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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:	Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:	FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:	MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO

Created:	Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:	Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	5089
Total number of notes:	60366

1692.0. "Mission Accomplished!" by FSHQA2::RWAXMAN () Tue Aug 23 1988 22:30

    Well, almost.
    
    Donna and I finally got the last two kittens.  We used the carrier
    technique again and it worked.  Took the both of us to keep them
    inside; one to push on the door and the other to tip the carrier
    upwards so they couldn't get their footing.
    
    These two were absolutely wild!  The woman at the shelter couldn't
    even get them with gloves - they tried to tear her to shreds.  Instead,
    she used a humane type of pole contraption to catch them by the
    scruff and put them in the cage.  Poor things.  I feel so relieved
    but so saddened by the whole ordeal.  And there are sti two more
    adult cats left; the daddy cat and the original mother to Karissa.
    For them, we will try to use the HAV-A-HART trap.
    
    Thought I would post an update for those of you who were following
    my notes and wondering what happened.
    
    Wish us luck with the last two!
    
    /Roberta

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1692.1	You are amazing...	HILLST::MASON	Explaining is not understanding	`Wed Aug 24 1988 08:47`	4
	Sounds like the last two kittens could go to join Marvin, et al. Or maybe "sad at CSS" dropped his off in your yard. B') Gary
1692.2	Good job!!	ODIUM::WONG	CLUSTA::TAMIR in disguise!	`Wed Aug 24 1988 09:32`	12
	Hi Roberta, I'm really glad you got the two babies. At least they won't be crying at night and freezing. It's hard on the nerves and on the heart, but they are better off. As for Karissa's mom and the Dad cat, keep setting the trap. If you don't, next spring you'll go thru the same thing again (ask how I know....). Good luck and hang on to the trap as long as you need it. Mary (having a blast in London)
1692.3	Fantastic!	ICEBOX::FEASE	Andrea Midtmoen Fease	`Wed Aug 24 1988 09:34`	19
	Roberta, Thanks for the update. I was wondering what had happened with the other two. Looks like you and/or the shelter people have your work cut out for you. Loki was pretty easy; he was just scared to death of everything, so he was relatively easy to socialize (he'd run instead of fight). Fluffy, on the other hand, is still half wild; he'll jump the other cats continuously and very rarely will he let anyone pet him (he tends to bite and scratch, playfully, but it still hurts :-) !!). Sounds like these kittens are more on the Fluffy side of things than the Loki side. Good luck with the kittens (and the adults too), and please keep up informed! - Andrea
1692.4	Good Work!	EDUC8::TRACHMAN	E.T.'s ZhivagoCats....DTN: 264-8298	`Wed Aug 24 1988 10:38`	9
	GOOD LUCK and nice job, Roberta! You will go to heaven for all the time and effort you have put in to clean up someone else's mess. Thanks for keeping us posted! BTW, will we see you at the Cape or Framingham shows? E.T.
1692.5		FSHQA1::RWAXMAN		`Wed Aug 24 1988 10:57`	6
	Thanks, all. Elaine - I will be at the Framingham show! Can't wait for it!! /Roberta