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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / February 2004Stray Cat
We were watching TV last night, I looked up and lo and behold, there's a calico cat looking at me through the window. It was in the middle of a freezing cold rain. She ran at first, but wasn't too hard to catch. I had to crawl under the truck but she let me drag her out and didn't fight. We live in a rural place, so it's not like she wandered away from home. We dried her off, fed her and put her in the guest bedroom away from the other cats. This is a *beautiful* cat. Such unusual markings, long hair, with a black mask over her eyes and an otherwise yellow face. Dainty little thing. I am taking her to the vet today but I am very concerned about her. She is dreadfully thin, matted and her third eyelid is showing. The thing that concerns me most I guess is FIP. We'll see what he says. Anyway, if she turns out healthy I'll keep her because the shelter is full. Unless a good home materializes out oof nowhere, but I'm not going to bank on that. Please, please purr for a good health check. This is going to be a long haul and she'll have to stay in the bedroom a long time. Yoda isn't vaccinated and I can't risk getting him sick. Sherry > We were watching TV last night, I looked up and lo and behold, there's a calico > cat looking at me through the window. It was in the middle of a freezing cold [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > can't risk getting him sick. > Sherry Many purrs that she is healthy. I don't imagine she will mind the room that much. She sounds beautiful. We await pictures when she is more secure. Keep us posted! Karen >Many purrs that she is healthy. I don't imagine she will mind the room that >much. She sounds beautiful. We await pictures when she is more secure. Keep >us posted! > >Karen Oh, Karen. You know me. I took a picture as soon as we got her fed and halfway dried off. I didn't post it because it is such a bad picture. But maybe it will help if you all know who you're purring for. She really isn't ugly. It's just a bad picture. She acts and looks a lot better this morning, more bright-eyed too and has let me brush some of the mats out. http://members.aol.com/jjrich0523/calico.jpg Sherry "Sherry " <sriddles@aol.comkitty> wrote in > Oh, Karen. You know me. I took a picture as soon as we got her fed and halfway > dried off. I didn't post it because it is such a bad picture. But maybe it will > help if you all know who you're purring for. > She really isn't ugly. It's just a bad picture. She acts and looks a lot better > this morning, more bright-eyed too and has let me brush some of the mats out. Aww, she does look funny, but I'm sure she will be a beauty when she starts feeling better and has had her fur seen to. Are you going to try and sort it out yourself, or are you going to let the vet do it? Purrs still coming over.  SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki Oh wow!! That is a beautiful cat!!!!! Of course, had it been me, you know a black cat would have showed up ;) What a gorgeous girl she is going to be. Keep us posted. Karen > >Many purrs that she is healthy. I don't imagine she will mind the room that > >much. She sounds beautiful. We await pictures when she is more secure. Keep [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Sherry Very pretty, Those are very unusual markings, looks like some kind of comic book superhero with that mask. >> Many purrs that she is healthy. I don't imagine she will mind the room >> that [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > Sherry That was a very hearwarming (my fingers first typed "heartworming"!) story. You're going to have one good looking cat after a bath and grooming. I'm sure we're all going to be a little bit edgy until medical tests come back OK. Art > She really isn't ugly. It's just a bad picture. She acts and looks a lot better > this morning, more bright-eyed too and has let me brush some of the mats out. > http://members.aol.com/jjrich0523/calico.jpg What unusual markings!! SignatureJette Goldie jette@blueyonder.co.uk Apache and Dakota http://www.jette.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/kitties.html Oh my GOD! I love that picture! :) Stacey ;) > >Many purrs that she is healthy. I don't imagine she will mind the room that > >much. She sounds beautiful. We await pictures when she is more secure. Keep [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Sherry I showed the pic of your stray to DH and he said "He's so cool, he looks like he should talk!". At that very moment, DH and I had the same exact thought, the results of which are below :). http://tinyurl.com/3c79l Stacey :) > I showed the pic of your stray to DH and he said "He's so cool, he looks > like he should talk!". At that very moment, DH and I had the same exact [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Stacey :) That's hilarious. I wasn't aware of this site, but now you've "started something." I'm sure that Duffy and Holly are going to pop up on some friends' computers as my talking cats. MaryL >> I showed the pic of your stray to DH and he said "He's so cool, he looks >> like he should talk!". At that very moment, DH and I had the same exact [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >MaryL Fun! Thanks, Stace! Sherry I wanted to tell you guys, we have the nicest lurkers on our group. I got the loveliest letter from a woman who says she reads this group every day. She wanted to adopt the calico cat! Turns out she is too far away to make it work, but it was such a nice gesture. Sherry That is totally hysterical......LOL : I showed the pic of your stray to DH and he said "He's so cool, he looks : like he should talk!". At that very moment, DH and I had the same exact [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] : : Stacey :) But she's a girl! > I showed the pic of your stray to DH and he said "He's so cool, he looks > like he should talk!". At that very moment, DH and I had the same exact [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Stacey :) DH pays no attention to such matters, apparently :). He doesn't read the NG, just pays attention to things that I point out. In this case I said "Come see this stray one of my cat people rescued, isn't it cool?" So therefore, he just assumed it was a male, since it was cool. He was wrong, of course. Stacey (who realizes *she's* the one who put the male voice on the kitty!) > But she's a girl! > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > > > Stacey :) > Oh, Karen. You know me. I took a picture as soon as we got her fed and halfway > dried off. I didn't post it because it is such a bad picture. But maybe it will [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Sherry She's beautiful! I love that two-toned face. Dan > I took a picture as soon as we got her fed and halfway > dried off. I didn't post it because it is such a bad picture. But maybe it will [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Sherry Heh! Heh! Lucky cat to find you, and she looks like she will be beautiful after some good care. But right now, it's definitely a "bad hair day" photo. Thanks for rescuing her. MaryL >> http://members.aol.com/jjrich0523/calico.jpg > >Heh! Heh! Lucky cat to find you, and she looks like she will be beautiful >after some good care. But right now, it's definitely a "bad hair day" >photo. Yes, I don't think that photo is showing her on her best day! She must actually be very pretty, with those markings. It's funny how her markings look so symmetrical, not as random as you would expect from a calico. They look planned and functional, the way you might expect from markings on a wild animal in its natural habitat. It's possible that Sherry has actually discovered a new species of cat or badger! Awww... she's adorable! I'm very glad she found you in her time of need. SignatureVictor Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com Oh wow, what a cool looking cat! Many purrs coming up for her to be healthy. -- Britta Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album > >Many purrs that she is healthy. I don't imagine she will mind the room that > >much. She sounds beautiful. We await pictures when she is more secure. Keep [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Sherry Good on you Sherry,your blood's worth bottling, sorry I meant to put that on the bottom of my post but got carried away with my memories. Jean P. > wrote in message news:bvlnil$ten0c$1@ID-221344.news.uni-berlin.de... > [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > Karen > We were watching TV last night, I looked up and lo and behold, there's a calico > cat looking at me through the window. It was in the middle of a freezing cold > rain. <> > Please, please purr for a good health check. This is going to be a long haul > and she'll have to stay in the bedroom a long time. Yoda isn't vaccinated and I > can't risk getting him sick. May the Purr be with her and you all! Hoping for good news! :: lewe ------------------------------------------------------------- lewemi at yahoo dot se || cat pics: photos.yahoo.com/lewemi > We were watching TV last night, I looked up and lo and behold, there's a calico > cat looking at me through the window. It was in the middle of a freezing cold [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > can't risk getting him sick. > Sherry Oh, this is so fortunate for the new cat. A cat in the condition you describe might not have survived much longer with cold weather. Shee sounds like a beautiful cat. I do hope all the vet tests come back negative. MaryL > Please, please purr for a good health check. This is going to be a long haul > and she'll have to stay in the bedroom a long time. Yoda isn't vaccinated and I > can't risk getting him sick. Mnay purrs for the pretty kitty to check out fine. If she is, I'm sure she will soon thrive in your care. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki .... > She ran at first, but wasn't too hard to catch. I had to crawl under the truck > but she let me drag her out and didn't fight. ...> Sherry Sherry, I got a chuckle out of that. Not hard to catch: all you had to do is crawl under a truck in the dead of winter and drag her out. The best part is that nearly all of the people in this group would consider that perfectly logical while much of the rest of the world wouldn't understand at all. One of the pleasures I get out of this group is knowing people like you. Purrs and prayers that the little kitty turns out to be healthy. Annie LOL, you're right, Annie :-) If you hadn't pointed it out I'd still have considered it a very normal and logical story ;-))) Nanny > .... > > She ran at first, but wasn't too hard to catch. I had to crawl under the [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Purrs and prayers that the little kitty turns out to be healthy. > Annie LOL!! Same here! Karen > LOL, you're right, Annie :-) If you hadn't pointed it out I'd still have > considered it a very normal and logical story ;-))) [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > Purrs and prayers that the little kitty turns out to be healthy. > > Annie lots of purrs that everything turns out ok Cati with the usual help from mistoffelees and Grizzy > We were watching TV last night, I looked up and lo and behold, there's a calico > cat looking at me through the window. It was in the middle of a freezing cold [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > can't risk getting him sick. > Sherry Purrs and prayers that the little beauty is healthy and finds a forever home. Please keep us updated. Jazz's mama SignatureIrulan from the stars we came, to the stars we return from now until the end of time > We were watching TV last night, I looked up and lo and behold, there's a calico > cat looking at me through the window. It was in the middle of a freezing cold [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > can't risk getting him sick. > Sherry > We were watching TV last night, I looked up and lo and behold, > there's a calico cat looking at me through the window. It was in the > middle of a freezing cold rain. > She ran at first, but wasn't too hard to catch. I had to crawl under > the truck but she let me drag her out and didn't fight. Gee, don't go to any trouble to catch the gal! ;) > We live in a rural place, so it's not like she wandered away from > home. We dried her off, fed her and put her in the guest bedroom away > from the other cats. > This is a *beautiful* cat. Such unusual markings, long hair, with a > black mask over her eyes and an otherwise yellow face. Dainty little > thing. Awwwww. Post pics ASAP! > I am taking her to the vet today but I am very concerned about her. > She is dreadfully thin, matted and her third eyelid is showing. Yep, she doesn't feel well. The > thing that concerns me most I guess is FIP. We'll see what he says. > Anyway, if she turns out healthy I'll keep her because the shelter is [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > isn't vaccinated and I can't risk getting him sick. > Sherry Absolutely full of purrs here. Good luck! Jill >We were watching TV last night, I looked up and lo and behold, there's a calico >cat looking at me through the window. It was in the middle of a freezing cold [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >This is a *beautiful* cat. Such unusual markings, long hair, with a black mask >over her eyes and an otherwise yellow face. <SNIP> >Please, please purr for a good health check. This is going to be a long haul >and she'll have to stay in the bedroom a long time. Yoda isn't vaccinated and I >can't risk getting him sick. >Sherry Purrs for the calico kitty to be only suffering from neglect and hunger, and even more purrs for you for taking her in. She could have died in the cold and wet, without enough food. ~~~~~~ Life without cats would be only marginally worth living. TC and the unmercifully, relentlessly sweet calico kitty, Kenzie. How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven. - Robert Heinlein >We were watching TV last night, I looked up and lo and behold, there's a calico >cat looking at me through the window. It was in the middle of a freezing cold [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >can't risk getting him sick. >Sherry You are my "hero"! Purrs that lost kitty will be OK. She apparently picked YOU. Purrrrr! Aw, major bigtime purrs for your little stray to be able to stay with you. Purrs for her health check. Please let us know! Christine > We were watching TV last night, I looked up and lo and behold, there's a calico > cat looking at me through the window. It was in the middle of a freezing cold [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > can't risk getting him sick. > Sherry Sherry said: > She ran at first, but wasn't too hard to catch. I had to crawl under the truck > but she let me drag her out and didn't fight. The fact that she didn't fight suggests that she is not feeling well. I hope that this is wrong. My cats would fight tooth and nail if I tried that. > This is a *beautiful* cat. Such unusual markings, long hair, with a black mask > over her eyes and an otherwise yellow face. Dainty little thing. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > can't risk getting him sick. > Sherry I hope she turns out healthy. Make sure that your vet runs all the tests possible. Some of the normal screening tests can provide incorrect results. In any case good luck with her. She is a pretty kitty. Though it looks like she isn't feeling too great right now. She definitely looks uncomfortable. > Sherry said: > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > The fact that she didn't fight suggests that she is not feeling well. I hope > that this is wrong. My cats would fight tooth and nail if I tried that. But your cats have a good home - often cats who have "lost" their people will understand that you're trying to help them. (I mean genuinely "lost" cats, not ferals, who are used to being on their own). > > This is a *beautiful* cat. Such unusual markings, long hair, with a black mask > > over her eyes and an otherwise yellow face. Dainty little thing. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > like she isn't feeling too great right now. She definitely looks > uncomfortable. >But your cats have a good home - often cats who have "lost" their people >will understand that you're trying to help them. (I mean genuinely >"lost" cats, not ferals, who are used to being on their own). I sure do agree with this. They *do* understand you're trying to help them. I think she was asking for help at the window. I am overwhelmed with the responses, all the support and purrs in this thread. I am also just smitten with this cat. When I go in the bedroom, she circles my feet and chirps like a little bird till I sit down, and she gets in my lap and starts kneading. I just love her. She is so affectionate. I couldn't get an appt. with the vet today, so it will be tomorrow. I didn't try another vet, mostly because I don't think one day will make much difference in the outcome and another day with a full belly might give her a little more security and make her feel better. She eats really well and uses the litterbox. Seems content and doesn't seem uncomfortable in any sense. Thanks again and again for the purrrs. Will let you know something as soon as I do. Much love, Sherry >>But your cats have a good home - often cats who have "lost" their people >>will understand that you're trying to help them. (I mean genuinely [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > feet and chirps like a little bird till I sit down, and she gets in my lap and > starts kneading. I just love her. She is so affectionate. I couldn't get an Eating well is usually a good sign in a cat. We'll be purring for her to get better. She will be a real stunner once her coat is cleaned up. Helen Wheels >We were watching TV last night, I looked up and lo and behold, there's a calico >cat looking at me through the window. It was in the middle of a freezing cold [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >can't risk getting him sick. >Sherry Purrs that she receives a clean bill of health. It was pretty wet and miserable here in SW Oklahoma over the weekend. I think Rocky stayed in all day, except maybe two or three brief forays out. He has been spending nights inside for about three weeks now, but still refuses to use the litter box. He also prefers the cheap dry food I put out for strays to what I put out inside. SignatureSteve Touchstone, faithful servant of Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky stouchst@JUNKsirinet.net [remove Junk for email] Home Page: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/index.html Cat Pix: http://www.sirinet.net/~stouchst/animals.html > We were watching TV last night, I looked up and lo and behold, there's a calico > cat looking at me through the window. It was in the middle of a freezing cold [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > can't risk getting him sick. > Sherry sending lots of purrs. Brenda > We were watching TV last night, I looked up and lo and behold, there's a calico > cat looking at me through the window. It was in the middle of a freezing cold > rain. > She ran at first, but wasn't too hard to catch. I had to crawl under the truck > but she let me drag her out and didn't fight. <snipped> Purrs that she's healthy and stays with you willingly. Sam Lots of purrs and best wishes for the kitty's health problem to be a minor one, so she can adopt you, SignaturePolonca & Soncek > We were watching TV last night, I looked up and lo and behold, there's a calico > cat looking at me through the window. <snip > We were watching TV last night, I looked up and lo and behold, > there's a calico cat looking at me through the window. It was in the [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > isn't vaccinated and I can't risk getting him sick. > Sherry Purrs that she is healthy and all she needs is a bit of TLC SignatureAdrian A house is not a home, without a cat. Hi Sherry: I'm glad for both of you that you rescued your beautiful kitty. I hope the vet visit works out well. I can't wait to see more pictures and hear more stories! Susan M otis and chester > We were watching TV last night, I looked up and lo and behold, there's a calico > cat looking at me through the window. It was in the middle of a freezing cold [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > This is a *beautiful* cat. Such unusual markings, long hair, with a black mask > over her eyes and an otherwise yellow face. Dainty little thing. |
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