One Kitten That Leads to Another Leads to 2K
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One Kitten Leads to Another Leads to 2K
Image by John Nyberg
After I graduated from the University of Oregon I decided to move to South America for a couple of years. I moved to Chile and had a wonderful time meeting many wonderful people and their pets. At the time I only had one dog and she stayed with my folks until I was situated; later she came to join me in South America. I lived with a fellow student in a humble cabaña where we met some stray cats that seemed to come around from time to time. In particular there was this orange cat, we called her “Orange” and she was incredibly sweet especially for a stray. We used to feed her until one day she stopped coming. We had gotten pretty used to her and were taking good care of her so we were shocked when she suddenly disappeared. Some time went by and then we heard some crying cat outside the door. “Orange”! With excitement we opened the door only to find that it wasn’t Orange at all, but rather 3 cats that we had never met before. We thought this was strange because we stopped leaving food out by this point and joked that she sent them to do a “pick up” while she was prospecting other feeding sources. These cats weren’t nearly as friendly as Orange, but they all shared something in common… they were hungry. We felt guilty and starting feeding the 3 and wouldn’t you know it, guess who returned? Yes, at long last it was Orange. We soon learned why Orange took some time off and it wasn’t long before she showed us the evidence- a litter of kittens. We had cats and kittens crying at our door non-stop so I know first hand that one cat leads to two, leads to another and another and so on.
I have written about a couple of tragic stories of animal abuse in New York City, but I have also covered some inspiring ones of altruistic people making a positive difference for animals. Here’s yet another story of a New Yorker who opened her heart and her pocketbook for over two thousand cats. She has gone into debt by over $10K in the process, but it’s her heart that we care about, right? If you are interested here’s the story, take a read: 2K Kitty
So you come out to the backyard and it appears that your dog has been exploring for mines. There are holes everywhere and this could only have been created by your dog’s incessant digging, in fact there he is halfway into one of his newly created ditches. What are you going to do about it?
I consider myself pretty lucky this week because I am providing pet care for two incredibly fun and mischievous ferrets. That’s right ferrets, you know, Furittus (Latin) or “Little Thieves”. I can see why ferrets have grown in popularity to become the 3rd most popular pet in America after dogs and cats. They sleep when there is no action but as soon as they determine that there is some diversion to be had they become very excited. Running around, hopping, crawling, twisting and spinning with obvious joy it’s hard not to have a good time with them. These ferrets are so curious that if they see you doing something, anything, they want to be a part of it. They act as if everything they can get their little hands on was made solely for their amusement. People often have many questions about ferrets. They ask if they are smelly, if it’s legal to have them, are they nocturnal, what do they eat and how often, how long do they live, etc. I was digging around and I found a great link that provides relatively comprehensive information regarding ferrets, if you have a question about them, go here: