ROBBIN'S NEST - DECEMBER - 2023

ROBBIN’S NEST
 
Hello again.
 
The Holidays are here, and I would like to begin by wishing all of our readers a Joyous Holiday Season.  May you, and your families have joy, and happiness.
 
The cold weather is upon us, and I hope that you all have your shelters ready to protect the strays from the elements.  As always, we are their guardians.  I can’t say this often enough.
 
            Now, I would like to tell you about some of the rescues that I have been involved in lately.
 
CHOWDER & CALEIGH –
            One day, I received a phone call from a woman telling me that, as she was walking into her apartment building, she saw 2 kittens – no more than 4 month old – huddling together.  I told her to bring them to me, since she said that they were friendly.  Obviously, they had been dumped there.  The woman was very uneasy about touching them, because they had fleas.  I told her to wear gloves, and put the kittens into a box.  I then called Save Our Strays, and they made an appointment for us to bring them to a
veterinarian the next morning to have everything done.  They were de-wormed, defleaed,
given shots, spayed and neutered.  One was a Tuxedo cat, and the other an Orange Tabby.  The woman immediately put an ad on Instagram, and thank G-d, we got someone to adopt both of them after they had been checked out.  A couple of days later, the woman who adopted them picked them up.  Now, Chowder, and Caleigh are together in a forever home.
 
KATRINA –
            I had a bad circumstance with a drug addict, who wanted to sell his cat for $105.  The cat looked petrified, and seemed uncomfortable.  I bought the cat, along with another rescuer, to get her away from this man, who did not have the cat’s best interest at heart.  We took the cat home, and discovered that it had no control over it’s urine and it was hiding.  The next day, we rushed her to a veterinarian.  Poor Katrina had a really bad bladder infection.  She was treated, and we have a temporary foster home for her.  When she is better, Katrina, an all orange, female cat, will then be spayed and we will look for a forever home for her.  Meanwhile, she is safe and not suffering anymore.
 
RUBY -
            This has been a week for orange cats.  Ruby was found wandering by a building in Staten Island.  We put up posters because he was so friendly, but no one responded.  He was unkempt, and underweight.  We took him to be neutered, and checked out and cleaned up.  He is being cared for by a friend of mine, until we can find him a forever home.  He is safe, happy and putting on weight.  The more I deal with people, them more I love animals.  They are dependent on us.  Be kind.  Thank you.