Craig Street Cats

Today is a sad day. Kieffer, who has been here since July, was put down this afternoon. He had been feeling poorly, and went into liver failure, due to probable FIP. The kindest thing was to let him go peacefully.

Zeke is missing

Zeke went missing from my back yard yesterday afternoon.  He is a 4 month old Newfoundland cross puppy.  Black, with a small white patch on his chest.  His brother, Clem was found at Oman Park, but Zeke was nowhere to be found.  If you find him please call 223-6652.

You can see a flyer about Zeke at http://wolseleygirl.com/images/zeke.pdf

UPDATE:  Zeke is back home, safe and sound.  He didn’t even make it off the block before a neighbour scooped him up for the night.  He was probably rescued about 5 minutes after he and Clem got out of the yard.  Thank you to some wonderful neighbours who took the time to care about a lost puppy!

Lots of interesting things have been happening around here.  Throughout November and December Craig Street CAts was the recipient of some amazing acts of generosity.  We were able to bring most of our bills up to date and had a little left to take care of some storage and transportation issues that have been plaguing us for quite awhile.

Storage has been a huge issue around here.  As much as I love my character home, I have to admit that it is sadly lacking in the closet department.  Part of the funds raised were used to buy cabinets and storage containers for all of the cats’ assorted paraphenelia (food, dishes, toys, medical supplies, towels, blankets . . .).

 Some of you already know that we were able to buy a used van last week.  It’s very nice to be able to do all the things that need to be done without having to wait for someone else to be able to give the cats and me a ride.  It’s also very nice to NOT have to pay cab fare when nobody is able to ferry us around.  That’s the good stuff.

Of course, being mobile now, the first thing I did was take critters to see the vet.  It turns out that just about all of them have ear mites.  Now, ear mites are a very common thing.  They are not an issue when you have one, or two, or even six cats.  When you have 23 cats and 20 kittens, however, ear mites are no laughing matter.  All of the cats have to be treated.   On top of that whopper, we have 12 kittens going in for spay and neuter over the next 2 weeks.  Another 8 will have to go within a month after that.

We had almost 3 glorious months where there was enough money to pay the bills as they came in, and a little left to do things that needed to be done.  Now it’s back to reality and the need to get out and do fundraising.  There truly is no rest for the weary.

Today Cuddles was adopted by a lovely couple.  She went home with her new mom and dad this afternoon.  I’m sure she will be happy with them and her two new kitty brothers.

Only 18 more cats and 20 kittens to go