Hi,
Im Dana , Mom to 4 Married and owned by Patches we live in Vermont . Patches came to us as a stray we live in a multi family home . I saw the cat outside for a few months before we took her in I thought she belonged to "someone" it became apparent she didnt she was all matted flea ridden etc , about 3 weeks ago she was in our hall meowing very loudly . I got up walked to the door and realized why am I opening the door lol ...Well I did open the door in she pranced and in shes been ever since . We have taken her to the vet twice she had a rabies shot a distemper shot a flea treatment an exam dewormer and a belly shave to check for spay marks , the second time she had the kitty cancer and kitty Aids test both negitive. next up is a kitty cancer shot and being spayed.
I was afraid to take in a stray so may germs so much could be wrong and break the childrens and adults hearts , what if the "owner" came back , it also ment a large fund output between the vet , a 50$ a month rent increase and a security deposit increase .......but you know what? it was totally worth it , If I had it to do all over again I would have done it sooner.
We named her Patches she is a female calico torti , they place her at about 1 yr old my husband decided to give her the birthday of 1/1/03 the kids want to have a party , she is a love ! 3 of our 4 children are special needs Patches is wonderful with them . Patches is getting spoiled too lol she has more mice than we can count (Last Vet visit my husband felt so bad for her he bought her 2 more mice and a ball ) weve tied the mice to long strings she runs after the children while they pull the string , she has a special bed a scratching post our friend got her a gift of a I dont know what to call it its round sits on the floor has cardboard in the middle with a track that a ball sits in that she bats around , we got her a beastie band collar and I had a tag made for her thats a heart with her name on the front and our name address and phone number on the back . of course she has food dishes which I didnt like the color so I decroated them with butterfly decals and a litter pan. We have choosen to put her on Blue Seal Cat Food.
The picture Im linking to was taken yesterday it our daughter Erin age 5 who loves to dress like a princess tucking in Patches and reading her a book
http://www.demerchantfamily.com/eandp.gif
Thanks for listening
Im Dana , Mom to 4 Married and owned by Patches we live in Vermont . Patches came to us as a stray we live in a multi family home . I saw the cat outside for a few months before we took her in I thought she belonged to "someone" it became apparent she didnt she was all matted flea ridden etc , about 3 weeks ago she was in our hall meowing very loudly . I got up walked to the door and realized why am I opening the door lol ...Well I did open the door in she pranced and in shes been ever since . We have taken her to the vet twice she had a rabies shot a distemper shot a flea treatment an exam dewormer and a belly shave to check for spay marks , the second time she had the kitty cancer and kitty Aids test both negitive. next up is a kitty cancer shot and being spayed.
I was afraid to take in a stray so may germs so much could be wrong and break the childrens and adults hearts , what if the "owner" came back , it also ment a large fund output between the vet , a 50$ a month rent increase and a security deposit increase .......but you know what? it was totally worth it , If I had it to do all over again I would have done it sooner.
We named her Patches she is a female calico torti , they place her at about 1 yr old my husband decided to give her the birthday of 1/1/03 the kids want to have a party , she is a love ! 3 of our 4 children are special needs Patches is wonderful with them . Patches is getting spoiled too lol she has more mice than we can count (Last Vet visit my husband felt so bad for her he bought her 2 more mice and a ball ) weve tied the mice to long strings she runs after the children while they pull the string , she has a special bed a scratching post our friend got her a gift of a I dont know what to call it its round sits on the floor has cardboard in the middle with a track that a ball sits in that she bats around , we got her a beastie band collar and I had a tag made for her thats a heart with her name on the front and our name address and phone number on the back . of course she has food dishes which I didnt like the color so I decroated them with butterfly decals and a litter pan. We have choosen to put her on Blue Seal Cat Food.
The picture Im linking to was taken yesterday it our daughter Erin age 5 who loves to dress like a princess tucking in Patches and reading her a book
http://www.demerchantfamily.com/eandp.gif
Thanks for listening
