moosmom
05-31-2011, 06:35 AM
I don't know if this is a vent or not, so here goes:
I spent the entire weekend not cooking out and hanging out with my friends, but crawling around on URINE SOAKED CARPETING, trying to snag two 12 year old indoor feral cats. First time using a net. Quite different than a trap and much more difficult.
There was a woman who asked for our help. She's walking out on her condo lease (I feel bad for her landlord, as he'll have his work cut out for him) to move to SC. This once gorgeous condo is now a 3 story litterbox and pee pad for 3 cats (one she wants to take with her) and 3 dogs, none of which are house trained. If I had known how horrible the conditions were, I'd have worn jeans and sneakers and a mask instead of shorts and flip-flops. I have never, in my life seen such filth and EEEEWWWWW!!!!
This woman, who is moving Friday, had absolutely nothing packed. We were crawling over boxes, furniture, dirty litterboxes, in crawl spaces, looking for the second cat. She called last night saying she found the second one hiding up inside a chair. She's going to try and detain the kitty in her spare room. I got the first one, Lil Bud, with the net. Poor boy was terrified!!! I came so close to telling her to shut the EFF up, because her yelling at the dogs to stop barking was not helping any.
Some of you can relate to coming "this close" to taking a drink!!! Didn't happen though. *patting myself on the back*
2 hours later, we walked out with Lil Bud. We both couldn't breath, that's how bad the ammonia smell was. Our throats and eyes were burning.
When I got home, I stood under the shower FOREVER! My throat is still sore and I've got a cough. It was at that point that I got totally pissed off. I called Betty and told her that if I had anything to say about it, that third cat, Sarah Sue, would be going out with us. She's a sweet tuxedo baby who has a broken front leg!!! She said the vet (my vet too) told her not to fix the cat's leg. I find that VERY hard to believe and have a call into him to verify this. She probably told him she couldn't afford to fix it. My vet would never turn anyone away for lack of payment. If I have to, I will be contacting the ACO (surprized no one has contacted him yet. This woman wants to take the dogs and the one cat with her. Ain't gonna happen. I also plan to put her name on a DNA list down South. If I have to donate my pet sitting money to go towards this precious baby, I will.
While I feel bad for this poor lady, my main concern is for the cats. She is a nurse. I see some underlying health issues with her (OCD), and possible respiratory issues with the cats. Poor Lil Bud was in a carrier covered with a blanket that smelled like ammonia even after we got him out of the house.
My next story is going to be "A Day in the Life of a Rescue". I know my editor will like it. It comes first hand.
I just ask that you pray for all the animals. They surely need it.:(:(
I spent the entire weekend not cooking out and hanging out with my friends, but crawling around on URINE SOAKED CARPETING, trying to snag two 12 year old indoor feral cats. First time using a net. Quite different than a trap and much more difficult.
There was a woman who asked for our help. She's walking out on her condo lease (I feel bad for her landlord, as he'll have his work cut out for him) to move to SC. This once gorgeous condo is now a 3 story litterbox and pee pad for 3 cats (one she wants to take with her) and 3 dogs, none of which are house trained. If I had known how horrible the conditions were, I'd have worn jeans and sneakers and a mask instead of shorts and flip-flops. I have never, in my life seen such filth and EEEEWWWWW!!!!
This woman, who is moving Friday, had absolutely nothing packed. We were crawling over boxes, furniture, dirty litterboxes, in crawl spaces, looking for the second cat. She called last night saying she found the second one hiding up inside a chair. She's going to try and detain the kitty in her spare room. I got the first one, Lil Bud, with the net. Poor boy was terrified!!! I came so close to telling her to shut the EFF up, because her yelling at the dogs to stop barking was not helping any.
Some of you can relate to coming "this close" to taking a drink!!! Didn't happen though. *patting myself on the back*
2 hours later, we walked out with Lil Bud. We both couldn't breath, that's how bad the ammonia smell was. Our throats and eyes were burning.
When I got home, I stood under the shower FOREVER! My throat is still sore and I've got a cough. It was at that point that I got totally pissed off. I called Betty and told her that if I had anything to say about it, that third cat, Sarah Sue, would be going out with us. She's a sweet tuxedo baby who has a broken front leg!!! She said the vet (my vet too) told her not to fix the cat's leg. I find that VERY hard to believe and have a call into him to verify this. She probably told him she couldn't afford to fix it. My vet would never turn anyone away for lack of payment. If I have to, I will be contacting the ACO (surprized no one has contacted him yet. This woman wants to take the dogs and the one cat with her. Ain't gonna happen. I also plan to put her name on a DNA list down South. If I have to donate my pet sitting money to go towards this precious baby, I will.
While I feel bad for this poor lady, my main concern is for the cats. She is a nurse. I see some underlying health issues with her (OCD), and possible respiratory issues with the cats. Poor Lil Bud was in a carrier covered with a blanket that smelled like ammonia even after we got him out of the house.
My next story is going to be "A Day in the Life of a Rescue". I know my editor will like it. It comes first hand.
I just ask that you pray for all the animals. They surely need it.:(:(