Sara Jane

How was that about time flying..here's Sara Jane_veery camera shy so no good photography yet_a 5 years old, Manx type and polydactyl sweet kitty whose owner passed away so she needs a new family.

Sara would prefer to be the one and only kitty though dogs are ok, also other pets. She's spayed and UTD on shots. Above is Sara looking at the camera and her rump before she found security under the bed;)

Francisco and hi again

O me o my..time has flown..I've had Francisco since early June at home_in Clovis room, overnites in kennel and is loose in the room while nobody else(Bonnie, Marie and Celeste) is there. Y'know Francisco, the declawed & neutered FIV+ "feral".

He fed at Rosskillys, one day he showed up with an ear hematoma, Rosemary told me where she thought he lived. I went to the house and sure enough Francisco (Cheddar to owners) lived there. Not only that but Ike AKA Muffin too!

Those are the good news, this people had him neutered and vaccinated so he probably tested + because of that.

Bad news; they declawed him but eventually Francisco lived in/out, now out all the time b/c he doesn't get along with Ike.

Got F to vet who did surgery on the hematoma, brought him back to Rosemary who let him stay at their trailer while he healed. Trailer got too hot so Jon suggested he could stay in our house.

Yay but..talked to owner and though he's very sweet and is attached to both Francisco and Ike he doesn't understand why he should stay indoors plus his wife has Alzeihmers and I can see it'll be problematic for them to take care of the cats. He told me they euthanize when they are 'too old' so I'm concerned, F is between 8 and 10 yrs, maybe Ike too.

I'll ask him to surrender F to me so I can put him up for adoption. He's no problem but has fleas, allergies and mites besides of being declawed so he needs constant care besides of being kept indoors.

Angel for Adoption in Omaha

Angel is a sweet Collie/Lab mix that needs a home just like yours. Like her friend Jack, she isn't spayed but will be at adoption time.

If interested and wish to know more please contact

Ashton(402)-812-5347 or Karen (402)-934-3973

cell (402)-709-6143

Cat & Dog for adoption in Omaha

I'm crossposting for a person in Omaha that must adopt out her cat Jack and dog Angel(Angel photo in my next post)

Jack is a DMH male, 1 to 2 years old. He's not neutered but will be before adoption as well as UTD with shots. Has 1 week from today, then will be surrendered to the Humane Society.

Please contact Ashton ph#(402)-812-5347

or Karen (402)-934-3973 cell#(402)-709-6143

Barbara..now you see me, now you don't

Oooh..this is Barbara..a stray teen that got spayed last week. I had arranged for Rosemary(feral feeder) to foster her until I find her a home, or one of mine gets adopted out and I can take her, but she_according to neighbors_went with some kids in their house. I keep patroling in case I see her again, she's such a nice kitty, does deserve a good forever
place.

I thought you'd appreciate a photo of Jon putting Tigger back in her cage at the vet;)..no, really Tigger is a friendly 'feral' my neighbors have in their colony. We got her spayed and yesterday at PU time I planned on taking a photo of her for my records, she lasted a few seconds almost saying cheese in Jon's arms, then it was freakout time so as he was putting her back in cage I got that(that I didn't realize I had). She was very scared but is not feral. I don't like to return them to colony when they are friendly but at least she's spayed now.

Oh no..

Riding home saw a young cat dead against the curb. And it was raining. Seeing ran over animals always makes me sad but when their bodies are exposed to the elements it seems worse, like if her death didn't matter to the world. RIP little black cat.

Herpes

(back to Special Needs) So we have seven fosters now, of which three are special needs; that is health needs. The Macros (Ramon, Philou and Fiorella) are FHV+ meaning they have the herpes virus. Feline herpes attacks the respiratory system. And they could have tongue, lips and mouth ulcers. It is chronic but quite bearable both for cat and owner.
They can only be adopted into a household that already has kitties with herpes or no other cats.
Considering that two siblings must be adopted together the Macros can be the answer to your prayers. When they were weeks old up to about two months they did have herpes symptoms; watery eyes, sneezing, congestion. Ramon had it the worst, Philou not so congested but had a nose ulcer and Fio didn't have one single symptom. Our vet told us she'd be the carrier, she still is fine and if nobody knew she comes from a litter with herpes, nobody could tell. Same for Philou, though he does have a scarred nostril.
Ramon's nose gets congested sometimes and his eyes tear but it is minimal.
They are fed good food, kept clean and I do add L-Lysine to their food wich helps. In photo Ramon looking lopsided.

Special Needs

As you can see from my adoption list, some are special needs. These kitties require more time, more vets followups and other than 'super healthy' cats but not all are like that.

Because there are cats that have chronic diseases, those are not given_by shelters, rescuers and some vets_the respect they should have. And care. Many consider them 'unadoptable', if the cat is in a open-police shelter it is likely it'll be euthanized. And if in an no-kill or foster home, it'll be ages before she's adopted, I do know of a no-kill where cats have lived out their lives there because nobody wanted them. And their lives were much longer than a few years.

Anything in caps with the positive sign at the end scares the public. And then there are other conditions and handicaps that can be deterrents. The key is in educating the adopter and encouraging her to research a particular problem. (continued on next post)

Here I am

Whew..had sometime resetting my password but here I'm again..good to be able to post. Not much has happened lately(concerning the snooduhs) Though I finally have a Petfinder page yea

http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/NE105.html and was at a meeting pre-TNR proposal in Beatrice..looks promising. Met Rita Hydo & talked with her today on the phone, I'd like to see her rescue facility sometime.

I hope somebody will ask about my fosters..Jerome has uveitis(probably b/c of his FIV status) he's better now he's fulla meds tho his tummy is protesting so I'll check tomorrow with MSC how to go about it.

Photo is Gerard atop patio enclosure last summer.

Homeless No More Cat Rescue that is the group's name, Bigger the name than the group but one has to start someplace. Right now we've seven fosters.
We thrive on kitties being adopted to good homes
or similar happy ocassions.
We are not a shelter, just a group of two rescuers, my husband and I. We do the rescuing, vetting, sheltering at our home(that gets full fast) and adopting out.
We're involved in TNR too, in fact that is how our cat work started six years ago. There's a feral colony, some not feral but strays and neighborhood cats at the back of my husbands former business. They tell me that ever sonce anybody remembers there were cats there, so it ebbed and flowed until we trapped and neutered them all, some we got to adopt out and others became our housecats. However the majority lived their lives at the colony. When we took over there were 16 regulars and 4 'onandoffs' cats plus two litters, fast forward two years when the last litter was born there and today only four cats remain. The patriarch died last year and the oldest queen is still there, as is one of her daughters. Both are true ferals, there is a friendly stray we TNRed this year and another younger feral queen.
If we had room we'd have removed them long time ago as numbers are low but as of yet they live in Juju Colony. Juju's the older queen sister, she was shot at the colony in 06', ever since it has been Juju's Colony in her memory.

Why adopting two kittens is better than adopting 'just one'

Franny Syufi comented in AboutCom on 10 reasons adopting 2 kittens is better than one.

1) You'll be saving two lives.

2)One kitten can become lonely.

3)One kitten can drive an older cat nuts.

4) Two kittens will 'self-train'.

5) They help each other burn energy off.

6) Fewer behavior problems with two kittens.

7) Curiosity overcomes 'food finickiness'

8) They act as pillows for each other.

9) Having two kittens is insanely fun.

10) They each will have a friend for life.

Good thought! Now that I've two litters for adoption I'm hoping that some will go together (in pic Marie and sis Celeste)

For Adoption; Celeste

Celeste is a six months old girl for adoption. She's spayed and vaccinated for rabies and distemper. Celeste is and will be a very pretty cat that gets along with people and other cats.
Something killed their mom when they were tiny, Celeste brother had a bite wound, because of that violent past and b/c they haven't met any it's preferable she goes to a home without dogs.

And the patio enclosure welcomed the first guest of the year today(albeit a bit early but it was in the mid 60's and sunny so Luciano and Jerome went out and in the pen, took to it like if they had walked out of same yesterday. Added Molecule the Victorian kit..wal, no, he didn't; first he was mad, then scared, then growly and eventually escaped when I opened the pen door to remove their breakfast dishes, as soon as I glimpsed him again I scooped him up and back indoors he went. So it is Lucho & Jer-Jer again. On pic is Lucho relaxing on the bed(can't find my enclosure pics)

For Adoption; Ramon

..aaaand heeeeeeeeeere's Ramon the third sibling. Cute and oh so sweet Ramon is 9 months old, altered and UTD with vaccinations. Like his brother and sister he contracted the herpes virus, but all that remains visible is a often weepy eye.
Ramon is more than sweet, he's syrupy and has gorgeous black stripes. He needs a family with other herpes kitties or no cats. Ramon loves people and other cats but no dogs.
As I said before it would be wonderful if all the litter is adopted together, Ramon seems versatile and is outgoing so he might likely adapt to live without his siblings. Of the three I know Philou would not.

For Adoption; Philou and Fiorella

Philou(top right) and Fiorella AKA Fio are 9 months old brother and sister for adoption. Both are altered and UTD with vaccinations. They are two of a litter of three, so adopting also the third sibling would be ideal but at least one must go with Philou as he'd be disconsolate if he's by himself. This litter has herpes and though they don't show symptoms now_you can maybe notice Philou scarred nose? He had an ulcer there when he was a baby_Fio is a latent carrier.

Other than the ocassional sneeze she never had symptoms_they should be adopted out into a household with no kitties or other than have herpes. They were 2 week old orphans we raised so people is mom to them, absolutely love humans, children, other cats but no dogs.

Philou is your housecat par excellance with a loud motor, laps are favorites of his, Fiorella has an Oriental touch, is elegant, slim, a bit crosseyed and more vocal than her brothers. I'll introduce you to Ramon, the third sibling in my next post.