Posted by in cats One of my Derry Township Community Cat colleagues sent me this picture this evening. A cat trying to get IN to our cat house. Now, most cats work real hard at staying out of our traps so they don’t have to come to the cat house. So this guy is confused. Either that, or he’s…Read more »
Posted by in cats, community cats Sometimes you make plans and things go more or less according to what you expected. Other days, the universe has something entirely else in mind. Friday was one of those days. We have a TNR clinic coming up Wednesday and the two cats to be trapped were supposed to be trapped sometime between Saturday night…Read more »
Posted by in community cats I know I shouldn’t say this, and it is too early to say with any confidence…and I’m sure the phone will start ringing just to prove me wrong…but our Derry Township Community cat phone line has been incredibly quiet so far this year. Usually by this time we have lots of requests to trap/spay/neuter/vaccinate cats,…Read more »
Posted by in community cats Last week fifteen wonderful volunteers gathered and gave the Derry Township Community Cats cat house (yes, we call it the cat house) a spring cleaning. Just in time for our newest short-term resident to check in. Meet Sam. Sam was being fed by a kindly caretaker who noticed he wasn’t very well, and she did…Read more »
Posted by in community cats, Uncategorized Beck says to thank you all for your good thoughts on his behalf. He’s doing very well these days. He got to spend a couple days at the vet’s last week, but is back hanging with me for a bit until he heads to a really fabulous foster situation where he will get loads…Read more »
Posted by in community cats It doesn’t happen often, thankfully, but here and there it is bound to occur. A trapped cat gets loose. We have a pretty good record on this one: only four loose cats in over four years. There have been some daring retrievals, but until yesterday, I never had to be involved in one. Yesterday, however,…Read more »
Posted by in community cats Posted by in community cats Well, our little Persian is doing much better, but please don’t tell the poor guy he’s naked. We’re hoping he won’t notice. Before: After: Terrible photo, but my phone camera doesn’t do a great job. Still, you get the idea. We named the guy (it is a guy) Beck, and it turns out he is…Read more »
Posted by in community cats Trapping has started in preparation for a clinic date in a few days. We have nine cats in our sights, and eight clinic spaces. It is pretty unusual to get every cat we’re after, but should that happen, we have a backup plan for the extra. Though one of the cats may have solved the…Read more »
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The Blessing of Animal Companions 