Hi Volunteers and Friends of the Catty Shack,
So much happens behind the scenes at a rescue, I thought I would report in on some of the activity.
Everyone who has shifts at the Shack knows that Artemis and Guy were adopted, we have 4 new kittens in the green room from foster and a new senior declawed girl in the back room who is making the transition from neglect to having a clean area and food to eat that she likes.
I am getting multiple calls for help daily, as always, and am trying to find solutions for each situation. Sheri Laing is doing a Herculean task of keeping up with all the emergency situations, as well as spaying and neutering multitudes of ferals, colonies and hoarding situations. I can’t even begin to guess the numbers this year, it is so relentless. We are doing our best to keep up with the kittens and moms who are friendly enough to go somewhere.
Yesterday I found myself driving out to Dewey to pick up a purebred Persian who was found on the street trying to fend for himself outdoors, where he had probably never been. He is microchipped, and the number was contacted, but they had no interest in having him back. He was brought down from Montana originally. As I drove up to the woman’s car, I saw she was holding an orange kitten, and we know what that means! Luckily there is always a collapsible carrier in my car, so Pipe Dream, the orange kitten who had been living in a drain pipe, was handed over, along with the Persian boy.
Baba, as I dubbed the Persian, rode in the front seat with me, and as we drove to the lusty music of Pipe Dreams protest song, I looked at Baba through the holes in the carrier. I wondered how a full bred Persian ended up on the street and he wondered where he was going and what would happen to him next. We drove back to town, intermittently looking into each other’s eyes, and he began a soft talking, telling me his story and asking me where he was going. Our hearts touched in those moments, and as we all know, we are forever changed by their gifts from the heart.
I took them both to MileHi to get tested, which is always our first step. I stepped outside to take a call, and when I stepped back in, two vet techs were sitting with both of the carriers, waiting for me. Both boys tested negative and the new vet tech, Breezy, asked if he would be up for adoption. I replied he was horribly matted and would need grooming. She said she would do that at MileHi, and, long story short, Baba, now Cosmo, went home within an hour of pickup. His stars aligned, as his new person is over the moon to have him.
Meanwhile, Pipe Dream went into one of the enclosures in the kitten room, ate some food and collapsed into sleep. He is a worn-out little guy, about 16 weeks or so, but you know it won’t take long for him to bounce back and drive us all nuts. You can watch him do that when you come into work or visit at the Shack.
Thank you for continuing to work and support the Catty Shack. I know sometimes it doesn’t look like much is going on but behind the scenes it is hell on wheels! We do our best to keep up and keeping things running smoothly at the Shack, which makes it that much easier.
Susan
You are home now boy! Hopefully we’ll get some after pictures to show what he looks like after being off the street for awhile.
So much happens behind the scenes at a rescue, I thought I would report in on some of the activity.
Everyone who has shifts at the Shack knows that Artemis and Guy were adopted, we have 4 new kittens in the green room from foster and a new senior declawed girl in the back room who is making the transition from neglect to having a clean area and food to eat that she likes.
I am getting multiple calls for help daily, as always, and am trying to find solutions for each situation. Sheri Laing is doing a Herculean task of keeping up with all the emergency situations, as well as spaying and neutering multitudes of ferals, colonies and hoarding situations. I can’t even begin to guess the numbers this year, it is so relentless. We are doing our best to keep up with the kittens and moms who are friendly enough to go somewhere.
Yesterday I found myself driving out to Dewey to pick up a purebred Persian who was found on the street trying to fend for himself outdoors, where he had probably never been. He is microchipped, and the number was contacted, but they had no interest in having him back. He was brought down from Montana originally. As I drove up to the woman’s car, I saw she was holding an orange kitten, and we know what that means! Luckily there is always a collapsible carrier in my car, so Pipe Dream, the orange kitten who had been living in a drain pipe, was handed over, along with the Persian boy.
Baba, as I dubbed the Persian, rode in the front seat with me, and as we drove to the lusty music of Pipe Dreams protest song, I looked at Baba through the holes in the carrier. I wondered how a full bred Persian ended up on the street and he wondered where he was going and what would happen to him next. We drove back to town, intermittently looking into each other’s eyes, and he began a soft talking, telling me his story and asking me where he was going. Our hearts touched in those moments, and as we all know, we are forever changed by their gifts from the heart.
I took them both to MileHi to get tested, which is always our first step. I stepped outside to take a call, and when I stepped back in, two vet techs were sitting with both of the carriers, waiting for me. Both boys tested negative and the new vet tech, Breezy, asked if he would be up for adoption. I replied he was horribly matted and would need grooming. She said she would do that at MileHi, and, long story short, Baba, now Cosmo, went home within an hour of pickup. His stars aligned, as his new person is over the moon to have him.
Meanwhile, Pipe Dream went into one of the enclosures in the kitten room, ate some food and collapsed into sleep. He is a worn-out little guy, about 16 weeks or so, but you know it won’t take long for him to bounce back and drive us all nuts. You can watch him do that when you come into work or visit at the Shack.
Thank you for continuing to work and support the Catty Shack. I know sometimes it doesn’t look like much is going on but behind the scenes it is hell on wheels! We do our best to keep up and keeping things running smoothly at the Shack, which makes it that much easier.
Susan
You are home now boy! Hopefully we’ll get some after pictures to show what he looks like after being off the street for awhile.
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