ROBBIN'S NEST - MARCH - 2026

ROBBIN’S NEST

Hello Again,

          I would like to start off this month by wishing all of our readers a HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY, and a HAPPY PURIM.  Remember that Daylight Savings begins on March 8^th, so don’t forget to fix your clocks.

          Now I would like to tell you about some of the rescues that I have been involved in recently.

FRANCES & MIKEY –

          For many months I have been trying to persuade the owner of a small convenience store, to spay or neuter his new cat, which he keeps in the store.  The cat keep having litters, and the owner refused to have it fixed.  I have been sending other rescuers in to speak to him to avail, but we were finally able to get the male cat, Mikey, who was outside the store, and we had him neutered.  When he was ready, we brought him back to the area where we found him, and he automatically went into the store.  Meanwhile, the female

is still not spayed, but we are working on it, and I will keep you updated on our progress.

TARA –

          Tara was found when she was a young kitten, about 6 weeks old.  The fosterer had Tara in her house until last week, trying to socialize her, and work with her.  She is now 8 months old, and has become social, and was adopted last week by a single woman.  She is doing nicely so far, and is still a little nervous in her new environment, but she is coming along and becoming affectionate with new owner.

RUSTY –

          There is a street in Coney Island that is overwhelmed with cats that are not spayed or neutered.  The fosterer/rescuer, and myself have been trying to get this done, but it difficult because there are so many of them.  One of them, whom I named Rusty, seems to be the one that is impregnating most of the females.  So, the fosterer/rescuer and I decided that we have to trap Rusty, who is not friendly, and get him neutered.  It took many tries to get him, but we finally did.  He was taken to one of our veterinarians, checked, neutered and given all the necessary treatments.  When he was ready, he was released back to the area where we found him.

          When I use the expression “when he is ready,” it means that we have held a male cat for six days or more after neutering, to ensure that he has recuperated, and that there is no infection.  The same for females, which are returned to colonies.  We hold a female for 10 to 12 days, to be sure that the incision does not open up, and that there is no infection present.  The females take longer to heal than the males.  These cats have it hard enough.  We also give them shots, and everything else that is necessary before we return them to their colonies.  We keep eyes on them wherever we feed.  They are important.