Ecoanimal News: Cat Story
A Quora query
Answered by Linda Pope McDonald
Little Big Things Can make a huge difference, even in this complex world riddled with enormous, urgent problems.
As I am 73, I am going to share my experience in response to your question.
Three 1/2 years ago my dog, Homie, crossed over the 🌈 Bridge. I missed him terribly, but decided not to get another dog as I have ambulatory issues and had fallen several times while walking him.
I have always had dogs and cats and love them equally, so I went to the local Animal Shelter and told the receptionist I wanted to meet the oldest cat they had, or the one hardest to adopt out.. They took me to meet a slender long-legged tuxedo cat who had been surrendered several months before.. her card said she was 15, declawed, spayed, her name was Spooky, and they didn't want her anymore. I changed her name to Schatzi (German for Treasure or Darling) because she is a Diva!
About 3 weeks later, I was on the porch talking to my son when this little tabby tom cat climbed up in my lap and I heard, plain as day, I been 'bandoned’ will you be my Mommy and I'm Hungry.. I found out later that this little skinny guy, covered in fleas, was about 3–4 months old and had been left in our little trailer park when the woman who owned him moved. I named him Mickey.
He is almost 4 and she is close to 19. I love them both very much and they sleep with me.. They give me a reason to get up every day and enrich this old lady's life! 💜🐾🐾🐈🐆
Little Big Things Can make a huge difference, even in this complex world riddled with enormous, urgent problems.
Thank you for visiting our animal defence section. Before leaving, please take a moment to reflect on these mind-numbing institutionalized cruelties.
The wheels of business and human food compulsions—often exacerbated by reactionary creeds— are implacable and totally lacking in compassion. This is a downed cow, badly hurt, but still being dragged to slaughter. Click on this image to fully appreciate this horror repeated millions of times every day around the world. With plentiful non-animal meat substitutes that fool the palate, there is no longer reason for this senseless suffering. And meat consumption is a serious ecoanimal crime. The tyranny of the palate must be broken. Please consider changing your habits and those around you in this regard.
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Inspiring: Bears are helpless after wildfire burns their paws but vets try a new treatment
UNEXAMINED TRADITIONS & THE CAPITALIST WAY OF LIFE HAVE BROUGHT US TO THIS PRECIPICE
RACHEL SHAPIRO /// PBS JUDY WOODRUFF
[06.25.21]
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The two adult bears and the mountain lion were brought to the veterinarians at the University of California for treatment. One of the bears was pregnant, and both had third-degree burns on their paws. This made it almost impossible to walk and hunt, and without treatment, they would have died quickly in the wild.
The plight of the bears made it to nightly news shows, including PBS:
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All three of the animals had to have bandages applied to their paws. This isn’t an easy task for vets. Most wild animals aren’t very trusting of humans and won’t put up with medical treatment.
The animals had to be sedated before they could be treated. This worked fine for the original treatment, but they were all given bandages that needed to be changed often. That meant putting them to sleep often, which just can’t be done.
Jamie Peyton, chief of the Integrative Medicine Service at the university’s vet school, explained.
“You can only anesthetize them so many times,” Peyton said. “It’s hard on them. We can’t do that to them every day.”
The vets decided to try some new treatments on the animals while they were already anesthetized for bandage changes.
This would help the animals recover faster and reduce the number of times they would need to be sedated.
One of the unique treatments the vets applied to the animals was the use of fish skins as bandages. They stitched the skins to the paws of the animals and then wrapped them in corn husks. This protected the paws, allowed them to heal, and helped soothe the pain in the process. These bandages were also safer for the animals.
Many animals eat their bandages, and regular cloth ones could have gotten stuck in their intestines and caused blockages and other issues.
The fish skin and corn husks are all-natural, so they won’t cause any internal problems if eaten. The mountain lion did attempt to eat his, so this proved to be beneficial.Once the treatments were applied, the animals seemed to do well.
The bears both woke up easily and walked around on their paws. They ate well and were interested in their surroundings. The mountain lion showed similar progress.
It took several weeks for the bears to get used to their bandages and recover.
They also had to learn to use their injured paws with the bandages on them. They wouldn’t be able to hunt, walk, or climb with sore paws.Once the bears recovered from their treatment, they were released back into the wild.
The bears did well, but the mountain lion was too young to be returned. Wildlife officers believed that he would not be able to survive on his own in the wild.
They decided to send him to a care facility in Northern California where he will be cared for properly for his entire life.
Fantastic Video!!
Source: The Daily Headline
Thank you for visiting our animal defence section. Before leaving, please join us in a moment of compassion and reflection.
The wheels of business and human food compulsions are implacable and totally lacking in compassion. This is a downed cow, badly hurt, but still being dragged to slaughter. Click on this image to fully appreciate this horror repeated millions of times every day around the world. With plentiful non-animal meat substitutes that fool the palate, there is no longer reason for this senseless suffering. Meat consumption is a serious ecoanimal crime. The tyranny of the palate must be broken. Please consider changing your habits in this regard.
Inspiring minutes, guaranteed.
PATRICE GREANVILLE
Also: this, in case the above vid fails to operate:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sPwM5fP23s
Rescue Cow Demands His Mom's Attention
Jul 5, 2022
Saving an elephant and her baby from big hole.
Just watch. ????❤ pic.twitter.com/RiYfNIDZLv
— Dr. Ajayita (@DoctorAjayita) July 14, 2022
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Scientific evidence of cats not giving a f*ck
EXPOSING CAPITALISM'S MULTITUDE OF VICES AND INCURABLE PROBLEMS
AUTHOR
Scientific evidence of cats not giving a f*ck
Or their supreme innocence.
pic.twitter.com/44tVvfaMUx— Bunsen and BEAKER (@bunsenbernerbmd) June 30, 2022
Or maybe it's simply their supreme innocence. Many animals have the intelligence of small children, and should be loved and cared for as such.
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Inspiring Stories: Texan retiree Eugene Bostick and his brothers help dogs their own unique way. (Updated)
misericordiam omnia vincit
THIS IS A REPOST • FIRST RUN NOV.9, 2021
People Keep Dumping Dogs Near His House, So He Builds Them A Special Doggie TrainThe duty of every decent human is to leave this world better than s/he found it, and the essential quality for that is compassion.
86-year-old Eugene Bostick and brother Walter lives in the outskirts of Fort Worth, Texas, where several shady owners make discreet visits to dump their unwanted dogs. So when this senior man retired from work, he transformed his 13-acre home into a sanctuary for these scared and abandoned dogs. Over the years, these dogs became his family, and one of the main reasons for his retirement being happy! Gene is a retired railroad worker.
This cool train has become an instant hit with Eugene’s dogs. Their doting dad takes them on long rides twice a week, and they lose their minds every time they hop in! They turn into tail-wagging, starry-eyed little babies while Eugene drives them through the woods and the empty neighborhood lanes. They sniff the air and feel the sun with the biggest smiles as they watch the world around them pass by!
Eugene feels that rescuing these dogs gives him the purpose to carry on happily in the sunset years of his life. Every now and then, more dumped dogs show up in the deserted vicinity. Eugene not only opens his home and heart to them, but also adds another barrel to the train to make sure there’s enough room for everyone! Aww!
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'He was the toughest': Fort Worth dog train designer dies at 91
Walter Virgil “Corky” Bostick, 91, died April 10. He was one of the brothers who created the dog train for stray dogs in a southeast Fort Worth neighborhood. The Fort Worth dog train became a viral hit after it appeared on Buzzfeed in 2015.
(By Yffy Yossifor April 21, 2020 at 3:38 PM)
Read more at: https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article242181396.html#storylink=cpy
Thank you for visiting our animal defence section. Before leaving, please take a moment to reflect on these mind-numbing institutionalized cruelties.
The wheels of business and human food compulsions—often exacerbated by reactionary creeds— are implacable and totally lacking in compassion. This is a downed cow, badly hurt, but still being dragged to slaughter. Click on this image to fully appreciate this horror repeated millions of times every day around the world. With plentiful non-animal meat substitutes that fool the palate, there is no longer reason for this senseless suffering. And meat consumption is a serious ecoanimal crime. The tyranny of the palate must be broken. Please consider changing your habits and those around you in this regard.
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