 |
 | Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us |
 | Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network |
| HomeDiscussion GroupsGeneral TopicsCat AnecdotesHealth and BehaviorRescue CatKB.com Contact UsLink To UsSearch & Site Map |
Cat Forum / General Topics / August 2006Here is kitten we rescued in Iowa while at daughter's
We went to babysit my daughter's children in Davenport, Iowa from Michigan and while there rescued a kitten that her niegnbors left behind and it was living and playing under the back porch. It was young enough yet where it was still friendly and playfull. I was temped to bring it back to Michigan. My daughters can not have pets so we took it to the Humane Society. Here is the URL if want to check it out. She is an 8 week old calico they named Callie. URL is http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=6595197 My furbabies http://members.aol.com/larrystark/  Signature***************************************************** E-mail address altered to foil spam. Reply to news groups for all to see please. ***************************************************** || We went to babysit my daughter's children in Davenport, Iowa from || Michigan and while there rescued a kitten that her niegnbors left [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] || Reply to news groups for all to see please. || ***************************************************** Forgive my ignorance but what is the difference between a calico and a tortoishell. In the UK we would probably call her a tortoishell, one of my cat's sisters who lives accross the road is a calico while my cat is a tortoishell. Signature"A horse a horse my kingdom for a horse, I haven't had a winner in six months". MD Mad Dog wrote the following on 8/7/2006 10:38 AM: > || http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=6595197 > Forgive my ignorance but what is the difference between a calico and a > tortoishell. In the UK we would probably call her a tortoishell, one of my > cat's sisters who lives accross the road is a calico while my cat is a > tortoishell. According to Wikipedia -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calico_cat -- a calico is a torti colored cat with white. "The description "tortoiseshell" (also called "calimanco" or "clouded tiger" in North America) is typically reserved for cats with coats that have no white markings, while those that are white with orange and black patches are described as calico (in the United States) or tortoiseshell-and-white (in the UK). Tortoiseshells and calicos are not specific breeds of cat. The tortoiseshell markings appear in many different breeds." My Torti has orange patches, and is adorable and nuts. Karen R. Torties ALL have the "devil" gene. Ours just dumped the 5 pound waterbowl over ....again. Signatureie ride fast, take chances. > Mad Dog wrote the following on 8/7/2006 10:38 AM: > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Karen R. oldhickory wrote the following on 8/9/2006 12:31 AM: > Torties ALL have the "devil" gene. > > Ours just dumped the 5 pound waterbowl over ....again. :-) Autumn has the build and cleverness of a Norwegian Forrest Cat. Coupled with the tortie, uh, let's be kind and call it impishness, she can be a handful. But a very sweet handful. Scared my YD one evening when she was home alone and Autumn figured out how to turn off the lights... Karen R. > We went to babysit my daughter's children in Davenport, Iowa from Michigan > and while there rescued a kitten that her niegnbors left behind and it was [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=6595197 What a qutie-pie she is. She'll find a good home in no time at all. Sunday I went to our local shelter to bring supplies to them. (Once a year I do my charity thing that I pay for out of my own pocket....even though I don't have a job right now). I brought them 2 gals. of bleach, 4 bottles of dishwashing detergent, 10 rolls of paper towels, 600 6" paper plates, 28 cans wet food, 2 20lb bags of dry food, 9 'mice' toys a $40 cash donation and 3 papers I printed out on different topics about cats they can tack on their bulletin board for prospective 'parents'. Plus I got a chance to check out their operations and how they care for the cats. Everything in order, clean, and the attendants were friendly, professional and caring. Noah's Ark is all volunteers, does good work and has a 'no-kill' policy. http://www.noahsarknj.org/jvs/index.shtml > What a qutie-pie she is. > She'll find a good home in no time at all. Don't count on it. Millions of cats and kittens are killed in public shelters every year. Scott County Humane Society, serving Davenport, Iowa, is a kill shelter and Iowa is one of nine states that REQUIRE surplus shelter animals be sold to medical institutes for medical research. Easily handable kittens are among the first to be sold. Public shelters are dangerous places for all animals. Never surrender an animal to a public shelter unless you are prepared to redeem the animal when the mandated holding period for strays is up. > > What a qutie-pie she is. > > She'll find a good home in no time at all. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > an animal to a public shelter unless you are prepared to redeem the > animal when the mandated holding period for strays is up. Yes you're undoubtably correct. I was trying to be positive. People should work in concert with their local shelters anyway they can to help the kitties find the good home they deserve. I'm all for more public education regarding this issue. Kids in elementary schools should have small day trips to shelters to see and learn first hand what the problems are, help raise funds and maybe even volunteer some time to help their local shelters minimize these problems. |
Reply to this Message |
 Sign In
 Join
 My Latest Posts My Monitored Threads My Blog My Photo Gallery My Profile My Homepage Start New Thread Enable EMail Alerts Rate this Thread
|
©2008 Advenet LLC Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.