An Albany woman for whom I've trapped cats before had asked me to trap an old hairy manx she's fed for years. Time to get her off the streets. She thought she was feral. I drop trapped her this a.m.
We took her out in the woman's containment cage, which is large and cozy, almost tall enough to stand up in, probably ten feet by ten feet by five feet high. Immediately, she crawled onto my lap. This old girl, who has lived as a stray at least six years, is tame. At some point, years ago, someone left her behind.
She is wall to wall mats and has earmites. The woman called her vet immediately. My attempts to cut loose mats even around her head were futile in the face of their severity. When I picked her up, I was poked by thorns and berry vine pieces, dead and stickered, embedded in her belly mats.
The woman will try to find her a home, once she is cleaned up.
It's never too late, even for an old stray, long tossed out to survive the best she could. Fortunately, she found a kind hearted woman who fed her in the meantime and now, despite joblessness, will get her any care she needs. She is one lucky girl.
It's a really happy day for that old manx long hair stray.
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And those neglected stays know how to love. Eight or nine years ago we formally adopted (fed, desexed, microchipped) a white cat who had been living down the drains in our street for a looong time. When first he came into our house he was so hungry he would eat the newspaper that we spread cat food on. Later he graduated to refusing avocado that had any brown spots. He died earlier than we would have liked (probably a reflection of his time on the streets) but he had six very happy years with us. And I am teary remembering. Sorry - this comment is looong.
Awwww... what a happy story. It sounds like my Princess Kitty, who I fed for 6 months before I finally was able to catch her, and realized that dispite the clipped ear she wasn't feral at all.
I wish you and that kindly woman many Blessings. How sad for that poor cat to live so long without a warm, safe place to sleep. I so happy to know there's a happy ending for her.
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