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Surprise...Mom!

8/29/2016

Hi All,

In a stunning turn of events...or maybe not as we are talking cats here and nothing should surprise...the mom cat and the tiny babies were reunited yesterday after nearly 3 days separation!

It turns out a neighbor saw her, thought she was a stray, which she is, and brought her into her house on Friday. So the little babies were not only alone but they weathered Friday night's rain storm alone.

You can't imagine the amount of agonizing we did about taking them from the spot they were in. Wouldn't mom be back for them? Or if something happened to her how would we know? If she was feral, would she be too afraid to come back as there were now people in the house? It was actually close to midnight when the decision was made to take them after no mom turned up. And it's a good thing they were taken and fed as mom couldn't turn up. She was safely ensconced in a neighbor's house.

The neighbor realized Saturday night or Sunday morning that she had a nursing mother and let her out. She followed her and sure enough mom led her straight to the spot where the kittens had been. Mom turned out to be a friendly girl and was taken to be reunited with her babies. We are hoping they will all come safely through their exposure symptoms and thrive.

So another story to add to the Crazy Book of Cat Rescue! I thought you would like to know.

Susan

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Yesterday in Rescue

8/29/2016

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Hi All,

Yesterday was one of those days in rescue. We had a call from a woman who noticed that a cat had been left behind when the neighbors house was foreclosed on. She called to tell us that there was an orange cat hanging out next door that she recognized as the former neighbor's and he was hungry. We were able to get him with little trouble as he was VERY hungry and grateful to be picked up, put in a carrier and fed. He is being held pending testing and a place to out him.

Next we were contacted by a woman who had taken in a 7 yr old declawed female kitty, partially deaf and also VERY hungry from an area you wouldn't expect a declawed kitty to survive in. This kitty looks to be a Himalayan or Maine Coon. I haven't seen her "in person" yet but one of our volunteers is fostering her until we can see what shape she is in. The woman came in covered with red rash all over from her allergy to the kitty who she was actually wishing she could keep.

Then, as I was working at NOAH, I saw the woman rapidly walking away from the Shack looking upset and worried. I stopped her to ask what was wrong and she told me the story of coming up to their weekend home and finding 6 10-14 day old kittens but no sign of a mom. They had been out in that rain storm the night before and huddled very close to a wash. She had no idea what to do as she isn't an animal person but cared enough to try to find help for them. I went to her house after work and saw the tiny babies crying and looking for food and comfort. Since we have no one that really does neonates and there were 6 of them which is pretty much hourly round the clock work, I didn't know what to do. I made a couple of calls and was able to find someone to take them in just for the weekend to keep them from starving or dying from exposure. An angel of mercy really and someone who cares deeply for the welfare of all animals and sacrifices greatly to save them and give them the lives they deserve. I am profoundly grateful that their lives were spared because someone was willing to extend themselves past their comfort zone.

I am writing all this to say if there is anyone who can help with this little group who has experience with neonates, it would be so appreciated. They are 6 little gray tabbies that you will immediately fall in love with. I have a couple of numbers to call for people who sometimes take the tinies but if any of you have any ideas, please let me know.

Or if you have any way to help with any of these issues it is greatly appreciated and we will put your energy to good use...for sure!

Thank you to all these people who cared enough and took the time to pick up the phone to help animals in distress. And thank you to all of you who take the time to help at the other end with food,shelter, gifts and money. Together we are making a difference.

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News and Happenings

8/23/2016

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Hi Everyone,

I want to touch base with you and let you know some of the recent happenings at The Catty Shack.

Our little rescue, Mable, had her eye surgery today. She is spending the night at MileHi so she can be observed after her surgery. She is being fostered by foster mom Christine and being well looked after. She was spayed 3 weeks ago so this has been a long haul for everyone involved. We wish she could have kept her eye but she is beautiful to us no matter what. She is a very sweet girl and we are hoping for the best for her.

Hope, our kitty we took in from a local vet where she had been dumped, is also at MileHi tonight being observed. She has been refusing all food and I have had to syringe feed her for the last couple of days. Dr. Smith took her in today for observation and decided to keep her over night as we go thru the process of elimination of what could be wrong with her. We are, of course, hoping for the best for her and will be relieved when we find out what is wrong.

We had another lovely donation from our Amazon Wish List. We so appreciate the thoughtfulness and generosity behind these gifts. They make life so much better as they bridge the gaps that we find ourselves having in food and supplies. They help us conserve our money for things like two girls spending the night at the vet and all the cost that entails. Thank you for helping us take care of the kitties.

If anyone knits or crochets or works in any other appropriate medium and would like to help us keep blankets in stock for the adopted kitties to take to their new homes, contact me and I will give you dimensions. We send each one of our kitties home with something homemade from us so our love will go with them out into the world.

We have exciting news to come which I won't leak until it is a done deal, tomorrow, so I will say good bye for now and as always, thank you for what you do by helping us help them.

Susan and the Catty Shack crew

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HAPPENINGS: MY EMAIL IS WELL!

8/4/2016

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Hi Everyone,

First let me apologize if any of you got strange email from me yesterday. My yahoo account was hacked. No damage that I can see but those sneaky people did it under a Kitty heading that they must have known I would open. They actually used the name of a local rescue, that is how accurate they are getting. All fixed now.

I want to thank everyone who sent items through our Amazon Wish List. We have received 2 large boxes of paper towels, cases of wipes, both grooming and cleaning types, several bags of dry food, several self heating beds, cases of baby food, scratchers, litter and canned food. What a generous outpouring from the hearts of you all. It's so nice to know that we have goods stashed to fall back on instead of always trying to count the pennies to see what we can afford.

Because as I was walking this morning, I started ticking off the number of cats we are currently responsible for and I came up with the number 55! I came home and checked my math and yes, it is 55 cats and kittens we are currently housing, trying to place or getting them grown up to the place where we can place them! They are either in foster at this time or at the Shack. I was wondering if there were 55 people left in Prescott who don't have cats? Then I reassured myself that we could adopt them in twos and it would only be 27 people! HA!

Anyway, now is the time if you are thinking of volunteering. We can use adoption time people, house cleaners, socializers and fosters, newspaper kitty post people or someone to remind me to do it (!), or anything else you can think of that I may be missing. It is quite a job to keep all the plates spinning at once and we can use any help you can think to offer.

Again thank you for all you have done and continue to do to enrich our kitties' lives. We could never have the confidence to say yes to so many without your willingness to help and support us. It means more, to more, than you may ever know.

Susan and the Catty Shack Rescue gang

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