On 11/20/2012 7:27 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> Ema Nymton wrote:
>> Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>
>>> Newt is home from the Vet and recovering... bye bye barn... now a new
>>> house cat.
>>
>>
>> Wishing you all the luck in the world, Sheldon. Doing this can be tough,
>> but if anyone can do it, I know you can.
>
> It was actually very easy, just money... I never mind spending money
> to help animals. Newt is between 5-7 years, and is not feral, someone
> must have discarded him... happens a lot with summer people who leave
> pets behind, most don't survive... Newt got lucky to choose my barn,
> I'd never let him starve. He lived in the barn all last winter, got
> well fed every day and put on good weight (he was a bag of bones
> barely living), but I didn't feel it was right to let him live all
> alone in a cold barn another winter with all the preditors about, and
> it's near impossible to find someone to adopt a grown cat. He's
> recuperating in a back bedroom. He has a new litter pan, a little
> bed, lots of blankies, a few old cat toys for the smell, and a little
> nite light. He knows he's not alone as he gets petted regularly and
> he must hear and smell the other cats who are constantly sniffing at
> his door. He just ate a can of food so he is on the mend. The vet
> said not to let the other cats near him for a week, he's not ready to
> move around much... his surgery turned out to be more than a simple
> neutering, he had one undecended testicle and they had to find it and
> put it where it belongs, so he will take longer to heal. The other
> cats are sniffing at the door, especially Jilly, who will certainly
> become his foster mommy, and show him every nook and cranny of the
> house. He also gets ear drops twice a day, he had a bad ear
> infection, but they cleaned it up while he was in surgery. He's now
> up to date on all his shots. I have a very good Veterinary clinic
> nearby (seven Vets), they will come in night or day 24/7 for
> emergencies.

That's so fantastic.

We lost our girl-cat to illness a few months ago, and I wish I could
adopt another cat for her brother to be with, but he just hates other
cats. Whenever he sees one outdoors he wants to go kill it, and has had
some fights over the years with other cats that have approached him, so
it's hard to believe I could ever bring one here inside _His House_.


> I wish I could go to the Vet instead of a people doctor,
> they give much better care than today's uncaring, money grubbing MDs.
> I grew up before there was medical insurance, when doctors made house
> calls for $4 and poor folks paid when/what they could... when did
> medical doctors decide they should become millionaires???
> http://www.newbaltimoreanimalhosp.com/

You said a mouthful there. I'd give anything to have my Vet as my doctor!
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bill_n