ChristineL
09-12-2007, 05:40 PM
I've written a couple of posts about the fifteen abandoned cats I had to take to the Sonoma County Shelter. I've been checking their site regularly to see if these cats have been put up for adoption. I knew some of the cats because I adopted a blind kitten (Dolly) from the family and provided them with information on low cost and free cat neutering.
Maggie is my blind kitten's mother. She is presently listed on the site in their stray cats section. Her number is A201774. They say age unknown, I know she's around a year as the blind kitten is from her first and only litter. She was a good enough mother to raise Dolly outside and protect her from harm. Taking her to the shelter brought me to tears. I couldn't afford one more cat. She's loving, playful and likes children. She loves to be petted and will present her belly. She's not crazy about being picked up, but will climb in your lap. The photo in the listing doesn't do her justice, she is actually a very pretty cat with huge beautiful green eyes. While she was hanging around my house, she tolerated my large dog quite well. She knows her name and responds to it. Go from the Sonoma County Site, adoptable animals then to Pet Harbor, put in your area code. In the list of shelters, check Sonoma County Shelter, then search. Click "I lost my pet", follow the rest of directions and you'll get a listing, with photos, of stray cats at the shelter. She was given to the shelter on August 29th.
Her owners have told neighbors they were not taking any of the cats, they won't come looking for her.
On 8/23, I left four kittens from the same group of 15. A201620, A201621 and A201622 are three of them. I worked with these kittens, grabbing them and loving them up. Those three learned to love being cuddled. The dark orange boy is particularly loveable.
If there is room in your heart and home.........please save Maggie.
PS: Don't make the mistake I made, report hoarders and those who let their un-neutered animals run all over the place before it becomes the neighborhood's and shelter's job to try and help. I should have reported these people when I took in Dolly who would not be blind if they had taken her to the vet when they first noticed she had a problem with her eyes. If someone abandons cats and you can't take them in, as hard as it is, take them to the shelter where they have a fighting chance at a good life and won't die of starvation and disease; and, most of all won't have litter after litter. Trying to convince them to neuter their cats and telling where they could get it done at very low cost or free did not help.
PPS: I was asked, in a private email, what her adoption fee might be. I figured I'd add it: Her normal adoption fee would be $75.00. The shelter is presently having a half price sale, which would make 32.50. This sale started on 9/9 and should still be running.
Maggie is my blind kitten's mother. She is presently listed on the site in their stray cats section. Her number is A201774. They say age unknown, I know she's around a year as the blind kitten is from her first and only litter. She was a good enough mother to raise Dolly outside and protect her from harm. Taking her to the shelter brought me to tears. I couldn't afford one more cat. She's loving, playful and likes children. She loves to be petted and will present her belly. She's not crazy about being picked up, but will climb in your lap. The photo in the listing doesn't do her justice, she is actually a very pretty cat with huge beautiful green eyes. While she was hanging around my house, she tolerated my large dog quite well. She knows her name and responds to it. Go from the Sonoma County Site, adoptable animals then to Pet Harbor, put in your area code. In the list of shelters, check Sonoma County Shelter, then search. Click "I lost my pet", follow the rest of directions and you'll get a listing, with photos, of stray cats at the shelter. She was given to the shelter on August 29th.
Her owners have told neighbors they were not taking any of the cats, they won't come looking for her.
On 8/23, I left four kittens from the same group of 15. A201620, A201621 and A201622 are three of them. I worked with these kittens, grabbing them and loving them up. Those three learned to love being cuddled. The dark orange boy is particularly loveable.
If there is room in your heart and home.........please save Maggie.
PS: Don't make the mistake I made, report hoarders and those who let their un-neutered animals run all over the place before it becomes the neighborhood's and shelter's job to try and help. I should have reported these people when I took in Dolly who would not be blind if they had taken her to the vet when they first noticed she had a problem with her eyes. If someone abandons cats and you can't take them in, as hard as it is, take them to the shelter where they have a fighting chance at a good life and won't die of starvation and disease; and, most of all won't have litter after litter. Trying to convince them to neuter their cats and telling where they could get it done at very low cost or free did not help.
PPS: I was asked, in a private email, what her adoption fee might be. I figured I'd add it: Her normal adoption fee would be $75.00. The shelter is presently having a half price sale, which would make 32.50. This sale started on 9/9 and should still be running.