-original-width="2328" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxu3EbBjsS6vHJNQqK5KjOpn_9BvPFklb6dIKSWDqmWLKa0Cy7yezIYZsrFfDgvcSUfAIW8hqGz2wSFhFn2ySnvKUCRMoW4eRo1OR_0Q6sIUpO6ddIsBkbCMrxrOG0ETcvVQ-f-GgaxyRNHiHq0kRqr1LI6owPMvu955mlk9nSnCPWahrBjvCE2aSZjw/s320/20230430_193534.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAa3yd5bqDWfMJwLcvZ9eaR1M2tPHrnFUGaDkTRucFxjnaj20uxJ0Evm7OaUvfhwYthor8qPw_4DE6SCt6LHbnSeTqpNYSBvsWhsBEgpmzkbfhXR-vyn_gZesNgPWlS9vY3TfsYXoMu8fqyJEf3teBuvnRvRBahBKrvXjvGPIzzMLKK4aWGiUOB0pkA/s4656/20230430_200252.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4656" data-original-width="2328" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvAa3yd5bqDWfMJwLcvZ9eaR1M2tPHrnFUGaDkTRucFxjnaj20uxJ0Evm7OaUvfhwYthor8qPw_4DE6SCt6LHbnSeTqpNYSBvsWhsBEgpmzkbfhXR-vyn_gZesNgPWlS9vY3TfsYXoMu8fqyJEf3teBuvnRvRBahBKrvXjvGPIzzMLKK4aWGiUOB0pkA/s320/20230430_200252.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><br /><p>I picked up a dead cat this morning at my Ferndale shelter. It was a cat I've never seen before, a dilute tortie. Rigor had set in. It had half its body hanging out of the shelter, half in. The girl that helped me this morning has never seen a dead cat, so it was traumatic for her. I felt so bad for her. And the cat, but I see dead cats all the time and it doesn't phase me much anymore. It all goes back to spaying and neutering. And let me tell you, I don't care what stage a cat is in pregnancy, it's criminal to bring more cats into this world. I had a very pregnant cat I rescued, Lucy, and she was full term, but we got her in quickly, and she is one happy little thing now. I need to get her from where she is right now into a closer foster because she is beautiful. The elder woman who has her has a flip phone and it doesn't get very good pics. I've GOT to post her. She is a silver-speckled cat if you've ever seen that.</p><p>We also have rescued Velvet (adopted this weekend), Smokey, still waiting for a home; Bear, who is in his new home; the four little black kittens from Weicher Street: Fluffy, Frederika, (OMG I can't remember the other two names!) ____ _____ have all gone to their new homes.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqkwuK1lm1XX_VRmP75Kfc9oRheyN0SCxUTd1fUhmFajYbLod-oxmFE6SFIVUH_pvYQlhZpOGjXbCsyc46OZoc4eDAWKcQ_6H5MINFzYykFJsLKwVRTh3BHH9ep-XjPE9hCQEczuZ_Jbmh1xmkGZKpvkaK2Y5XlNx0KmQLfJgfLza1Sb1JrXaMHsAcw/s2048/Weicher%20kittens.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1431" data-original-width="2048" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqkwuK1lm1XX_VRmP75Kfc9oRheyN0SCxUTd1fUhmFajYbLod-oxmFE6SFIVUH_pvYQlhZpOGjXbCsyc46OZoc4eDAWKcQ_6H5MINFzYykFJsLKwVRTh3BHH9ep-XjPE9hCQEczuZ_Jbmh1xmkGZKpvkaK2Y5XlNx0KmQLfJgfLza1Sb1JrXaMHsAcw/s320/Weicher%20kittens.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>We rescued Callie from Short Street after we discovered she had babies in the shelter that night. Thanks very much to all involved. Especially Roc the Dogs, Lori and Carol Ann. BIG thanks to them.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdCM_MXvktwGLs9LoqMIRWeLYfgar1QfUkUreVm7k8NaNY1sIcmqVOUdgfT7NdKmV16LEbRniZ_M2Tf32bEKsOcPopI-IV2lqSDCPTVLXDt2WyHJ67jwFoQ7chKJR7JYgRGVCUUYKdrstcaf5nq_1DaZGTpMXg9KlWeI0caOi5Jfr1klZ7Ky_zKRb8Q/s1000/Short%20Street%20Callie%20and%20her%20babies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdCM_MXvktwGLs9LoqMIRWeLYfgar1QfUkUreVm7k8NaNY1sIcmqVOUdgfT7NdKmV16LEbRniZ_M2Tf32bEKsOcPopI-IV2lqSDCPTVLXDt2WyHJ67jwFoQ7chKJR7JYgRGVCUUYKdrstcaf5nq_1DaZGTpMXg9KlWeI0caOi5Jfr1klZ7Ky_zKRb8Q/s320/Short%20Street%20Callie%20and%20her%20babies.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzr8BSBLJfwGNdtaPEtjyj2p85o9UY5v2DoKhGXJrIkk7LypASdafDNwDbKo6qdUtiBBv6M3eLkU7kqybryR91cFns9gwpGofL7v4LMusMCLcUjws0yLnF6eINzIkfJw0bwigbfKSq_Ka_jdVfbOeobenV5a2Sdm2ivVWWgLwE4FByvuPqibCHNWBueg/s2048/Short%20Street%20Callie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1840" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzr8BSBLJfwGNdtaPEtjyj2p85o9UY5v2DoKhGXJrIkk7LypASdafDNwDbKo6qdUtiBBv6M3eLkU7kqybryR91cFns9gwpGofL7v4LMusMCLcUjws0yLnF6eINzIkfJw0bwigbfKSq_Ka_jdVfbOeobenV5a2Sdm2ivVWWgLwE4FByvuPqibCHNWBueg/s320/Short%20Street%20Callie.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OFr62KxZGaHzarvUzG7GrCrGcx12DvM3Gu8vf6OUtgPEWvCDxH0uA-2d_GrpkgYbLDWN6FomcYTNTsR3Op6pKjOOHN_IydoGCMcZ0XJax9v8NfAj7YrQz95v-PWrOsLcd9jP24mXyjq8WwNxqERRTV9GfWmueJ_s2_0CbS55OKZM0uZOhyF7M_U2iw/s2048/Short%20Street%20Callies%20babies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-OFr62KxZGaHzarvUzG7GrCrGcx12DvM3Gu8vf6OUtgPEWvCDxH0uA-2d_GrpkgYbLDWN6FomcYTNTsR3Op6pKjOOHN_IydoGCMcZ0XJax9v8NfAj7YrQz95v-PWrOsLcd9jP24mXyjq8WwNxqERRTV9GfWmueJ_s2_0CbS55OKZM0uZOhyF7M_U2iw/s320/Short%20Street%20Callies%20babies.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>I am very appreciative of everyone that donated toward my Facebook birthday fundraiser/ I am still waiting on the money. Still, in the meantime, it will go towards feeding these cats. Remember, I go out 4 days a week (every other day). I use FIVE 16-lb bags of dry food and 30 cans of wet food. Dry food is up to 15.98 per bag, and a case of wet food is $20 something. Do the math. I spend at least $300 per week on food. I don't know how long this will last.</p><p>And let's not forget Pearl, still waiting for her forever home!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGh--jjfqDFh89it70uLN0dGJzIE4K0ieeN340QTkJhLG_H2f5Xgrq-16cgH3oeeEm6ixJ0l6KQKE2mi8aqp6HO4An8EX1V6CBvWZ1jQzTpHLpLXqXgBj37_GlXBq3wBvnmr01q92rTNzRAF7s23iaKTeqR3Ysug4s2q2VISK5G735ewbDvGWc20jY5w/s2048/pearl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGh--jjfqDFh89it70uLN0dGJzIE4K0ieeN340QTkJhLG_H2f5Xgrq-16cgH3oeeEm6ixJ0l6KQKE2mi8aqp6HO4An8EX1V6CBvWZ1jQzTpHLpLXqXgBj37_GlXBq3wBvnmr01q92rTNzRAF7s23iaKTeqR3Ysug4s2q2VISK5G735ewbDvGWc20jY5w/s320/pearl.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div>Have a great day!</div>Janinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418387692646783553noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603723189041366390.post-91181311453001128702023-03-15T15:44:00.001-04:002023-03-15T15:44:31.839-04:00March Madness!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><b>That's my bad Brady. Such a troublemaker. Here he is staring at me. </b> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT8EHTchGYIkJxKMm4qNfDREtJ6l9wc35NzOPI3F6rpeGzeRUrhjgFgAbn_3HhBrDO1Q79-TQiaOIal13FohfT3rqJndBoSzdnIZ-68kxbgiD_8CaCeHgD46hBMUq5BxHaqEh2Gm5TBXXdFh40v1Si0j-aHcgyE54CVDiwAvoivmCqo1d0vUQrvH7ajg/s803/Brady.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="661" data-original-width="803" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT8EHTchGYIkJxKMm4qNfDREtJ6l9wc35NzOPI3F6rpeGzeRUrhjgFgAbn_3HhBrDO1Q79-TQiaOIal13FohfT3rqJndBoSzdnIZ-68kxbgiD_8CaCeHgD46hBMUq5BxHaqEh2Gm5TBXXdFh40v1Si0j-aHcgyE54CVDiwAvoivmCqo1d0vUQrvH7ajg/s320/Brady.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt2iW6-_2PziJsqLpuCV8ZcbWckwi7UJgeSRsAS4pxYYGjJaPoAuIeQqcH5RzeBGTpnq_mazGXYXmque2Bib2aV1hskCXgFEr8uz9hrVkz3k60LDqlYKa2HghGiWK2_J9Kszmge4vl_UED52q_VWQ2Gb63TNw6ExwjzzAaTK3GxDROQX8Ku7Iftg9-kA/s293/monkey%20staring.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="220" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt2iW6-_2PziJsqLpuCV8ZcbWckwi7UJgeSRsAS4pxYYGjJaPoAuIeQqcH5RzeBGTpnq_mazGXYXmque2Bib2aV1hskCXgFEr8uz9hrVkz3k60LDqlYKa2HghGiWK2_J9Kszmge4vl_UED52q_VWQ2Gb63TNw6ExwjzzAaTK3GxDROQX8Ku7Iftg9-kA/s1600/monkey%20staring.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">To begin with, that crazy SOB Maryleigh is back. She is back and with a vengeance. This is the woman who has some serious mental issues that I have been dealing with for years and years and years. She is very mean and spiteful, so it's hard to feel sorry for her. She has killed kittens and cats and buried them in vacant lots near her house. The police and Humane Society have paid visits to her many times. She used to take my shelters, she used to take the cat food, and the containers I left in various spots where I had shelters on Webster near Parsells. My current location is off Ferndale Crescent close to Goodman. We started to notice plastic jugs that were cut at the bottom to form a bowl, and inside were mashed potatoes or rice, tuna, and chicken with bones, all sorts of gross things, and she was leaving these inside the shelter I have. I had left notes saying not to leave chicken bones, as they were killing the cats there, Not knowing for sure it was this person because I had not seen her in a few years, I finally caught her walking away from there this past week, turned around, followed her, opened window and said Maryleigh, stay away from those cats! Stop leaving your mushy food! There were a few other choice things I said and of course, she spits venom when she talks. She has a very filthy mouth. Worse than a sailor! And she was wearing her Freddie Krueger mask that she wears, with a couple more regular Covid masks over that, and she had a hat on so she looked especially strange.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">The very next day, we went to the shelter, and she had drilled the board shut so not only could the cats not get in, but it was hard for us to open. She is very wicked, and I hate involving the police again, and then again, what can they really do. She is back to her old shenanigans, this morning all the plates and bowls were gone, replaced with her mush, and she puts some kind of pink pill on top as it's crushed up and disintegrated by the time I find it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">So, I am not sure what I am going to do about it, but I would love to catch her. I wish I had the time to sit there and watch and wait.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In other news, I woke Monday morning at my usual 3:45 am, did my thing, and headed out the door to pick up Christina and Lindsey who help me out occasionally, and as I opened my porch door and looked down, there was a carrier, with a small towel covering the top, and a half bag of Meow Mix. I thought for sure it was empty. Who would leave an animal in the dark in the cold outside like that? But sure enough, it was not just one cat, it was TWO. I was shocked. I immediately picked it up, peeked inside, brought it in, got bowls and a litter box, and placed the carrier in the tiny bathroom. When I opened it, out came a very beautiful pure grey cat, pregnant, and I assume its brother, a very very very fluffy black boy, siblings I believe because of their young age, couldn't be more than one year, very very scared. Thank God I worked remotely that day, I couldn't bare the thought of leaving these very frightened cats alone in there. I went in a million times to sit and talk quietly while they jumped every time I opened the door. Thank God for two people, Kim in Honeoye Falls who is fostering Pearl, and Tamera, my foster on Grand. Both offered to foster. I chose Tamera because I have to get these cats vetted ASAP. </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheU2ra5g8TLnnfW-dEKs4m6gCjLoopKLsuShDyJ-IscZwhOxjHcW5KeB1i2BK3gdNvRJlOIY6i2njoUdqNTPvz5Ds-djOnzpAWE6xXjSpLTaWA7XCvtmDa2tzuwFRe06AMJ7jfTxyWJxtiQeSOdxqXF5_zqrEiATrTYWjP-D3jlvw648gaX17ThExADQ/s2048/Blacky%20and%20Grey%203.13.2023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="2048" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheU2ra5g8TLnnfW-dEKs4m6gCjLoopKLsuShDyJ-IscZwhOxjHcW5KeB1i2BK3gdNvRJlOIY6i2njoUdqNTPvz5Ds-djOnzpAWE6xXjSpLTaWA7XCvtmDa2tzuwFRe06AMJ7jfTxyWJxtiQeSOdxqXF5_zqrEiATrTYWjP-D3jlvw648gaX17ThExADQ/s320/Blacky%20and%20Grey%203.13.2023.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Click on the picture to see closer</span></b></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">I still can't believe that this happened. Can you?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">In the meantime, the other foster kitties are doing well and waiting for a home. We have Velvet, we have Garcon, and we have Pearl. And now we have Blacky and Grey! (gotta pick out names for them!) PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE consider fostering and adoption. Just this very morning, on Grand Avenue, we saw a very young kitten - almost pure white except for two dark ears, starving, skittish. I jumped out onto the icy street to leave a can of food and some dry. Poor baby. I am haunted when I see this stuff. Please consider fostering. We can get these babies off the street if you just provide a small room and some love.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;">Have a great day!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Janinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418387692646783553noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603723189041366390.post-47448865114151522582023-02-23T15:08:00.003-05:002023-02-23T15:08:28.653-05:00Garçon <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrHongN7TWPw-WPLIf7aSdu4KLYwT0tk3-yjpfo2pcKQO7vdl-9iYf71v7r9O2qUdI9FqNXAP8fqlxNzCRhb-3MLuTC0GiAHYJfNBqEX8mYjppr50164EX_6t9X0SB5K3UvMh4UrR3uwtPqCCGMnlp54w3wMimUcbwcRp9MGwwbnKw-RxzvAiRthPLw/s2048/Garcon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrHongN7TWPw-WPLIf7aSdu4KLYwT0tk3-yjpfo2pcKQO7vdl-9iYf71v7r9O2qUdI9FqNXAP8fqlxNzCRhb-3MLuTC0GiAHYJfNBqEX8mYjppr50164EX_6t9X0SB5K3UvMh4UrR3uwtPqCCGMnlp54w3wMimUcbwcRp9MGwwbnKw-RxzvAiRthPLw/s320/Garcon.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>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 <b><span face=""Arial",sans-serif" style="background: white; color: #202124;">Garçon</span></b> (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:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1tbJyrXsIBn2yEKqD0R4HMEmT-eUAZRxcMk7O5JYk2QmKaVBUz7CC3rG8zB8y3rFbpi3OoPNvyg_S68JSHxVzx8H5Pt3rveKz5AtK9ECl7MKTOgyBxhLR1Hn9VHXNdYqCGvDfNpNukzevIyB2diJDLfUhDd9w0sgcrLa2A-hjGP6CiLdLytV-mKbbA/s2048/Romeo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-1tbJyrXsIBn2yEKqD0R4HMEmT-eUAZRxcMk7O5JYk2QmKaVBUz7CC3rG8zB8y3rFbpi3OoPNvyg_S68JSHxVzx8H5Pt3rveKz5AtK9ECl7MKTOgyBxhLR1Hn9VHXNdYqCGvDfNpNukzevIyB2diJDLfUhDd9w0sgcrLa2A-hjGP6CiLdLytV-mKbbA/s320/Romeo.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzHag-xZY3tDo4iEMsMGgUkn5UHuNAKifeGqqLdWSDD4XHYFv7s2fgyC6f1_nqTw-31h-aGRq1GCKAe1jPM6TGGPlizJ6zICsymrZvvAzXaai1E_LwCPjIQKz0z5L4-ye2Q9lbBbrFPLuwWhqbnZ68y1hrm2tr2e_2JjOP1bdUtHXqaKk5AEe3q_YHg/s1600/Romeo2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJzHag-xZY3tDo4iEMsMGgUkn5UHuNAKifeGqqLdWSDD4XHYFv7s2fgyC6f1_nqTw-31h-aGRq1GCKAe1jPM6TGGPlizJ6zICsymrZvvAzXaai1E_LwCPjIQKz0z5L4-ye2Q9lbBbrFPLuwWhqbnZ68y1hrm2tr2e_2JjOP1bdUtHXqaKk5AEe3q_YHg/s320/Romeo2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_zbslWKP4gdU6bBLXbNbuxOgZRpwgt5SyFijL8lT9XWr2whypNE8tubriYGNRSh2swp28Rwl8mSEgG-S49hlqGEoAcCfzjo-mnhr-DXgBSPLPHE-m--u9b6mKaIhIqup9oxeMuLQfGw_U9woMsaZHPrJif35HexDDthwXafw2b5FAbQpd70TkZJifWg/s1280/Velvet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_zbslWKP4gdU6bBLXbNbuxOgZRpwgt5SyFijL8lT9XWr2whypNE8tubriYGNRSh2swp28Rwl8mSEgG-S49hlqGEoAcCfzjo-mnhr-DXgBSPLPHE-m--u9b6mKaIhIqup9oxeMuLQfGw_U9woMsaZHPrJif35HexDDthwXafw2b5FAbQpd70TkZJifWg/s320/Velvet.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84UPVTQS_LghJkXxaoXqYuxcqXCDY4gaTjwl_yyP1Z1HdBoybF0ElgFHpzeuCIHrxx66ByD-eLaXFmfyDO0P1HlpZcuptHYtzxKlYWYNxGG2DlW2qvoHSBdXL46IBdaExhn8pLiJcHz0ux5z1H_KCTtv4_pe1lgpVA724JZrYNpuZg3rvMUuqlEPrxQ/s861/Pearl4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="861" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84UPVTQS_LghJkXxaoXqYuxcqXCDY4gaTjwl_yyP1Z1HdBoybF0ElgFHpzeuCIHrxx66ByD-eLaXFmfyDO0P1HlpZcuptHYtzxKlYWYNxGG2DlW2qvoHSBdXL46IBdaExhn8pLiJcHz0ux5z1H_KCTtv4_pe1lgpVA724JZrYNpuZg3rvMUuqlEPrxQ/s320/Pearl4.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6C8IWWzr4MqaU9EWEmBib6jJ44jC4qcaXpb3Fh8w0g9wry2ghrP8LF4U7ejw6XXvK-VFo6E9nr-6QJZkbo8Al4yGSngqoACkflWWust0783XCq7p9308naTqQg4Bt8thueArSPcpZKep5cU-WDYGo15HEl1Tm-7TQbJCEUX49sAYvo_3GcFoXBscjDQ/s720/Pearl3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="720" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6C8IWWzr4MqaU9EWEmBib6jJ44jC4qcaXpb3Fh8w0g9wry2ghrP8LF4U7ejw6XXvK-VFo6E9nr-6QJZkbo8Al4yGSngqoACkflWWust0783XCq7p9308naTqQg4Bt8thueArSPcpZKep5cU-WDYGo15HEl1Tm-7TQbJCEUX49sAYvo_3GcFoXBscjDQ/s320/Pearl3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85pfPXmjA9ShV9YnjGxJWWFSbdRV-jTirua1v2IgID2GLVmPsysg2YQO7gNZobNS5YbiVzR27m-6X2U2981Fle5afEPpPB-XZEdne2_eUiElhTLMaVOnGnWKBy0YjMNe6MXEqNxvw6BwovnelvV8bVqaUjplYHtJDlF_xsXVBGC7-UUc_atwMeAPzUg/s720/Pearl2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="671" data-original-width="720" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85pfPXmjA9ShV9YnjGxJWWFSbdRV-jTirua1v2IgID2GLVmPsysg2YQO7gNZobNS5YbiVzR27m-6X2U2981Fle5afEPpPB-XZEdne2_eUiElhTLMaVOnGnWKBy0YjMNe6MXEqNxvw6BwovnelvV8bVqaUjplYHtJDlF_xsXVBGC7-UUc_atwMeAPzUg/s320/Pearl2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpJyBpucHpBAwOOeJ34M-xHRuobicbvYljhh7PO4Pw25Htv-vtYpozoFD4Db1g17N5vzLQCLK0idZ9DfEWAG-dih39pMNlbJri6V6x906oP7w4px-NvPJgPK56RPIg4THgT19_2IUk2u6S2n8GHhgqjNi4U2hzR8i3Bhd1BdaI1WtrFSG8iOZcwN9ZA/s720/Paerl.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpJyBpucHpBAwOOeJ34M-xHRuobicbvYljhh7PO4Pw25Htv-vtYpozoFD4Db1g17N5vzLQCLK0idZ9DfEWAG-dih39pMNlbJri6V6x906oP7w4px-NvPJgPK56RPIg4THgT19_2IUk2u6S2n8GHhgqjNi4U2hzR8i3Bhd1BdaI1WtrFSG8iOZcwN9ZA/s320/Paerl.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am still in need of <b>boards</b>
– 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 <b>aluminum pans</b>. 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.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">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. 😻</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Janinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418387692646783553noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603723189041366390.post-76592335900229049652023-02-02T15:51:00.006-05:002023-02-02T15:51:57.956-05:00Random Things<p>The streets of Rochester are mystifying at times. You just have to shake your head at some of the most random things. I'll start with the most recent: I was out this weekend with Sheryl, doing our thing, refreshing a few huts with straw because we knew a cold front was coming in... on Seventh Street, 2nd to last stop (The "Apartments" - this is a large shelter with many small wooden huts underneath a tarp and have been there for years), we finish feeding, and cross Bay Street to Syd & Johnny's car repair, and I hear a thumpety-thump when we leave to start driving down Bay Street towards home. I pulled over in front of a well-lit little closed convenience store (it was 6:00 am.), and get out and go to look at the back left tire to see what it is, and sure enough, a bullet! What the ????? a bullet??? yes, a bullet. So I start to pull on it, and Sheryl says you'd better not do that, what if you pull it out and the tire deflates, what if it went through the tire? So I didn't. I drove home, and we are in disbelief still. I go to Midas tire the next day, and tell them about it - three guys come out to look at it - and after inspection, they found the hole in the tire, but no bullet. It fell out! And my tire is still good thank God! I have four-wheel drive so I would have to replace all four tires, which sucks because I just bought four new ones last fall. But randomly getting a bullet stuck in your tire. Now that's random.,</p><p>Talk about Random Things. There is so much more randomness that Sheryl and I have seen, we constantly say we should do a whole post on what we have seen over the years... but I can't remember right now. I will be seeing her tomorrow so will have to get some more details, and finish up this blog then.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDX-3rtwrE8sIHpKn8IW8UmtDUdzftzGpz4vN8ByPkpSdv1H8axfehJ8oz_ZWwv7MhvXRBs3VIaGsGO7JS7oc8jyCoP07WpFRZzMBM8VWot7epwlTL_dx5EP-Ir7VXDw49f709OhWDq74vEpDF_pxMPzr1fhZ0U4YXUtqyMploiilFIn65VYBntEzeQ/s816/Breck%20Street.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="816" data-original-width="612" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSDX-3rtwrE8sIHpKn8IW8UmtDUdzftzGpz4vN8ByPkpSdv1H8axfehJ8oz_ZWwv7MhvXRBs3VIaGsGO7JS7oc8jyCoP07WpFRZzMBM8VWot7epwlTL_dx5EP-Ir7VXDw49f709OhWDq74vEpDF_pxMPzr1fhZ0U4YXUtqyMploiilFIn65VYBntEzeQ/s320/Breck%20Street.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>I had a call last night from a woman named Yolanda, and she lives off East Main Street and asked for help with a cat - asking if I had some shelter - I did and I got right up and drove over to investigate because we are having a cold snap beginning today, and I didn't want any cat left that I knew about. What a nice woman. She has a cat inside and said she tried to introduce but there was hissing. The kitty ran right up to her when she met me outside her duplex. I brought over a $40 shelter (thank you Cat!) that was snug and warm and set a can of wet food on the porch and the cat gobbled it up. It was starving. Then I felt her belly as she ate and she is prego. Yup. So need to formulate a plan. I need a foster for this cat to go to after she goes to the clinic. Anybody? </p><p>All you need is a room with some food and love! </p><p>Have a great day!</p><p><br /></p><p> </p>Janinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418387692646783553noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603723189041366390.post-6452929785393892332023-01-12T13:14:00.004-05:002023-01-12T13:14:36.492-05:00Pearl<p> It's been a month. A
crazy month. Before I forget (I did forget - I forgot that I wrote about this in my last post!!! Forgive me... but there might be a few new details here... hee hee) – I rescued three kitties this month. The first was Fluffy from Melville
Street. Fluffy is the kitty that has
been getting into my truck, and onto my lap each time I pulled up since the
beginning of fall. He is a LOVER boy,
and he is a former TNR. I swear, when
you TNR a cat that is semi-feral, it CAN become socialized very quickly because
even though they were trapped, they learn to trust you after that because you
still come back to feed them. And that
is his story. And he’s been out there
for at least 5 years now. I had the
opportunity for Kristin’s mom to foster him in hopes of Kristin’s cousin adopting
him. That did not turn out, but soon
after posting him on Petfinder, we found a good guy to adopt him. He goes to his
new home this weekend. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">My next rescue was Momma.
Momma has been around for a long time too. She gave birth to four kittens next to Sid
& Johnny’s garage on Bay Street years ago.
I rescued all four kittens, but she was elusive to go into the trap, she
was semi-feral too. Finally, I got
her. And had to release her. A beautiful fluffy black cat that I called ‘hoppity' because she would run across the road, onto 7<sup>th</sup> Street, and
into the back of a lot that I have shelters at.
And she would hop through snow and tall grass. So cute.
She would lose her fur often - so bad that she looked nearly bald, but it
would eventually grow back. She has been
rubbing in between our feet ever since, and I had to get her off the
street. A kind woman offered to take her
in. <o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxTyBHfxHNhIgLFXqp4JzV48mXkxfLJzZPKLQOZuVi6wzD084kPOH8lP4r_yQcLiqpPIju664QhuJlDAxAphJXkMr0Nz0GS2P5e8DstlQ9EGODuzM2UHCPmzrO3fNFShFk4yipnELP8s3v5VcanFudRLv4rB14GLU4nRUVFq9fW-Hq51Fe4E7cbWxEA/s1920/Princess%20from%20Garson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1920" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwxTyBHfxHNhIgLFXqp4JzV48mXkxfLJzZPKLQOZuVi6wzD084kPOH8lP4r_yQcLiqpPIju664QhuJlDAxAphJXkMr0Nz0GS2P5e8DstlQ9EGODuzM2UHCPmzrO3fNFShFk4yipnELP8s3v5VcanFudRLv4rB14GLU4nRUVFq9fW-Hq51Fe4E7cbWxEA/s320/Princess%20from%20Garson.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The third and last rescue was a kitten from Grand
Avenue. This kitten, it turns out is
over 10 weeks old according to a vet, but looked to be not even 6 weeks
old. And she was very docile. I suspected something was wrong with her
after the first night in my bathroom.
She was as sweet as could be and cuddled in with me when I would visit
her after I brought her home, and then the next morning she was very lethargic. I posted on Facebook, and tried to find a vet
– I must have called five of them. No
one could see her, especially with the symptoms I mentioned. They thought it
could be something contagious. Then
another rescue reached out and offered to take it to their vet. The head of the rescue came personally to get
the kitten while I was at work, and off the little one went to be seen. And for me, never to be seen again. Apparently, there is a woman that is known to the
vet that had to have her cat put down and the vet felt that the woman would be
a great person to take the kitten once it healed. The kitten, who I named Prince (before I knew
it was actually a girl), ‘Princess’ had very bad diarrhea and needed fluids,
and to be treated for all sorts of parasites.
After spending the week with the vet – and the vet tech at her own home –
she finally has had a normal stool and is ready to go to a home. Thanks to the rescue that took her, and
thanks to my friends, helpers, and former adopters Christina and Lindsey who
found the kitten in the shelter originally.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There are a good handful of cats that need to be rescued
from the streets. One is a very sweet former
TNR who is all-black. He is another one
that jumps on my lap and sits there until I have to leave – on Garson. There is a very sweet, sweet, young brown
Tabby on Melville that runs to the truck, and meows all the way back to the
shelter each time. There is a beautiful
grey cat on Garson that is super sweet.
And another brown and white tabby on Parsells that would rather be a pet
than eat. Such sweet sweet animals! If you have a home with a spare room, please
consider fostering. That’s all they need
is a room with a window, food, and a litter box.
I will get them adopted! Promise! <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">And let's not forget about Pearl, who has been waiting for over a year now for her forever home. It takes just one very special person out there to give her a chance. Here is her bio, and her beautiful pictures! She is SO pretty! 💓</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMLvmFcjSYBwBHNxogSKR90xVIOarZby39p9QoeH7A0m0EwyqwGNqRvtCl_e7VG2hrPkavdG90oCXzvB8pIprVnr2QE1JNqq0rzVWDvJLyk2UyQ0sDCQOa_kCz-TWVAruturEmn45Bz45KlZFWzeDGFOlwct7cXLs1u0WGAy2E8NODZdFASkaog1ThBA/s720/Paerl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMLvmFcjSYBwBHNxogSKR90xVIOarZby39p9QoeH7A0m0EwyqwGNqRvtCl_e7VG2hrPkavdG90oCXzvB8pIprVnr2QE1JNqq0rzVWDvJLyk2UyQ0sDCQOa_kCz-TWVAruturEmn45Bz45KlZFWzeDGFOlwct7cXLs1u0WGAy2E8NODZdFASkaog1ThBA/s320/Paerl.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvzD6bN6i9P10Qk8iItKO4ziMkDoXNS7p3rA7L4x6Vr5PjCDmKfIhy1DsjEOhzKLaDMDIu4jZNj9NT9VCJuuu9TlvTU6F2HuqdjOiUQ0v_jZ3pXIJZdrRv54pjj3yqj6cIQWYbQ5xjgsUUzwbpkHHD7_jo7STMtDis6m0uFK9wP18Cr1ayQjfksnsk8A/s720/Pearl2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="671" data-original-width="720" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvzD6bN6i9P10Qk8iItKO4ziMkDoXNS7p3rA7L4x6Vr5PjCDmKfIhy1DsjEOhzKLaDMDIu4jZNj9NT9VCJuuu9TlvTU6F2HuqdjOiUQ0v_jZ3pXIJZdrRv54pjj3yqj6cIQWYbQ5xjgsUUzwbpkHHD7_jo7STMtDis6m0uFK9wP18Cr1ayQjfksnsk8A/s320/Pearl2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8I-sJsOhGjcQM-jdypXZL7077p5GMCbWfz_MSogyON-QcqzCgL_IzBlPKBe86F-anMIN8Q30--fka_8l_FIUZMHeK5hQvjTkBVpJ3HHEOaqWAzgtPo9F8RnYsPZ4VniBv3Z-D4xTOU3iIgl0eNkoiVANlPVinw0FXThENQXJ_RJ5_ZMaF6jpgP6RuKQ/s720/Pearl3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="543" data-original-width="720" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8I-sJsOhGjcQM-jdypXZL7077p5GMCbWfz_MSogyON-QcqzCgL_IzBlPKBe86F-anMIN8Q30--fka_8l_FIUZMHeK5hQvjTkBVpJ3HHEOaqWAzgtPo9F8RnYsPZ4VniBv3Z-D4xTOU3iIgl0eNkoiVANlPVinw0FXThENQXJ_RJ5_ZMaF6jpgP6RuKQ/s320/Pearl3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJ-pDNUonJBMTI5YYIJ7BLMkl5XmkbwBhXMuGkxsiF7X0vitCB_U_ALrJwvlkCJ4R7uS3iRQJp3aAYYgyjKTnnUsweyYPxXlr5-nHrpZSgyzySbW7YdK8LhTfGiq5Bp0Qqj18gLzfx6SpxAKsj1_nElhgZNLn-m82ltVxSYRn62mp8PhBPNA6UmoPkw/s861/Pearl4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="861" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJ-pDNUonJBMTI5YYIJ7BLMkl5XmkbwBhXMuGkxsiF7X0vitCB_U_ALrJwvlkCJ4R7uS3iRQJp3aAYYgyjKTnnUsweyYPxXlr5-nHrpZSgyzySbW7YdK8LhTfGiq5Bp0Qqj18gLzfx6SpxAKsj1_nElhgZNLn-m82ltVxSYRn62mp8PhBPNA6UmoPkw/s320/Pearl4.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d4751; font-family: "Nexa Regular", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Say hello to Pearl, a sweet, shy white and black kitty looking for a special home in the Rochester area.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #4d4751; font-family: "Nexa Regular", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #4d4751; font-family: "Nexa Regular", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d4751; font-family: "Nexa Regular", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Pearl has beautiful bright eyes and harlequin cat markings. She is a petite adult female cat, probably five years old and weighing less than 10 pounds.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #4d4751; font-family: "Nexa Regular", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #4d4751; font-family: "Nexa Regular", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d4751; font-family: "Nexa Regular", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Pearl would like a quiet home where she can explore, find her favorite spots to watch the world, and enjoy a lap to snuggle on and receive scratches behind the ears.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #4d4751; font-family: "Nexa Regular", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #4d4751; font-family: "Nexa Regular", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d4751; font-family: "Nexa Regular", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">She will be shy and timid at first, but will reward a gentle person whom she trusts with love and a purr which shows why we could call her “Purrl” instead!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #4d4751; font-family: "Nexa Regular", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #4d4751; font-family: "Nexa Regular", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d4751; font-family: "Nexa Regular", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Are you ready to give Pearl the kind, caring home that she deserves?</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #4d4751; font-family: "Nexa Regular", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #4d4751; font-family: "Nexa Regular", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d4751; font-family: "Nexa Regular", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Pearl is spayed, fully vetted, litter trained, and in good health. If you are interested in adopting Pearl, please contact us at: janinethebeanrescue@gmail.com</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #4d4751; font-family: "Nexa Regular", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #4d4751; font-family: "Nexa Regular", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d4751; font-family: "Nexa Regular", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Or complete an adoption application at: http://www.janinethebeanrescue.org/cat-adoption-form/</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #4d4751; font-family: "Nexa Regular", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #4d4751; font-family: "Nexa Regular", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d4751; font-family: "Nexa Regular", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Half of Pearl’s $150 adoption fee is sponsored by a donor.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background-color: white; color: #4d4751; font-family: "Nexa Regular", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">HAVE A GREAT DAY!!!</span></p>Janinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418387692646783553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603723189041366390.post-35397963840759823052022-12-27T14:22:00.000-05:002022-12-27T14:22:10.914-05:0055 Rescues!<p>Happy end to a not-so-great year. For me. I had a few too many health issues than I care to count. <br />But all is well again and I am looking forward to a new year, putting sad thoughts and people out of my mind, and looking forward to happy and good times.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxV7zlkWgAJHafXbhcSCOPun10DWKOOwW5wyE0hEjh1k-uzFMdSXDOwsSmG-eyAnyhGCSUU9oY90Ua9lwB-B1NaW4YAp4uvhcZShdijneNl1F5d9CwzvhXkyZYlQyxqP37mdMen5RO3oTRP7NehlG3mWCdpFZ9y3jibZohFtpJ9FElzB7BDIyco46Mg/s1600/Fluffy%20from%20Melville%2012.22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHxV7zlkWgAJHafXbhcSCOPun10DWKOOwW5wyE0hEjh1k-uzFMdSXDOwsSmG-eyAnyhGCSUU9oY90Ua9lwB-B1NaW4YAp4uvhcZShdijneNl1F5d9CwzvhXkyZYlQyxqP37mdMen5RO3oTRP7NehlG3mWCdpFZ9y3jibZohFtpJ9FElzB7BDIyco46Mg/s320/Fluffy%20from%20Melville%2012.22.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>As far as cats go, two more lucky kitties are off the street. Two weeks ago, someone offered me the opportunity to foster a cat - and so Fluffy was swept up from Melville Street that Sunday morning, and whisked off to Kristin's mom's house in Rush. I was on pins and needles waiting for her to let me know how he would respond once out of the carrier because he did NOT like going IN the carrier. Not to mention, he was a former TNR (Trap, Neuter Return) many many years ago. This past year he has trusted me so much that he would run to the truck and hop in to rub his face with mine, and purr at the scratches and pets he got from me until we had to leave to feed at the next location. It was heartbreaking to leave him. He wasn't even interested in eating sometimes, he just wanted to be loved. </p><p>So the first report I received was that the second he got out of the carrier, he began to rub against Mrs. Miller, Kristin's mom. He did not run and hide, he just wanted to be loved. I went over Christmas eve to check on him, and boy is he a lover. He will make someone very happy if they are looking for a lover of a cat!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhth2ARiiRRb9Gna-yxnS62pZavX8qeaJ0Q6x41D7ROnR6oMGx9-KVtkiV8yZudfDPSn-s-akCYR1j80exUQUgM967q-ZfwS1ltYylY6E4Hj2vGsxfBMBxDZ8d9Gn2PnGTGejVacE0RPpeUryJqFbmKe_mtX6f846W4vWMeHfMJPvmkqwPJEykQ7jD9CQ/s1024/Fluffy%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhth2ARiiRRb9Gna-yxnS62pZavX8qeaJ0Q6x41D7ROnR6oMGx9-KVtkiV8yZudfDPSn-s-akCYR1j80exUQUgM967q-ZfwS1ltYylY6E4Hj2vGsxfBMBxDZ8d9Gn2PnGTGejVacE0RPpeUryJqFbmKe_mtX6f846W4vWMeHfMJPvmkqwPJEykQ7jD9CQ/s320/Fluffy%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYo91d0kSsrBc-2nz-iJx0LWqPmEd0SGyXthRC8pJI6Ak1AeUpgCx0G2MNmtv1cXdPGOsU9xoc_OMaxIWLHogvW_Kronr4IU7nq92qc_evbMq2Xl2UuT2RLl_DhyOA-FCsGY3YEJSORpN-0N8EEwjmkJ1CQT9cIZp3QZibSDm_-qCGZl5w1jj3Ggjmg/s1024/Fluffy%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYo91d0kSsrBc-2nz-iJx0LWqPmEd0SGyXthRC8pJI6Ak1AeUpgCx0G2MNmtv1cXdPGOsU9xoc_OMaxIWLHogvW_Kronr4IU7nq92qc_evbMq2Xl2UuT2RLl_DhyOA-FCsGY3YEJSORpN-0N8EEwjmkJ1CQT9cIZp3QZibSDm_-qCGZl5w1jj3Ggjmg/s320/Fluffy%203.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Second rescue: Mama from Bay Street! Mama had litter after litter until I finally got her trapped and fixed. She would never let us get near her until maybe two years ago she started to come around. This year, she was a lover. She would run up for pets, always hungry, but more hungry for attention. I rescued her four kittens before I TNR'd her five or so years ago. Two of the four was Emmet, the other was Pip (I adopted those two out together)... She started to cross over Bay Street which was very busy, and come to the Seventh Street shelter. She is known for her hopping in the grass like a bunny. Very cute. Anyway, someone offered to take her in, and voila! I got her last Sunday morning. Thank God for adopters and fosters! It just takes a spare room with food, water, and a window to look out of. Please consider! Below is Mama. Unfortunately, I was not able to get a picture from her adopter. This is when she was still on the street. I am certain she was grateful to be off the street and away from the cold and winds we have had.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_kx1DiatD82YJF6k7C3x2ZlPZddw9K3SYp7wSu0v9SP1oDKOeYsYC7KkkqGsgkD36Ko8DtLbbMgj4SMlHUWuFfsDU5vCBVOcuQk20YtC158j5QPSh8jCC5s2UlbTuKe7G0eim2iUmRt0euPH6iBfE9w87krHzR1QS4EmNEoL9lCiygDHnzzLyCl86rg/s4656/Mama%20kitty%20Bay%20Street.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2328" data-original-width="4656" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_kx1DiatD82YJF6k7C3x2ZlPZddw9K3SYp7wSu0v9SP1oDKOeYsYC7KkkqGsgkD36Ko8DtLbbMgj4SMlHUWuFfsDU5vCBVOcuQk20YtC158j5QPSh8jCC5s2UlbTuKe7G0eim2iUmRt0euPH6iBfE9w87krHzR1QS4EmNEoL9lCiygDHnzzLyCl86rg/s320/Mama%20kitty%20Bay%20Street.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I have another kitty in my sights to rescue - he is a former TNR as well and is pure black, sleek and silky, AND a cuddle bug. He is located on Garson Avenue and runs to the truck when he sees and hears it. He cries and cries until I open the door and when I do, up he jumps onto my lap. I close the door and he loves to be on my lap and have the heater warming him up. This morning, he nuzzled against my face. A very sweet cat indeed.</p><p>We had a wicked windstorm this past weekend, but nothing like the blizzard that Buffalo had. We had very little snow, and they had over 50 inches. I was glad to go out and see all my shelters still intact. I worry about the shelters, but with enough bricks and large rocks, they stay put very nicely.</p><p>My needs: DRY FOOD, tarps (dark green or brown (camo)) SHELTERS (I can tell you how to make them if you don't know how to do it). They can be styrofoam or plastic tote bins. Think about the size - they should be large enough for a cat to get in and turn around comfortably. </p><p>And now for some fun facts about your cats:</p><div class="loc article-header" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Libre Baskerville", Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; grid-area: header / header / header / header; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="comp heading" id="heading_2-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><h1 class="heading__title" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; flex: 0 0 100%; font-size: 2.75rem; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.0125rem; line-height: 1.18; margin: 0px 0px 0.875rem; padding: 0px; text-align: center;">8 Things Your Cat Loves</h1></div><div class="comp article-meta mntl-block" data-tracking-container="true" id="article-meta_1-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; display: flex; flex-flow: row wrap; font-family: Karla, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1rem; justify-content: center; 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color: #222222; font-family: "Libre Baskerville", Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 1.65; margin: 1rem auto; max-width: 37.5rem; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><div class="comp article-intro__content mntl-block" id="article-intro__content_1-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 1rem auto; max-width: 37.5rem; padding: 0px;"><p class="comp text-passage u-how-to-title-align mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; counter-reset: section 0; letter-spacing: -0.00625rem; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Because cats are such smart, sentient creatures, they can have a long list of likes (and, perhaps, an equally long list of <a data-component="link" data-ordinal="1" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" href="https://www.thesprucepets.com/top-things-cats-hate-554081" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #00727a; text-decoration-color: rgb(0, 114, 122); text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-thickness: 0.0625rem; text-underline-position: under;">dislikes</a>!) In most cases, the things your cat loves are the very same things you love—like fresh, tasty food, long naps in cozy spots, and plenty of fun activities, to name a few.</p><p class="comp text-passage u-how-to-title-align mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; counter-reset: section 0; letter-spacing: -0.00625rem; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Just like us humans, the things cats find interesting, fun, or exciting can change as they age—your cat may love her toy with feathers one day, but find it boring the next. As a kitty parent, it's your job to recognize when your cat's interests change, so you can <a data-component="link" data-ordinal="1" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" href="https://www.thesprucepets.com/is-your-cat-happy-553923" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #00727a; text-decoration-color: rgb(0, 114, 122); text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-thickness: 0.0625rem; text-underline-position: under;">keep her happy</a>, healthy, and engaged. Although likes can vary from cat to cat, these eight kitty "likes" are a great place to start.</p></div></div><div class="comp article__content structured-list-content div mntl-block" data-contain-tooltips="true" id="structured-list-content_1-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Libre Baskerville", Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="comp sc-list__item-content div mntl-block" id="sc-list__item-content_2-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 41rem; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 656px;"><div class="comp list-counter-rail list-counter-rail__counter-rail" id="list-counter-rail_2-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: 2.875rem; left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 3.5rem;"><div class="list-counter-rail__counter" style="border-right: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: 3rem; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; line-height: normal; margin: 0.125rem 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0.5rem 0px 0px; width: 3rem; z-index: 100;"><span class="list-counter-rail__counter-count" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #00727a; display: block; flex: 1 0 auto; font-size: 1.5rem;">01</span><span class="list-counter-rail__counter-progress" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; display: block; flex: 1 0 auto; font-size: 0.75rem;">of 08</span></div></div><div class="comp text-passage sc-list-item mntl-sc-list-item mntl-sc-page mntl-block" data-list-index="1" id="sc-list-item_2-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #222222; flex-wrap: wrap; flex: 1 1 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3.5rem; overflow: visible; padding: 0px 0px 1rem;"><span class="heading-toc" id="toc-cats-love-taking-naps" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; font-size: 1.0625rem; transform: translateY(-8rem);"></span><h2 class="comp u-how-to-title-align mntl-sc-list-item-title mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.5rem; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.33; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem; min-height: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; width: calc(100% - 3.5rem);"><span class="mntl-sc-block-heading__text" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Cats Love Taking Naps</span></h2><figure class="comp mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-universal-image figure-square figure-low-res" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1; margin: 0px auto 1rem; max-height: none; max-width: 100%; overflow: initial; padding: 0px; width: 600px;"><div class="figure-media" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px auto; max-height: none; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 600px;"><div class="img-placeholder" style="background: rgb(232, 232, 232); box-sizing: border-box; height: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 600px; position: relative; width: 600px;"><img alt="Two orange kittens taking a nap." class="universal-image__image lazyloaded" data-click-tracked="true" data-expand="300" data-img-lightbox="true" data-sizes="750px" data-src="https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/2pPIEf0JfKnLs8Hsat4uuIBrrG8=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/39148843_1129848570496560_1413993569890336768_n-5b81fddd46e0fb002c27d43a.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/Q6wJj61s52ivs-URMU9Qwg59rnI=/750x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/39148843_1129848570496560_1413993569890336768_n-5b81fddd46e0fb002c27d43a.jpg 750w" data-tracking-container="true" height="640" id="mntl-sc-block-image_1-0" sizes="750px" src="https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/2pPIEf0JfKnLs8Hsat4uuIBrrG8=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/39148843_1129848570496560_1413993569890336768_n-5b81fddd46e0fb002c27d43a.jpg" srcset="https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/Q6wJj61s52ivs-URMU9Qwg59rnI=/750x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/39148843_1129848570496560_1413993569890336768_n-5b81fddd46e0fb002c27d43a.jpg 750w" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto; max-height: none; max-width: 100%; width: 600px;" width="640" /></div></div><figcaption class="comp figure-article-caption lifestyle-figure-caption figure__caption" id="lifestyle-figure-caption_1-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; caption-side: bottom; color: #666666; font-family: Karla, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 0.75rem; line-height: 1.25; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.25rem; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></figcaption></figure></div><div class="comp text-passage sc-list-item mntl-sc-list-item mntl-sc-page mntl-block" data-list-index="1" id="sc-list-item_2-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #222222; flex-wrap: wrap; flex: 1 1 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3.5rem; overflow: visible; padding: 0px 0px 1rem;"><p class="comp text-passage u-how-to-title-align mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0-2" style="box-sizing: border-box; counter-reset: section 0; letter-spacing: -0.00625rem; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 600px;">It's no secret that <a data-component="link" data-ordinal="1" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" href="https://www.thesprucepets.com/understanding-cat-sleep-553961" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #00727a; text-decoration-color: rgb(0, 114, 122); text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-thickness: 0.0625rem; text-underline-position: under;">cats love to sleep</a>. In fact, the average kitty sleeps for a whopping 12 to 16 hours per day! Because cats are nocturnal creatures, they snooze most of the day away—and who can blame them? Everyone loves a nice, long nap in a cozy, comfy spot.</p><p class="comp text-passage u-how-to-title-align mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0-3" style="box-sizing: border-box; counter-reset: section 0; letter-spacing: -0.00625rem; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 600px;">Keep in mind, kittens and senior cats will spend more time sleeping than, say, an adolescent cat. But if you're worried that your cat is sleeping too much—or too little—talk to your vet about what's normal for his breed, age, activity level, and size.</p></div></div><div class="loc list-interstitial list-interstitial__item-bonus list-interstitial" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; flex: 0 1 100%; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 2rem;"><div class="comp ad-label--show dynamic-inline ad-wrapper" id="dynamic-inline_2-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="loc content" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="comp ad-label dynamic-inline__label mntl-text-block ad-label--hidden" id="dynamic-inline__label_2-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Karla, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 0.625rem; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; visibility: hidden;"></div><div class="comp js-lazy-ad has-right-label dynamic-inline__ad mntl-lazy-ad mntl-gpt-dynamic-adunit mntl-gpt-adunit gpt leaderboard dynamic is-requested is-destroyed" data-ad-height="90" data-ad-width="728" data-is-dynamic="true" id="dynamic-inline__ad_2-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: 7.75rem; margin: -0.75rem auto 0px; max-height: 7.75rem; min-height: 90px; min-width: 18.75rem; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; text-align: center; width: 788px;"></div></div></div></div><ul class="comp structured-content right-rail__offset sc-list__content sc-list sc-list--sbs sc-page mntl-sc-page mntl-block" data-bind-scroll-on-start="true" data-sc-ad-label-height="11" data-sc-ad-track-spacing="100" data-sc-breakpoint="50em" data-sc-content-positions="[1, 1, 1, 1250, 1, 1, 1, 1]" data-sc-load-immediate="4" data-sc-max-track-height="600" data-sc-min-track-height="250" data-sc-sticky-offset="138" id="sc-list_2-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; list-style: none; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 49.25rem; padding: 0px; text-align: center; width: 788px;"><li class="comp sc-list__item li mntl-block" id="sc-list__item_2-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; min-height: 6.25rem; padding: 0px 0px 2rem;"><div class="comp u-no-article-width-restriction lifestyle-sc-block-adslot mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block" id="lifestyle-sc-block-adslot_2-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div></li><li class="comp sc-list__item li mntl-block" id="sc-list__item_2-0-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; min-height: 6.25rem; padding: 0px 0px 2rem;"><div class="comp u-no-article-width-restriction lifestyle-sc-block-adslot mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block" id="lifestyle-sc-block-adslot_2-0-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div></li></ul><div class="comp sc-list__item-content div mntl-block" id="sc-list__item-content_2-0-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 41rem; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; width: 656px;"><div class="comp list-counter-rail list-counter-rail__counter-rail" id="list-counter-rail_2-0-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: 2.875rem; left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 3.5rem;"><div class="list-counter-rail__counter" style="border-right: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: 3rem; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; line-height: normal; margin: 0.125rem 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0.5rem 0px 0px; width: 3rem; z-index: 100;"><span class="list-counter-rail__counter-count" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #00727a; display: block; flex: 1 0 auto; font-size: 1.5rem;">02</span><span class="list-counter-rail__counter-progress" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; display: block; flex: 1 0 auto; font-size: 0.75rem;">of 08</span></div></div><div class="comp text-passage sc-list-item mntl-sc-list-item mntl-sc-page mntl-block" data-list-index="2" id="sc-list-item_2-0-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #222222; flex-wrap: wrap; flex: 1 1 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3.5rem; overflow: visible; padding: 0px 0px 1rem;"><span class="heading-toc" id="toc-cats-love-grooming-and-being-groomed" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; font-size: 1.0625rem; transform: translateY(-8rem);"></span><h2 class="comp u-how-to-title-align mntl-sc-list-item-title mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0-4" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.5rem; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.33; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem; min-height: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: calc(100% - 3.5rem);"><span class="mntl-sc-block-heading__text" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Cats Love Grooming and Being Groomed</span></h2><figure class="comp mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-universal-image figure-square figure-high-res" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0-5" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1; margin: 0px auto 1rem; max-height: none; max-width: 100%; overflow: initial; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 600px;"><div class="figure-media" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px auto; max-height: none; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 600px;"><div class="img-placeholder" style="background: rgb(232, 232, 232); box-sizing: border-box; height: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 600px; position: relative; width: 600px;"><img alt="A black and white cat grooming herself." class="universal-image__image lazyloaded" data-click-tracked="true" data-expand="300" data-img-lightbox="true" data-sizes="750px" data-src="https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/zqqXbShoYtoQsnmgjuY56U6_LdM=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/38462643_2144586935756537_6015820323386032128_n-5b81feaac9e77c005076c7d3.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/27uCYx8iycUeKyLNVL68-KtB_P0=/750x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/38462643_2144586935756537_6015820323386032128_n-5b81feaac9e77c005076c7d3.jpg 750w" data-tracking-container="true" height="1080" id="mntl-sc-block-image_1-0-1" sizes="750px" src="https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/zqqXbShoYtoQsnmgjuY56U6_LdM=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/38462643_2144586935756537_6015820323386032128_n-5b81feaac9e77c005076c7d3.jpg" srcset="https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/27uCYx8iycUeKyLNVL68-KtB_P0=/750x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/38462643_2144586935756537_6015820323386032128_n-5b81feaac9e77c005076c7d3.jpg 750w" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto; max-height: none; max-width: 100%; width: 600px;" width="1080" /></div></div><figcaption class="comp figure-article-caption lifestyle-figure-caption figure__caption" id="lifestyle-figure-caption_1-0-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; caption-side: bottom; color: #666666; font-family: Karla, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 0.75rem; line-height: 1.25; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.25rem; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></figcaption></figure></div><div class="comp text-passage sc-list-item mntl-sc-list-item mntl-sc-page mntl-block" data-list-index="2" id="sc-list-item_2-0-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #222222; flex-wrap: wrap; flex: 1 1 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3.5rem; overflow: visible; padding: 0px 0px 1rem;"><p class="comp text-passage u-how-to-title-align mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; counter-reset: section 0; letter-spacing: -0.00625rem; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 600px;">Did you know adult cats spend approximately half of their waking hours grooming? Clearly, grooming is an important part of a kitty's life!</p><p class="comp text-passage u-how-to-title-align mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0-7" style="box-sizing: border-box; counter-reset: section 0; letter-spacing: -0.00625rem; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 600px;">There are a few reasons cats dedicate so much time to <a class="pseudoStyle" data-component="link" data-ordinal="1" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" href="https://www.thesprucepets.com/understanding-cat-grooming-553960" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #00727a; text-decoration-color: rgb(0, 114, 122); text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-thickness: 0.0625rem; text-underline-position: under;">grooming</a>:</p><ol class="comp text-passage u-how-to-title-align mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0-8" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; counter-reset: section 0; line-height: 1.65; list-style: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 600px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5rem; margin: 1rem 0px 1rem 2rem; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600;">It keeps them clean. </span>Not only does grooming help cats remove dirt and grime from their coats, but it prevents predators <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">and </em>prey from detecting them. How? Licking their coats removes any smells it has absorbed.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5rem; margin: 1rem 0px 1rem 2rem; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600;">It keeps their skin and coat healthy. </span>Regular grooming disperses the oils naturally produced by a cat's skin and fur, keeping her coat healthy, shiny, and hydrated.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5rem; margin: 1rem 0px 1rem 2rem; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600;">It makes them feel relaxed. </span>There's nothing more relaxing than a massage, right? Well, cats feel the same way! Rather than visiting a masseuse, they simply groom themselves to reduce stress and calm down.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5rem; margin: 1rem 0px 1rem 2rem; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600;">It helps them bond with other kitties. </span>Cats groom each other—and their humans!—to develop and strengthen their bond. You'll often see cats grooming each other in hard-to-reach places.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 1.5rem; margin: 1rem 0px 1rem 2rem; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 600;">It cools them off. </span>Humans sweat. Dogs pant. Cats lick themselves. When it's super hot out, cats dampen their fur with saliva to cool off.</li></ol><p class="comp text-passage u-how-to-title-align mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0-9" style="box-sizing: border-box; counter-reset: section 0; letter-spacing: -0.00625rem; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 600px;">Not every cat loves to be groomed by his humans, but if yours does, try brushing his fur with a natural bristle or rubber brush. It'll remove any residue from his fur and feel super relaxing, too.</p></div></div><div class="loc list-interstitial list-interstitial__item-bonus list-interstitial" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; flex: 0 1 100%; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 2rem; text-align: center;"><div class="comp ad-label--show dynamic-inline ad-wrapper" id="dynamic-inline_2-0-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="loc content" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="comp ad-label dynamic-inline__label mntl-text-block" id="dynamic-inline__label_2-0-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Karla, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 0.625rem; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Continue to 3 of 8 below.</div><div class="comp js-lazy-ad has-right-label dynamic-inline__ad mntl-lazy-ad mntl-gpt-dynamic-adunit mntl-gpt-adunit gpt leaderboard dynamic is-requested" data-ad-height="90" data-ad-width="728" data-is-dynamic="true" id="dynamic-inline__ad_2-0-1" style="box-sizing: border-box; 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margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div></li></ul><div class="comp sc-list__item-content div mntl-block" id="sc-list__item-content_2-0-2" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 41rem; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; width: 656px;"><div class="comp list-counter-rail list-counter-rail__counter-rail" id="list-counter-rail_2-0-2" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: 2.875rem; left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 3.5rem;"><div class="list-counter-rail__counter" style="border-right: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: 3rem; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; line-height: normal; margin: 0.125rem 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0.5rem 0px 0px; width: 3rem; z-index: 100;"><span class="list-counter-rail__counter-count" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #00727a; display: block; flex: 1 0 auto; font-size: 1.5rem;">03</span><span class="list-counter-rail__counter-progress" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; display: block; flex: 1 0 auto; font-size: 0.75rem;">of 08</span></div></div><div class="comp text-passage sc-list-item mntl-sc-list-item mntl-sc-page mntl-block" data-list-index="3" id="sc-list-item_2-0-2" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #222222; flex-wrap: wrap; flex: 1 1 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3.5rem; overflow: visible; padding: 0px 0px 1rem;"><span class="heading-toc" id="toc-cats-love-fresh-nutritious-food" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; font-size: 1.0625rem; transform: translateY(-8rem);"></span><h2 class="comp u-how-to-title-align mntl-sc-list-item-title mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0-10" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.5rem; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.33; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem; min-height: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: calc(100% - 3.5rem);"><span class="mntl-sc-block-heading__text" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Cats Love Fresh, Nutritious Food</span></h2><figure class="comp mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-universal-image figure-square figure-high-res" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0-11" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1; margin: 0px auto 1rem; max-height: none; max-width: 100%; overflow: initial; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 600px;"><div class="figure-media" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px auto; max-height: none; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 600px;"><div class="img-placeholder" style="background: rgb(232, 232, 232); box-sizing: border-box; height: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 600px; position: relative; width: 600px;"><img alt="A tuxedo cat eating from a pink bowl." class="universal-image__image lazyloaded" data-click-tracked="true" data-expand="300" data-img-lightbox="true" data-sizes="750px" data-src="https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/dtpvhEyr4xQtLAFFwbkZvRsjiig=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/37096858_233792644112647_1478110332038676480_n-5b82003a46e0fb0050f7b68c.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/ZHgHdjadmew62uWhvauMSwGNtiM=/750x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/37096858_233792644112647_1478110332038676480_n-5b82003a46e0fb0050f7b68c.jpg 750w" data-tracking-container="true" height="1080" id="mntl-sc-block-image_1-0-2" sizes="750px" src="https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/dtpvhEyr4xQtLAFFwbkZvRsjiig=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/37096858_233792644112647_1478110332038676480_n-5b82003a46e0fb0050f7b68c.jpg" srcset="https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/ZHgHdjadmew62uWhvauMSwGNtiM=/750x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/37096858_233792644112647_1478110332038676480_n-5b82003a46e0fb0050f7b68c.jpg 750w" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto; max-height: none; max-width: 100%; width: 600px;" width="1080" /></div></div><figcaption class="comp figure-article-caption lifestyle-figure-caption figure__caption" id="lifestyle-figure-caption_1-0-2" style="box-sizing: border-box; caption-side: bottom; color: #666666; font-family: Karla, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 0.75rem; line-height: 1.25; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.25rem; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></figcaption></figure></div><div class="comp text-passage sc-list-item mntl-sc-list-item mntl-sc-page mntl-block" data-list-index="3" id="sc-list-item_2-0-2" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #222222; flex-wrap: wrap; flex: 1 1 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3.5rem; overflow: visible; padding: 0px 0px 1rem;"><p class="comp text-passage u-how-to-title-align mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0-12" style="box-sizing: border-box; counter-reset: section 0; letter-spacing: -0.00625rem; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 600px;">It's unlikely that you'd want to dive into a big plate of spoiled food at dinnertime. The same goes for your cat. Stale and spoiled food doesn't just taste bad, either—it can grow mold or host multiple types of bacteria, like Salmonella and Staphylococcus, too.</p><p class="comp text-passage u-how-to-title-align mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0-13" style="box-sizing: border-box; counter-reset: section 0; letter-spacing: -0.00625rem; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 600px;">Whenever you serve your kitty's meals, be sure to check the expiration dates on both wet and dry food. This will ensure you're only feeding her fresh, nutritious, and safe meals.</p></div></div><div class="loc list-interstitial list-interstitial__item-bonus list-interstitial" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; flex: 0 1 100%; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 2rem; text-align: center;"><div class="comp ad-label--show dynamic-inline ad-wrapper" id="dynamic-inline_2-0-2" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="loc content" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="comp ad-label dynamic-inline__label mntl-text-block" id="dynamic-inline__label_2-0-2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Karla, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 0.625rem; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Continue to 4 of 8 below.</div><div class="comp js-lazy-ad has-right-label dynamic-inline__ad mntl-lazy-ad mntl-gpt-dynamic-adunit mntl-gpt-adunit gpt leaderboard dynamic is-requested" data-ad-height="90" data-ad-width="728" data-is-dynamic="true" id="dynamic-inline__ad_2-0-2" style="box-sizing: border-box; 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margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div></li></ul><div class="comp sc-list__item-content div mntl-block" id="sc-list__item-content_2-0-3" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 41rem; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; width: 656px;"><div class="comp list-counter-rail list-counter-rail__counter-rail" id="list-counter-rail_2-0-3" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: 2.875rem; left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 3.5rem;"><div class="list-counter-rail__counter" style="border-right: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: 3rem; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; line-height: normal; margin: 0.125rem 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0.5rem 0px 0px; width: 3rem; z-index: 100;"><span class="list-counter-rail__counter-count" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #00727a; display: block; flex: 1 0 auto; font-size: 1.5rem;">04</span><span class="list-counter-rail__counter-progress" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; display: block; flex: 1 0 auto; font-size: 0.75rem;">of 08</span></div></div><div class="comp text-passage sc-list-item mntl-sc-list-item mntl-sc-page mntl-block" data-list-index="4" id="sc-list-item_2-0-3" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #222222; flex-wrap: wrap; flex: 1 1 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3.5rem; overflow: visible; padding: 0px 0px 1rem;"><span class="heading-toc" id="toc-cats-love-running-water" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; font-size: 1.0625rem; transform: translateY(-8rem);"></span><h2 class="comp u-how-to-title-align mntl-sc-list-item-title mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0-14" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.5rem; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.33; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem; min-height: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: calc(100% - 3.5rem);"><span class="mntl-sc-block-heading__text" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Cats Love Running Water</span></h2><figure class="comp mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-universal-image figure-square figure-high-res" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0-15" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1; margin: 0px auto 1rem; max-height: none; max-width: 100%; overflow: initial; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 600px;"><div class="figure-media" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px auto; max-height: none; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 600px;"><div class="img-placeholder" style="background: rgb(232, 232, 232); box-sizing: border-box; height: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 600px; position: relative; width: 600px;"><img alt="Two cats drinking from a water fountain." class="universal-image__image lazyloaded" data-click-tracked="true" data-expand="300" data-img-lightbox="true" data-sizes="750px" data-src="https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/EIP6okoCBaj3il_ZRl4G0tumsSQ=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/37341451_2120265818189687_1479944703980863488_n-5b8200ce46e0fb00506f2a4a.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/EOYQmHjIqW_kmE1NZmz4mk-0tfU=/750x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/37341451_2120265818189687_1479944703980863488_n-5b8200ce46e0fb00506f2a4a.jpg 750w" data-tracking-container="true" height="800" id="mntl-sc-block-image_1-0-3" sizes="750px" src="https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/EIP6okoCBaj3il_ZRl4G0tumsSQ=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/37341451_2120265818189687_1479944703980863488_n-5b8200ce46e0fb00506f2a4a.jpg" srcset="https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/EOYQmHjIqW_kmE1NZmz4mk-0tfU=/750x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/37341451_2120265818189687_1479944703980863488_n-5b8200ce46e0fb00506f2a4a.jpg 750w" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto; max-height: none; max-width: 100%; width: 600px;" width="800" /></div></div><figcaption class="comp figure-article-caption lifestyle-figure-caption figure__caption" id="lifestyle-figure-caption_1-0-3" style="box-sizing: border-box; caption-side: bottom; color: #666666; font-family: Karla, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 0.75rem; line-height: 1.25; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.25rem; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></figcaption></figure></div><div class="comp text-passage sc-list-item mntl-sc-list-item mntl-sc-page mntl-block" data-list-index="4" id="sc-list-item_2-0-3" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #222222; flex-wrap: wrap; flex: 1 1 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3.5rem; overflow: visible; padding: 0px 0px 1rem;"><p class="comp text-passage u-how-to-title-align mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0-16" style="box-sizing: border-box; counter-reset: section 0; letter-spacing: -0.00625rem; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 600px;">If you have a cat, you know they'll try to drink water from running faucets whenever the opportunity presents itself. Fortunately, there are tons of drinking fountains—designed especially for cats—so they always have cool, fresh, running water available.</p><p class="comp text-passage u-how-to-title-align mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0-17" style="box-sizing: border-box; counter-reset: section 0; letter-spacing: -0.00625rem; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 600px;">Believe it or not, some breeds of cats also like to play in the water. If your cat loves to splash around, try filling up the bathtub or a kiddie pool with a few inches of water during her playtime. This activity will help her get a little bit of exercise and cool off on particularly hot days.</p><div class="comp download-link lifestyle-sc-block-featuredlink--text mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-featuredlink--download lifestyle-sc-block-featuredlink mntl-sc-block-featuredlink mntl-block" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0-18" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.0625rem; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 600px;"> <a class=" mntl-sc-block-featuredlink__link mntl-text-link" data-tracking-container="true" data-tracking-id="featured-link-download" href="https://www.thesprucepets.com/top-automatic-water-dispensers-554933" id="mntl-sc-block-featuredlink__link_1-0" rel="nocaes" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #00727a; font-size: 1.125rem; letter-spacing: 0px; line-height: 1.5; text-decoration-color: rgb(0, 114, 122); text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-thickness: 0.0625rem; text-underline-position: under;"><span class="link__wrapper" style="box-sizing: border-box;">The 7 Best Cat Water Fountains of 2022, Tested and Reviewed</span></a></div></div></div><div class="loc list-interstitial list-interstitial__item-bonus list-interstitial" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; flex: 0 1 100%; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 2rem; text-align: center;"><div class="comp ad-label--show dynamic-inline ad-wrapper" id="dynamic-inline_2-0-3" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="loc content" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="comp ad-label dynamic-inline__label mntl-text-block" id="dynamic-inline__label_2-0-3" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Karla, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 0.625rem; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Continue to 5 of 8 below.</div><div class="comp js-lazy-ad has-right-label dynamic-inline__ad mntl-lazy-ad mntl-gpt-dynamic-adunit mntl-gpt-adunit gpt leaderboard dynamic is-requested" data-ad-height="90" data-ad-width="728" data-is-dynamic="true" id="dynamic-inline__ad_2-0-3" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: 7.75rem; margin: -0.75rem auto 0px; max-height: 7.75rem; min-height: 90px; min-width: 18.75rem; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; width: 788px;"><div class="wrapper" data-auction-floor-id="05782bc09e2f485fa19e9f9005095a14" data-auction-floor-value="80" data-google-query-id="COq7rbq-mvwCFRaZyAodtGoN1w" data-pos="dl" data-priority="1" data-rtb="true" data-sizes="[[728, 90]]" data-targeting="{}" data-type="leaderboard" data-wait-for-third-party="false" id="leaderboard-fixed-4" style="align-items: center; 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list-style: none; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 49.25rem; padding: 0px; text-align: center; width: 788px;"><li class="comp sc-list__item li mntl-block" id="sc-list__item_2-0-4" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; min-height: 6.25rem; padding: 0px 0px 2rem;"><div class="comp u-no-article-width-restriction lifestyle-sc-block-adslot mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block" id="lifestyle-sc-block-adslot_2-0-4" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></div></li></ul><div class="comp sc-list__item-content div mntl-block" id="sc-list__item-content_2-0-4" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 41rem; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; width: 656px;"><div class="comp list-counter-rail list-counter-rail__counter-rail" id="list-counter-rail_2-0-4" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: 2.875rem; left: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 3.5rem;"><div class="list-counter-rail__counter" style="border-right: none; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; flex-basis: 3rem; flex-direction: column; flex-shrink: 0; line-height: normal; margin: 0.125rem 0px 0px; padding: 0px 0.5rem 0px 0px; width: 3rem; z-index: 100;"><span class="list-counter-rail__counter-count" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #00727a; display: block; flex: 1 0 auto; font-size: 1.5rem;">05</span><span class="list-counter-rail__counter-progress" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; display: block; flex: 1 0 auto; font-size: 0.75rem;">of 08</span></div></div><div class="comp text-passage sc-list-item mntl-sc-list-item mntl-sc-page mntl-block" data-list-index="5" id="sc-list-item_2-0-4" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #222222; flex-wrap: wrap; flex: 1 1 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3.5rem; overflow: visible; padding: 0px 0px 1rem;"><span class="heading-toc" id="toc-cats-love-scratching-and-clawing" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; font-size: 1.0625rem; transform: translateY(-8rem);"></span><h2 class="comp u-how-to-title-align mntl-sc-list-item-title mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0-19" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.5rem; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.33; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem; min-height: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: calc(100% - 3.5rem);"><span class="mntl-sc-block-heading__text" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Cats Love Scratching and Clawing</span></h2><figure class="comp mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-universal-image figure-portrait figure-high-res" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0-20" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 150px 1rem; max-height: none; max-width: 50%; overflow: initial; padding: 0px; width: 300px;"><div class="figure-media" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px auto; max-height: none; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 300px;"><div class="img-placeholder" style="background: rgb(232, 232, 232); box-sizing: border-box; height: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 337.8px; position: relative; width: 300px;"><img alt="A black Norwegian forest cat on a scratching post." class="universal-image__image lazyloaded" data-click-tracked="true" data-expand="300" data-img-lightbox="true" data-sizes="750px" data-src="https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/ISCmVI5HziFAxZmlcuv4Eq-lz98=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/39600360_2199667586921242_3265118697735323648_n-5b81fc8e46e0fb0050346fb9.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/lnhuAY0QaEpu9beg8q8r6fNSaqc=/750x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/39600360_2199667586921242_3265118697735323648_n-5b81fc8e46e0fb0050346fb9.jpg 750w" data-tracking-container="true" height="1217" id="mntl-sc-block-image_1-0-4" sizes="750px" src="https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/ISCmVI5HziFAxZmlcuv4Eq-lz98=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/39600360_2199667586921242_3265118697735323648_n-5b81fc8e46e0fb0050346fb9.jpg" srcset="https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/lnhuAY0QaEpu9beg8q8r6fNSaqc=/750x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/39600360_2199667586921242_3265118697735323648_n-5b81fc8e46e0fb0050346fb9.jpg 750w" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto; max-height: none; max-width: 100%; width: 300px;" width="1080" /></div></div><figcaption class="comp figure-article-caption lifestyle-figure-caption figure__caption" id="lifestyle-figure-caption_1-0-4" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; caption-side: bottom; color: #666666; font-family: Karla, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 0.75rem; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 60%; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.25rem; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><svg class="icon icon-camera figure__caption-icon"><use xlink:href="#icon-camera" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"></use></svg> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; letter-spacing: -0.00625rem; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><a data-component="link" data-ordinal="1" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="externalLink" href="https://www.instagram.com/woocy_woo/" rel="noopener" style="box-shadow: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #00727a; text-decoration-color: rgb(0, 114, 122); text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-thickness: 0.0625rem; text-underline-position: under;" target="_blank">@woocy_woo</a> / Instagram</p></figcaption></figure></div><div class="comp text-passage sc-list-item mntl-sc-list-item mntl-sc-page mntl-block" data-list-index="5" id="sc-list-item_2-0-4" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #222222; flex-wrap: wrap; flex: 1 1 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3.5rem; overflow: visible; padding: 0px 0px 1rem;"><p class="comp text-passage u-how-to-title-align mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0-21" style="box-sizing: border-box; counter-reset: section 0; letter-spacing: -0.00625rem; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 600px;">One of the cats' basic instincts is to sharpen their claws by scratching and clawing different surfaces. They also happen to get a ton of joy from it, too.</p><p class="comp text-passage u-how-to-title-align mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0-22" style="box-sizing: border-box; counter-reset: section 0; letter-spacing: -0.00625rem; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 600px;">In addition to sharpening their claws, scratching can help relax and rejuvenate cats. Think of it as the human equivalent to a nice, long stretch when your muscles are tired or achy. A quick scratch session on a <a data-component="link" data-ordinal="1" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" href="https://www.thesprucepets.com/7-free-cat-tree-plans-1357112" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #00727a; text-decoration-color: rgb(0, 114, 122); text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-thickness: 0.0625rem; text-underline-position: under;">cat tree</a> or scratching post can wake a tired kitty up immediately.</p></div></div><div class="loc list-interstitial list-interstitial__item-bonus list-interstitial" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; flex: 0 1 100%; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 2rem; text-align: center;"><div class="comp ad-label--show dynamic-inline ad-wrapper" id="dynamic-inline_2-0-4" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="loc content" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="comp js-lazy-ad has-right-label dynamic-inline__ad mntl-lazy-ad mntl-gpt-dynamic-adunit mntl-gpt-adunit gpt leaderboard dynamic is-requested" data-ad-height="90" data-ad-width="728" data-is-dynamic="true" id="dynamic-inline__ad_2-0-4" style="box-sizing: border-box; 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color: #00727a; display: block; flex: 1 0 auto; font-size: 1.5rem;">06</span><span class="list-counter-rail__counter-progress" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; display: block; flex: 1 0 auto; font-size: 0.75rem;">of 08</span></div></div><div class="comp text-passage sc-list-item mntl-sc-list-item mntl-sc-page mntl-block" data-list-index="6" id="sc-list-item_2-0-5" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #222222; flex-wrap: wrap; flex: 1 1 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3.5rem; overflow: visible; padding: 0px 0px 1rem;"><span class="heading-toc" id="toc-cats-love-daily-playtime" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: block; font-size: 1.0625rem; transform: translateY(-8rem);"></span><h2 class="comp u-how-to-title-align mntl-sc-list-item-title mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-heading mntl-sc-block-heading" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0-23" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.5rem; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.33; margin: 0px 0px 0.5rem; min-height: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: calc(100% - 3.5rem);"><span class="mntl-sc-block-heading__text" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Cats Love Daily Playtime</span></h2><figure class="comp mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-universal-image figure-landscape figure-high-res" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0-24" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1; margin: 0px auto 1rem; max-height: none; max-width: 100%; overflow: initial; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 600px;"><div class="figure-media" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px auto; max-height: none; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 600px;"><div class="img-placeholder" style="background: rgb(232, 232, 232); box-sizing: border-box; height: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 450px; position: relative; width: 600px;"><img alt="A cat surrounded by toys." class="universal-image__image lazyloaded" data-click-tracked="true" data-expand="300" data-img-lightbox="true" data-sizes="750px" data-src="https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/n1RtqYGn_5lSX5GcasoCyzgdz6g=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/39404243_1897602393653423_3499957609580986368_n-5b820120c9e77c0050e46823.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/xUanc8lmQ87tTmOSvK2DbkkdpI8=/750x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/39404243_1897602393653423_3499957609580986368_n-5b820120c9e77c0050e46823.jpg 750w" data-tracking-container="true" height="810" id="mntl-sc-block-image_1-0-5" sizes="750px" src="https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/n1RtqYGn_5lSX5GcasoCyzgdz6g=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/39404243_1897602393653423_3499957609580986368_n-5b820120c9e77c0050e46823.jpg" srcset="https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/xUanc8lmQ87tTmOSvK2DbkkdpI8=/750x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/39404243_1897602393653423_3499957609580986368_n-5b820120c9e77c0050e46823.jpg 750w" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto; max-height: none; max-width: 100%; width: 600px;" width="1080" /></div></div><figcaption class="comp figure-article-caption lifestyle-figure-caption figure__caption" id="lifestyle-figure-caption_1-0-5" style="box-sizing: border-box; caption-side: bottom; color: #666666; font-family: Karla, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 0.75rem; line-height: 1.25; max-width: 100%; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.25rem; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><br /></figcaption></figure></div><div class="comp text-passage sc-list-item mntl-sc-list-item mntl-sc-page mntl-block" data-list-index="6" id="sc-list-item_2-0-5" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #222222; flex-wrap: wrap; flex: 1 1 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3.5rem; overflow: visible; padding: 0px 0px 1rem;"><p class="comp text-passage u-how-to-title-align mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0-25" style="box-sizing: border-box; counter-reset: section 0; letter-spacing: -0.00625rem; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 600px;">Playtime is a serious business for cats, all the way from kittenhood to their senior years. It doesn't take much to keep a cat entertained—she'll play with anything from lint to tricked-out cat toys—but it is a vital part of their health and development. Not only does playtime hark back to their days in the wild when they had to stalk, hunt, and capture their prey, but it keeps them exercised, engaged, and happy, too.</p><p class="comp text-passage u-how-to-title-align mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0-26" style="box-sizing: border-box; counter-reset: section 0; letter-spacing: -0.00625rem; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 600px;">There are literally hundreds of thousands of <a data-component="link" data-ordinal="1" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" href="https://www.thesprucepets.com/best-cat-toys-4153336" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #00727a; text-decoration-color: rgb(0, 114, 122); text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-thickness: 0.0625rem; text-underline-position: under;">cat toys</a> on the market, but your cat may like playing games, such as hide and seek, too. No matter your cat's choice of play, it's important to sneak in a few minutes daily.</p><div class="comp download-link lifestyle-sc-block-featuredlink--text mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-featuredlink--download lifestyle-sc-block-featuredlink mntl-sc-block-featuredlink mntl-block" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0-27" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.0625rem; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 600px;"><span style="font-size: 1.5rem;">Cats Love Watching Birds</span></div></div></div><div class="comp sc-list__item-content div mntl-block" id="sc-list__item-content_2-0-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 41rem; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; width: 656px;"><div class="comp text-passage sc-list-item mntl-sc-list-item mntl-sc-page mntl-block" data-list-index="7" id="sc-list-item_2-0-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #222222; flex-wrap: wrap; flex: 1 1 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3.5rem; overflow: visible; padding: 0px 0px 1rem;"><figure class="comp mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-universal-image figure-portrait figure-high-res" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0-29" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 1.0625rem; line-height: 1; margin: 0px 150px 1rem; max-height: none; max-width: 50%; overflow: initial; padding: 0px; width: 300px;"><div class="figure-media" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; margin: 0px auto; max-height: none; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; position: relative; width: 300px;"><div class="img-placeholder" style="background: rgb(232, 232, 232); box-sizing: border-box; height: 0px; margin: 0px; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px 0px 375px; position: relative; width: 300px;"><img alt="A black Norwegian forest cat looking out a window." class="universal-image__image lazyloaded" data-click-tracked="true" data-expand="300" data-img-lightbox="true" data-sizes="750px" data-src="https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/Xza-wvM1q6tcQ1M4RFmGFQDWMKo=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/39092987_266593090635156_5507374389714223104_n-5b81fd13c9e77c0057b302da.jpg" data-srcset="https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/OSCkMyAeukssCoWlt7VY0WlyYK4=/750x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/39092987_266593090635156_5507374389714223104_n-5b81fd13c9e77c0057b302da.jpg 750w" data-tracking-container="true" height="1350" id="mntl-sc-block-image_1-0-6" sizes="750px" src="https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/Xza-wvM1q6tcQ1M4RFmGFQDWMKo=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/39092987_266593090635156_5507374389714223104_n-5b81fd13c9e77c0057b302da.jpg" srcset="https://www.thesprucepets.com/thmb/OSCkMyAeukssCoWlt7VY0WlyYK4=/750x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():format(webp)/39092987_266593090635156_5507374389714223104_n-5b81fd13c9e77c0057b302da.jpg 750w" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: zoom-in; display: inline-block; height: auto; margin: 0px auto; max-height: none; max-width: 100%; width: 300px;" width="1080" /></div></div><figcaption class="comp figure-article-caption lifestyle-figure-caption figure__caption" id="lifestyle-figure-caption_1-0-6" style="background-color: transparent; box-sizing: border-box; caption-side: bottom; color: #666666; font-family: Karla, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 0.75rem; line-height: 1.25; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 60%; overflow: hidden; padding-top: 0.25rem; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><svg class="icon icon-camera figure__caption-icon"><use xlink:href="#icon-camera" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"></use></svg> <p style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; letter-spacing: -0.00625rem; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><a data-component="link" data-ordinal="1" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="externalLink" href="https://www.instagram.com/adventures_in_catland/" rel="noopener" style="box-shadow: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #00727a; text-decoration-color: rgb(0, 114, 122); text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-thickness: 0.0625rem; text-underline-position: under;" target="_blank">@adventures_in_catland</a></p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Libre Baskerville", Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1.0625rem; letter-spacing: -0.00625rem; text-align: left;">not uncommon to see cats curled up on windowsills. Why? It's a prime bird watching location! Whether cats love to watch birds because they're prey or simply because the movement captures their attention, some cats can spend hours observing birds every day.</span></figcaption></figure><p class="comp text-passage u-how-to-title-align mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0-31" style="box-sizing: border-box; counter-reset: section 0; letter-spacing: -0.00625rem; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 600px;">If your cat loves to curl up in windows, be sure to protect her skin from the sun's harsh rays, especially if she has light-colored fur. Try to limit her hours next to the window when the sun is strongest—between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.—and talk to your vet about kitty-approved sunscreens.</p></div></div><div class="loc list-interstitial list-interstitial__item-bonus list-interstitial" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: both; flex: 0 1 100%; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 2rem; text-align: center;"><div class="comp ad-label--show dynamic-inline ad-wrapper" id="dynamic-inline_2-0-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="loc content" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><div class="comp ad-label dynamic-inline__label mntl-text-block" id="dynamic-inline__label_2-0-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Karla, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 0.625rem; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Continue to 8 of 8 below.</div><div class="comp js-lazy-ad has-right-label dynamic-inline__ad mntl-lazy-ad mntl-gpt-dynamic-adunit mntl-gpt-adunit gpt leaderboard dynamic is-requested" data-ad-height="90" data-ad-width="728" data-is-dynamic="true" id="dynamic-inline__ad_2-0-6" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: 7.75rem; margin: -0.75rem auto 0px; max-height: 7.75rem; min-height: 90px; min-width: 18.75rem; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; width: 788px;"><div class="wrapper" data-auction-floor-id="05782bc09e2f485fa19e9f9005095a14" data-auction-floor-value="80" data-google-query-id="COehuL--mvwCFZXJyAodXOoIGA" data-pos="dl" data-priority="1" data-rtb="true" data-sizes="[[728, 90]]" data-targeting="{}" data-type="leaderboard" data-wait-for-third-party="false" id="leaderboard-fixed-7" style="align-items: center; box-sizing: border-box; display: flex; justify-content: center; margin: 0px; padding: 1.0625rem 0px; position: relative;"><div id="google_ads_iframe_3865/ddm.thesprucepets.com/tier1/listsc/cats_18__container__" style="border: 0pt none; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 1.5rem; text-align: left;">Cats Love Their Humans</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 1.0625rem; letter-spacing: -0.00625rem;">Although cats are often depicted as solitary animals, they need love, attention, and companionship—and love to get it from their humans. The </span><a data-component="link" data-ordinal="1" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" href="https://www.thesprucepets.com/how-cats-show-love-553978" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #00727a; font-size: 1.0625rem; letter-spacing: -0.00625rem; text-decoration-color: rgb(0, 114, 122); text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-thickness: 0.0625rem; text-underline-position: under;">ways cats say "I love you"</a><span style="color: #222222; font-size: 1.0625rem; letter-spacing: -0.00625rem;"> are just a little bit different than we humans.</span></div><div class="comp article__content structured-list-content div mntl-block" data-contain-tooltips="true" id="structured-list-content_1-0" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Libre Baskerville", Verdana, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 17px; letter-spacing: -0.1px;"><br /></span></span><div class="comp sc-list__item-content div mntl-block" id="sc-list__item-content_2-0-7" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px auto; max-width: 41rem; padding: 0px; position: relative; text-align: center; width: 656px;"><div class="comp text-passage sc-list-item mntl-sc-list-item mntl-sc-page mntl-block" data-list-index="8" id="sc-list-item_2-0-7" style="box-sizing: border-box; clear: none; color: #222222; flex-wrap: wrap; flex: 1 1 0px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 0px 3.5rem; overflow: visible; padding: 0px 0px 1rem;"><p class="comp text-passage u-how-to-title-align mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0-35" style="box-sizing: border-box; counter-reset: section 0; font-family: "Libre Baskerville", Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.00625rem; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 600px;">Some signs your cat loves you include purring, bunting (or putting her head on you), sleeping on or near you, meowing, licking, and even sticking her <a data-component="link" data-ordinal="1" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" href="https://www.thesprucepets.com/cat-butt-presentation-553910" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #00727a; text-decoration-color: rgb(0, 114, 122); text-decoration-style: solid; text-decoration-thickness: 0.0625rem; text-underline-position: under;">butt</a> in your face. Yes, really.</p><p class="comp text-passage u-how-to-title-align mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0-35" style="box-sizing: border-box; counter-reset: section 0; font-family: "Libre Baskerville", Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: -0.00625rem; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 600px;"><br /></p><p class="comp text-passage u-how-to-title-align mntl-sc-block lifestyle-sc-block-html mntl-sc-block-html" id="mntl-sc-block_3-0-35" style="box-sizing: border-box; counter-reset: section 0; letter-spacing: -0.00625rem; line-height: 1.65; margin: 0px 0px 1rem; padding: 0px; text-align: left; width: 600px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now, have a great day!</span></p></div></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEij82bLqpuQ6qhliIHxHnM-3nSN9gPH7R02WiNu0xLgNgQpHwHiay_Gvx27JtSebkw_NNQ3-OYRvpvbm755pfrhNuU7hwCxzYtBfxCUxI8bIOOQ_6Ftfq94uJfcwcMKeI8c5B-wQhk3d08r8KZoUYouEzSp_cxVLdjmlg4BsAbddsBBbTRyQ6MpeX7wcQ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="818" data-original-width="828" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEij82bLqpuQ6qhliIHxHnM-3nSN9gPH7R02WiNu0xLgNgQpHwHiay_Gvx27JtSebkw_NNQ3-OYRvpvbm755pfrhNuU7hwCxzYtBfxCUxI8bIOOQ_6Ftfq94uJfcwcMKeI8c5B-wQhk3d08r8KZoUYouEzSp_cxVLdjmlg4BsAbddsBBbTRyQ6MpeX7wcQ" width="243" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Janinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418387692646783553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603723189041366390.post-91020405907075585672022-12-08T15:49:00.001-05:002022-12-08T15:49:19.283-05:00All Creatures Great and Small!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNJiyy6fUqN4i4Hiuvd2KzeJRpGkuqAZPBbF8r-jlYNnfVkoObDPFZwztKZHf-KkRoUyo0FhCgdANQb4Ayym64CtfpWikC43labqAn_8TEUXCHS3Nwa8aotxB5rRaQVsFuMZ_3_rA-t9-Vq5Rb0crum6bcUXCLVQOaT7LN9VO4Rxxm4pJTg2mVlcjaQ/s1024/Alligator.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjNJiyy6fUqN4i4Hiuvd2KzeJRpGkuqAZPBbF8r-jlYNnfVkoObDPFZwztKZHf-KkRoUyo0FhCgdANQb4Ayym64CtfpWikC43labqAn_8TEUXCHS3Nwa8aotxB5rRaQVsFuMZ_3_rA-t9-Vq5Rb0crum6bcUXCLVQOaT7LN9VO4Rxxm4pJTg2mVlcjaQ/s320/Alligator.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The pic above was taken by my cousin in Florida, where she encountered this creature on the golf course yesterday. Searching for balls....</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Crazy past month. To
begin with, I had some bad news finding out that two of my paid helpers can’t
help me. That left me with one. And that one is an artist and she travels for
shows a lot and can’t always help me during the week. Thank God there is dependable Sheryl who has
been helping me EVERY <u>weekend</u> for TEN years, for which I am so grateful
for. As guilty as I feel sometimes, she
has told me that I don’t have to pay her – we are friends. One of the girls broke her ankle, and the other
had knee surgery. So it was a scramble
to find someone. All I could think about
was… is that it? Is this the end? Will these cats suffer and die out there without
me not feeding them? Of course, they
would, so I was DESPERATE. I put out another plea on Facebook but after knowing
what the ‘job’ would entail, no one really wants to get up and go out at 5
am. But then I got a message from sweet
Christina, and her girlfriend Lindsey, who happen to live right near me, and
have adopted four kitties from me, and she offered to help through thick and
thin. I felt like a huge weight was
lifted from my shoulder. There is also
another kind man who lives near me named Harold who I am hoping to be a backup
if no one else can.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This is proving to be an arduous undertaking – I have
people that don’t know exactly what I do and see out there – that tell me that
I need to just stop doing it. But how
can I? Anyone that has gone out with me
knows the deal, and how it would literally be a death sentence for so many
cats. <o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrE4DDteoN4D9a3Gp_eydHUW9bDjIGQxBVXMRVJFjYQzHDLIbfcvvAN6t21GpfIWlmw_g45SO_MNNEd8XdR-dHKJprBF_jfZHG-Xty8tV6EAf27m7Wb6c2KpzCrtsrwsm-Mm2X172usXimKTPvjjuXR-NqtQY_VCnIShOHKjuS5ugYWNn3oAVnra12kA/s1600/Oatmeal2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrE4DDteoN4D9a3Gp_eydHUW9bDjIGQxBVXMRVJFjYQzHDLIbfcvvAN6t21GpfIWlmw_g45SO_MNNEd8XdR-dHKJprBF_jfZHG-Xty8tV6EAf27m7Wb6c2KpzCrtsrwsm-Mm2X172usXimKTPvjjuXR-NqtQY_VCnIShOHKjuS5ugYWNn3oAVnra12kA/s320/Oatmeal2.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal">On to better updates………………
So out of the four foster black and white kittens I’ve been fostering,
Oatmeal has been unofficially adopted (it's never final until spay/neuter
day) and has been renamed Stanley (my father’s name!). He is the kitten that was found under the
engine of a car in a parking lot at Wegmans (make sure you pound on your hood
before driving!). Graham has been
unofficially adopted and will go to his new home this weekend. I sure will miss that little one. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVG9pVc23abiaQwXJgpHCiTr0PLXfMVzJtkQ6sRCOuJco0XzcgaJj2_8p3iSZ8Nz53IHFIor7WzxtEMwxWMzDHQNvs5A2K_rGaDoqCqrAg4y7OWqGukD3MJIuu78kLmxyODUjStjTS7gZDZEBfC6qopCfjDN7j6GLMM0uU5XOJMlr5JUW_FXK5kD5wsA/s3584/graham2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3584" data-original-width="1989" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVG9pVc23abiaQwXJgpHCiTr0PLXfMVzJtkQ6sRCOuJco0XzcgaJj2_8p3iSZ8Nz53IHFIor7WzxtEMwxWMzDHQNvs5A2K_rGaDoqCqrAg4y7OWqGukD3MJIuu78kLmxyODUjStjTS7gZDZEBfC6qopCfjDN7j6GLMM0uU5XOJMlr5JUW_FXK5kD5wsA/s320/graham2.jpg" width="178" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWaNws_uMGpsYIwth6gl38JeeRSUeOhlzxXIO8YOabMS_N-YeNQI4goa7O-GX6U_eab7vWz8cS7ge05DDxg4GkQ6oViQWFulPYlsu2eLKaXk3NCTZ63mhgj0fLI_upCWRmZmmqdDN_MsQFgozpdTt3cd_EJKvdMHrVhQ2D4KIt8mJqrxeVDyZFVzdB3w/s4656/oreo2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4656" data-original-width="2328" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWaNws_uMGpsYIwth6gl38JeeRSUeOhlzxXIO8YOabMS_N-YeNQI4goa7O-GX6U_eab7vWz8cS7ge05DDxg4GkQ6oViQWFulPYlsu2eLKaXk3NCTZ63mhgj0fLI_upCWRmZmmqdDN_MsQFgozpdTt3cd_EJKvdMHrVhQ2D4KIt8mJqrxeVDyZFVzdB3w/s320/oreo2.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">So we have Chip and Oreo left, which I am hoping will be
adopted together. These cookie kitties
had to go to the vet last week because of upper respiratory in each of
them. That was $300+ to see them all for
exams, and treatment. This cost is not
charged to adopters. We rescuers lose
money, at least I do.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hazel was adopted this past weekend. I realize now that their vet costs are more than the adoption fee I charge. Hazel had an umbilical hernia, and her total was $187 for removal and spay. I charge $150 per cat, male or female, kitten or adult. I have to rethink this. For this transaction, I lost nearly $40. That’s a lot. That is almost two days of wet food for over 100 cats. That is 2.5 bags of 16-lb dry food. Murphy and Lainey were adopted out a month or so ago. Murphy cost me $167 at the vet. I give breaks to people if they take two cats, so I lost out on this also. But they are good kitties and good people, so I can’t really compare – the cost of rescuing and placing them in good homes is priceless. Again, though, I have to rethink this. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There are at least five cats right now on the streets I am
focusing on for rescue, but cannot do until I have a foster. They are just the sweetest little
things. One fluffy Maine Coon looking
cat is on my first spot at Melville, he actually gets in the truck and sits on
my lap. In the 2<sup>nd</sup> Melville spot
there is a young brown tabby that runs to the truck crying. On Garson, there is a beautiful shorthaired
grey cat that is very sweet, and on Parsells, there is a brown and white tabby
that runs crying when I pull up that winds his legs around you to be
petted. Sometimes, that is all he wants
to do. On Central and Fourth, there are
several former TNRs that now have no fear of humans and would love to be rescued. Its so hard. <o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OI83OlLTnZtHTBYj1cR43HG0SGo7kwTwyLEtbZ_xHNmnpIFCH6eGnhIXbDNJRmd6KNOtHVmdcR1dxCuA3LvJk_CwtloGErkBi72bpfWGrHeCFGRnprbxNLYgqtHTYnmADFviZgCfBf7M0hFNvV5iBtO1pvvgCxtPJIc1KFTsNsCA7JwUxhcB9ys_9w/s4656/Mama%20kitty%20Bay%20Street.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2328" data-original-width="4656" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OI83OlLTnZtHTBYj1cR43HG0SGo7kwTwyLEtbZ_xHNmnpIFCH6eGnhIXbDNJRmd6KNOtHVmdcR1dxCuA3LvJk_CwtloGErkBi72bpfWGrHeCFGRnprbxNLYgqtHTYnmADFviZgCfBf7M0hFNvV5iBtO1pvvgCxtPJIc1KFTsNsCA7JwUxhcB9ys_9w/s320/Mama%20kitty%20Bay%20Street.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8qlnVF4m0whpwSjUgv_ZxzQ8MVy6fpHrFmsIpmkwTE-aK4YP2FM6aanZ37p0pT8lUrpE6J05InCKyDZJzyVqc4REuuU6iRVPS0JXk4q7RjXizmfWQ1cBPYGxeEiT4qiWz7ZiQLQ36s1drsvND_o4iy04jlN3ByiYi0WbrqDxhUao77vPlwU9k5lqvg/s2328/Parsells.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1164" data-original-width="2328" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8qlnVF4m0whpwSjUgv_ZxzQ8MVy6fpHrFmsIpmkwTE-aK4YP2FM6aanZ37p0pT8lUrpE6J05InCKyDZJzyVqc4REuuU6iRVPS0JXk4q7RjXizmfWQ1cBPYGxeEiT4qiWz7ZiQLQ36s1drsvND_o4iy04jlN3ByiYi0WbrqDxhUao77vPlwU9k5lqvg/s320/Parsells.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZf7qUIGdsFrngHMvqu0_0IbzJHFoJNHOsDlKa-nUgWuvIKYDhc-muoVLU-ovPt7rZllhlgRZNQVM_aTfznwXZAv99TecIue8AJwa4ZZrfiDsY9uugdP1vvTvuGLBPS_HanIURC1Ng0eP0loDsrSQcHGdR65kPWeLKhEDDKW7AnF2-AJQSNSIxJ4hv9g/s1547/Pennsylvania%20kitties%2012.2.2022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="827" data-original-width="1547" height="171" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZf7qUIGdsFrngHMvqu0_0IbzJHFoJNHOsDlKa-nUgWuvIKYDhc-muoVLU-ovPt7rZllhlgRZNQVM_aTfznwXZAv99TecIue8AJwa4ZZrfiDsY9uugdP1vvTvuGLBPS_HanIURC1Ng0eP0loDsrSQcHGdR65kPWeLKhEDDKW7AnF2-AJQSNSIxJ4hv9g/s320/Pennsylvania%20kitties%2012.2.2022.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal">Please spread the word that all it takes is a spare room with
a window. All the cat needs is a litter
box, water, food and a little love. I
will do the rest! There are people out
there looking for an adult or young adult cat, and I will find them! You are literally saving a life when you
foster.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On a final note, thank you to all that made donations this
past Giving Tuesday! What a difference
a few dollars make – a huge relief knowing I can keep feeding these cats. And getting them medical attention when
necessary, and rescuing them! Here is my
count for 2022: 43. This is my lowest in
years. I usually average 80-90 for the past
15 years at least. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">And thank you to those who have stopped by and dropped off
food and other donations,and those that have had delivered to my home. Your
generosity to help these cats will have you in kitty heaven in no time. Then again, maybe you don’t want to go to
kitty heaven like I do not want to do.
I’ve seen enough cats to last a lifetime! I give the ones I’ve had in this life all the
love and attention they need until they go to their mothership and get all the
catnip, mice, and treats that they can consume and roll around in! I need a break! <span face=""Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif" style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Have a great day!<o:p></o:p></p>Janinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418387692646783553noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603723189041366390.post-23734757560216999762022-11-15T15:26:00.012-05:002022-11-15T15:32:22.679-05:00Dark Side of the Moon<p>Isn’t that an album title for Pink Floyd? Love it. Last week, at about 5 in the morning, I was out
and looked to the sky and remembered hearing the day before that there was to
be an eclipse. Well…. How cool was that? I took a picture, but obviously, with the
moon being a trillion gazillion miles away, it looked like a little glowing dot
in the picture. But I thought to myself,
how many people miss this kind of stuff?
I probably would have missed it if it weren’t for feeling guilty and
obliged to go out and feed a hundred cats every other day. And a handful every single day. They say sleep is for the dead. Stay awake and live now. Plenty of time to do that the other way.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCsuhKMg_22UQKvZRLYzZ61ziRu2zlALYSMCeyT7jhXBSRKmKJs0bFC2jEu4dVi7561wtkyl3L1NcAkQgxjeDlcFgNJIOKCqXIMXmrQ8Ip6vngzbSYfarhPvzmgYcjrcWRMrU-o2zkd51jctDT9j8CWmxj9ouN79uy9QADlD7xe2WjH4xkHzCydGA7pQ/s965/Solar%20Eclipse%202022.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="965" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCsuhKMg_22UQKvZRLYzZ61ziRu2zlALYSMCeyT7jhXBSRKmKJs0bFC2jEu4dVi7561wtkyl3L1NcAkQgxjeDlcFgNJIOKCqXIMXmrQ8Ip6vngzbSYfarhPvzmgYcjrcWRMrU-o2zkd51jctDT9j8CWmxj9ouN79uy9QADlD7xe2WjH4xkHzCydGA7pQ/s320/Solar%20Eclipse%202022.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">Let’s see, so last week, I was feeding on 7<sup>th</sup>
Street, and along comes this little itty bitty kitty – actually an older kitten –
maybe around 7 months? It was 5 am. and
she rolled over on the ground. I picked her
up and noticed a lump on her belly.
There was no way I was going to leave this kitten in this neighborhood
outside and run into the street, with a suspected hernia, and a big one at
that. So I scooped her up, and she
joined the rest of the clan of kittens I am fostering, Graham, Chip, and
Oreo. Yesterday I brought her to the clinic where they confirmed
it was in fact a hernia, and that they would get her in ASAP. </p><p class="MsoNormal">Meet Hazel:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjkl0KoTHOFyW2zk4irObGn36pLVuwTKeDGw8Q579_6G8F7pEPeI4PQvBsOB1zKkyGpARIxVWz49b_1geMmQ2SnyoAehw-cGuchuebpxKYTzQVbFTa8AXUIFeM4-6-4fjUbFL1BeR7x4wUfjCcIBSgenA8NdVFRAB1RajHlkPHkMxXP-VEP5eq0AVhQ/s4656/Hazel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2328" data-original-width="4656" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjkl0KoTHOFyW2zk4irObGn36pLVuwTKeDGw8Q579_6G8F7pEPeI4PQvBsOB1zKkyGpARIxVWz49b_1geMmQ2SnyoAehw-cGuchuebpxKYTzQVbFTa8AXUIFeM4-6-4fjUbFL1BeR7x4wUfjCcIBSgenA8NdVFRAB1RajHlkPHkMxXP-VEP5eq0AVhQ/s320/Hazel.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal">Oatmeal was adopted, along with Rosemary, Basil, Nutmeg,
Pepper, and Sage. The Spice kittens were
from Momma Cinnamon, who has also been adopted.
Oatmeal came from Wegmans in Irondequoit, where a call was placed to the
police because shoppers in the parking lot heard meowing under a car engine. Apparently, someone drove to Wegmans to shop, not realizing the kitten was under the hood. So my police friend called me and of course,
how could I say no. Could you?</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Oatmeal:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7cBWg_3Fp2UbOmXV8sms8hQvueDO1sVVv9kY4ikGgrR51aCE8RN2uxH-IBaHBLLxuYwc3ddtuUQCvf_0j4KRCuRelwS5_gVyKbll74zFq5e2uBb1EA8MRFDxJu1ugbzaqwvB1iCGYC9--J0u7zEiMGL2C5LeDtLf2maZU_rpOd9IAUMzI75ZNItiMw/s1704/Oatmeal.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1704" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq7cBWg_3Fp2UbOmXV8sms8hQvueDO1sVVv9kY4ikGgrR51aCE8RN2uxH-IBaHBLLxuYwc3ddtuUQCvf_0j4KRCuRelwS5_gVyKbll74zFq5e2uBb1EA8MRFDxJu1ugbzaqwvB1iCGYC9--J0u7zEiMGL2C5LeDtLf2maZU_rpOd9IAUMzI75ZNItiMw/s320/Oatmeal.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><b><div><b><br /></b></div>And some of the Spice Girls:</b><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUBziuqxEitbcka20t76j66-q-2BhGkKEmXAoG2mZuRYAh6NMFEbSS6Ab-Y9a2tBpEn7NSsqvnOO-27dbEB90GLxbOxpv-cYW02kEeo8TA_t0oGVrDr_pie4KPue5frg8c8Kvmqq96Gx-7kLcB5GLajWvin2vJh09SnbPAzDmBZD3cmf7gCDH4zh4aw/s640/Basil.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGUBziuqxEitbcka20t76j66-q-2BhGkKEmXAoG2mZuRYAh6NMFEbSS6Ab-Y9a2tBpEn7NSsqvnOO-27dbEB90GLxbOxpv-cYW02kEeo8TA_t0oGVrDr_pie4KPue5frg8c8Kvmqq96Gx-7kLcB5GLajWvin2vJh09SnbPAzDmBZD3cmf7gCDH4zh4aw/s320/Basil.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimGd8F96WWkwPWmrfJgMTqELq6_nBYtrcsUTzBLFAwVP06Mp3ONt9ilWzz4OxwW0PZtj1i09GqW_WVh8FAIeb2545QVML22Xp5UVp8wR-fD42BktFbj8Fp4uhsv5vxuE2v0qH0P3Hvg3yktikHefzaPuzRGt-Ad6apwKFdC6NTg3qjRBLOMzQOezqMgg/s480/Nutmeg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="480" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimGd8F96WWkwPWmrfJgMTqELq6_nBYtrcsUTzBLFAwVP06Mp3ONt9ilWzz4OxwW0PZtj1i09GqW_WVh8FAIeb2545QVML22Xp5UVp8wR-fD42BktFbj8Fp4uhsv5vxuE2v0qH0P3Hvg3yktikHefzaPuzRGt-Ad6apwKFdC6NTg3qjRBLOMzQOezqMgg/s320/Nutmeg.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIJeI8QWSidJjVhwwGEV-FLaTckVH5hk0Yae5Pmf89iu08BgSCl3pyqkCxa7psCS_jSt2VgbMIYrqlKcH8OeA9Jj2Kd8dyYLRzzUak1_Cz9-X8s9CiCk0Nx2CE31F0bD0pgqKXVHX52uYa6irykMHsm7ZQHsl5Dsc_ngSX_puJ7H3NiUlDQ7YDAz1Lrg/s640/Rosemary.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="438" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIJeI8QWSidJjVhwwGEV-FLaTckVH5hk0Yae5Pmf89iu08BgSCl3pyqkCxa7psCS_jSt2VgbMIYrqlKcH8OeA9Jj2Kd8dyYLRzzUak1_Cz9-X8s9CiCk0Nx2CE31F0bD0pgqKXVHX52uYa6irykMHsm7ZQHsl5Dsc_ngSX_puJ7H3NiUlDQ7YDAz1Lrg/s320/Rosemary.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><br /><o:p><b>And of course, Purrrrrl - so beautiful, so shy, but will make someone SO happy:</b></o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-92dW1fJKDXAAeP6Tp6Hv_BbwIaJkBbfo3-mfY9D6nC2Mm5XL08q-ECTutUIlFHRqif3DholKRRoHO214u3V8QyhA13ulDi8Rz-A9vmWjp-tlBvOix24ipyKA8PHd69bdN66HdYMh1MjPTWOH5xIYKtywGsI_bYxk8dKGhaRpmGMgbiPsjA1WbP4hw/s1381/Pearl%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsgfD2F21cpPcVaECVHFK8hjEs--vGLlyu6VVn1fs3Oaq7Kr8WVg1qxMBqZJGK_zJrQLDWcV2BG2_58NcwoP-FEF8Gy6zBzUEVRBVjeSVYzHEXfC0r4liZr-WQu9_1kjJ3Q_7YbVrob0UlRcZrdD1VIWVwPah4uL852G677HX_yfvzCjBo00GmXTjlA/s1109/Pearl%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsgfD2F21cpPcVaECVHFK8hjEs--vGLlyu6VVn1fs3Oaq7Kr8WVg1qxMBqZJGK_zJrQLDWcV2BG2_58NcwoP-FEF8Gy6zBzUEVRBVjeSVYzHEXfC0r4liZr-WQu9_1kjJ3Q_7YbVrob0UlRcZrdD1VIWVwPah4uL852G677HX_yfvzCjBo00GmXTjlA/s320/Pearl%202.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal">I am not sure if I mentioned this in my last post, but on
Garson Avenue, near Chamberlain, at my shelter, Sheryl found a baby kitten
there. And here I thought we got all the
cats there spayed and neutered. Someone
new always comes along. She brought him
to me and it was clear that there was something wrong. We placed him in the carrier and went on the
rest of our route. Once home, I drove
directly to the Animal Hospital in Pittsford.
They asked me to leave him there and the doctor would call me when she
could take a look. I named him Baby Gee (grom Garson Avenue). It was obvious, the
arm was broken in several places, and the back legs weren’t working, and we don’t
exactly know what happened, but when the doctor called me, the kitten also had blisters
inside his mouth (blister is not the word….).
He had obvious neurological damage and was in very critical shape. We discussed and made the decision to
euthanize. The doctor also reminded me of
all the other cats I could save and rescue without spending – literally $1000s
of dollars to diagnose, and treat. And
he was such a little guy. He was in so
much pain. It's always crushing to me
when I have to make this decision, but I don’t make it hasty. I have to think of my small rescue, and what
I can actually do to keep it going.
Money.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYelq4-ed2LqaivCD4u0QPwf1DDOzAGpmIXQDfLbQGOKG4AqcnqgDCSpVFI4bY4rqS__x2yKaSHNadgOMCmiXp99OGJk-f6ocdQ3aaidK8XGZ0_avJ4ztinSNltxlikm5FatGgJOAx7FRYi4Qr2vjYtJrXWvduf_XYLVIQocby-6CpI5fgl04cZf81Bw/s4656/Baby%20Gee%20from%20Garson.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2328" data-original-width="4656" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYelq4-ed2LqaivCD4u0QPwf1DDOzAGpmIXQDfLbQGOKG4AqcnqgDCSpVFI4bY4rqS__x2yKaSHNadgOMCmiXp99OGJk-f6ocdQ3aaidK8XGZ0_avJ4ztinSNltxlikm5FatGgJOAx7FRYi4Qr2vjYtJrXWvduf_XYLVIQocby-6CpI5fgl04cZf81Bw/s320/Baby%20Gee%20from%20Garson.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal">On Sunday I drove to Hilton to bring a few bags of critter bedding that someone donated - and I wanted out of my car! - and brought to a wildlife rehabber, here are some of the critters I met!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk79t6Hg27NMXEpo6efosSXq9JLhD3Cz3ci4O5gnuxZn97Z33PNIIQP3_TNpeCRUXTAd0t8VvAlT-U3qDMoS4WXVF2gb5n4foaWg-1ErraCY3gTnQaqxqkNFLDv1svEOPNLTIpkIIjpIGpeaJx0Xyjs_p5FKKOLuw4vxAXi1CACLXsy7KjmfJjZR2Xyw/s2901/opposum.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2328" data-original-width="2901" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk79t6Hg27NMXEpo6efosSXq9JLhD3Cz3ci4O5gnuxZn97Z33PNIIQP3_TNpeCRUXTAd0t8VvAlT-U3qDMoS4WXVF2gb5n4foaWg-1ErraCY3gTnQaqxqkNFLDv1svEOPNLTIpkIIjpIGpeaJx0Xyjs_p5FKKOLuw4vxAXi1CACLXsy7KjmfJjZR2Xyw/s320/opposum.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHB-VQcC02TBqzEITV-Ne0weqJkQPsJAXwS3K-WUM65Zjh2bvhvLCQUzuQ9l4Oq6T7KwVOq7LbUQDEEQcgvSrzKBz7F0VjnxVxQVXvmecRFKFbdbHu-Budrl8GZlsJV1PkMuyO6nYu0sxzc7MCyh5itQ8bvaXkaUMwodZiAO2Y8Clhvraw2KdoEOqRA/s4656/owl.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4656" data-original-width="2328" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHB-VQcC02TBqzEITV-Ne0weqJkQPsJAXwS3K-WUM65Zjh2bvhvLCQUzuQ9l4Oq6T7KwVOq7LbUQDEEQcgvSrzKBz7F0VjnxVxQVXvmecRFKFbdbHu-Budrl8GZlsJV1PkMuyO6nYu0sxzc7MCyh5itQ8bvaXkaUMwodZiAO2Y8Clhvraw2KdoEOqRA/s320/owl.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBS89FMwwvqYzNbGf7KXSlq6QDFFEQH_9bWRkmfwcUljroNLdJXD59-9Vg7jrLlM9z0BkGdAvgV2T2e6RRh_jspKpf0x4ZgAPOMtyZ0NiSlJm14SSzXbRukI-vXQxbABOfJhY5-ulssgipIgvTSIdbxJYgqMIKuhYenY-G4KPhmeFjfTkzOtLktwqOjw/s4656/wild%20turkey.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2328" data-original-width="4656" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBS89FMwwvqYzNbGf7KXSlq6QDFFEQH_9bWRkmfwcUljroNLdJXD59-9Vg7jrLlM9z0BkGdAvgV2T2e6RRh_jspKpf0x4ZgAPOMtyZ0NiSlJm14SSzXbRukI-vXQxbABOfJhY5-ulssgipIgvTSIdbxJYgqMIKuhYenY-G4KPhmeFjfTkzOtLktwqOjw/s320/wild%20turkey.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal">Finally, just to put it out there, I work for United Way,
and a year ago I was told that it is a conflict for me to participate in the ROC The
Day while I am employed by them. <span style="background: white;">ROC the Day is a
24-hour, online giving extravaganza powered by United Way of Greater Rochester
and the Finger Lakes that takes place annually on the Tuesday after
Thanksgiving, also known as Giving Tuesday. Roc the Day gives people in our
community an opportunity to support all of the not-for-profit organizations
doing great work Rochester area. This year, Roc the
Day will take place on November 29 from midnight to 11:59 pm.</span> So I will reach out via Facebook, and this
blog, asking for help to support me through the coming months. I am happy to send you a tax receipt for your
donation. I cannot continue to do this
without your support.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I thank you and wish you a great day! 💓<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Janinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418387692646783553noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603723189041366390.post-85629003452284097182022-10-18T13:42:00.002-04:002022-10-18T13:42:33.317-04:00Frustration<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiso6gEhZ8IOHcY_9wrR03olYsYnepIpjOkXzYPFWB9mw6dg_ZLvAK7T7lAKEkHXYCN0fNZPerpiLXyF0So0SNbSyAm55uL6nM5sajR5dCFYcfNF40mwaTkjYDItYytV7v_SPQ8zvyJFiWggH9jy8wQFXj2zJQ1A7M5mAXC8pF78OPRehPT6KK88IQKPw/s612/halloween%20kitten.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="612" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiso6gEhZ8IOHcY_9wrR03olYsYnepIpjOkXzYPFWB9mw6dg_ZLvAK7T7lAKEkHXYCN0fNZPerpiLXyF0So0SNbSyAm55uL6nM5sajR5dCFYcfNF40mwaTkjYDItYytV7v_SPQ8zvyJFiWggH9jy8wQFXj2zJQ1A7M5mAXC8pF78OPRehPT6KK88IQKPw/s320/halloween%20kitten.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><p>Let me be clear. I am not in the business of rehoming cats. I am in the business of rescuing them from the streets. That's it. There are exceptions, but very few:</p><p>1.<span> Kittens (I can usually find a foster for them)</span></p><p><span>2.<span> Pregnant cats (they WILL be spayed) (if they are friendly, I can find a foster hopefully, otherwise, they go back to the street)</span></span></p><p>That's it, folks! I know a number of veterinarians are not giving out my number, along with other rescues, but that is not what I do, so please, don't add to my burden. We are all going through hard times, but if you HAVE a cat, you must never get RID of the cat. It's yours. It's like a child. You don't rehome a child.</p><p>Here is what I did this weekend. I happened to listen to one of many messages that I get on my phone. It was from a woman who lives in Geneva. She had to move out of her apartment due to the place being bought? renovated? Can't remember the reason, but she had to find a home for her cats. This woman sounded like she was in her 80s but she is really 51. She sounded like she has had a rough life. She said she has one cat 6 months old, Charlie (brown Tabby), and an adult cat Harley (red Tabby), who is a bit skittish. After talking to her, (and having a glass of wine in my system), she sent me pics and I posted them on Facebook and told her story. She had to bring them to Lollypop as I had no one to foster. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-HCTDfjrASdvXX1b6p1DAoO4mGfyMn8yH19kjj27ym7nJi6AKu31p6ESLIay-peHFo7oEPlDuo47Mcv6EndUFQeddw-PRgHan8zz6ohW7oivqpHOzbskvKtFrPd4snDTIHG8OfSx60BQ1MQ8mBxK3GyseCFXl1UsdCnzj2XMKhg14KnBH0gasd6BYA/s1560/Geneva%20Cat%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1168" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-HCTDfjrASdvXX1b6p1DAoO4mGfyMn8yH19kjj27ym7nJi6AKu31p6ESLIay-peHFo7oEPlDuo47Mcv6EndUFQeddw-PRgHan8zz6ohW7oivqpHOzbskvKtFrPd4snDTIHG8OfSx60BQ1MQ8mBxK3GyseCFXl1UsdCnzj2XMKhg14KnBH0gasd6BYA/s320/Geneva%20Cat%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzTG0M0RnzcveYxZ6YkKcV3hu7Qdydn_o7BW4mMjgFtRmM43lsKDPJ_r0XMbQpzFVUk91HEBuwTZowt03VRq5u1u5sxfSvIWPVISrYuzaXzDM8X6B8uKztGZvTCuYAUR6kHR0Rb5tghqYggSZwkOgV314ptyRVj82GX-sPVJ97_CfSKCbJjdiufeMXcw/s4160/Geneva%20Cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzTG0M0RnzcveYxZ6YkKcV3hu7Qdydn_o7BW4mMjgFtRmM43lsKDPJ_r0XMbQpzFVUk91HEBuwTZowt03VRq5u1u5sxfSvIWPVISrYuzaXzDM8X6B8uKztGZvTCuYAUR6kHR0Rb5tghqYggSZwkOgV314ptyRVj82GX-sPVJ97_CfSKCbJjdiufeMXcw/s320/Geneva%20Cat.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>Two of my former adopters stepped up, hating to see the cats go to a shelter where they might be euthanized due to overcrowding (and we need more kittens being born, right?). After making arrangements, one former adopter Blanca offered to pick up and deliver them to Kim at her horse farm, where she currently is fostering Pearl for me. She had two very nice rooms in front of her barn, and the two would go into one, right next to Pearl. What super kind people these ladies are. The kitties, after the initial trauma, seem to be doing better. I hope the woman in Geneva is doing half as good. She could not locate a place as of Sunday and had to be out by Monday. No family except a disabled sister with four cats of her own. Her water was already shut off. They extended her time over and over again. She was going to try to find a place where they would allow cats. I told her I would give her a week and reach back out. I have to get them adopted if she cannot find a place to allow cats. Very sad.</p><p>Here is Pearl at the horse barn. Such a beautiful girl and she really needs a home!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIwSXW0ZxesyNEVosEAHH6eGWwOV0g-aZ1Qfhh6-84M7gf43MhX9fDnMn3_oX-26_fXb6Z6RpuflBTHUy6yLonRAqEFQnmvsnOiqxhJrBj9iBdGFKbxXLUtvAAWJA0f0ZiJ7tZCtgJDUKwDUiXFaXwHCmSWSTsK5Xc0_kO9nc09gZ6trRcGBj9f593Q/s1381/Pearl%201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1381" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIwSXW0ZxesyNEVosEAHH6eGWwOV0g-aZ1Qfhh6-84M7gf43MhX9fDnMn3_oX-26_fXb6Z6RpuflBTHUy6yLonRAqEFQnmvsnOiqxhJrBj9iBdGFKbxXLUtvAAWJA0f0ZiJ7tZCtgJDUKwDUiXFaXwHCmSWSTsK5Xc0_kO9nc09gZ6trRcGBj9f593Q/s320/Pearl%201.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRyCMdvb27jTVH8-wzv_l5eN8WRt1WDoUKJrH9Z-d4lAhKa2PsKKjMX9ULu49g1GeHT6pJgf9OmZmJvFhqeaxZO7PNAzMXFxbVOdUyk-Abeeu9JVVe7PpvQdHcieDs1EkoIuuHr3Lw7nOVoVpQPP-vHwgwJJ0Y9Tnmo8ln9giMrSswRyY4Uns3a40Pig/s1109/Pearl%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1109" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRyCMdvb27jTVH8-wzv_l5eN8WRt1WDoUKJrH9Z-d4lAhKa2PsKKjMX9ULu49g1GeHT6pJgf9OmZmJvFhqeaxZO7PNAzMXFxbVOdUyk-Abeeu9JVVe7PpvQdHcieDs1EkoIuuHr3Lw7nOVoVpQPP-vHwgwJJ0Y9Tnmo8ln9giMrSswRyY4Uns3a40Pig/s320/Pearl%202.jpg" width="312" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUoTBn2fATvkbnrOK-0-y0-DPQ-LhCFawa8oKScqYgtZ59sc70RSFGK8baaY1YkDZVTtScM9IDJhDovNj0ojEcFxZ74WHXL-XAmVhqTJ9dP9qVvItDLhSHsxx6vGgPMTqnALYnUq6ooiRQtB8_VQ-LAkBhuc9toho3obYFXjuLChJt6WfaETcW4STWw/s1920/Pearl%203.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnUoTBn2fATvkbnrOK-0-y0-DPQ-LhCFawa8oKScqYgtZ59sc70RSFGK8baaY1YkDZVTtScM9IDJhDovNj0ojEcFxZ74WHXL-XAmVhqTJ9dP9qVvItDLhSHsxx6vGgPMTqnALYnUq6ooiRQtB8_VQ-LAkBhuc9toho3obYFXjuLChJt6WfaETcW4STWw/s320/Pearl%203.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Mattress kitty, on Second Street, was rescued after an elderly woman mentioned to her niece, an old friend of mine, that she wanted an adult female cat. Who better than Mattress Kitty. I delivered her from the street that very morning. Now, this woman is wondering if Mattress Kitty is pregnant, so I will be driving over to Marsh Road to see if this is true. Grrrrr.</p><p>Thats enough of my bitching for the day. 😊</p><p>Have a good one! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalU_gN3h8ek7UhcxF9NAvxNiqXZst90vpl8AYCeG5aaivz8ZLc_ixG4MBtT-_rrIxn67Qtk0jOdLpTVog30xSNgKKiBfE9Oby3aHIMW5Oag9oGwh4s5EdFcRBVobrfUpICCOWGcKqvPiVct3yhNJNC355dpI07B8YRVlFKaKKUav8pGat9fv3wGyYcA/s300/frustration.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalU_gN3h8ek7UhcxF9NAvxNiqXZst90vpl8AYCeG5aaivz8ZLc_ixG4MBtT-_rrIxn67Qtk0jOdLpTVog30xSNgKKiBfE9Oby3aHIMW5Oag9oGwh4s5EdFcRBVobrfUpICCOWGcKqvPiVct3yhNJNC355dpI07B8YRVlFKaKKUav8pGat9fv3wGyYcA/s1600/frustration.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Janinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418387692646783553noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603723189041366390.post-59286938714424828792022-10-13T14:19:00.007-04:002022-10-13T14:19:46.603-04:00Kittens, Kittens and More Kittens!<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOsrlosATftYkbjNb4sZX02kCn_ge6YERI6gVV00QJq2oV0_ZjcH25tAN61THrwB0TfB7zydDQ9ykaiW3kCs6kaS3D9YE9ne4OUc2mMbbGpTAFQUFKiUf5AjK08uCDRKiNln9GoAFTXr1M-otQ8Eo1YGPZSZQko951-ocGyCZflUMsVMrp5Hx86khYJA/s1704/Oatmeal.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1704" data-original-width="1280" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOsrlosATftYkbjNb4sZX02kCn_ge6YERI6gVV00QJq2oV0_ZjcH25tAN61THrwB0TfB7zydDQ9ykaiW3kCs6kaS3D9YE9ne4OUc2mMbbGpTAFQUFKiUf5AjK08uCDRKiNln9GoAFTXr1M-otQ8Eo1YGPZSZQko951-ocGyCZflUMsVMrp5Hx86khYJA/s320/Oatmeal.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p>And another. So this past Monday, I received a call from a former adopter, an Irondequoit police officer, who told me she received a call from Wegmans employees where someone drove there to shop and had a kitten in the engine of their car. Passersby heard the cries of this little kitten. (above - and now named Oatmeal) They managed to get it out when my cop friend arrived and she called me because Animal Control was not responding. Well, needless to say, I already had THREE kittens that looked nearly identical. First was Oreo, who I posted in the last post, who was found in a rainstorm in a couple's driveway in Chili. Well, less than a week later, two more siblings were found in their backyard. All were brought to me, and shame on me, I have not gotten Chip and Graham's picture. Here again, is Oreo: <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzOsveN3qSLf_EXiNMKFLOqg-0LAt7Ooq2V9aeVtAs0-DkC8Nzk0pzWgkG0aww052x7VXNKiNpqmrnVYiiAgqB5a-qMyH8vSQmydXBT5zK6JtOOUpjTAok8HXHYBbAsJmqaHXSWKTMMBcI-gJ2ZeUcwiJnuF0535blmn6FvQt8_CCI1OopgHmO6km7w/s2048/Oreo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzOsveN3qSLf_EXiNMKFLOqg-0LAt7Ooq2V9aeVtAs0-DkC8Nzk0pzWgkG0aww052x7VXNKiNpqmrnVYiiAgqB5a-qMyH8vSQmydXBT5zK6JtOOUpjTAok8HXHYBbAsJmqaHXSWKTMMBcI-gJ2ZeUcwiJnuF0535blmn6FvQt8_CCI1OopgHmO6km7w/s320/Oreo.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Chip is nearly identical to Oreo, and Graham is identical except has a mostly black face. I promise to get some pics this week and post them next week. These kittens were all dehydrated, very thin, and scared. But they are playing now, and very lucky to be here! </p><p>Now everyone knows (or maybe they don't), I am not a huge fan of kittens. They are totally adorable, but they are messy. I am glad for adopters, but for me to foster them, is not what I love to do. They are just plain messy. But I have four right now and will need to deal with it.</p><p>We also have these three remaining - Rosemary, Basil, and Nutmeg. We are trying to adopt out in pairs, although obviously, one will have to go alone if they have another cat - which is OK.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4RJB2edagKgAsCshny4GHN6t4pD3HsRiC7XN7BQUoTnbKDENmdTP1HKATypODWtkhitFZIkKYpGqJ4o7IpQ192lLh0s_RG2zsiOIru4it6mSGuchBbQWRvAvk1irwn2kDoLrqeTwrDdlqP_X1OBPb1PERsJN-elZrP4APzib33qcLg05bFYz6S4pTA/s640/Basil.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE4RJB2edagKgAsCshny4GHN6t4pD3HsRiC7XN7BQUoTnbKDENmdTP1HKATypODWtkhitFZIkKYpGqJ4o7IpQ192lLh0s_RG2zsiOIru4it6mSGuchBbQWRvAvk1irwn2kDoLrqeTwrDdlqP_X1OBPb1PERsJN-elZrP4APzib33qcLg05bFYz6S4pTA/s320/Basil.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoUbyC9LJ-sjibiUC6rn1E5vxTmScVmAd53blnE3BsfswRJV4lNeCJ-3stt3Nvcapw3IeRdPmo9fosWX9LYPIHa_8zr765RIqxwD-3qANWg_iuXHe7AEfXEGTGsG0DEd0aDO9C4D5_YM5KcGaQtNc7b_u-LDZPeE_3Qp-4WdEZMMBV-nZ9hWDeEranUQ/s480/Nutmeg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="480" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoUbyC9LJ-sjibiUC6rn1E5vxTmScVmAd53blnE3BsfswRJV4lNeCJ-3stt3Nvcapw3IeRdPmo9fosWX9LYPIHa_8zr765RIqxwD-3qANWg_iuXHe7AEfXEGTGsG0DEd0aDO9C4D5_YM5KcGaQtNc7b_u-LDZPeE_3Qp-4WdEZMMBV-nZ9hWDeEranUQ/s320/Nutmeg.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL02Cyj-QGgYSgmdWJSwQyqFJ77CTaLR53adMmuatUjXhzZ6iYp68GE47QldM824-wYZYyWHqCv4-yT2IkeDA-pIhJ983Zm_fbFOGnYQKB1n7j0_JmA6DzHpGdB8Z8zVvGcvWCgrhDZLvTUyMhQ8i7EGuOsSKPaWRfVBVrU8UGvfa6wMIwuGhPYHXmLw/s640/Rosemary.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="438" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL02Cyj-QGgYSgmdWJSwQyqFJ77CTaLR53adMmuatUjXhzZ6iYp68GE47QldM824-wYZYyWHqCv4-yT2IkeDA-pIhJ983Zm_fbFOGnYQKB1n7j0_JmA6DzHpGdB8Z8zVvGcvWCgrhDZLvTUyMhQ8i7EGuOsSKPaWRfVBVrU8UGvfa6wMIwuGhPYHXmLw/s320/Rosemary.jpg" width="219" /></a></div><br /><p>Milo and Mika (Hank and Purcilla) who are being fostered by Kristin's mom have been adopted. They will be at their new home this Sunday! And Sage and Pepper, the siblings of the three above, will be going to their new home on Saturday. So happy!</p><p>I was contacted yesterday by a woman (I try not to answer unknown calls because it's always bad news), who needed to rehome her two cats. She lives in Geneva and needs to be out of her apartment by Monday. She herself has nowhere to go and said that most renters won't return her call, and now a few did but there is so much red tape she doesn't know what she will do until approved. I told her to move to Rochester because there are many places she could rent and have her cats too. But she said it wasn't possible. She didn't have a family except for a sister who is invalid and had four cats of her own. Sad. She told me her red tabby was shy and she would have to trap him. Her other is a sweet 6-month-old and she said is very loving and cuddly. She told me her only two options were that she would have to put them out on the street, or keep them in the apartment that will be fumigated and they will die. I just felt so bad. The only thing I could do is advise her to trap the red kitty and bring both to Lollipop. I know it's not ideal, but if she has NO other options, it's the most humane thing to do. Here are the pictures she sent me (Click on pics to see up close). If anyone is able to help them, please let me know.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDg2i6JigVxm7UnEsWOAt5topD7i-LvUFaMC6j0iK34rUMUK9QgJOshhQF_mGm1f8xFME2iCPgeep0DW-1sDybo0wufuiJ-7roZKLtjnyenBmiKeczKpWZLoDJGM_lSbS-kDIx62__nJM0KRagPjYCUNFE2Hze6t4l7FHIVxbeNQfbhO8cMKVuE6uRGQ/s1560/Geneva%20Cat%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1560" data-original-width="1168" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDg2i6JigVxm7UnEsWOAt5topD7i-LvUFaMC6j0iK34rUMUK9QgJOshhQF_mGm1f8xFME2iCPgeep0DW-1sDybo0wufuiJ-7roZKLtjnyenBmiKeczKpWZLoDJGM_lSbS-kDIx62__nJM0KRagPjYCUNFE2Hze6t4l7FHIVxbeNQfbhO8cMKVuE6uRGQ/s320/Geneva%20Cat%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOebpfqB5K297222pN5jmMxiuYUGFBepQrGIQE6mA4A-vXUByxCSYFAg8NIRAbLojgNUwUzecVaSPa8hH-iC6ESL7qO88E-Ci55GsvUFwSrZfBhpSumkmb8a1MvGj3JlPCwesX8BSXL4Abo_1unNpMeD-Rtg6k0qCD0rYvur5d8AUwRnVCIJEngzDgQ/s4160/Geneva%20Cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4160" data-original-width="3120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyOebpfqB5K297222pN5jmMxiuYUGFBepQrGIQE6mA4A-vXUByxCSYFAg8NIRAbLojgNUwUzecVaSPa8hH-iC6ESL7qO88E-Ci55GsvUFwSrZfBhpSumkmb8a1MvGj3JlPCwesX8BSXL4Abo_1unNpMeD-Rtg6k0qCD0rYvur5d8AUwRnVCIJEngzDgQ/s320/Geneva%20Cat.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p>In the meantime, there are SO many sweet cats on the streets I want to find homes for. I just NEED MORE FOSTERS! Please open up a room in your home. It won't take much effort. They just need food and water, and a little love. You are literally saving a life.</p><p>Have a great day.</p><p><br /></p>Janinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418387692646783553noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603723189041366390.post-40942923562795152312022-09-27T16:11:00.002-04:002022-09-27T16:11:19.730-04:00Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder!<p> <span style="font-size: 18pt;">This is a
long time coming.</span><span style="font-size: 18pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 18pt;">I have not written in close
to two months!</span><span style="font-size: 18pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 18pt;">That is a big change; I used to do this daily, on weekdays.</span><span style="font-size: 18pt;">
</span><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Every day…</span><span style="font-size: 18pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 18pt;">Since 2014.</span><span style="font-size: 18pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 18pt;">There was so much to write about, so many
changes happening in establishing what is now 19 locations where I have cat
shelters, (1 of those has no shelters – I feed those poor animals under a tree
because of the cruel man that lives in the house next to the vacant city lot).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">In two
months, we have rescued nearly 20 cats.
That includes 12 kittens (1 deceased), and 4? adults (rescuing one from
the street tomorrow – mattress kitty).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">This summer
I lost a ‘shelter’ home that housed five adult cats on the corner of 4<sup>th</sup>
Street and Central Park – a church parking lot.
Someone removed all five beautiful shelters that Sheryl had handcrafted
and made into homes for these cats. I am
just grateful it happened in the warmer months.
My friend Esther was able to speak to the people that live next door to
this parking lot where the shelters were, and they said we could place shelters
on the vacant lot in between. I pray
these stay put because these cats are in such need of a place to lay their head
this season.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">My needs are
shelters shelters shelters. This person
destroyed FIVE of my shelters. I have
managed to replace two of them. I need
tarps – camouflage and brown – these need to blend into the weeds. I need paper plates. The first stop on Parsells, where the man throws
out the food EVERY DAY – I place three plates every morning, and a bowl for
water. 3x365 is a lot of plates to go
through. I need canned food and dry
food. I am spending $100 every time I go
out, just in food. My donation pot is
dwindling. I can’t continue this
forever. Not to mention, I am now paying
people $40 each time for their help. No one
wants to do it for free. The few I have
to volunteer can’t do it every day – Esther and Sheryl. So now I am paying for help. That’s another $120 per week. I need
boards. 3x4 ft. boards that would act as
doors to the shelters. I’ve even had
people in the past take a large-sized Chewy box, wrap it in plastic, and I’ve
used those as boards very successfully.
They really do work!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I also have received on average an email or phone call a week with people asking me to help trap or take feral kittens or cats from their neighborhoods. I can't tell you how much my heart breaks either by not answering them, or calling them but telling them I can't help them (but offering to guide them). I am on some list that vets and lollypop are giving out to people. So sad.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;">I will
attach a few pictures of the kitties we have rescued over the past few months. All of them are adorable, and some still need a
home. Please consider foster and
adoption! And Spay Spay Spay! Neuter Neuter neuter!<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-OU3_yl8fe6dZRMRiW5NQ0dlti0uQ0IkP32GkB_WGq1k7GNONfhdKnUzT45EUrXe12vuj26t7kUrht6ga7MYqkzmZm_5FiZo25OOCmxSvnF05K2DvepX52kKmh-JI6Q2qOrrmEyrtiSu8x1dhJinsGY9-EhZ6EO6bk358519UAtksLhOCPwkY-_cbg/s640/-644727192969063259.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU-OU3_yl8fe6dZRMRiW5NQ0dlti0uQ0IkP32GkB_WGq1k7GNONfhdKnUzT45EUrXe12vuj26t7kUrht6ga7MYqkzmZm_5FiZo25OOCmxSvnF05K2DvepX52kKmh-JI6Q2qOrrmEyrtiSu8x1dhJinsGY9-EhZ6EO6bk358519UAtksLhOCPwkY-_cbg/s320/-644727192969063259.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3P9ZOiqzPbmZ6lvYWGscsMzRtqo_kWESVAziRzEEQ_blShRhBAkNqGVoSj1apGNsUMWLs8shdwFlIj5KhYH0vcTES_IEGcaJis-OyWE_2iuXKVXz3U6avHKqJovY_aLQJ4DrVI7xL4JYrvdmUGkfUdCWEuLcSyPX-h2RCPyTp6PCw84061c4mfPzr6A/s2048/-1380976175310848883.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18.0pt; line-height: 107%;"> </span></p>Janinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418387692646783553noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603723189041366390.post-59342213824435596272022-07-26T12:54:00.000-04:002022-07-26T12:54:20.376-04:00Scenes from the Hood<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGbiBARtWR1ukHxHK7tZlil3-3JQ3inq7vplRWm-pY9vFfDSE1uUYtYC3dHKosXYWfijUqMQaHlQsMKEMUlGvUWYuaz3wl1N8ttuZERE3xV2C2yQTXt75aifSNIS7cIoMQkmVz_8bEKV8FDTkjJmT85YPU0FeOcbxqwe5FV9UBqa8zRiZBOVVyUzkgg/s4656/Pink%20Sky.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4656" data-original-width="2328" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGGbiBARtWR1ukHxHK7tZlil3-3JQ3inq7vplRWm-pY9vFfDSE1uUYtYC3dHKosXYWfijUqMQaHlQsMKEMUlGvUWYuaz3wl1N8ttuZERE3xV2C2yQTXt75aifSNIS7cIoMQkmVz_8bEKV8FDTkjJmT85YPU0FeOcbxqwe5FV9UBqa8zRiZBOVVyUzkgg/s320/Pink%20Sky.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><br /> This is what most people miss in the early morning hours. Look at that sky. The bluest blue with the pinkest pink of clouds. Illuminated by the sun coming up. Most people are snug in their beds, but I get to see the most amazing moons, skies, trees backdropped by the sky... so many beautiful things, in some of the worst neighborhoods that there are. <p></p><p>Well, it's been a crazy few weeks. Of the three cats I rescued two weeks ago, two are adopted, and the third -- I can't believe has not. She is the sweetest, most beautiful black long-haired lap cat! Please go to Petfinder under JanineTheBean Rescue, and view the beautiful adult cats currently up for adoption.</p><p>The next item on the agenda, I was feeding under the tree on Parsells, where the meanest cat-hating people live in almost every house around there when I kept hearing a meow. I thought it was just a few houses away, so I got in my truck after feeding the hungry babies there, and listened quietly as I drove slowly away, and then I stopped when I knew I had pinpointed the location. I got out of the truck, walked over to a porch, and then I saw a cat in a cage crying. I got closer, and it was a cat that I had tried to rescue at the end of this past winter, but he went berserk and I had to let him go. There he was in this cage, completely emaciated, and sitting in his own feces. Not a bowl of water or food in sight. And here we had a nasty thunder and lightning storm that night. It was now 5 am. That poor animal. I got a squeeze clickable treat from the car, went up on the porch, and squeezed it in. He ate that voraciously. I made a note to call 911 when I got home, I knew animal control didn't start until 7, and I still had more places to feed at. When I did call, I got the nastiest, compassionatelessness (is this a word?) female dispatcher that could have cared less. I actually wondered if she would report it. I called back a half hour later to see if another dispatcher would answer. Same one. I hung up. She called back. I didn't answer. Later, around 8:30, I drove to the spot and the cat was not there, but there was a kindly-looking gentleman standing on the porch. I asked him if he knew about the cat, but he didn't. He lived in the other part of the house, a duplex. I asked him if the other tenant was home, and he said yes, I went ahead and knocked on the door, and within a minute a woman was sticking her head out the window. I asked if the cat in the trap was let out, and she said yes, she had him in there because he had some kind of 'sore'. I said he looked very emaciated, she asked what that meant, and I told her very skinny. I told her I wanted to help the cat, and she said it was hers. She had her cell phone still to her ear, but then I heard her tell the person she would call back. She shut the window, and I knew she was coming down to talk to me. Well. She came down, opened the door, and half-dressed with a towel around her began SCREAMING at me. Telling me are you the bitch that puts food down across the street? Get your ass off my porch! These @$%@$ cats, are you the one putting food on my porch? I said no. I would never do that. She said if I ever catch you doing that you'll be sorry, or something like that. And I was looking at this kind man in disbelief. I asked her why was she screaming and she said she'll talk as loud as she wanted. She approached me and told me to get off her porch. I seriously thought she was going to push me. I walked slowly down them, bent down to pet a sweet cat, and she told me get your @#$%@$ hands off that cat, it's MY cat. I walked to my car just staring at her. I wanted so bad to give her a piece of my mind, but I held back. This kind of mentality is rampant in that neighborhood. I told the man, before the woman stuck her head out, that I have rescued hundreds from that street over the years. He really was a nice well dressed older man. Her language in front of him... I just couldn't believe it. It was obvious he knew when to be quiet. I drove away from there with a rapid heartbeat but calmed down by the time I got home. As long as this poor cat was no longer in that cage, I was good. It was there at the tree across the street this morning, looking so sick. </p><p>I can't do any rescuing now. I will be unavailable to do my route for about a month, but luckily, I have help, most of which I am paying for, but I am grateful for people to help. That is why donations are so important. I have to pay people to help me each and every time I go out every other day, and that doesn't include the $100 it takes to feed every other day. This is an expensive mission. </p><p>Here are some pictures I took this past week: You can click on them to zoom in:</p><p>Speaking of trash - just look at this house. And children live here. The handwritten sign in the front had different kinds of empanadas for sale -- um... I wonder what the health department would think of this.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQctJ8ww_xdnE_szdjp1r_NnINvNVwCkED6qCWq5v5iZjLzcb25u6JTxxkLxVHETvBslVjpGaq01ao8hgvKHWuocwAbqt11LpJWfLwMUDLr062ywitNxutvDzGzJIMgAynt-ycV08mN2b6d-pfZZIekvEFMIii-uqn7W6rYeKxLwUMmgtU4kORZy6EOg/s4160/7th%20street.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2080" data-original-width="4160" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQctJ8ww_xdnE_szdjp1r_NnINvNVwCkED6qCWq5v5iZjLzcb25u6JTxxkLxVHETvBslVjpGaq01ao8hgvKHWuocwAbqt11LpJWfLwMUDLr062ywitNxutvDzGzJIMgAynt-ycV08mN2b6d-pfZZIekvEFMIii-uqn7W6rYeKxLwUMmgtU4kORZy6EOg/s320/7th%20street.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This woman on Bay Street has at least three waterfalls here and decorates her little yar every year with more and more. At least there is some beauty amongst the filth.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjMUDcRqg8akaNj7k1f_hLRFno1MUt_15SWvJ3G3zhwr87_q9w7Ve6CjhvrxE0qcD8lNFkbDOX-J8gWrRVbnCAYkqL3hUVOkQSJ0J2FWrXx3Abj8Lwgmczrzum9Y04-KplcScPWHbr_UjX3DOYbS5Y7H5_eBhesaRAUNSGWSDM3t3RY2fAv3cYKNvOg/s4160/Bay%20Street.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2080" data-original-width="4160" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAjMUDcRqg8akaNj7k1f_hLRFno1MUt_15SWvJ3G3zhwr87_q9w7Ve6CjhvrxE0qcD8lNFkbDOX-J8gWrRVbnCAYkqL3hUVOkQSJ0J2FWrXx3Abj8Lwgmczrzum9Y04-KplcScPWHbr_UjX3DOYbS5Y7H5_eBhesaRAUNSGWSDM3t3RY2fAv3cYKNvOg/s320/Bay%20Street.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>This young kitty was desperately hungry as he sat on the sidewalk on Ferndale Crescent:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXFxNQC_J89CDfJEDd_9a1LQhfnnRq-73D0USL96o_5m15sWQsXAtwM5A103X1u73J1FWkjVugUMKjPqtYfJ27NmwpW7Om2GipqVDPcAtoEdKfgJ4WqKUOD2E8uvg2N5lEg-T8ezjSF_GjtNDX64H21EVk-gbCu9Zlp6Z90B-e1CFeFxH9I1IA6i9tHA/s4656/Ferndale%20Crescent%20Cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4656" data-original-width="2328" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXFxNQC_J89CDfJEDd_9a1LQhfnnRq-73D0USL96o_5m15sWQsXAtwM5A103X1u73J1FWkjVugUMKjPqtYfJ27NmwpW7Om2GipqVDPcAtoEdKfgJ4WqKUOD2E8uvg2N5lEg-T8ezjSF_GjtNDX64H21EVk-gbCu9Zlp6Z90B-e1CFeFxH9I1IA6i9tHA/s320/Ferndale%20Crescent%20Cat.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Another very emaciated sick cat on Melville Street.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNLtSO-LT66pYOz3wzeE-5OdBUY7Gq1oVNSgsrbEDT_BlZyQkX5_LvF0H1tiOy7rsF4srGd2GLiKJx0oxnAKazVeLxV0Crc4OvFANJWrzA-kAutRkt2EdrTA6uGNJvpC-jJjpsFimjvr8lm4T6fJ5UJESINr8bPdXel17bQVARVowDHwLwFanWbNUhg/s2328/Melville%20sick%20cat%207.26.22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1164" data-original-width="2328" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYNLtSO-LT66pYOz3wzeE-5OdBUY7Gq1oVNSgsrbEDT_BlZyQkX5_LvF0H1tiOy7rsF4srGd2GLiKJx0oxnAKazVeLxV0Crc4OvFANJWrzA-kAutRkt2EdrTA6uGNJvpC-jJjpsFimjvr8lm4T6fJ5UJESINr8bPdXel17bQVARVowDHwLwFanWbNUhg/s320/Melville%20sick%20cat%207.26.22.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Growing family. We have a new fat red tabby coming to join from the field, and a new grey tabby. The other three I've fed for over 10 years now, on Pennsylvania Avenue:</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6jIySYSXK0GyefbW59BDdYDr36ALt6fuj2BzOIot_kGGgowTOl1vm0yeFHTPR4ShWsI_DDHHMLkJoDggqvsbP6BckT26ez5Mgw_MNMR7nNqKzlt7m1Io99K7xxJYBfnxqLceeGyxZAcH6n29Ln6-4W1fTGPY43mXKcUGtU-WfTGnvzfeeSYq1fTG-Tg/s2055/Pennsylvania%207.26.22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1901" data-original-width="2055" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6jIySYSXK0GyefbW59BDdYDr36ALt6fuj2BzOIot_kGGgowTOl1vm0yeFHTPR4ShWsI_DDHHMLkJoDggqvsbP6BckT26ez5Mgw_MNMR7nNqKzlt7m1Io99K7xxJYBfnxqLceeGyxZAcH6n29Ln6-4W1fTGPY43mXKcUGtU-WfTGnvzfeeSYq1fTG-Tg/s320/Pennsylvania%207.26.22.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>Have a great day!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Janinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418387692646783553noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603723189041366390.post-62451665674824541802022-07-12T09:41:00.003-04:002022-07-12T09:41:34.787-04:00Just SO Many!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipINtmI6JD-Tjh_FEiRDksU1IJrUWczI-5OTKPswOcSDuexkU0oXT7wVooMW_yIf1D9XuP_CNuZHs4xiQV048zH_vf3Cwk4dJ2A2c1Tz4CbCUx7I-UZsBaXfzc4B-Om0sSp8aNzbQG5aVav_b46z3VzQLLdHczFr9ExMERjBS5DFVVXbEk5lwkNjyFWQ/s1334/Lucy%207.12.22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1334" data-original-width="750" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipINtmI6JD-Tjh_FEiRDksU1IJrUWczI-5OTKPswOcSDuexkU0oXT7wVooMW_yIf1D9XuP_CNuZHs4xiQV048zH_vf3Cwk4dJ2A2c1Tz4CbCUx7I-UZsBaXfzc4B-Om0sSp8aNzbQG5aVav_b46z3VzQLLdHczFr9ExMERjBS5DFVVXbEk5lwkNjyFWQ/s320/Lucy%207.12.22.jpg" width="180" /></a></div><p>First, let's start with little Lucy. Lucy came through with flying colors for her
surgery, and she now has three legs. It
was her back leg that was amputated, and you wouldn’t believe – her foster mom
updated yesterday: <i>“Lucy is no longer
keeping her cones on. We put them on and
she has them off in 5 minutes! She seems
to be good with not licking so we are letting her be. She has started to jump onto a small cat tree
to be able to lay in the sun. She loves
to be held like a baby and purrs like crazy.
She is anxious to get out of the room!
She is making leaps and bounds with starting and trying new things. She is doing so much good!” </i> Lucy goes into the hospital to have her many
stitches removed. On Saturday, she will
be going to her new home with her lovely new parents Karen and Brian who are
going to spoil her immensely. They have
renamed her Darling! What a long way this
little kitten has come – from walking up to my foster’s home on Grand Avenue
limping, to having her leg amputated, to being spoiled to going to a wonderful new home
where she will be treated like a princess.
I can’t thank the donors enough for sending funds to help with the cost
of her surgery. I could not have done it
without you. Lucy will be forever grateful to you.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The two kittens I was fostering, Cloe and Fender, have gone
to their new home, and are thriving. Being
music lovers like me, their new parents changed Cloe’s name to Laney and kept
Fender. Great minds think alike. <span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">😊</span> They are two spoiled kittens.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjpwP8Bl_0S1b1wrixWj-h_j_t0ofNlWKEID7tWZu4ZIrZsRzIbYTRFDRSRs1Jg8B3obaoEBKqHMv52Sr5cbohjQ2XaFYTQAhD9umKrW4IwVXPdKVdCm7F2lN_7-XBaOfQaZkcvvIZqnTVBusvrIbD-bpc2x7986nGklMFW9iyTRsm4gb4ocV7IeYNg/s2048/Cloe%20and%20Fender%207.12.22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjpwP8Bl_0S1b1wrixWj-h_j_t0ofNlWKEID7tWZu4ZIrZsRzIbYTRFDRSRs1Jg8B3obaoEBKqHMv52Sr5cbohjQ2XaFYTQAhD9umKrW4IwVXPdKVdCm7F2lN_7-XBaOfQaZkcvvIZqnTVBusvrIbD-bpc2x7986nGklMFW9iyTRsm4gb4ocV7IeYNg/s320/Cloe%20and%20Fender%207.12.22.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So one of the spots I feed at is Short Street. I’ve been feeding Mr. Whiskers and Bell there
for way over 7 years or so…. The
shelters were once removed by the city, but have been rebuilt a million times. A year or so ago, we had some newbies
show up. Recently this year, a long-haired black cat has been there at 5 am. each time I go out, every other day,
along with a young tabby. This weekend I
noticed that BOTH felt and looked pregnant.
Both are extremely sweet, so I reached out to the clinic for an appointment
for TNR. I haven’t done TNR in a long
time because of my knees and not being able to lift much, but this morning, I
managed to pick the black cat up and put it in a trap, she was just so
friendly. I will be trying for the second one on Thursday. You have to bring in the ‘feral’
cats for the TNR program in a trap. She
is EXTREMELY SWEET, and I HATE the fact that she has to go back out after recovery. I wish I could find someone to keep her for a
bit. I just KNOW she will be adopted
soon. Just a sweetheart. No babies for her. Not on my watch. And thank God for Rochester
Animal Clinic. Thank God the Supreme
Court hasn’t been messing around with animal rights. Here is her picture. I hope someone steps up? She is SOOOOOO Sweet! I promise I will find her a home ASAP! I will have her overnight, and then she has
to be released. <span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";">☹ <b>PLEASE CONSIDER opening up a room in your home for her!</b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1W1sdDtvDjD0bBEyqzXoflU5p7bhAGChfnyAbx6mgGTc9UcBBDu89rTasJglDdxZ2ntT3Ns8rkAZR7NjNqnj-SFg1W1Jn7CA51LeftnBLttbH7O6kbsAqx2GiZJs3YQOFEMZ6ip0QtiV4zRiGjcGezyZonYdjGvZzKE-Uyjin_7UJo3n9WWtI8L1rg/s4656/Shorty%207.12.22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4656" data-original-width="2328" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf1W1sdDtvDjD0bBEyqzXoflU5p7bhAGChfnyAbx6mgGTc9UcBBDu89rTasJglDdxZ2ntT3Ns8rkAZR7NjNqnj-SFg1W1Jn7CA51LeftnBLttbH7O6kbsAqx2GiZJs3YQOFEMZ6ip0QtiV4zRiGjcGezyZonYdjGvZzKE-Uyjin_7UJo3n9WWtI8L1rg/s320/Shorty%207.12.22.jpg" width="160" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-char-type: symbol-ext; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-symbol-font-family: "Segoe UI Emoji";"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> PLEASE SPAY AND NEUTER. I know these kitties were not given that chance before they were kicked out of where they were brought to originally. They obviously were handled by humans, but in this area, friendly cats are all over the place because of irresponsible humans.</o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Have a great day.</o:p></p>Janinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418387692646783553noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603723189041366390.post-11160465193306651842022-06-30T15:34:00.001-04:002022-06-30T15:42:46.897-04:00Lucy<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZC4qtNjIXdRJDb2FwAhyZc3X3OjJrAVvJm4gkdErMoonKzRGKXJrutDDthVDsUUCmafgtIDYNaAj0r933Rd-oGINceQjEyqQaCFlq9UOt76ZMHSgZ5G0ni2MZAppnv2d-JoWx5a8Rq8B5jttqe3fU9rrc5Djd5PZ39G8FkeZIVhy4aUv5D8bBPo0NQ/s1600/Lucy%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1205" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZC4qtNjIXdRJDb2FwAhyZc3X3OjJrAVvJm4gkdErMoonKzRGKXJrutDDthVDsUUCmafgtIDYNaAj0r933Rd-oGINceQjEyqQaCFlq9UOt76ZMHSgZ5G0ni2MZAppnv2d-JoWx5a8Rq8B5jttqe3fU9rrc5Djd5PZ39G8FkeZIVhy4aUv5D8bBPo0NQ/s320/Lucy%203.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRuD2n5l9bF4CRhC_p0if9Z5-3FJTQVXnYhRHpQZM668YSBLKMxN0enitPa-I_RideuaoNUDdEkUtNIdFQK_TMR40KsGpUhEwoO8nXYkHrH1AgSPVSdlAmYpKMyemgPGCWFX5CyHNDv-_PVwvfk_bJbxsod1m440U0W8_AWf0TD72KK3kfjP7jVE3Lg/s1600/Lucy%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1205" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieRuD2n5l9bF4CRhC_p0if9Z5-3FJTQVXnYhRHpQZM668YSBLKMxN0enitPa-I_RideuaoNUDdEkUtNIdFQK_TMR40KsGpUhEwoO8nXYkHrH1AgSPVSdlAmYpKMyemgPGCWFX5CyHNDv-_PVwvfk_bJbxsod1m440U0W8_AWf0TD72KK3kfjP7jVE3Lg/s320/Lucy%201.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPaoSWjAXL5WXAQi2hHGW3fpSPjR8pbjb_WW4mUXt0NbSEOLG4rZ5Raa9FdRvm6S-gxKzV5MLxM_OgnoB1iw7I_b0XV0BwE_shI_U_LHdlbn1YmZmbPTt8q67iXMDvT7LlJwNulWY1QMPO4pzbnTDnNKZuZKXbLdMfLE_ONx8PWCgc5CjfCbZuuXsag/s1722/Lucy%206.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1430" data-original-width="1722" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPaoSWjAXL5WXAQi2hHGW3fpSPjR8pbjb_WW4mUXt0NbSEOLG4rZ5Raa9FdRvm6S-gxKzV5MLxM_OgnoB1iw7I_b0XV0BwE_shI_U_LHdlbn1YmZmbPTt8q67iXMDvT7LlJwNulWY1QMPO4pzbnTDnNKZuZKXbLdMfLE_ONx8PWCgc5CjfCbZuuXsag/s320/Lucy%206.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqT1DzBtozC5Ep_f8CXJIdow08ElThOa_6UKECUIZWju8nlfayXHjfTM51d8G7QtJkXoo-3ihWR-Oyu5vRH-CAXjsE0EMjy5N3qKSTi283_iXidSu2VuNAtKkJVCc0yZXWIi9_ri4yMXeTK4MXNW9cP8kZgCAjkBIksMMkAXnOyNqoXpeFSI8Xjyj2w/s1722/Lucy%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1430" data-original-width="1722" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEqT1DzBtozC5Ep_f8CXJIdow08ElThOa_6UKECUIZWju8nlfayXHjfTM51d8G7QtJkXoo-3ihWR-Oyu5vRH-CAXjsE0EMjy5N3qKSTi283_iXidSu2VuNAtKkJVCc0yZXWIi9_ri4yMXeTK4MXNW9cP8kZgCAjkBIksMMkAXnOyNqoXpeFSI8Xjyj2w/s320/Lucy%205.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOOBS_OCOWenE_aFfycKVJKVqGheswR6HnXY0OK8oUPCJZJ_l2CXcpnbGoRYViG6shMeKJDAy68qOLeBszqwcxiZ_W47ZoWTYYqJ4XEmKXWB1E5blwyYJXjxba_8tD3N3EeKcfVJKJyvq2SIFtp5K0n8LAVLY11qgVG6UPdtAPNaw1Jq6dI2iYI4PGg/s1722/Lucy%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1722" data-original-width="1430" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNOOBS_OCOWenE_aFfycKVJKVqGheswR6HnXY0OK8oUPCJZJ_l2CXcpnbGoRYViG6shMeKJDAy68qOLeBszqwcxiZ_W47ZoWTYYqJ4XEmKXWB1E5blwyYJXjxba_8tD3N3EeKcfVJKJyvq2SIFtp5K0n8LAVLY11qgVG6UPdtAPNaw1Jq6dI2iYI4PGg/s320/Lucy%204.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><div><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">WEDNESDAY NEWS: This little girl walked up to my foster's driveway on Grand Avenue on Sunday and it was noticed that she was limping. The foster reached out to me for help, and little 'Lucy' was brought to Pittsford Animal Hospital today for x-rays, she has multiple fractures in her leg, and will have the leg amputated in the morning. A bone protruded into her belly to cause a laceration. I am asking for help to pay her vet bill which is estimated at $1500. 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I am extremely grateful for any help you can provide. Any extra proceeds will go to the care and feeding of the other babies that have no homes on the streets of the Beechwood neighborhood. Thank you so much.</span></div><div><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">UPDATE: Lucy made it through surgery and was on her feet and tried to spring out of the cage she was in within minutes after she was awake from anesthesia. She has had major surgery and they did find infections - her bone had gone through her skin and they could actually see her bladder through a thin veil of tissue. They had to close that up and insert a drain. Now we just pray her infection heals up. My foster Tamera will have the hard part, with the antibiotics, and the pain medicine. She is going away camping with family and planning to take Lucy with her when she is discharged tomorrow, to keep a good eye on her. Lucy will remain in a cage to limit her movement. The caregivers at Pittsford have fallen in love with her, and so far, three offers of adoption have come in! She is pretty special.</span></div><div><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Many thanks to those that donated so quickly. Honest to God, when decisions have to be made right then and there, and high estimates of cost are confronting me, I lose my $%@. I really do. At one point, before I began to think clearly, we were going to put Lucy to sleep. I had my foster crying. on the phone. I felt terrible and still do. </span></div><div><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thank you genuinely, for allowing me to help the animals that need us the most. I cannot continue to do this without your kindness and generosity. As long as there are good people in this world wanting to help and make a difference for these animals, we can save them, one at a time. 💓<br /></span></div><div><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Updates on Lucy tomorrow (hopefully), and Monday.</span></div><div><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><span face=""Segoe UI Historic", "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-size: 15px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Thanks everybody, and have a great day!</span></div>Janinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418387692646783553noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603723189041366390.post-46150573117809642492022-06-24T14:29:00.001-04:002022-06-24T14:29:49.262-04:00Summertime When The Weather Is Fine<p><span style="background-color: #fcff01;"> This kitty is looking for a home. He is just under a year. Very sweet. Short Street.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_t3bIiJDgKg-fkpak8RYWob4PGQRalv9apquq2dmebadsjLuR2HIeKsZW_iop13hY1AQwbPrMpllG5J-kTVunmjo3DOxXOHg7BBHk204wi7cEx-yRgQjTn03Ql9QUAaw2QNZExuvkNRCr56PvQXgGk7cWPkFoMxAvxhxBSxOJ1O42qImtKvq-H_XJw/s2009/Short%20Street%20Kitty.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2009" data-original-width="1819" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_t3bIiJDgKg-fkpak8RYWob4PGQRalv9apquq2dmebadsjLuR2HIeKsZW_iop13hY1AQwbPrMpllG5J-kTVunmjo3DOxXOHg7BBHk204wi7cEx-yRgQjTn03Ql9QUAaw2QNZExuvkNRCr56PvQXgGk7cWPkFoMxAvxhxBSxOJ1O42qImtKvq-H_XJw/s320/Short%20Street%20Kitty.jpg" width="290" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><u>My Wish List:<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Straw (one bag only – no bales)</li><li>Paper plates (large size)</li><li>Paper bowls</li><li>Tarps (camo and dark green or brown)</li><li>2-gallon zip lock baggies</li><li>Always always always wet and dry cat food</li></ul><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Happy Summer!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Great
season for the cats on the streets.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
can laze away in the sun, but when it storms, it storms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am sure they take cover, but I think about
them regardless.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I’ve been feeding a mostly black cat outside my porch the
past two months.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know where it
came from, but it waits on the steps each morning at 3:30 am.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I give it a bowl of dry and a tablespoon of
wet before it gobbles it down and I have to take it away because of the
ants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Damned ants!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I love all creatures, but I hate ants!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And they can’t help it that they are not a
good looking bug.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And they can’t help
their size. As a matter of fact, the smallest, and the largest ants gross me
out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Its not fair to them, I know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They didn’t ask to be ants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>OK, enough of these ‘antics’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ha ha.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There is a black cat on Melville with a broken leg.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Its dangling. Sheryl spotted it two weeks ago
and when we went to get it in the carrier (its friendly), it wouldn’t come to
her (scared of me I suppose).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Esther, my
helper at 5 of my spots, tried this morning, after I had seen it this past Wednesday,
two days ago, but it wouldn’t come for her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>She will try again tomorrow, and the day after and the day after until
we can get her.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Poor thing, I can’t
imagine the pain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So let’s hope she has
some luck.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She has also taken it upon
herself to find help for the cat, including foster care.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If only one person would sponsor a cat in
this capacity, we would have fewer sick and injured cats on the streets.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">On Saturday, I got a call from a mechanic friend and said his
worker drove in to work from Horseheads, NY with a kitten in the backseat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He thinks his son put it in before he left
for work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Apparently there is a farm
down the road from him with all sorts of cats and kittens. So I naturally told
him I would come and see whats going on, and I drove there, saw the sweet
little kitten, and took it home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today
is Friday, and the kitten is adopted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
brought it to its new home last evening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The girl is in LOVE and has renamed it Willow from Richie. Here is Richie. She was adopted FAST. Sweetest little thing...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3xcObV8P63vK3cCrMwUf0xi8Cvt7Jd2ycJKXc1_QvNRT9EP-mHJ8yoXWwVkS72Dgn0tt2kx0_PSuylf3eQeOeWsvkPJGQX10jfu8Ta-5yQWOVr5GhsrqP4Q7ZQlENJKQC2cMO8sffMTIzCnj1F2l2EynEN5qQtf3VnxaCucm5NWCoCfkoHOc9YCWEYA/s2748/Richie.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2328" data-original-width="2748" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3xcObV8P63vK3cCrMwUf0xi8Cvt7Jd2ycJKXc1_QvNRT9EP-mHJ8yoXWwVkS72Dgn0tt2kx0_PSuylf3eQeOeWsvkPJGQX10jfu8Ta-5yQWOVr5GhsrqP4Q7ZQlENJKQC2cMO8sffMTIzCnj1F2l2EynEN5qQtf3VnxaCucm5NWCoCfkoHOc9YCWEYA/s320/Richie.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal">Chloe (tabby) and Fender (orange and white runt) are also being adopted together! Its wonderful when we can get two kittens
adopted together. They really bond with
each other, and when there is no other animal in the house, its lonely for one. Their picture below:</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibp7sTuUrWlD5eMEnhBIkmpZp_mZPPWWm1TTZV3i03OHvkNxroNgBobGiO3nkG2IP91TD_dn1qUPRAw8dAZCcHTCKoTpUt61R8h3-Btk3HMmE2nyf7Y9K-jscCk2m2ede6ICqM47A_h2LGhKzFfFyXoGd6YbvjoU0xAAiWVNLgqoT_TMtaw_JAkIsQZQ/s2048/Chloe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibp7sTuUrWlD5eMEnhBIkmpZp_mZPPWWm1TTZV3i03OHvkNxroNgBobGiO3nkG2IP91TD_dn1qUPRAw8dAZCcHTCKoTpUt61R8h3-Btk3HMmE2nyf7Y9K-jscCk2m2ede6ICqM47A_h2LGhKzFfFyXoGd6YbvjoU0xAAiWVNLgqoT_TMtaw_JAkIsQZQ/s320/Chloe.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvB3BMWKWv7j9uEvt5FFnf1FZEgyRsDysGq2QeWX3hMOOQP6CDX9kueSZz7c9YW3w_OG-d2KPBzOhUhEDvpS1GamZ1jI-eNyYGTsVlJOmgHx7ibUxSyNjYFzii_tlPZBjUqFC_d4f56mo3Hm7c2eTzgiAAJ5ZfpJTH2_Q18qzSkrgCL1UAEaDTBRS58Q/s1024/Fender.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvB3BMWKWv7j9uEvt5FFnf1FZEgyRsDysGq2QeWX3hMOOQP6CDX9kueSZz7c9YW3w_OG-d2KPBzOhUhEDvpS1GamZ1jI-eNyYGTsVlJOmgHx7ibUxSyNjYFzii_tlPZBjUqFC_d4f56mo3Hm7c2eTzgiAAJ5ZfpJTH2_Q18qzSkrgCL1UAEaDTBRS58Q/s320/Fender.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The mother of Chloe, April, Duke and Licorice – the clan
that was rescued/found on Birr Street in the city, is at the vet now being
spayed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately, she didn’t come
around to socializing and we have to return her today to where she came from.
Two nice women feed and care for the cats around their homes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are awesome.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Pearl from Parsells continues to make small steps at being
social.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She has a long history,
beginning with her months at Sheryls in hiding, to being caught and driven to
Honeoye Falls where she has been slowly coming around thanks to Kim and
Julia.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thanks to these two fabulous women
for taking a chance with her and believing in her!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now to find her a home! Pearl below:<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1pz8iroO3120PQRD6lXRbji-7lGyzuO88d24Nj_mDix7bqz68a429KUAECj2aqsZNmQDYeH-Fmk760tG79My-ctoYGvr9IGjF6tcSbvTJSj0iziGRKZjpJXdJQzWl4413uTnw0CTHKJZMefo1TwaYWgOjUAaSZxsYRDZAqHUewZ6mSwAp8TyCc30JaA/s1440/Pearl2%20-%20Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1080" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1pz8iroO3120PQRD6lXRbji-7lGyzuO88d24Nj_mDix7bqz68a429KUAECj2aqsZNmQDYeH-Fmk760tG79My-ctoYGvr9IGjF6tcSbvTJSj0iziGRKZjpJXdJQzWl4413uTnw0CTHKJZMefo1TwaYWgOjUAaSZxsYRDZAqHUewZ6mSwAp8TyCc30JaA/s320/Pearl2%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQdDtfE9luYFN5SK6uc3hIagj2xKAaZqbIrGGAoKYHJbRLgUtoj8CX_Uli_uEKOsT6mJilnUoFU9K6rTIHfsWSlijkHxoZrjDyTm1fygNY9lij9rYyW5qLOz5paLy_I11mdt1ZG6fKRhXqxFPh8ZYbZhgGfrNBiR9qBrk6tZ7Ym2bKfL1JXnnlRW0FQ/s2048/Pearl%20-%20Copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQdDtfE9luYFN5SK6uc3hIagj2xKAaZqbIrGGAoKYHJbRLgUtoj8CX_Uli_uEKOsT6mJilnUoFU9K6rTIHfsWSlijkHxoZrjDyTm1fygNY9lij9rYyW5qLOz5paLy_I11mdt1ZG6fKRhXqxFPh8ZYbZhgGfrNBiR9qBrk6tZ7Ym2bKfL1JXnnlRW0FQ/s320/Pearl%20-%20Copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sheryl continues to foster two ‘kittens’ that she has had
since winter – they were found on North Clinton Avenue by some construction
workers and reached out to us for help.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Thank you Sheryl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These two do
not show good, but are slowly coming around to Sheryl.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Once kittens get past a certain age, they
start to become feral.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These two are
slow learners, that they are safe and can now trust again!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kristin introduced me to a man that is disabled this past
week, and he is looking for a cat as a companion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is a cat on Seventh Street and Central
that is just the sweetest little boy ever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He wants nothing but to be petted, and fed of course, but he would
rather be petted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought of this
kitty, and the man, and put in a request at the clinic for same day vetting and
rescue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wish us luck! Here is a pic of this kitty, I am calling Sweetie for now.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ1dxzaCelte8qDAgm5PAiJzJ5KjpmeaKOSplp8BKn2cglAHTsn3BzKSiUCSxTgudLG7GjikuxSKMON54yRMlya7W-gEw8A5WWwmmEblGEBTu1tfwTvEyoawTNsfrkrDFNPOGZtzr0UQHPiRLXAOzxDxItsX5sjPuhkoRwebvZmXjolvM2s3B1z9IppQ/s1600/Sweetie%20-%207th%20and%20Central%206.22.22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ1dxzaCelte8qDAgm5PAiJzJ5KjpmeaKOSplp8BKn2cglAHTsn3BzKSiUCSxTgudLG7GjikuxSKMON54yRMlya7W-gEw8A5WWwmmEblGEBTu1tfwTvEyoawTNsfrkrDFNPOGZtzr0UQHPiRLXAOzxDxItsX5sjPuhkoRwebvZmXjolvM2s3B1z9IppQ/s320/Sweetie%20-%207th%20and%20Central%206.22.22.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>PLEASE CONSIDER FOSTER AND ADOPTION. YOU ARE SAVING LIVES!</u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">Have a great day!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Janinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418387692646783553noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603723189041366390.post-2059792120110893992022-06-10T11:17:00.000-04:002022-06-10T11:17:10.556-04:00He's Baaaack.....<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3B-9DzZX0G04c8jtzsjQ_3CgSGLGNKSfK7FEcgMk6b4TGAZWkyrviXKhJ_QHd6oUtvAQ4AuTQcE3bQ1nZ4hQQXEtsyOtgPqZzyrKF1wUBoGT4TvNxMpX0FHmNaSVxqq6wl_qRaWK9-OJq_w9vRH25R1t4Ua2EkPdWfHRdfPe8eDtSCNcWgVFDlu12gQ/s2328/Brady.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1164" data-original-width="2328" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3B-9DzZX0G04c8jtzsjQ_3CgSGLGNKSfK7FEcgMk6b4TGAZWkyrviXKhJ_QHd6oUtvAQ4AuTQcE3bQ1nZ4hQQXEtsyOtgPqZzyrKF1wUBoGT4TvNxMpX0FHmNaSVxqq6wl_qRaWK9-OJq_w9vRH25R1t4Ua2EkPdWfHRdfPe8eDtSCNcWgVFDlu12gQ/s320/Brady.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Yes, Brady is back. Brady brat is home. Early Wednesday morning, I saw a silhouette of a cat in the window. I thought a cat was sitting on top of the A/C unit on the INSIDE. This was 2:30 am. so wasn't quite sure. Didn't have my glasses on so I got up and looked closer, and sure enough, he was sitting on the OUTSIDE of the A/C unit. I went to the porch, opened door thinking he would run inside, but no, he was too scared to jump down apparently. I had to open the porch window so he could just jump through that. He had no problem jumping when he first escaped sometime early Sunday morning! I immediately put Advantage flea stuff on him -- God knows where he's been and what he's encountered. He's been sleeping ever since. I wish I had a body cam strapped to him. I would love to see what he was doing!<p></p><p>I know the cost of living has gone way up this past year, and inflation is at its worse. But on top of our normal living expenses, I have to worry about feeding over 100 cats 4 x a week. I am not getting donations like I used to. It costs me 6 16-lb bags of dry food, and 30 normal sized cans of wet food = that's $90 something JUST FOR A DAY. On top of that, I now have to pay to have people go with me. That's $40. So that's on average $130 JUST FOR A DAY. Remember, I've had to cut back to EVERY OTHER DAY because of the cost. What's that for a year? <b>Can anyone do the math. </b> That's INSANE.</p><p>I want to thank those that have volunteered either their time or their money in various forms (ie, cat food, gas, foster care, straw, shelters, caring for some of my colonies, trapping, giving me spots at the clinic, etc.).</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>June & Gary</li><li>Kim B.</li><li>Erin</li><li>Kristin</li><li>Sheryl</li><li>Tamera</li><li>Esther</li><li>Sherry</li><li>Jeanne</li><li>Benita</li><li>Katherine</li><li>Kim S.</li><li>Julia</li><li>Connie</li><li>Deb</li><li>Michelle</li><li>Lori</li><li>Chloe</li><li>Sue</li><li>Danielle</li><li>Chuck</li><li>Kim</li><li>Cyndy</li><li>Rick</li><li>Paula</li><li>Kimberly</li><li>Elisabeth</li><li>Lorraine</li><li>Donna</li><li>Karla</li><li>Debbie</li><li>Maura's Mom</li><li>Tracy C</li><li>Katharina</li><li>Deborah</li><li>Eustress</li><li>Laurie</li></ul><div>I know I've missed someone here, but hopefully you will see your name if you have helped me. If you don't see your name, remind me! This list does not include ALL monetary donations. I am just so grateful, even if you donated a bag of straw. Its all appreciated.</div><div><br /></div><div>Have a GREAT day! (PS, someone do the math!) 😊</div><div><br /></div><p></p>Janinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418387692646783553noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603723189041366390.post-89184413100476164552022-06-07T11:03:00.003-04:002022-06-07T11:03:47.272-04:00Brady<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLMbi5wSRdtedPkYTQWeNRWheZSCxxDqc56H_nb0zN-mdLbvM4FHi_D6epKL4IS8Gdpg9Ib5eRCmEqTkM5DoDGvpfOhtpve3SXJs8GtnyJmqVPjm69NABou8zV5pajce6lVtkxmakv7siQDiPSyj9GN9BO2SqExSTZccy3ghNVNB_1hooXXXJeZBMrQ/s812/Brady.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="812" data-original-width="511" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWLMbi5wSRdtedPkYTQWeNRWheZSCxxDqc56H_nb0zN-mdLbvM4FHi_D6epKL4IS8Gdpg9Ib5eRCmEqTkM5DoDGvpfOhtpve3SXJs8GtnyJmqVPjm69NABou8zV5pajce6lVtkxmakv7siQDiPSyj9GN9BO2SqExSTZccy3ghNVNB_1hooXXXJeZBMrQ/s320/Brady.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Lots happening! First
and foremost, my baby boy Brady got out through a window that had an A/C unit
in it. It has the accordian things at
each side, and one came loose and out he went.
Unbeknownst to me – must have happened this past Saturday, and I did not
discover it until Sunday morning. So
here it is, Day 3. I am sick. I’ve been calling and calling, and was up at
1:30 this morning calling and calling for him.
I drove down the street this morning calling and calling. My bratty Brady. I can’t tell you how many times in a day he
is scolded by me, but he knows how much I love him. I am praying he finds his way back home. Please say a prayer for Brady.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">I have a few pics to share of life on the streets, and some
of the kitties waiting for homes. We also
have seven kittens and two adults (two of these are older kittens) in foster
care that need homes. We got little
Licorice adopted out with Cloe, her sibling, even though they look nothing alike. Licorice was the runt and we believe Mom left
him in the shed behind the house while she cared for the other three in a
shelter on a porch of a nice lady’s house.
I’ve been fostering him since, and Tamera has the other three. Duke is the only other boy, and he went to
his new home also. His new mom is a
former adopter of Winston. He is loving
it. He was the hyper one out of the
bunch, although Licorice is coming in second.
Wild man. His favorite toy is an
empty long-sized Kleenex box. He gets
in, and out pops his head, then back in again and he looks out from under the
plastic flaps. Adorable. And he runs sideways like a spider, as my
sister describes it. Its hilarious. He and Cloe go to their new home this
Saturday.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqUvxjquJydtGHEkIgYk8pQa0Bnjeh9VvKaYQnjcbJTssvky9aHHT9WsnCyi-urM0kzw2pUdkLusAA4Aa254DRIijBV2G5rVHwIaPVcW6mwgtcraEjOUSqSnKEi09Dbfc2CL8RJBjSY1mY6TfroyQZXhzXXXGFnljTp6Hd6_mNB7WcMOv6O0dgoIVtg/s1008/April.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtqUvxjquJydtGHEkIgYk8pQa0Bnjeh9VvKaYQnjcbJTssvky9aHHT9WsnCyi-urM0kzw2pUdkLusAA4Aa254DRIijBV2G5rVHwIaPVcW6mwgtcraEjOUSqSnKEi09Dbfc2CL8RJBjSY1mY6TfroyQZXhzXXXGFnljTp6Hd6_mNB7WcMOv6O0dgoIVtg/s320/April.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHff-F5mdRjAYUdSpZcxitToQ_2zpapTJZ3Ri5NXmBoOelrqO9cZXtWTUJKud8m8A_YsonN4VnB92d_YUr00rX-YpdoKU4UZ_qOQtBlnurLUZp9GIfssyuNIZh4-gd9p9AX4ZI5VJUVCoRAaA0uSHfaoRp0wNT3dnIqQyKjmufmdSTjsXKkdnUvQ3TPA/s960/Kristins%20kittens%206.1.2022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="805" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHff-F5mdRjAYUdSpZcxitToQ_2zpapTJZ3Ri5NXmBoOelrqO9cZXtWTUJKud8m8A_YsonN4VnB92d_YUr00rX-YpdoKU4UZ_qOQtBlnurLUZp9GIfssyuNIZh4-gd9p9AX4ZI5VJUVCoRAaA0uSHfaoRp0wNT3dnIqQyKjmufmdSTjsXKkdnUvQ3TPA/s320/Kristins%20kittens%206.1.2022.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwqnq9iyQHYoyzOkl7WH7SFtkSmqepeZ7OlGBFE1_ekTOo2PfZC3Uu9q-hJKNrVqZWyVGSKtkxQdnCeWGVDZUPLC7MGo9NkY3v-p-ZRzaLTyLi6OYmEy_N7Nfg-1by3JbKMotDNGKxkOpnVPEnXDkj6FdjwxWLTzqWlCKouaA5EwVzzkhldBWTRNLMVg/s2539/Lilly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2539" data-original-width="1904" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwqnq9iyQHYoyzOkl7WH7SFtkSmqepeZ7OlGBFE1_ekTOo2PfZC3Uu9q-hJKNrVqZWyVGSKtkxQdnCeWGVDZUPLC7MGo9NkY3v-p-ZRzaLTyLi6OYmEy_N7Nfg-1by3JbKMotDNGKxkOpnVPEnXDkj6FdjwxWLTzqWlCKouaA5EwVzzkhldBWTRNLMVg/s320/Lilly.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Z8Pt_ThnL2LGe5oCUKbU4XcsPfPN1FIlSRn5o7jtI2qN1f2tTTR-yZN1mynQtPvqr9XGqG1XxLiTS-9TYjNDk641m9JOHF3ZZEMpu80Z5gEnkAAhZivCsg957-Fg1ZERdIHitbJdIuI2Svxu9sChCfspItsy5wv0xBIIOql7kg1hn5J0CRn17EcP1Q/s2395/Poppy%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2395" data-original-width="1814" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8Z8Pt_ThnL2LGe5oCUKbU4XcsPfPN1FIlSRn5o7jtI2qN1f2tTTR-yZN1mynQtPvqr9XGqG1XxLiTS-9TYjNDk641m9JOHF3ZZEMpu80Z5gEnkAAhZivCsg957-Fg1ZERdIHitbJdIuI2Svxu9sChCfspItsy5wv0xBIIOql7kg1hn5J0CRn17EcP1Q/s320/Poppy%202.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">That leaves April, Boomer, Whispurr, Sabrina, Olaf, Lily and
Poppy (all above) – all kittens, although Lily and Poppy are older kittens. Sweet things, but they don’t show well because
of their shyness. But they have been in
foster care far too long so we are hoping to get them a new loving home soon.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhARQHbVy8M291XrRQuJrk2zOjv7BxuubnIOjXnKrHZmOnLB2hjwoXHo8W5PcRdUUdbNBbgTFpAs_vqlafVZ8STNcegO0zbINiwu0hGQ5GKszhiTiekK0XOO-HBNdFtrHzLChlGK0Y5JRDspUlFzLJrCbTRP-JndqB4I9siAQlpgjhlMxpTno-Q-xRWUA/s1024/Purrl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1023" data-original-width="1024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhARQHbVy8M291XrRQuJrk2zOjv7BxuubnIOjXnKrHZmOnLB2hjwoXHo8W5PcRdUUdbNBbgTFpAs_vqlafVZ8STNcegO0zbINiwu0hGQ5GKszhiTiekK0XOO-HBNdFtrHzLChlGK0Y5JRDspUlFzLJrCbTRP-JndqB4I9siAQlpgjhlMxpTno-Q-xRWUA/s320/Purrl.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal">My former adopter Kim offered her barn in Honeoye Falls, and
has been working on socializing Purrlie, the white cat I rescued end of this
past winter off Parsells Street. She is
coming around, slowly, but surely. She
will make someone a wonderful cat once she gets over her shyness. And we have a new boy Norman that is being
vetted today, who came from a bad situation, and a kind worker at the clinic
asked if I could try to help him.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNJIwa96PdTZIkbgXbnHAYKvYjExzc-TxfYa1LQas8_rmqoHf5dqiIVS36WeVjxLe7ROpc07w6psUoHSJI3IuPeUM1qWUN7NT4AmMhxYaeGPC0bArFFc9VEse7cPWtXBv98U5XoZw-VIYnBobxYdpLau1EMXWz8szufK4-_URKCFFwAXowoobra3kvw/s1024/Mutt%20and%20jeff%20Niagara.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYNJIwa96PdTZIkbgXbnHAYKvYjExzc-TxfYa1LQas8_rmqoHf5dqiIVS36WeVjxLe7ROpc07w6psUoHSJI3IuPeUM1qWUN7NT4AmMhxYaeGPC0bArFFc9VEse7cPWtXBv98U5XoZw-VIYnBobxYdpLau1EMXWz8szufK4-_URKCFFwAXowoobra3kvw/s320/Mutt%20and%20jeff%20Niagara.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_EaFEq6dE5Lkgs59aaNA2RYq0oIUKoNYvnbI0Q0AuGqvXCK--IgtUWBtFwFzr_ODXAmcB7bMnI_3eDJ-NQRPvI-qj2d0YyPm195ijzj6cmtKsh3D1-DCRs-wTBy-UgG6zkjWpRhuKA7XsT-aFqd_EV2YcouKASHw0K3OwPhadNMJE2ZIvJKvG-fhRQ/s2094/Purrl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2094" data-original-width="1970" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN_EaFEq6dE5Lkgs59aaNA2RYq0oIUKoNYvnbI0Q0AuGqvXCK--IgtUWBtFwFzr_ODXAmcB7bMnI_3eDJ-NQRPvI-qj2d0YyPm195ijzj6cmtKsh3D1-DCRs-wTBy-UgG6zkjWpRhuKA7XsT-aFqd_EV2YcouKASHw0K3OwPhadNMJE2ZIvJKvG-fhRQ/s320/Purrl.jpg" width="301" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal">In the meantime, above are a few others that need help in
getting them off the streets:</p><p class="MsoNormal">Please spay and neuter your cats. There are far too many out there without a home. And PLEASE consider foster care. You are saving the life of a cat, and helping them to find a good home.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Have a great day!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>Janinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418387692646783553noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603723189041366390.post-28991764022538493172022-05-23T11:38:00.004-04:002022-05-23T11:38:46.042-04:00Some People.....<p> It's been a while since I last wrote. Life is busy. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So, we have a bunch of kittens. I have Licorice – or should I say my friend
Jack is helping me out by caring for him for now. I have so much going on at home that I needed
that break. Thanks, Crack! Tamera has Duke, April, and Chloe – plus their
momma, who are the sweetest little things you ever did see, and Kristin has
four – don’t have names or pics yet to post on Petfinder, but they are coming soon!</p><p class="MsoNormal">Here are various pics of Licorice, Duke, April and Chloe:<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOtwBp8AvCw553BYNAx6lvp2xXQk1KR_tiXnWg85NvrQ2zKnbc0arYW4CZ4_ryBsFQNvP9WXeQ6PnKAyTAqPWUBvA6sN0c5yksUKuhz8OqB00XKBrz_NMMW8OkbcXYBpUhhDiN_zvrJ2vhQNpZ4gWgcnQIzG7WB4i5yMAlHt9rEr6Q-yGyxvLbVYDAg/s1008/April.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkOtwBp8AvCw553BYNAx6lvp2xXQk1KR_tiXnWg85NvrQ2zKnbc0arYW4CZ4_ryBsFQNvP9WXeQ6PnKAyTAqPWUBvA6sN0c5yksUKuhz8OqB00XKBrz_NMMW8OkbcXYBpUhhDiN_zvrJ2vhQNpZ4gWgcnQIzG7WB4i5yMAlHt9rEr6Q-yGyxvLbVYDAg/s320/April.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUOMYOkCbdZy4dvagXh6hj6X4EUZznql59f9WFfQ1E61duJ8IjL1VHhk_dGPOJpSThWXwqjZrQap2wKCnoOOnC1CNsfEKAKJS8RSD79KP06ubFItDKV2QAn2OnKsBfkNAq3v3RMnGnaYHlEoJWrdG3nVC06tSOkz6Y-jVLPHLQCru18UVWoASx__JDw/s1008/Chloe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUOMYOkCbdZy4dvagXh6hj6X4EUZznql59f9WFfQ1E61duJ8IjL1VHhk_dGPOJpSThWXwqjZrQap2wKCnoOOnC1CNsfEKAKJS8RSD79KP06ubFItDKV2QAn2OnKsBfkNAq3v3RMnGnaYHlEoJWrdG3nVC06tSOkz6Y-jVLPHLQCru18UVWoASx__JDw/s320/Chloe.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZjhQhi6mxHYyXhrDdRk9znnDuMxDP2v_ypPMV6TJ0gtVpcrOFg5GzTA6cdvfQr2rtfsfdx1NEX39_6db2cNy8DK_O_Zms1ByXPeY1lSeeed2Kz3FRsWj88CNlWJWm2gymde4MyQGlYBAn2U2VZg0DGAY1o_9fr5JzB2-ODOv2EzD9-r-iaw4SHPgIQ/s1008/Duke%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ZjhQhi6mxHYyXhrDdRk9znnDuMxDP2v_ypPMV6TJ0gtVpcrOFg5GzTA6cdvfQr2rtfsfdx1NEX39_6db2cNy8DK_O_Zms1ByXPeY1lSeeed2Kz3FRsWj88CNlWJWm2gymde4MyQGlYBAn2U2VZg0DGAY1o_9fr5JzB2-ODOv2EzD9-r-iaw4SHPgIQ/s320/Duke%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1nd0z54fOkEPIePB0h40GygHIt_vJlQEtGfiwnekH1efov4-q4rElGzNd1cwtrmRv7mOvLLhPdFHm7ihX8XcGNwUetOIvHzhRQNVjI0MgRtgZc_5LK0xkwrIgXrIRj6TEwBx_515f9enytKLBHZCUOfbQ-UPnN3z_1O_-kzdph6VnUo_1e13kSzeV0w/s1008/Duke.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1nd0z54fOkEPIePB0h40GygHIt_vJlQEtGfiwnekH1efov4-q4rElGzNd1cwtrmRv7mOvLLhPdFHm7ihX8XcGNwUetOIvHzhRQNVjI0MgRtgZc_5LK0xkwrIgXrIRj6TEwBx_515f9enytKLBHZCUOfbQ-UPnN3z_1O_-kzdph6VnUo_1e13kSzeV0w/s320/Duke.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VGNPhjuuHKSZh8Q-ggFlWOhYR7wNgbmhncNk9sJB4SpFKRv0tBgOPf4kxGu8lNoZxWKdu5i2h0hojsiIBA7zffYSit1x_huvM_eFVCxCEySZlx-q1xQXMVnmnAe2TG1CCPdh1o6dOjaVXue3T82Be1qCFlTEs3M9VArLlPscBRjIB5a1TCaswaV6fQ/s1008/Licorice%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="756" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VGNPhjuuHKSZh8Q-ggFlWOhYR7wNgbmhncNk9sJB4SpFKRv0tBgOPf4kxGu8lNoZxWKdu5i2h0hojsiIBA7zffYSit1x_huvM_eFVCxCEySZlx-q1xQXMVnmnAe2TG1CCPdh1o6dOjaVXue3T82Be1qCFlTEs3M9VArLlPscBRjIB5a1TCaswaV6fQ/s320/Licorice%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal">Duke has been pre-adopted by a former adopter. I had the three of them over for a playdate
with Licorice last weekend, and they were all adorable. We are not sure what we will do with their
mom. She is still hesitant to let us get
near her. If worse comes to worse, she will
have to go back to Birr Street where she came from, and those nice ladies that
reported them all to us will continue to feed and shelter. She will, however, go back SPAYED! It’s a crime, all these kittens being
born. Terrible. Especially when there are SO MANY HOMELESS
cats out there. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I have to share… I
have two rules for my rescue – I won’t adopt out to anyone that is willing to
declaw, and anyone willing to let the cat outside. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b><span style="border: none windowtext 1.0pt; color: red; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-border-alt: none windowtext 0in; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; padding: 0in;">IT'S A DANGEROUS WORLD OUT THERE</span></b><span style="color: red; font-family: "Times New Roman",serif; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Lost<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> I had a girl reach
out for a meet and greet with April, and after reviewing her application, she
put she would be considering letting the kitten -- or her own cats out. I responded the following:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>“Thanks, Mady, animals don’t know better. They don’t know the dangers outside… Not to mention fleas they bring into the
house… And you are right they do need
distraction but an open window in summer and a perch to look out year-round is
all they need.”<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Now, I don’t know how that sounds to you, but here is how it
sounded to her!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>“I appreciate your prompt reply. I understand that you may think that cats ‘don’t
know better’ and that you may know better than cats acting on their own instinct. I seem to forget that cats were bred to be
cooped up indoors and don’t have any evolutionary roots in being outdoors. Furthermore, I am curious where you got your
degree and specialization in animal behavior, Harvard? Stanford?
Please let me know so that I can be as smart as you. All the best!”<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Yea, OK Mady, and all the best to you too. @$$%$^e.
Some people. Geesh. I sure don’t want people like her adopting
from me. THAT’S why I screen with the application. Weed the wrong people out.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Niagara Street cats – Mutt and Jeff – are still greeting
me each morning after their shelter was removed. I have a board that is leaning against a chain-link fence for their food when it rains, otherwise, don’t know when I will be
barricaded right out of that property thanks to the Home Leasing management. I know it is not the on-sight supervisor – he
doesn’t mind the cats – it's management. These
big companies coming into properties that were once home to so many animal
species. How dare they. It's just plain wrong. To kick an animal out of its home. It's just wrong.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Update on Pearl – now aptly named Purrl! She is coming around. She was transferred from Shery’s foster care,
to a horse barn addition out in Honeoye Falls – a former adopter offered to try
to rehabilitate and socialize her. She
hid for months in Sheryl’s house. Big
progress is being made, but she still has a long way to go. But Julia and Kim are the cat-whisperers. Kim has several ferals she feeds at her barn
as well. Big animal lover. So grateful to the two of them.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Have a great day!</p>Janinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418387692646783553noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7603723189041366390.post-28243150105134398242022-04-28T11:11:00.002-04:002022-04-28T11:23:21.949-04:00Toby<p> A few things… first, thank you so much for your comments on my last post. So glad to know people are reading 💙💚💛💜 </p><p>Yesterday was a sad day, and today will be a sad day, for a few people. It has to do with a cat named Toby that was
rescued by a woman named Angela who lives in the area I go to feed in. Toby was emaciated and walked up to Angela,
who immediately took him in. She made an
appointment at a vet and was told yesterday that he has Feline Leukemia. He was also microchipped and came from a
person living on Peck Street in the city.
They tried to get in touch, and they had 24 hours to hear back. As of this moment, nothing. Angela had been in touch with me since she
picked up Toby telling me she had no room at her house and asking if I could
try to find a foster for him. She didn’t
want him to be in a cage all day and night. </p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Angela really didn’t know about this highly contagious and
deadly disease, and I explained to her (and hopefully the doctor did too) about
it, and advised her it would be best to have him euthanized – I know of no homes
that care for Leuk + cats – and he will eventually, and more than likely soon,
pass on his own. There is suffering
involved, as with any cancer, and I can’t watch a cat suffer. I did this with one cat named HOMIE when I
first started rescue – a woman had a room she kept in her house just for Leuk+
cats, and Homie just disintegrated fast.
Such a sweet boy he was. It's just
the saddest thing to watch. So, Angela
has an appointment this afternoon to have him euthanized – something she has
never done. I told her that being with him
when he takes his last breath is crucial to the cat - they need to know they
were loved by their person right to the end.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Here are some pictures of sweet little Toby: 💓<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg70r15vZbd-tab1kVlvpbLWgIdT-vZMMJFr2fnmzUqjEhGwVf3qm0Bf7jpH3B8ZGMFLQatEz4kKZJrYlKtVC5ETIBxy_cj8bQDYqmMw9-agh9SXzcaWP7CYF0SoObxPgz4zekPsLNYgcA-cdzmytYMDCsiDZ3ZnsmMUCNP6qZNey9ojRT67GY5AKXQlA/s1024/Toby%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg70r15vZbd-tab1kVlvpbLWgIdT-vZMMJFr2fnmzUqjEhGwVf3qm0Bf7jpH3B8ZGMFLQatEz4kKZJrYlKtVC5ETIBxy_cj8bQDYqmMw9-agh9SXzcaWP7CYF0SoObxPgz4zekPsLNYgcA-cdzmytYMDCsiDZ3ZnsmMUCNP6qZNey9ojRT67GY5AKXQlA/s320/Toby%203.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWx1zL9chbif1AQqGGpuWhgnI0w4uvxRfsCNnCU8-6gZW37jzXxma2KVA7KRk0Lt9aIB7vgqJjFwovRF7ADDqXb-8ZLXLFAKe8uJNm3H7d8NeXi5Q58pArMdJqGoYAXHSOZoHmIMreQlAGhfVrgCOnlRjOrdIccZ0FUDl14-c9_bmQICTrWPT5yU4xQ/s1024/Toby%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWx1zL9chbif1AQqGGpuWhgnI0w4uvxRfsCNnCU8-6gZW37jzXxma2KVA7KRk0Lt9aIB7vgqJjFwovRF7ADDqXb-8ZLXLFAKe8uJNm3H7d8NeXi5Q58pArMdJqGoYAXHSOZoHmIMreQlAGhfVrgCOnlRjOrdIccZ0FUDl14-c9_bmQICTrWPT5yU4xQ/s320/Toby%202.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpxwdsxwuJgSLyLtUAeJx3EbCQQ8YxvtXDwXaNfFx0ZXliK9Kysgq49kToq4z-boyhBhycy6cTcmqCe5abwXZDr1Z9WOCmGCzyRUCX94lfYoJIxB6W3za0ldq6l45zKz3tIE7W4LtSOjhBtUwcH5w93xabJbWuN1tgur_Zr5Fo_JGeq66nrLArg26Ig/s1024/Toby%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvpxwdsxwuJgSLyLtUAeJx3EbCQQ8YxvtXDwXaNfFx0ZXliK9Kysgq49kToq4z-boyhBhycy6cTcmqCe5abwXZDr1Z9WOCmGCzyRUCX94lfYoJIxB6W3za0ldq6l45zKz3tIE7W4LtSOjhBtUwcH5w93xabJbWuN1tgur_Zr5Fo_JGeq66nrLArg26Ig/s320/Toby%201.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I hear and see so many sad things, I get so many calls for help... I wish I never started
this… I dread the day I stop. There are so many that will suffer if they
are still left on the streets. Please
consider fostering and adopting.</p><p class="MsoNormal">On another matter, at my Ferndale shelter, there is an all-black cat colony where we've tried to get the baby-making momma trapped and fixed, but she eluded my expert trapper friend Lori each time. There are usually 7 to 8 cats that we can count there on any given day. Yesterday, I was forced to go out and feed at my 24 shelters all by myself because the girl that I've paid since she started with me a few months ago texted me at 4 in the morning saying she didn't feel good. Let me tell you, it's the first time I've gone out by myself in many years. I panicked for a second, but then realized, you just have to go and do it, one shelter at a time. I can barely walk let alone carry the water and food. It was not fun, but back to the Ferndale shelter story, lately, we haven't seen ONE cat around, and as I placed the food down yesterday there, I heard barking and thought the dog was in the yard behind the fence, but as I looked the dog was behind ME and there was a huge hole in the fence. He hadn't attacked me, yet, so I continued to calmly do what I was doing and walked slowly away back to the truck. I turned around and noticed him sniffing inside the shelter. He must have been eating the food, and God knows what happened to the cats. I plan on leaving a note on the porch of the person's house at 42 Ripley Street and I will pretend I live on the street behind - and ask them to place a board to cover the hole - as I have children playing out there. We will see when and if that gets done. </p><p class="MsoNormal">That's it for now. Next up: Niagara Street.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Have a great day!</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p></o:p></p>Janinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12418387692646783553noreply@blogger.com0