robbin's nest - march - 2024

 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 10th, 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.
 
SNOOPY –
          I received a phone call from someone that I know, who knows that I do animal work, telling me that his friend, has a stray dog that someone gave him a while ago.  He said that his friend’s dog has a swollen eye, and the owner, who gave the stray a home, is extremely poor and can’t afford to take the dog to a vet.  He asked if I could help.  I called Save Our Strays, explained the situation and they made an appointment for the next day at a veterinary clinic.  The owner lives in Manhattan, in a free hotel, and he called me that morning and said that he would take the train to Brooklyn, to get to the veterinarian.  The veterinarian told them that the dog had an abscess in his mouth, and that it was so bad that it spread to his eye.  The owner had to come back to the veterinarian the next as the dog needed immediate surgery.  Save Our Strays gave approval for the surgery.  The operation was a success, and he was able to bring the dog home.  The owner was so grateful that he kept sending me pictures of the dog’s progress after surgery.  He said thank G-d for Save Our Strays, and you for saving my dog’s life.  (It was a good thing that the dog was small, and could be carried on the subway.)
 
CHOWDER & CALI –
          These two kittens, one orange and one Tuxedo, were found outside looking for food.  I received a call from someone that knows that I do animal work, and she asked what she should do.  I contacted a friend of mine, who is a rescuer and the next morning she went to pick up the kittens and took them to a veterinarian to be checked, spayed, neutered etc.  When they were ready, she was able to find a home that took both of them.  Three months later, the rescuer got a phone call from the woman who took the kittens saying that she no longer wanted them.  The rescuer went to get them, and brought them to her house.  She put them in a cage together, and we advertised for a foster home for them.  After a week, we found a fosterer that took them both, and they have been there for about a week and a half, until we can find a forever home for Chowder and Cali.  Meanwhile, they are safe.
 
SIMA –
          I found Sima in Brighton, at one of my feeding spots.  I trapped her immediately, and brought her to my house and put her in a cage to socialize her a bit.  The next day, I brought her to the veterinarian to be checked etc., and then took her back to my house.  She has been with me for a month, and has calmed down.  I got in touch with another rescuer, who helps me all the time, and she advertised for a home for Sima.  Sima now has a forever home, and is fine, healthy and adapting to her new home very well.