On Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:27:34 -0500, 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/

You are a cat angel Sheldon well maybe all animals but very lucky Newt
indeed.

aloha
.. Cea