[real-eyes] OT: PLEASE HELP: DESPERATE!
- From: "&Ruthie" <clark.ruthie@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2009 22:37:52 -0500
Hi Everyone.
Two things right off the bat. I hate to cross-post, and I hate to post
off-topic.but I'm doing both, kind of out of desperation, and I apologize
greatly.
Anyway, here goes the reason for it. Steve and I are moving later this month
from our house to an apartment. Right now we have too many animals. We can't
take with us our little chih-weiner dog (he's a mix between a Chihuahua and a
dauschund.and two of our cats. We've reached out to all kinds of people we
know and aren't finding anyone who can take them, much less that would be good
homes for them. I was wondering if any of you, or anyone any of you knew might
be able to help us out and give these guys a forever home. If you can't do
anything, go ahead and delete, but if you think you might know someone, or if
you might be able to do something, keep reading, because I'll tell you a good
bit about each of them and the ideal home situation for them.although I know in
reality ideal isn't always what happens.a loving home is better than one that
is ideal in some other way.
All 3 are up to date on their shots.
First is Bean, his full name is Beaner-Weiner, representing both the German and
the Mexican sides. He's half Chihuahua and half dauschund, about 9 years old,
healthy as a horse, and quite the snuggler. It takes him about 60 seconds to
get to know someone, and then he's friends forever. He does have separation
anxiety, so when someone he's attached to leaves, he does tend to cry for
awhile before falling asleep, and the greeting you get when you get home is
quite jubilant. He is quite the escape artist, he can get out of many fences,
if there's a hole in the fence, be sure, he'll find it. He does need to run
though. He has a lot of energy, though when he's inside, you couldn't tell.
He's a 12-pound bundle of love and when there's no people coming and going
outside, he's quiet too. Unfortunately, if there's a lot of things going on
outside, he tends to bark a good bit.
The ideal situation for Bean would be out in the country somewhere where
there's not neighbors coming and going constantly, somewhere he can run without
worrying about traffic or leash laws. He has always stayed close to home when
he's gotten out on us.and when he was at Steve's aunt's farm recently, he
stayed right nearby, I haven't seen him as happy as he was, but she's not able
to take him. Also, having someone at home most of the time, whether out in the
country or not is a big plus. When he has someone he can cuddle with,
especially if someone sits in a recliner and is willing to sit there most of
the day with him, it cuts down greatly on his barking.
Next is Star. She's a 4-½ year old black cat with a little gray on her tummy.
She's very sweet unless she's around other cats. She may not like cats, but
she does absolutely love dogs. It takes here a little while to warm up to
them, to make sure they're not going to eat her or something, but then she
cuddles with them at night, rubs against them, all that lovey stuff that cats
usually do to humans. She does have all her nails and is Spayed. She
especially likes to come to bed at night and snuggle. She's gone through
phases in her life where she's been more of an outdoor cat, more of an indoor
cat, half and half.but right now she's mostly an indoor cat but goes out for a
couple hours here and there and maybe once every few weeks she'll spend the
night outside. She isn't that vocal a cat, but every now and then she'll just
start meowing for absolutely no reason, and when you go check on her, she's
just sitting there like she never made a sound. I think she does it for
attention but I've never been sure. She is a little temperamental, she doesn't
like her tummy rubbed, and when she decides she's had enough love, she'll turn
away from you quickly and give a warning hiss. And if you don't heed her
warning, she might just swat at you.
Because of her temperamentalism, I would recommend she not go to a home with
any children younger than the pre-teen years. Also, she really needs to go to
a home where there are no other cats. It would take a lot of stress away from
her as she just doesn't do well around other cats. It would be great, but not
at all necessary for her to go somewhere with dogs, as she adores dogs.
Last and decidedly not least, is Azzey, full name Azrael (named after the dude
on the Smurfs). She is a Maine Coon/Long-hair mix, and she is what they call
Buff colored, kind of flesh toned. Her hair is kind of dull, less silky,
meaning she needs brushed every now and then or she develops matted fur that
needs cut off (lots of fun, I've had to do it <g>). Anyway, I got her earlier
this year from an animal rescue group, who will go unnamed, who had her
displayed at a local PetSmart behind glass. She was there for several weeks,
only getting human contact when the attendants would come to feed the cats and
change their litter and on the weekend when the rescue people came to show the
cats. The other cats seemed to be tolerating it somewhat OK, but Azzey, whose
name was something else back then, just seemed really stressed out. So, not
knowing back then that we'd be moving later in the year, I adopted her. She is
slow to bond with humans, she has started to bond with one of the cats we're
taking with us, he's been teaching her some stuff.like how he rolls around on
the ground and gets all dirty.yeah, we love that trick, lol. But he also seems
to be teaching her how to socialize with humans, so we're hoping that sticks
with her when someone adopts her from us. Azzey was a stray when she was
younger and just can't stand to stay indoors. She will have a fit if you try
to keep her inside. She does well with dogs. She does have all her nails and
is spayed.
The ideal situation for Azzey to go into would be with someone who is patient.
Someone who is not disturbed by getting the cold shoulder from a cat for a long
time until the cat finally attaches, because it will take awhile for her to
warm up to someone. I really want her next home to be her forever home. So if
you have any doubt, any thought that you might have to give her away, please
don't take her. She deserves better than what I've done.but at the same time,
I can't stand to think she would still be behind that glass at PetSmart.
Ruthie &
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