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Celtic Ferret - 06 Oct 2003 16:42 GMT

--- Celtic Ferret <katgall@voyager.net> wrote:

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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Star" <star_frances@yahoo.com>
> To: <FOBFerrets@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 10:28 AM
> Subject: [FOBFerrets] I really need help.
>
> > I'm losing my apartment, and I have to be out by
> this
> > coming Monday, Oct. 13th. I'm moving out of state
> to
> > stay with family, so that's covered.
> >
> > The problem is, I have 9 cats. Two of them are
> coming
> > with me. I'm not supposed to have cats there at
> all,
> > but they're going to work with me. Basically we
> have
> > me packing what I can into a car, including me and
> the
> > 2 cats, and driving down there. The rest of my
> things
> > are going into storage, so I can get them if and
> when
> > I find a new place down there.
> >
> > That leaves 7 cats needing homes and 7 days to do
> it.
> > I have hit up neighbors, friends, co-workers. I
> get
> > the usual "Gee that's too bad, sorry I can't
> help."
> > There's a rescue out here, which has put the word
> out
> > for me, but they are full so they can't actually
> take
> > them. This absolutely breaks my heart, I can't
> even
> > begin to tell you the love and attention these
> cats
> > have gotten from me and how hard it is to even
> think
> > of having to leave them.
> >
> > If anyone in Northern Illinois or between DeKalb,
> IL
> > and St. Louis, MO wants a friendly, well
> socialized
> > and much loved cat, please email me. Or if anyone
> has
> > ideas on helping to re-home them... Yes, there's a
> > 'humane society' out here but we all know what
> happens
> > to cats and dogs left there too long.
> >
> > Here's pictures of all but one of the kitties.

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/star_frances/wonder-cats.html

> > Happy and Green Bean are the two staying with me.
> >
> > It is really hard for me to ask for help. I've
> known
> > all of you for quite some time though, and I hope
> you
> > all understand I am only doing this because I have
> no
> > other option.
> >
> > Thanks.

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Isotope - 06 Oct 2003 20:58 GMT

Why in the world do you have nine cats? I could understand if you were
rehabilitating the felines, then turning them over to a shelter for
adoption, but nine is literally six too many! Good luck with finding each
one a home. Some bleeding heart will take a few off your hands. You
apartment must smell lovely! Good luck!

> --- Celtic Ferret <katgall@voyager.net> wrote:
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> > > Thanks.

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Isotope - 06 Oct 2003 21:09 GMT

What are you going to do with the rabbit and ferrets? Are you taking those
too or are you trying to find home for them?

> --- Celtic Ferret <katgall@voyager.net> wrote:
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> > > Thanks.

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Nurse Crow - 08 Oct 2003 08:33 GMT

Hi Celtic,
We too had nine at one time in a house. We were down to eight when
we moved to an apartment. We were able to sneak four in with us, but
could not find homes for any of the remaining four. Our local Humane
Society had policy of deciding the fate of all cats when they
arrive... either they got put down right then if there was a
behavioral or health problem, or they got sent up to the adoption
center for as long as it took to re-home them. Talk to the various
chapters along the route from your old home to your new one, and ask
if they can make a similar promise. We waited there until we were sure
that all four passed the inspection process, and I'm sure yours would
too, from your description. Actually, cats that come from
well-socialized and healthy homes are in high demand in many places,
so they might all get adopted very quickly...
I have also heard of chapters that will guarantee that your cat
won't be put down if you make a larger than normal contribution to the
chapter when you drop them off. This doesn't excite me from an ethics
standpoint, but anything that might help keep them alive until
adoption is gotta be worth something... Maybe you could bribe a
chapter into not giving them a time limit... check with the national
web site and find all the chapters that you could realistically
reach...
Another possibility is asking local organizations or shelters if
there is someone willing to foster them on an interim basis, then able
to use a longer timeframe to find them permanent homes...
BB,
~Ed~

>--- Celtic Ferret <katgall@voyager.net> wrote:
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>> > Thanks.

~Ed~
"If it doesn't hurt, I'm not doing you any good."

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Iso - 08 Oct 2003 15:53 GMT

Nurse Crow,

Well said, however one would probably infer that if the author is
"loosing her apartment" money is probably tight. So, the notion of being
able to make contribution to the chapter when you drop the cats off is
probably out of the question. This issue is sad, but really what was the
author thinking by taking in nine cats? In most cities, unless you are a
licensed breeder, it's considered cruel to have that many animals in such a
small, cramped area. This is a slippery slope that the author should have
foreseen.

> Hi Celtic,
> We too had nine at one time in a house. We were down to eight when
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> ~Ed~
> "If it doesn't hurt, I'm not doing you any good."

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