You have to come and read about my sister's stray.

**kimlovescats** · 04-25-2004, 03:27 PM

OK.... so apparently if anyone stumbles along a stray and is kind in ANY way, they are obligated to follow through to the greatest extent of the PT law!!! Not everyone in this world is as financially secure as some of the others! DUH!!! SO, I guess Lorraine's sister should have just walked past this cat and ignored him, if she wasn't able to immediately get him vetted and castrated! You know, I think that God has placed all of us here to each do our own part, within our own means ..... she took this cat in and kept him safe, the next samaritan had him neutered, and the next will find a home for him. The final analysis is that this cat is being provided and cared for ... just as God would have it!

**Kirsten** · 04-25-2004, 03:38 PM

I think your sister did what she thought it was the best for this stray cat - and that is much more than most people would have done!

And when she got him back from that woman, she was considering getting him neutered the next days, right? So you can say, somebody was just a bit faster...

Kirsten

**leslie flenner** · 04-25-2004, 05:43 PM

I have heard of these capsules but have never seen them! Wish I was rich enough to scoop up all the unnuetered cats and take care of them.. but I can't. It was a good samaritin. The capsule notes are preprinted from what I understand. Couple months ago, QueenScoopalot and I were trapping a pregnant female in a stray cat rampant neighborhood (Roxbury) and a tenant from the house where we'd placed the trap came out and BOASTED that his male cat was likely the father!! He went on to say that he doesn't "believe in taking away his 'manhood'" IF you can believe it! If I could afford it, I'd steal his cat and return him with one of those capsule notes!
Don't be sorry for posting at ALL! You're sister was doing the best she could in the circumstances she was in- as do we all!! Bless her and I hope Tuxie acclimates well!!! (Consider it a good thing she didn't have to pay for the vet costs!-heehee!)

**catnapper** · 04-25-2004, 06:51 PM

I agree... this was story with a great outcome. Nobody should feel guilty, as your sister did as much as she could do in her power! If she feels bad, then she might be able to try and locate the people who generously took him to the vets. Yes, their methods were a bit brusque, but I think what they did was commendable! Perhaps your sister can make a donation in Tux's name and she can explain (or not) what had happened. I sure hope she "shared" the letter with her clueless friend.

And be happy that you are a new Aunt!

**carole** · 04-25-2004, 09:35 PM

Kimlovescats your words sum up exactly how I feel.

**rg_girlca** · 04-25-2004, 11:54 PM

Thank you to those for your kind words and understanding and a special thank you to Kim.

Leslie: The capsules are very small, with a little piece of paper about the size that you get inside a fortune cookie, where you can write the cats name, address and phone number. This person wrote so small that you practically needed a magnifying glass to read the message.
The woman who took the cat, had him just over two weeks. She was suppose to bring him to the vet to get checked out and vaccinated but for some unknown reason she didn't and the idiot doesn't belive in having a cat fixed. My sister only found this out, when the woman brought him back on Tuesday night.

Kirsten: Yes they were going to bring him to the vets on saturday cause my sister works during the day and her hubby works a shift where he only gets home around 11:30 at night.

Catnapper: She doesn't feel bad about it, she was more shocked by it, cause when she let him out wednesday morning, this person must have taken him that day, made arrangements for him at the vets for thursday and released him on friday. So they must live close by. When he didn't come back wednesday night until friday, my sister thought that maybe he found his way back home and YES my sister is trying to find out who this person is, so she can reimburse them and explain the situation in regards to Tux.

Also a little update to let you know that Tux is doing well and has settle down some. She plans on introducing her two cats to him in a few days, with Tux in a cat carrier.