E-mail from Mom
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geminigirlBackground-my parents like cats. A lot. Probably even more than I do. They've lost two in the last year to old age related stuff, and will probably lose a third-my Smear cat, which I'm devastated about, any day now. Smear Cat has alzheimers. She can't remember that she's eaten and she can no longer find the litter box. Even with the loss of two cats, they had seven cats. Plus Mom's rescue/ferral cats.
About two weeks ago, a woman called up the rescue group that Mom works with. She was working about twenty minutes away, and there were three ferral kittens that she had been feeding. Her office was moving though, and she didn't want to just abandon the kittens, who were probably around eight or ten weeks old. Could the Cat Network help? Somehow, my parents volunteered to trap and rehabilitate the kittens, who are in the bedroom that belonged to my brother when we were growing up-they're too small to be given run of the house yet, not ready to be introduced to the other cats, and way too small to go outside alone. They also need a vet visit before they're allowed near the other cats. They've also decided to adopt the three kittens-two tricolor calicos, and one black kitten, who have been named Larry, Moe and Curley.
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Just want you to know how absolutely NUTs your parents are.
Last night we went out and bought an air conditioner for the kittens.....I never really believed how hot it gets in that little room.....Zach was right to complain.
You couldn't sit in that room without thinking you were in a sauna and the kitties were just lying there panting away.
Fortunately a/c was on special for $55.00.
BUT....it did seem a little absurd to be buying an air conditioner for kittens!
Where did you find these parents?
About two weeks ago, a woman called up the rescue group that Mom works with. She was working about twenty minutes away, and there were three ferral kittens that she had been feeding. Her office was moving though, and she didn't want to just abandon the kittens, who were probably around eight or ten weeks old. Could the Cat Network help? Somehow, my parents volunteered to trap and rehabilitate the kittens, who are in the bedroom that belonged to my brother when we were growing up-they're too small to be given run of the house yet, not ready to be introduced to the other cats, and way too small to go outside alone. They also need a vet visit before they're allowed near the other cats. They've also decided to adopt the three kittens-two tricolor calicos, and one black kitten, who have been named Larry, Moe and Curley.
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Just want you to know how absolutely NUTs your parents are.
Last night we went out and bought an air conditioner for the kittens.....I never really believed how hot it gets in that little room.....Zach was right to complain.
You couldn't sit in that room without thinking you were in a sauna and the kitties were just lying there panting away.
Fortunately a/c was on special for $55.00.
BUT....it did seem a little absurd to be buying an air conditioner for kittens!
Where did you find these parents?
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Date: 2004-07-09 04:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-07-09 04:08 pm (UTC)Macy (our youngest cat) was born with some kind of virus that she nearly died from (kinda like cerebral palsy). Mom located a holistic vet about 45 minutes away that she takes Macy to.
And when Sam(our dog) got a slipped disk a couple months ago, Mom started taking him to the same vet. For acupuncture. :)
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Date: 2004-07-09 04:08 pm (UTC)Cayne said "You can't have another" when I sent him the picture. Even though I told him Beta wanted a kitten.
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Date: 2004-07-09 04:12 pm (UTC)Send me kitten photos, please. :D
Everyday when we come home, J starts off by saying, "Sam called me today at work, and you'll never believe what she said this time..."
Sam is our calico. Right now she's trying to bully J into buying her a cell phone.
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Date: 2004-07-09 04:18 pm (UTC)But anyway...when they moved out there, they needed a vet for their dog and cat. They found a wonderful vet, who was really a farm vet, and had started a practice caring for housepets as the community had grown. Dr. Moore was recommending things for the animals that most vets look askance when you mention...but they're really more old fashioned, home grown remedies that work. He had a great rice and chicken trick for diarrhea, for example, that we still use. Sadly, he was a severe alcoholic, and passed away a few years ago, shortly after selling his practice. There's a vet like that down here, but he practices over an hour away from where I live, so my kitties see a different vet. And my parents, while they've found a vet the like, it's just not the same.
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Date: 2004-07-09 04:21 pm (UTC)We were talking a few weeks ago about how Spot wanted a kitten. Apparently now she's got three.
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Date: 2004-07-10 01:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-07-10 02:52 am (UTC)I laughed when I read it this morning. I wasn't surprised that my Mom would do something like this, which is why I found it so incredibly amusing.
I only hope that my kitties, Beta and Oblivion are loved as much as my parents love their animals.