The pets of AAC...

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cmartinez

Joined Jan 17, 2007
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A stray cat arrived into my house a couple of weeks ago. It turns out it's a fine persian that still had a blue collar around its neck, but no tag, nor was it chipped. The poor thing was starving (it ate the equivalent of a cat's two day's worth of food in a few minutes... plus hasn't stopped drinking water constantly) and very dirty and a bit stinky, and had a miserable appearance. It looked like it had been lost for at least two or three weeks. So I took her to the vet, where they thoroughly bathed her and gave her the basic shots.

I had my son print about 40 flyers, and he stapled them on poles around the area at about a 3 block radius from the house. The flyers ask if anyone's lost a cat, and if they have, to send an email with a pic or description to a disposable address that I opened for this purpose. It's been one week since the flyers were put up, and no answer so far. I'll give it another couple of weeks time, and if no one shows up with a credible claim, then I'm keeping her for good... she's a sweetheart.

In the meantime, my other two cats have taken a very distrustful and openly hostile attitude towards the newcomer... they hiss and growl at her while she stoically simply stares at them... no matter, they'll get used to her presence eventually.

Meet Molly, the Persian Beauty:


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justtrying

Joined Mar 9, 2011
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Not into cats either mostly because it is somehow acceptable for them to do whatever they want while dogs suffer on leash...

But that cat has personality :)

Where I live we have a huge population of feral cats and it is difficult having a husky around them. Cat owners are not responsible either with many cats going missing. These are supposedly outdoor cats in an area frequented by wolves.

Back in my hometown of St. Petersburg cats are loved. There are even a few sculptures devoted to them. During the seige of WWII dogs were eaten first. Cats were spared for longer as they hunted mice and rats which spread disease and thus protected people from it. Ultimately they succumed to the same fate as the dogs as hunger spread...Screenshot_2020-09-22-11-10-35~2.png

Photo credit: petersphotos (instagram)
 

justtrying

Joined Mar 9, 2011
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To keep me well-rounded so to speak .I need a cat to ignore me and a dog to Adore me. I like birdies too.
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I have an 11 year old dog that ignores me completely. 2 days ago he disappeared into the forest. We were looking for him, turned out he found something tasty in the bushes. During a walk if he decides he had enough he just turns around and heads back to the car...

Here he is demanding a walk. 20200929_170642.jpg
 

SamR

Joined Mar 19, 2019
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Persian cats are beautiful to look at but a nightmare when it comes to grooming. They cannot keep all that fur from matting up without help. And Often!
 

ScottWang

Joined Aug 23, 2012
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A stray cat arrived into my house a couple of weeks ago. It turns out it's a fine persian that still had a blue collar around its neck, but no tag, nor was it chipped. The poor thing was starving (it ate the equivalent of a cat's two day's worth of food in a few minutes... plus hasn't stopped drinking water constantly) and very dirty and a bit stinky, and had a miserable appearance. It looked like it had been lost for at least two or three weeks. So I took her to the vet, where they thoroughly bathed her and gave her the basic shots.

I had my son print about 40 flyers, and he stapled them on poles around the area at about a 3 block radius from the house. The flyers ask if anyone's lost a cat, and if they have, to send an email with a pic or description to a disposable address that I opened for this purpose. It's been one week since the flyers were put up, and no answer so far. I'll give it another couple of weeks time, and if no one shows up with a credible claim, then I'm keeping her for good... she's a sweetheart.

In the meantime, my other two cats have taken a very distrustful and openly hostile attitude towards the newcomer... they hiss and growl at her while she stoically simply stares at them... no matter, they'll get used to her presence eventually.

Meet Molly, the Persian Beauty:


The cat looks cute and funny, do you need to report to the Police office or some kind of animal department?

Or post the message to some kind of Bulletin Board around the area where you live or post to the free Advertisements site near your area?
 
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