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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / January 2008Miracle - Star
HI there: I had just worked myself up into total despair, checked my blackberry in the car - no messages - came in the house - new message from my friend James. I had called James first because he helped rehome another cat about 12 years ago so I associated him with this kind of problem. He knows a zillion people and is a marvellous person. The email said: Sarah, the woman who works for me, will take the cat - when will he be ready? Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!! So, I'm taking the kids with me (they have the day off) and I'm taking pictures to send to her. I'll post them on my website. I'm sure it was your purrs and prayers yet again. Thank you all. Susan M Otis and Chester > I had just worked myself up into total despair, checked my blackberry in > the car - no messages - came in the house - new message from my friend > James. > I had called James first because he helped rehome another cat about 12 > years ago so I associated him with this kind of problem. He knows a > zillion people and is a marvellous person. > The email said: Sarah, the woman who works for me, will take the cat - > when will he be ready? WOO HOO!!! I just finished posting my last message about seeing if you could find an alternate fosterer, and now this! How wonderful!!! Still purring until he is *actually in the new home*, Joyce  SignatureTo send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name. > HI there: > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Susan M > Otis and Chester YESSSSSS! The best news. Lots of bon voyage and great new home purrs for little Star. Happy for Star and for you and for Sarah. I hope this is the piece of the puzzle of all you have going on that helps the others to fall into place. Purrs for a gentle and soothing weekend for you all. Jo > HI there: > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Susan M > Otis and Chester > HI there: > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > So, I'm taking the kids with me (they have the day off) and I'm taking > pictures to send to her. I'll post them on my website. Well, we went to the SPCA and paid up for the little boy. As they were asking me the questions, I started to get worried because I didn't know much about this person. I was just so euphoric about the news that I didn't do any other fact checking. Such as, does she own her own place - with less than 1% vacancy in the city, landlords don't have to let you have animals. Also, does she have kids etc... This time in the visiting room, he was less friendly. I had one of the children in with me at a time not to overwhelm him but the HVAC system kept coming on with this horrendous whirr and stressing him - and dogs were barking and such. It's been a few weeks in a tough environment and he was preoccupied with wanting to get out the door and away. So, I phoned James on the way home and she lives in an apartment but has cleared this with her landlord. I hope she has a bit of patience because she will need it. I hope this doesn't fall through or I end up with him back. His surgery will be the 23rd and so, next wednesday, he comes home. Susan M Otis and Chester Purrs still in route that the little master has a permanent home SignatureI am a cat slave and proud to serve. Are you ready to serve > HI there: > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Susan M > Otis and Chester > HI there: > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Susan M > Otis and Chester That is _great_ news. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > HI there: > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Susan M > Otis and Chester I know your heart is in the right place and hopefully this will work out, but I think it would be wise to take the time between Star's being fixed and going home to interview this woman and make sure this is the "right" home for him. Adoptions done in a hurry don't always end up good and better to find out if this is right for him *before* he goes there rather than after when it is too late to do anything about it. Things you will want to ask her are: 1. will he be kept indoors (that should be an absolute yes) 2. does she declaw (that should immediately end her chance for this lovely boy) 3. will she feed him a proper diet of canned food ( dry food is not good for cats and causes many health issues- see www.catinfo.org for more) 4. how many children does she have and are they gentle with animals 5. can she afford appropriate vet care 6. etc., etc. I know you are stressed and have a lot on your plate. I certainly don't want to add to that, but at the same time it is important that, for Star's sake, you don't settle for anything less than a stellar home and if this one is not it, it only means the great one is on the horizon. Believe me when I say that it takes true committment and patience to find a cat a "great" home, but if that is what you decide will happen and don't settle for less, it WILL happen. On Jan 18, 12:21 pm, Susan M <not_h...@shaw.ca> wrote: > HI there: > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Susan M > Otis and Chester I know your heart is in the right place and hopefully this will work out, but I think it would be wise to take the time between Star's being fixed and going home to interview this woman and make sure this is the "right" home for him. Adoptions done in a hurry don't always end up good and better to find out if this is right for him *before* he goes there rather than after when it is too late to do anything about it. Things you will want to ask her are: 1. will he be kept indoors (that should be an absolute yes) 2. does she declaw (that should immediately end her chance for this lovely boy) 3. will she feed him a proper diet of canned food ( dry food is not good for cats and causes many health issues- see www.catinfo.org for more) 4. how many children does she have and are they gentle with animals 5. can she afford appropriate vet care 6. etc., etc. I know you are stressed and have a lot on your plate. I certainly don't want to add to that, but at the same time it is important that, for Star's sake, you don't settle for anything less than a stellar home and if this one is not it, it only means the great one is on the horizon. Believe me when I say that it takes true committment and patience to find a cat a "great" home, but if that is what you decide will happen and don't settle for less, it WILL happen. You are failing to take into account the alternatives. Both for Star and for Susan and her family. Jo > <tripsovercats@msn.com> wrote in message >> I know your heart is in the right place and hopefully this will work >> out, but I think it would be wise to take the time between Star's >> being fixed and going home to interview this woman and make sure this >> is the "right" home for him... >> 1. will he be kept indoors (that should be an absolute yes) >> 2. does she declaw (that should immediately end her chance for this [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> 4. how many children does she have and are they gentle with animals >> 5. can she afford appropriate vet care > You are failing to take into account the alternatives. Both for Star and > for Susan and her family. You beat me to it, Jo. I don't think Star can afford the luxury of a perfect home, when he's in such danger of being put down. I would be most concerned with questions #2 (declaw) and #5 (able to afford vet care). I'd only care about #4 (children) if the kids were really nasty. But given the circumstances, I wouldn't even consider asking about the others. She can also ask James for his opinion. If he knows this woman fairly well, he might be able to make a reasonable assessment. Joyce SignatureTo send email to this address, remove the triple-X from my user name. > You beat me to it, Jo. I don't think Star can afford the luxury of a > perfect home, when he's in such danger of being put down. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > She can also ask James for his opinion. If he knows this woman fairly > well, he might be able to make a reasonable assessment. Thanks Joyce and Jo. Don't know if you saw my reply to my own post above - but she lives on her own in an apartment and has permission from her landlord to keep a cat. Turns out she's been thinking of getting one for some time and then James came along - so, things have a way of working out I guess. I'm going to write her a long and hopefully humorous mental dump of my cat knowledge and in it will talk about declawing - and will mention it to her when I see her. As well as give her the links to the Desmond Morris books at the library. James is an excellent judge of character and says that she is a kind thoughtful person ... and he knows that she can afford it because she works for him! I myself worry the most about the landlord issue. We all know that without that in writing, things can quickly change. I will make sure that she calls me if she has any trouble. If that were to happen, maybe my SIL's dad would be free of Sylvester and could take him by then? I certainly do feel reckless though. Felt a little uncomfortable adopting him under the circumstances. Could have taken them all again - had to leave and was very sad for the other cats. Susan M Otis and Chester > Thanks Joyce and Jo. Don't know if you saw my reply to my own post > above - but she lives on her own in an apartment and has permission from > her landlord to keep a cat. Turns out she's been thinking of getting > one for some time and then James came along - so, things have a way of > working out I guess. OK, she has already been considering adoption. This is promising. I guess the next thing is to make sure that the landlord did indeed give permission to her to have a cat, but even more important make sure they don't have a policy requiring pet cats be declawed in order to live there. It's a stupid rule that way to many landlords think will result in an apartment with no damage, even though that's wrong. I'm a property manager and the only damage I've ever seen was from declawed cats that refused to use the litterbox. :-( Cats with claws have never been an issue and the few times that potential renters have told me they have a kitten I always tell them we prefer they not be declawed and have actually been able to educate them and talk the few that were considering it out of it. :-) > I'm going to write her a long and hopefully humorous mental dump of my > cat knowledge and in it will talk about declawing - and will mention it > to her when I see her. As well as give her the links to the Desmond > Morris books at the library. One book you should also recommend (and every catlover should have) is Your Cat by Dr. Elizabeth Hodgkins. It's by far the best cat book that's come out in ages. It's a fairly new publication and is an excellent reference for new cat owners (and anyone else that has a cat too): http://www.amazon.com/Your-Cat-Simple-Secrets-Stronger/dp/0312358016/ref=pd_bbs_ sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200697060&sr=8-1 > James is an excellent judge of character and says that she is a kind > thoughtful person ... and he knows that she can afford it because she > works for him! This is good. One less question to ask :-) > I certainly do feel reckless though. Felt a little uncomfortable > adopting him under the circumstances. Could have taken them all again - > had to leave and was very sad for the other cats. That's the hard part, but the fact is we can't save them all. At this point all you can do is keep up the good work and do the very best for Star that you possibly can, even if it's inconvenient and difficult, and take comfort in the fact that you will have ensured a good home, a good life and happiness for one little innocent being that has been a victim of circumstance and other people. One is better than none, after all. > The email said: Sarah, the woman who works for me, will take the cat - > when will he be ready? YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >HI there: > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] >Susan M >Otis and Chester Well, this is certainly great! Like everyone else, I've been very worried that something bad would happen in this situation. Yea! a home for Star! It's almost like getting a reprieve from the Governor, when the prisoner is strapped down for execution. I hope Star will be very happy in his new home. He's such a sweet looking kitty! I'm so glad you were able to save him. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ "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 Life is very difficult. Once you understand that, life becomes easier. -Buddha > The email said: Sarah, the woman who works for me, will take the cat - > when will he be ready? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > So, I'm taking the kids with me (they have the day off) and I'm taking > pictures to send to her. I'll post them on my website. I am so very happy for all of you! The woman who works for James is getting a gorgeous cat, and James himself sounds like an angel. Please thank them both for me. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. > The email said: Sarah, the woman who works for me, will take the cat - > when will he be ready? I do so hope this works out! Your friend wouldn't have mentioned Star to Sarah unless he knew she was looking to adopt and he thought she would be a good match and as you said in another posr, he knows how much she earns and she can afford a cat! (Wonder if she'll be asking for a payrise to buy new cat toys?) As everyone says just be a bit cautious and make sure she has permission from her landlord (having said that technically, my tenancy agreement says "no pets" but any housing officer who has come round has only commented "What nice cats!" and "Aw...aren't you a cutie?".) but it sounds as if it might be perfect Fingers are crossed and purrs are being sent Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs > HI there: > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Susan M > Otis and Chester That's wonderful to hear! Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek
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