*Encouraging news on the injured kitty

[moosmom]

Medusa,

What you're feeling is what every person is rescue feels like. It starts to eat you up inside. You start stopping whenever a stray crosses the street. You carry dry cat food and bottled water in your trunk. *sigh* alas I am guilty and DAMN PROUD OF IT!!

Eventually, you convince yourself that you can't save them all. It's sad, and the laws need to change to hold ALL irresponsible pet owners accountable for their hideous actions. Until then, it'll continue.

Okay, I'll get off my soapbox now.

If it makes any difference, I'll foster her. She certainly needs someone to love her the way she deserves. Between the two of us, we can give her that.

[Medusa]

Moosmom, that is so nice of you and typical of PTers to offer to foster Kiara. Yes, I, like you, have done it for so many years that I think it's beginning to get to me. I've always carried cat food in my car and bird seed, too, and I drive on back roads slowly and hold the bag of bird seed out the window so that the birds can eat during these cold winter months. Anyhow...

Believe it or not, the woman did call me on my cell as I was driving to the dinner. She said that she's "just so emotional" over all this and her 14 year old daughter insists on meeting the rescue lady. I wanted to say "Hey! Put on your big girl pants and be a parent, how 'bout that? Tell your daughter this cat is going to a foster home and that's it!" But the risk of making her change her mind is too great. So I bit my tongue. Hard. She and Suzy, the rescue lady, are tentatively scheduled for a Wednesday mid afternoon pick up of Kiara. I told Suzy that I would go w/her or in her place or whatever. Just get that cat out of that house! So it's nail biting time until I get the call from Suzy that Kiara is w/her and on her way home. I'll take pix if Kiara will let me and post them here. (Look at me getting ahead of myself. But I'm not going to allow myself to believe anything other than that Kiara will be out of there soon and w/people who love her.)

Thank you so much for your support and, trust me, you'll be the first to know when there's any change whatsoever.

[Taz_Zoee]

I cannot wait to hear Kiara is out of that house, away from that scary dog.

You and your rescue friend are great people.

[Medusa]

No greater than anyone else here on PT. We've all done this and more. But thank you.