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Harut's story
i guess i'm still a sucker!
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Posted: 4:11:23 PM 7/15/2008
So, I dropped my two babies off for spaying and neutering this morning, and the vet asked me if I still did any fostering on the side. "Why?" I asked suspiciously. She went to the back and brought out a slightly mangled, but intensly adorable black cat, maybe a week or two older than my two babies.

He had a shaved spot on his head and stiches, a cast on his back leg, which was broken, and no fur on the last inch and a half or so of his tail. She told me the he, along with four of his siblings, were found tied inside a garbage bag behind a dumster. Two of the cats were already dead, two died at thier office, and he was the only survivor.

We decided to call him Harut, "Root" for short. I fell in love, and he is sleeping peacfully on my bed at the moment. He has obvious head trama. He constantly drools, possibly from his pain management meds, but more likely from minor brain damage. He is blind in one eye, and missing a few teeth. It looks like the fur will regrow on his tail though, and his leg has been set and casted and should heal fine.

I had to come in to work for a while today, and I told my coworkers about him. I've already had 3 offers to take him. Bless these people!

I will keep him for a week or two, longer if needed, to monitor and him and let him heal. I am still a sucker for kitties in need.

But this is just one more reason to help control the pet population by having your pets spayed or nuetered. Someone had tried to "dispose" of an unwanted litter. Sadly, they almost succeeded. Harut is a survivor, and I hope to find him a wonderfully loving home.
I like most cats better than I like most people.
I'll try to be nicer if you try to be smarter.
Rottluvr
Posted: 5:54:57 PM 7/15/2008
Sick, sick, sick! I cannot believe "people" if you can call them that. I love black cats. I have two black girls. My brothers cat had an accidental litter last summer. We went to visit and swore no kitties were coming back. The first night we were there, Bitty was mine and already had her name. My SIL took the rest to the grooming shop she worked at hoping to find good homes. She returned with one long haired black kitten. No one wanted her "because she was black!" I felt so bad for her she came home with me as well. She is the sweetest thing. She is so quiet and easy to care for.
Posted: 6:52:34 PM 7/15/2008
I don't understan why anyone would not want a cat "because it is black". Stormie is a beautiful black cat with no white at all. He is so shiny and sleek looking. I love black cats.

Stormie and Harut are both short hairs. Bitty sounds so cute! I've never had a long-hair black cat.

Harut's fur is kind of dull, but he hasn't been able to groom himself, and I cant really use anything on him because of his stitches and cast. Plus I don't want to risk wrecking is nerves with a bath. I'm gonna go over him with a damp warm wash-rag in a little while to try to brighten him up, but he is sleeping again, so I will let him rest for now.
I like most cats better than I like most people.
I'll try to be nicer if you try to be smarter.
shelties=love
Posted: 7:08:04 PM 7/15/2008
That's horrible. That's why I hate most people, not trying to be an ass, but its the truth. I have a new black kitten that is the most beautiful cat I have, his coat is so shiny and nice. People make me sick.
"You get up, and somebody tells you where to go to, you get there everybody's tell'in what to do"
Posted: 8:18:19 PM 7/18/2008
Update:

My other two are back home and they have taken to Harut nicely. He was asleep on the bed when I brought them in. Stormie promply started grooming him (he just likes that. He licks my face at night too) and Wiggles sniffed him for a while, and then curled up nearby.

It looks like the drooling will be permanent, but his stitches come out next week. The cast will be on a while longer though. He eats better and better everyday, and gets up regularly for leisurely strolls around the apartment. He seldom meows, and when he does it sounds almost gurgly and kind of broken, but his purr is fantastic! His fur is starting to brighten up too. He is grooming a little bit, and with Stormie's help he will have a healthy sheen in no time! I just have to watch them so they don't get at his stiches.

I am going to give him to my good friend at work. She is taking a "staycation" next week (she's taking off work but not going anywhere) so she will take him then so they have time to really get to know each other.I know they will make a great pair, but I will be sorry to see him go. He is a very sweet and gentle soul.
I like most cats better than I like most people.
I'll try to be nicer if you try to be smarter.
jette
Posted: 8:43:15 PM 7/18/2008
i found two cats. a male and a female, very skinny but to me she had a little bump in her belly i was suspicious she was pregnant. and what do you know sadly she is. iam keeping one or two of the kittens. but i think she is only having 3. iam selling them for 30 bucks and they come with being FIXED and a bag of kitten food. i will also screen the inquiries.
but all iam saying is "i know i wish more people would understand fixing" "and yes after the litter is gone i am fixing the parents
haha
PCCC
pastel calico cat club
Posted: 9:16:45 PM 7/18/2008
GOOD FOR YOU JETTE!!!!! That is awsome. And I think $30 is plenty fair for a spayed or neutered pet with a bag of kitty chow.

Do you know how far along momma is? Have you taken her to the vet yet? If she isn't too far along he/she can give you an idea of how many she will have.
I like most cats better than I like most people.
I'll try to be nicer if you try to be smarter.
jette
Posted: 9:49:00 PM 7/18/2008
she is about 7weeks pregant, and i feel three or more. monday she is getting an X-ray just to be sure how many she really is having. their due date is August 1,08.
PCCC
pastel calico cat club
Posted: 12:03:07 PM 7/19/2008
It takes a very trained hand to be able to feel how many kittens there are, and usually by 7 weeks they are too big and it can be very hard to tell where one ends and the other begins.

Why is she having an X-ray? Is there another problem? Is she a high-risk? Vets don't usually do X-rays just to see how many kittens there are, just like humand doctors avoid doing X-rays on pregnant women. The radiation is not good for the babies.
I like most cats better than I like most people.
I'll try to be nicer if you try to be smarter.
Pen2
Posted: 12:34:04 PM 7/19/2008
I imagine the x-ray is for the same reason we get one- for a puppy count. Is it different in the cat world?
jette
Posted: 6:22:07 PM 7/19/2008
im sure one xray wont hurt the kittens. but yea it was to see how many she is having. she had her xray this morning and they counted 3.
PCCC
pastel calico cat club
maxandallie
Posted: 6:59:17 PM 7/19/2008
Poor kitty!! How nice of you to take him. Obviously your vet recognized that you're a sucker for a hard luck case. I love black cats too. My first persian, Allie, is solid black with big orange eyes. I picked her because I wanted a black kitty and because I thought her hair would show up less on my clothes because I wear a lot of black pants. But then I blew it and got the torti and then the lilac point himmie so now I have almost every color hair in my house you can think of.
jette
Posted: 9:35:24 AM 7/20/2008
i rescued a black shorthair from a highway on the last halloween night. now he is a spoiled fat little cat, or shall i say big cat.
PCCC
pastel calico cat club
Posted: 1:09:31 PM 7/20/2008
He is doing great. He dosn't romp around much with the others, the cast makes it a little awkward. But he will lay around and bat at toys I dangle over his head. He likes to lay on the edje of the tub when my son takes a bath and dangle his front paw in the water. His meow is still "broken", and he still drools, but it is kind of endearing. His coat is getting really shiny, he is grooming himself pretty well now. Stormie still helps out though.

He goes to live with my friend this Friday. She can't wait. She has already met him and he took to her immediately. I will miss him, but I will get to visit him often, so it's okay.
I like most cats better than I like most people.
I'll try to be nicer if you try to be smarter.
Rottluvr
Posted: 12:39:37 PM 7/21/2008
It's really great that things turned out so well for the poor little guy.
Posted: 7:57:06 PM 7/26/2008
Harut went to his new home yesterday. We took his stitches out on Thursday and he was such a trooper about it!

Anyway, I miss him like crazy, and my other two are wandering around looking for him. But he is safe and happy in his new home. When I called my friend last night he was curled up, drooling and purring away in her lap while she watched TV. They are a purrrrfect pair!
I like most cats better than I like most people.
I'll try to be nicer if you try to be smarter.
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