Luna was adopted!

Yesterday was a big day for miss Luna, one of the three kittens I caught last week. Luna is the tortie, and the smartest one. She was the most difficult to catch.

She got her first checkup with Dr. Rovner, and is very healthy. She took a de-worming medicine - just in case - and got a little eye cream to take home. (She had some conjunctivitis in her eyes the other day. It seemed to be gone, but we treated her once and she went home with the rest of the tube to use as needed.)

Her shots, spay and all future medical needs will be handled by her new owner, Vivian.

Good luck and may you have a happy, healthy life, Luna!

Tom is lost!

I feared this would happen. I tried to convince them not to allow their cats to roam outside... but now he is lost. My neighbor hasn't seen her (front-paw de-clawed) cat, Tom, in 4 days. I hope a loving person simply cared about him and brought him to a nearby no-kill shelter, but I fear the worst. There are a lot of "bad" people in my neighborhood, and he doesn't normally go far from home.

My neighbor is going to visit a nearby shelter tomorrow, and I've entered the information on lostandpound.com, so a lot of organizations will receive the poster.
(http://www.lostandpound.com/pet.php?id=9814)

Wish us luck in finding Tom, and spread the word to anyone in the Rogers Park-West Ridge area to keep an eye open for him. Thanks :(

Kitten Update

Celeste's "twin" is actually a boy, so we named him "Ra," instead of Soleil.

So far, two of the kittens are "spoken for" (assuming no one changes their mind.) Celeste (the friendliest) is going to the daughter of my neighbor and good friend, Isabele. She'll keep her at her father's house in the suburbs. Luna (the tortie) is scheduled to go home with a friend of a friend of a friend. Thank you, Facebook!

Ra (the boy) is the shy one. He's getting more used to us with each day, but is still a challenge. By the time someone else interested in adopting a kitten visits, he should be ready.

Last Wednesday I caught two black siblings in the traps (a male and a female,) and had them fixed on Thursday. For only $31 per cat, I got them fixed, treated for parasites, immunized and microchipped! For information on Tree House's new low-cost spay & neuter clinic, go to http://TreeHouseAnimals.org.

I'll be doing more TNR (trap,neuter&return) later this week. If anyone wants to donate to the effort, my paypal address is andreaforanimals@gmail.com
Also, I'm asking for $50 per kitten to help with this (Norwood Park area) TNR project. Let everyone know about Ra!

-Andrea


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