I spent Tuesday trying to cheerlead two parties attempting to catch cats I would then take yesterday to the FCCO. I first returned cats fixed Monday, two to rural Albany and four to Sweet Home.
I meant to get to bed early Tuesday night, so as not to wear myself out. That did not happen.
I had only two trick or treaters come by. TWO! And all this candy I bought late Tuesday afternoon, when I knew it would be, by then, on sale.
Finally near 9:00 p.m. I went and met the rural Lebanon woman who had caught seven of her nine cats. The other party, an older Lebanon couple, had failed to catch either of the two cats they were after but I really didn't think they would catch them, since one had been caught before, then released and a lot of bad trapping has gone on around them, with cats left to sit in traps overnight.
On the way to pick them up, I passed the outlandishly awesome Halloween house. It was alive with people looking at the displays and green lighting with fake fog shooting out really made it even more awesome.
Late afternoon I had received a message from another nonprofit. It's comprised of a couple former KATA volunteers, but the main lady now has moved to near the coast. She'd received a call from a Sweet Home man who saw a cat dragging a leg hold trap closed on a front leg. I couldn't go, being involved with the round up for Wednesday and got very very stressed about it as the evening progressed that I was unable to go help that poor cat. But not to fear, former KATA cofounder Doris, now must be close to 80 years old, went and caught the cat. He is at a vet clinic, PURR tells me, no broken bones on that foot the trap was closed on, but its cold and they'll have to amputate if circulation doesn't start again soon. Here's the poor cat, Pumpkin he's now been named. This was taken after he was caught and just before he went to the vet. You can see the trap closed on that front foot. You can also see he is in incredible pain.
With that news, that the cat was caught, I fell asleep Tuesday night more easily and was up again at 5:00 a.m. and on the road with the 7 Lebanon cats by 6:15 a.m. yesterday.
After dropping off the cats, I got breakfast at a grocery store deli department--a sandwich, and a salad to eat later for lunch. Then I headed straight to the rest area, to nap.
I took a good book and spent the entire day at the rest area, napping, then reading.
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| Arrival at FCCO. Its just getting light. |
A trapper in Portland asked me if I could possibly pick up the nine cats she'd brought to the clinic when i picked up the 7 I took. I said yes. She works and couldn't find anyone else to help. I picked up 16 cats, then took off across the Ross Island bridge and down 99E into Milwaukie and met her at a Panda Express. She bought me dinner there. Then we unloaded her 9 cats from my car and put them into the back of hers.
Finally I headed off home, catching 205 south off Mclaughlin then I5 which was still backed up through and beyond the two Wilsonville exits. I think I got home maybe 7:00 or so.
Not a bad day and the several hours nap at the rest area proved very beneficial.
Six of the seven Lebanon cats who went are girls. I don't have any photos. Six are black and one is a dark gray tux.
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| Slinko in the morning on my lap |
Poor Pumpkin. I do hope that the blood flow returns. Thanks for the Halloween videos too.
ReplyDeleteI am hoping too that his leg can be saved.
DeleteYou've had quite the couple of days. Poor Pumpkin.
ReplyDeleteYes, very busy days. Pumpkin got a great break, at least, from a slow death when some kind man saw him in his dire circumstance and called PURR. Now he will probably also get a much better life, as a result.
DeleteIt's hard to imagine that many cats in your car. Were they in individual cages?
ReplyDeleteYes, small traps. 16 is nothing. I can get 12 of the small traps in three layers in just the back part of the back.
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