robbin's nest - january - 2025

ROBBIN’S NEST
         
Hello again.
 
          January – a new year.  As you get older, time flies faster.  I would like to start off this month by wishing all of our friends, and members a Happy, and Healthy New Year.  Winter is now in full swing, and I hope that everyone has their shelters up, and working for the strays, to keep them protected from the elements.  Please remember to stock them with dry food, and water.
 
          On another note, I would like to tell you about some of the rescues that I have been involved in lately.
 
BELINDA  -
          While on my rounds, I was stopped by someone who told me that there was a mother cat, and 5 kittens in someone’s yard nearby.  I called a rescuer friend of mine, and she came and we went to investigate.  We knew that we would have to get the mother first, so I set my trat with food in it, and walked away.  The mother cat, who I named Belinda, went right into the trap.  We then immediately picked up the 5 kittens, and put them in the trap with her, since they were only about 7 to 10 days.  We wrapped the trap in a blanket, and put them in the car.  My rescuer friend, took the
         
BELINDA  - (Cont.)
mother, and the kittens to her home and will set them up in a crate, and care for them until they are ready to be taken to a veterinarian.  Meanwhile, they are safe. I will keep everyone updated on their progress.
 
ARCHIE –
          One day, while I was feeding someone came over to me to tell me that there was kitten around the corner, and that it was crying and in bad shape. I immediately went to check it out, and set up one of my baby traps.  I walked away, and eventually Archie went right in.  I put him in the car, took him to my house and the next day I took him to the veterinarian to checked out.  The veterinarian said that Archie had an Upper Respiratory Infection, and he was given medication, and everything else that he needed, i.e. shots, de-worming etc was taken care of.  Two weeks passed, and Archie healed beautifully, and he is almost ready for adoption.  If I hadn’t picked him up, he probably would not have made it.  I assumed that he was probably dumped here.  He is doing fine, and will find his forever home.
         
FRANKIE –
          Frankie is a Tiger cat with a very nice personality.  I found him by one of my feeding spots, but it didn’t like to socialize with other cats and he tended to stay down the block from the feeding spot.   So, I would feed him wherever he was.  After a few days, I noticed that he was scratching his tail a lot.  So, I put in a carrier and brought him to my rescuer friend, who had Belinda and her kittens.  We made an appointment to take Frankie to the veterinarian, and while were there, the veterinarian said that Frankie had an infection in his tail, and was full of parasites and needed to be treated immediately.  He was a salve and oral medication.  After about three weeks, his tail finally healed, and the parasites were taken care of, but he still scratches his skin.  So, we brought him back to the veterinarian, and he said that he thinks that it is a nerve problem, so he gave him a medication called Gabetentin.  He has been on this medication for a week, and we are hoping that it will  work so that we can find him a forever home.
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