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Shortstff467 Apr 05, 2003 12:24 AM

Now I know there are a lot of you out there that have rescued kitties........come on an tell us about it.......

This one is pretty common, We aquired Shorty when she was dumped from a car in front of the house.......just a little ball of fluff to small to be away from hur mamma yet, but she was a little tiger. It took three days to catch her and then it was just luck. I guess she was just so tired she fell asleep on the porch and the big guy was able to sneak up and grab hur before she woke up....once we had her inside and she realized nothing was going to hurt her she never showed any desire to go out again....an open sunny window will do just fine....
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Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Shorty

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gocatgo Apr 05, 2003 05:59 PM

>>Now I know there are a lot of you out there that have rescued kitties........come on an tell us about it.......
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>>This one is pretty common, We aquired Shorty when she was dumped from a car in front of the house.......just a little ball of fluff to small to be away from hur mamma yet, but she was a little tiger. It took three days to catch her and then it was just luck. I guess she was just so tired she fell asleep on the porch and the big guy was able to sneak up and grab hur before she woke up....once we had her inside and she realized nothing was going to hurt her she never showed any desire to go out again....an open sunny window will do just fine....
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>>Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Shorty

Sounds like you are one lucky little kitty cat, Shorty. And pretty smart too to just want to stay safely inside in the sunny window instead of going outside.

The only kitty that I've rescued is Misty Blue Girl. She was dumped in the Post Office parking lot and I guess that I'm the 'cat lady' because my coworkers flagged my car down and wanted me to take her home with me. Yeah, right. I already had four cats at home and couldn't risk taking a stray into my home of healthy cats, so I took her to the vet and left her overnight to be checked. That little kitty cost me about $200 when I picked her up the next day with a clean bill of health except ear mites and coccidia, both of which I got medication for. She was also given her first series of vaccinations. I had to keep her isolated from my other cats until the coccidia was over (two weeks) then she blended in with my cat family until I could find a loving home for her.

She's now living very happily with my daughter's best friend and is getting all the love and attention that any kitty could ever want.


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Ruby and the Kitties
Simba, Samantha, Katrina & KatyKatt
Meow!! Meow!! Meow!! Meow!!

Most beds sleep up to six cats. Ten without the owner!

karlacue Apr 07, 2003 09:20 AM

Well, I have always been sort of an unofficial rescuer. The stray cat problem in Mexico is a lot worse than here in States, of course, so whenever the authorities find stray cats and dogs they go straight to be euthanized.
I had tons of cats, along with all kinds of imaginable creatures when I was a kid (of course my mom would take care of them when I was too young) and I rescued injured or pregnant cats and find them homes after a while.
Then I got a goggie and he was with us for 14 years, with no other pets in the family. When I came here for my studies he lived with my brother. He passed away two years ago.
Now I have Bob who was born in a dirty old basement and was rescued along with his bro. I just kept one of the babies, but I still wish I have kept both. He was filthy, stinky, with goopy eyes, fleas and the runs. The vet bill was higher than his weight, hehe and I had to bottle feed him cause he didn't know what kitten food was meant for. But now he is a happy kid in my home
I live in an apartment so I can only have two furry pets. Every once in a while I stop by the shelter and help out a little or donate food and soap, which are SO necessary and that makes me feel a little bit less guilty for not helping in a more committed way.
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Bob, Daisy, Karla and the Goldfish

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