Yesterday was an early start. I had caged Possum and Tiger Kitty the previous night and they had meowed pitifully from the basement through the night. I am sure they were hungry and thirsty, but they were being neutered.
We were up at 6. On the road by 7. In line by 7:30, back in the car by 8.
We had a list of errands to do. Tim needed to get some tools to work on his 'new' truck when the parts arrive on Friday. I wanted him to get a truck that was sound. I mean he already has a truck that he doesn't want to drive because it is an antique. He has two more trucks that need some mechanical work. Now he has another. He looks at me and patiently explains that the new truck has not got a bit of rust on it. All it needs is some tinkering and a paint job. The other trucks require tinkering AND bodywork.
I don't get it either, but he has promised me that once he replaces the fuel pump on his previous 'new' truck, he will sell it.
We'll see, but we are two people who do not need six vehicles. Seven if you count the Baja in the garage.
I digress, but this really is a bone of contention between us. All I can say is that at least it is not another house.
Anyways. We had an appointment at the bank (that we missed) but that she took us anyway. We had to pick up some stuff from Lowe's. We had to stop in at the insurance office to add the 'new' truck to our policy. (Grrrrrrr....) The last stop was at the library to print off our tickets for Kansas.
We got headed for home. It was not yet noon and we thought we might be able to get a little nap before we got the call to go pick up the cats. Usually the call comes about 2ish. This time we had no sooner gotten home and the stuff out of the car than the call came.
I drove back in to town and two cats were pitifully glad to see me. They sang a very sad song the half hour home. I tried to confine them in the basement to insure that they were over the effects of the surgery, but they were so frantic to get out that I gave up and let them out. They tore across the yard and back to the safety of their clowder and garage.
(At suppertime, they were just as glad to see me as usual, and allowed much petting.)
The Fix'n Wag'n neutered over 80 cats yesterday. In the four month that this service has been provided, they have neutered over 380 cats in my town. I can't say enough good things about this program. Not all these animals have homes, but there are people who tend these animals. The 'tipped' ear allows you to tell at a glance which feral cats have been neutered and which have not. Last visit a woman brought in (and paid for) 11 feral cats. Neutering them in this numbers should have a noticeable impact on feral cat populations - a very good thing.
It is a good service... cats can fit in to the natural environment..but not at those levels .
ReplyDeleteWould you believe that auto correct changed cats..to cars 😎😄
That's a lot of trucks!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad my husband doesn't collect trucks, that would drive me crazy. My husband does collect useless bits of electronics though and that does drive me crazy (er).
ReplyDeleteGood job on the cats, although they probably wouldn't agree:)
Amen to neutering !! Shelters here in KC require it before adoption!
ReplyDeleteSo each future purchaser of a truck gets a free cat too! Linda in Kansas
ReplyDeleteOr maybe each purchcaser of a cat gets a truck?
DeleteGlad the kitty cats have recovered.
ReplyDeleteMen, some of them, seem to have an urge to collect large objects, like trucks.
That really is a great program. Feral cats can devour so many birds and of course I don't blame them. I blame humans for letting cats go unspayed or unneutered so that their numbers increase so dramatically. You have done such good work with this.
ReplyDeleteYou're so faithful to the spay neuter release program. It makes a big difference. Too bad you don't have a similar program for multiplying trucks.
ReplyDeleteTwo people .. seven vehicles ?
ReplyDeleteWatch out or Greta Thunberg will be knocking on your door!
We have neutered every cat we have owned, the programe sounds a great scheme.
ReplyDeleteYay for getting the kitties fixed! That's awesome.
ReplyDeleteI hear you on the trucks. Around here it's mowers. He has 4, and none run at the moment. All just need this or that, meantime the grass grows.
It sounds like you have the multiplying cats problem under control. The multiplying cars, not so much.
ReplyDelete380 cats fixed is amazing but the work has to go on as numbers can explode quickly.
ReplyDeleteI had to look up the word clowder and I don't know why I didn't know it.
I'm saying nothing about trucks.
That's a lot of cats that won't contribute to a population explosion, great idea someone had there.
ReplyDeleteThat neutering program is fabulous.
ReplyDeleteI can sympathize with your vehicle issue. We are a family of two with four vehicles. I believe we would have more if they would fit in the driveway. We have a 4 year old truck that he bought brand new so he can drive to the compost pile (our city offers free brush pickup, but only once a week). He has an SUV and I have a smaller SUV. And then we have the vehicle in the garage he tinkers with. We do not need four vehicles.
I wish we had a similar service. Perhaps our cat lady gets a discount at the vets, but something less expensive would be nice.
ReplyDeleteI’m glad Possum and Tiger Kitty pulled through their surgery and are safe and sound back in the garage. It’s wonderful to hear about the impact Fix’n Wag’n is making in your community. Programs like that truly make a difference for so many animals (and their humans). Hoping everyone gets a bit of much-needed rest after such an eventful day!
ReplyDeleteThat's a fantastic program!
ReplyDeleteThat is just so many trucks! Would drive me nuts, too. Like you said, at least it's not houses. ;)
My late husband and I collected boats and dinghies. That was what our kids used to say. We had a 50 foot power boat and a dingy, and a 37 foot catamaran and two dinghies. I didn’t mind because I always knew where he was. The problem was tools. The tool he needed was always on the other boat so off he would go to buy another. Now he is gone, the boats are gone but I am left with a garage full of rusty tools. I also still have all his tools and brushes left from his life as a painter, decorator. Gigi
ReplyDeleteGood job on getting the cats neutered. That is such a cool service the clinic provides.
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ReplyDeleteOops! Sorry. I wanted to add something to that comment. I was just surprised about the seven trucks. Actually our neighbor across the street has 9 cars and trucks and only one is in their carport and another on their yard. The others are parked outside next to our house. I'm glad you have a safe place to keep your vehicles.
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