Robbin's nest june 2022

​ROBBIN’S NEST
 
Hello again.
 
June is here, and I would like to start off this month, by wishing all fathers, both human and animal, a HAPPY FATHER’S DAY.  Now that the warmer weather is finally here, it is more important than ever to be aware of the strays out there.  In the summer it is just as hard for them to find food, and especially water as it doesn’t rain as much this time of year.  Food that is thrown out, and put in the garbage is not always an option, since the heat spoils the food.  Although the weather is a welcome break for all of us, the strays always need our help.
 
            Now I would like to tell you about some of the rescues that I have been involved in recently.
 
CARMEN –
            While I was on my morning feeding rounds, I saw a female cat just sitting alone by a fence, looking bewildered.  I stopped my cat, to set a trap, and the cat went right into the trap.  She must have been starved, and she had obviously been dumped there.  I brought her to a veterinarian, and had her checked out, spayed, given shots, tested etc.  When Carmen was ready, I picked her up.  Meanwhile, a woman who lives in my apartment building, had asked me for a cat for her granddaughter.  I called her immediately, and brought Carmen to the woman.  I have know this woman for many years.  While she was at work, she would feed the strays that lived near the building where she worked.  So, I knew that she was a kind person, and would do the right thing.  Carmen is happy, and in a safe home.  It just took a little time for her to get acclimated to her new surroundings.
 
MILLIE –
            Someone had told me about a spot where people feed strays, but that these people do not spay, neuter and take their animals to the veterinarian, when necessary.  So, my friend and I went to check it out, and yes, there were lots of felines of different ages, most of them between 6 and 9 months old.  What a catastrophe!  So, we started trapping, and so far, in one week we have gotten seven cats.  It is hard to put them back, but what is the alternative?  At least they won’t suffer, and continue to multiply.  Millie was hard to release because she was tiny, and just looked so pathetic and she was quite feral, so she was happy to be put back in the only place that she has ever known.  That makes me feel
better.  I don’t just release them.  I am constantly checking on them.  At least Millie is safe.
 
MONIQUE –
            One day, we spotted a Tortoise shell mama cat, and her three babies, a block away from one of my feeding spots.  I got one of my traps, put down some food and managed to first trap 2 of the kittens.  Then I came back to get the mama, and the third baby, but it took a couple of days to get them.  Once they finished eating, I took the food away, and they went into the trap, thank G-d.  Now, they will be examined by a veterinarian, and hopefully, the kittens are healthy and can be put up for adoption.  They were going to the veterinarian that day to be checked.  Mama, and the kittens are okay.  Mama was spayed, and the kittens will be socialized.  Mama will go back to my feeding spot when she ready.  One of the kittens is orange, one is a Tabby and the other is orange and white.  They are very cute, and about 9 weeks old.  I am glad that we have kittens to find forever homes for.  There are more mamas, and kittens at this spot.  There are a few feeders, but they do not spay and neuter.  So, that is where Save Our Strays comes in.  They will pay all medical, and of course, we will check to make sure that these cats have food.  So, that is one situation that is taken care of.