Here is the original post. This cat will probably be euthanized for lack of
a warm place to spend the winter. I know some of you are cat people, too.


----- Original Message -----
From: "kraut" >
Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats.community,rec.pets.cats.health+behav
Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 10:34 AM
Subject: Opinion / helpful suggestions about what to do with a neighborhood
cat needed. (LONG)


>
>
> This is a little on long side but want to give a little background.
>
> There is a neighbor that has several cats that roam the neighborhood
> of which one of them is (He says) about 11 years old and this is the
> one I am asking about.
>
> Earlier this summer they started hanging around because I was feeding
> strays (Which I found homes for all or took to shelters). Thing is
> this old guy had fleas so bad that when I combed him I could go no
> more then 1/2 an inch with out hitting a flea/tick bump. Over the
> summer I got him cleared up plus treated his over issues.
>
> When it started getting cold I got the owner to take him indoors
> because he started getting colds and acted like he was getting aches
> and pains from the cold and I felt sorry for him laying out in the
> yard 24/7 even though I got him a dog house to use. I even got the
> owner a couple cases of canned food that I had been feeding them
> because he just fed him dry and I did not want him to go cold turkey
> of the canned. I also got on his case about the cats condition and he
> said he is moving in spring and wanted to get rid of some of cats
> (which I am working on) but did not want to let the old guy go. That
> was about a month ago.
>
>
> Thing is the old guy got out and came down again and he is now covered
> in fleas/ticks worse then before. I am thinking about taking him to
> county shelter which is not non kill. The only other shelter only
> takes younger animals that they can easily find homes for. I can not
> take him because I already have 4 and with Michigan winter coming it
> is too cold for him and if he goes back home I am afraid he will
> suffer and slowly die from the fleas/ticks.
>
> These people can not afford these cats. They are on food stamps and
> WIC coupons (I seen them in the grocery store). They took the
> aluminum siding off their house to sell and are over $300 in arrears
> on their water bill (Found on city web site) which give you a little
> info on them.
>
>
> The only choices I can take is to send the old guy back to his LEGAL
> owner to probably die a slow death :-( or let him spend the
> winter in the cold or take to shelter (I tryed to find home for him
> but could not).
>
> The way I see it is the only humane thing for THIS cat is to take him
> to the shelter and hope for the best.
>
> Opinions??



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"cybercat" > wrote in message
.. .

> Here is the original post. This cat will probably
> be euthanized for lack of a warm place to spend
> the winter. I know some of you are cat people, too.

I'd try Michigan Cat Rescue:
http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/micatrescue.html

There's an address and phone number at the bottom of the page. They *say*
they're "a no-kill, foster home based volunteer group whose mission is to
rescue abandoned, abused, homeless cats, provide veterinary care and
placement into loving homes," so it *should* be a good match.

Good luck.
-j