Rainy went to a home today. It's two women and they live in Waldport. Skye and Pedra. Take good care of her! They already have two other cats and feed another outside.
Always makes me feel terribly guilty to watch them leave, scared, as a kitten would be. I want to cry after one leaves, if they've been here awhile and been through a lot, as Rainy has.
Took six weeks to get her over ringworm. She lost most of her hair. All the baths and stress she went through with that, then the blow drying which she loved, creams and ointments, nail trimming, her sister dying, her brother leaving. Been hard and finally she got spayed then had the incision site problem and it was another ten days before she could go up for adoption. When she did, I got multiple inquiries. I chose these women because they seem to be real animal lovers. But you never really know anyone coming through the door and taking out a life. I only hope, in the end, they are good human beings. There's no test for that and people lie and deceive well. There's no way to know anymore.
They seem really nice. They gave a donation and their application was great.
But you never know for sure. They say they'll send photos and I can't wait to get them. I will be in mourning for a time, because it is terribly hard on me to see one leave to the unknown, to wonder whose hands I put her in, if they are as they seem, wonderful, or if I was deceived.
Good luck, Rainy.
UPDATE: Rainy's adoptors already sent me new photos of her in their home. This just made me want to cry for happiness. She's doing good and got a great home where she will be loved.
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I know just how your feel. I am the same way with my foster babies. I know they go to a good home when the people will send you photos. Shows they really care.
Do you ever get ringworm from the cats? Lucky if you don't. We are still battling it at our shelter, since August now! Just think it is gone and another gets it and we are at a loss to know how it is spreading. They use spornox, very expensive oral medication.
I've gotten ringworm a couple times, years ago, but not recently. I do not use the oral meds. I recommend spore fights, because it is a battle to get rid of spores that can be airborne.
No clothe materials in with the cats and throw away all that has ever been in there with ringworm there. Spores can latch into clothe, carpet and hide. Spores can remain in vaccuum bags. Bath all newcomers. Trim nails routinely, short and blunt, because it is passed from feet to anywhere they scratch. Creams and sprays on feet three times daily, bathe three times a week and leave it on. Blow dry them. Ammonia and clorox kill the spores the best, use in spray bottles and mop water.
All fungi love warm moist locations. Some cats that never show signs of ringworm are carriers. Estimates of this are high. Because it is a foot fungus first usually, spores are often spread in litterboxes cat to cat.
Maybe you have an outside source sending spores into your shelter? A mat, outside a door, holding spores? Piles or pieces of cardboard? A field? Fungi love straw which harbors and holds it, or field stubble?
It's so common in Oregon, fungi of all sorts, and lately, with a couple months of warmth and wet (we've had no normal winter here), this spring the kittens are going to be ridden with it, I fear.
The problem with people coming and going, you never know about them and they are supposed to sanitize their hands between rooms, but we need people in the rooms all the time to make sure people follow the rules. I live in North Idaho, it isn't damp here, cold and snowy in the winter, hot and dry in the summer.
You make some very interesting points. I know the vet clinic across the street has had it for months also.
I love your blog and all that you do! I read it daily. I love cats and do all I can for them (fostering, working 3 days volunteering at the shelter, have my own cats in my home.) Nothing like the love of a cat!
You could also have an employee or volunteer whose house or environment is infected and brings in a fresh batch of spores routinely, on their clothing or shoes.
Shoes carry so many things. There was a woman in Salem, who kept her cats inside and did not believe in vaccination. Salem was experiencing a distemper outbreak. All three of her cats got it and died and the vet told her most likely she took the virus into her house on her shoes.
It is a horrible thing. Wish there was a safe vaccine for it. In the meantime, bleach,bleach, bleach!
so happy for Rainy! sounds like a good home...we have a "newbie" to the ferals - semi ferals - that we feed outside - a grey - about six/seven months old - kitten - with white mittens! it's adorable! can't get a good look yet to see if it's a he or a she - is still very skittish. Charlie Brown is going to try to trap the kitten and maybe I'll take it in once fixed. Our new owners are fine with cats, at least. I told them 'cats" to make it sound like we had more than one!
It is a great home she got. They sent me little videos of her, like tonight, one of her playing with an Ipad ap they got, with bouncing letters and squares. They adore her, as I knew they would and are a totally perfect home. They also understood intuitively, that I worry about how they'll do, and send me photos and updates. I so much appreciate that.
That name, just to hear it, makes me start laughing. Charlie Brown. There's no way I can't laugh when I hear it.
ne too hehehe....I keep thinking of the song "charlie brown...he's a clown...charlie brown.."
You're funny. Joy's having health issues. Have you been chatting with her? Am worried.
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