On Nov 20, 7:27*pm, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> 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. *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/

Wonderful! I love it.