Update on the Olney, Illinois DOZEN!!!

[Reachoutrescue]

Well, I apologize for the delayed thread. Believe it or not, I just finished flea bathing, treating, earmite cleaning, and nail clipping these luck dozen. They are fisty little bits!! I ended up with a bit of marks!! LOL! Well here is the story:

I left at 6:30am on 8/17. We made good time. We arrived at Richland City "Pound" (as it was posted) at about 10:30am. Sandy (the pound manager) was very eager to meet me....she practically ran out the door as we pulled up! She is a very nice lady...at second impression that is!! Well, we went inside. It was horrible. The smell was overwhelming of dog feces and urine. As soon as I walked in I saw one dog....who just looked at me all sad like. There were several dog kennels...but one lone dog. I wish I could've taken him. Sandy led me into the "CAT ROOM". There was a desk, a bathroom, and about 9 or 10 descent size cages. I instantly knew which babies were mine. As Sandy and her assistant...can't remember her name...sorry, loaded the 8 in my carriers. The post on the babies said they were 8-10 wks old, so I figured they were small enough to fit four to a carrier...yeah, I was wrong. The white deaf baby....is not no 8 wks... more like 16...very big boy. Yes it is a boy. The orange and white male is rather big as well. About 12 to 16 weeks. The other six are about 8-10 weeks as stated. So anyway, Sandy piled them in the carriers. I spotted another all white with blue eyes and asked about him. She told me he just came in....I said I will take him too. Then I saw a long haired grey with white blending in the fur and ask about him. She said he is a bit aggressive. I saw no aggression at all. Then I saw three more. A big long haired orange tabby momma and her little lone baby. They seemed very sweet. And a rather large grey tiger stripped tabby in the bottom cage. I asked about them as well. Sandy informed me that the momma was found with her "one" baby in somebody's yard so they turned them in to the pound. The large male at the bottom was not allowed to go. He was found in a drug house. He was exposed to Meth and not very healthy or friendly. Sandy said it was only fair to him to have him euthanized. So, I made a call to be sure my fiance would not go through the roof...he said take 'em all....I said without hesitation...I am taking all 12. Sandy was rather surprised. She agreed to let me take the four extras at no charge. She was even kind enough to donate me two of her used carriers. One was duck taped together and the other is in wonderful shape. I gave her my info and told her to give me a couple of months to find these 12 homes and I would be glad to help out again. Sandy was very pleased.

Our trip home was not to great. The kittens were so stressed they deficated all over thier carriers. The momma tried clawing apart our passanger seat! After the trip home, we stopped at petsmart and purchased thanks to the generosity of all whom donated and my fiance's extra cash) two cages that were on sale, flea medicine for all, flea shampoo, two extra litter pans, and a two boxes of litter. All have been de-flead and treated.

Here are the long awaited photos of the babies, teenagers, and adults.

Our original eight....
Tortie girl, about 8-10 weeks old.


Grey girl ( I think) with grey eyes. 8-10 weeks old.


Other grey girl. 8-10 weeks old.


Calico girl. 8-10 weeks old.


Black and white little boys..he is actually small though he looks big in the pic. 8-10 weeks old.


Orange and white male...he looks about 12-16 weeks old.


Black female (I think). 8-12 weeks old.


The long awaited....Pure white with blue eyes deaf little boy. About 16 weeks old. I call him Icess...just for now.


(See #2 for the other kitties)

I hope you enjoyed the pictures. I have my hands full, but at least they are alive. Well, now all is said and done and they are safe and sound. Some babies are coughing, so as soon as I get the funds I am taking them to the vet. I am getting all 12 spayed/neutered, vaccinated, and FIV/FELV tested. I called the vet regarding the prices. I take them to PAWS in Chicago. They are low-cost everything. Well for everything for all 12 it came out to $476.87 USD. I guess that is a great price...but I do not have that money saved up....well, for bills, my kids, yes, but not for this. So donations are appreciated. Thank you everybody.

[Reachoutrescue]

Our "cast-a-ways"! The three. One was taken home with a good friend today...I forgot to snap a photo. I will as soon as I pick the baby up for shots and spaying. She was a beautiful long gray with whiite female about 8-10 weeks.

Long haired Orange Female (We named "Grace", for when she walks, her long orange tail flows behind her with such grace and style.) maybe about a year or so old; and her baby, a little boy about 6 weeks, not yet named.


The twin to the deaf white male above, a long haired pure white male with blue eyes. He can hear though. His nose is a little more pointed..I think is is charming. We named him "Prince Charming".


All of these cats are available for adoption except the deaf boy and the two gray girls. They have been spoken for!! Again, thank you everybody for all of your constant support in this major mission. WE DID IT!!!

[Sonia59]

The kitties say THANK YOU

They are all so cute. If I would be closer, I am not sure I would resist taking the second white kitten

[CultureJunky]

What lovely pictures of these very lucky babies. Bless you for doing this for them and I am sure that you will get homes for all of them.
I would have the white older boy if I could . He looks slightly oriental in the picture. He's gorgeous.

[catmandu]

We are sending Prayers for All Those Kittens that they will have Good Furr Ever Homes, and grow to be Big Happy Cats.

[Lizzie]

Tracy - if you hadn't stepped forward, five or the original eight would no longer be alive, and the other four very likely wouldn't have long to live. Thank you so much for going through this for them and for us. I only had one messy baby, my CH one who had diarrhoea lying on her side, to clean up this morning so I don't want to imagine how much time you had to spend cleaning up their mess as they panicked in the car.

Why don't we leave which ones come to me until you have a better feel for which will find homes through you. A few people have shown interest in the deaf boy, so he may not need to come to me. Also, since I already have some FIV+ cats, it may be better if we wait to see if any of the kittens, or mom cat, test positive. I don't want to give you extra burdens, but it might be better all round if we make an assessment later.

[Laura's Babies]

OH MAN!! I am sitting here crying... What a angel you are to these wonderful babies and the miracle of PT has done it again. Those are some really lucky kitties to have been there when you went and I know that lady at the shelter was thrilled to death. I bet she cried when you drove off with that dozen that they had been saved and was taking that first step into their new and hopefully, wonderful lives. Thank God there are people like you (and others here) who will go this far to save them. The world needs more people like you! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for what you have done for these kitties and will be doing for them. God Bless you!