I'm so not a morning person. I had to get up at 7 in order to bring two cats to the ASPCA mobile clinic this morning. I grabbed three, just in case they had room -- Mr. Chin, Chatty Cathy, and Mr. Eye.
On the way to the clinic, Mr. Eye pooped and puked in the car. Thank god I had plastic sheeting in the car! Too bad I didn't have a SARS mask on. P-U!
At the van, Mr. Eye was rejected because of space, but I knew I would get him on the van tomorrow so I didn't sweat it. I brought Mr. Eye back to our holding space and set the kittens up in a kitty condo, which is really just a dog crate.
Can you even handle it? How cute are they!?
I then drove home for a quick one-hour nap before setting out to the lot to set up three more traps. On my way back to the ASPCA van to pick up Mr. Chin and Chatty Cathy, I dropped by Acme Pet Food to pick up some cat food and another kitty condo. I decided to transfer the kittens into a smaller condo, and put Chatty Cathy in the larger one so she could have a litterbox. She's got the runs, and litter is easier to clean than newspaper.
When I got to the ASPCA van I found out that Mr. Chin should maybe be called Mr. Chest. He has a huge bite wound on his chest, which is infected and caused an abscess all the way to his chin! He's also got scars all over his body and nubs for teeth! That said, he tested negative for both leukemia and FIV, which is great. The docs drained his abscess and gave him an antibiotic injection. We'll be holding him for a week to give him antibiotics for his infection. I think he'll pull through and live a more comfortable (and hopefully) fight free life in the Bergen lot now that he doesn't have any cahonas.
After dropping off the two post-ops, I returned to the lots to check on my traps. One of 'em was filled with a gray guy I've been wanting to catch. 
Gray Guy scares me. As I prepared his cage he tried to lunge at me several times through the wired walls. I screamed once, because he caught me off guard.
This is what a full house looks like.
I'd love to hear more about these cats' behavior, how they differ from regular housecats. They all look so sweet in their photos, but I take it from your experience with "Gray Guy" that they're not. When they're in the cages, do they interact with each other? Are they comforted by each others' presence, or are they hostile?
Posted by: Pamela | December 21, 2007 at 11:37 AM