26 March 2006

Fredrika reports that they were recently in San Sabastian and visited the feeding stations in the Park and the Harbor.  Eileen, the lady who feeds at the park has noted that some of the cats there need medical treatment which PAG will assist with.  The elderly fellow who feeds the cats at the harbor, and knows them all, has also reported a few who need treatment and, again, PAG will do what they can.  

The day after Misero (Neo) left, Fredrika received her next “patient”, who we now have named Brilla (see our Virtual Shelter).  Anyway, Brilla was bleeding from “behind” and the Vet felt that she had experienced a spontaneous abortion and that she should be OK in a couple of days.  Well, she wasn’t OK and it was decided to operate to find and repair whatever was wrong.  As of this writing, the operation was reported as being a success and Brilla is back on Fredrika’s lap.  Incidentally, she was spayed at the same time.  She will never have that problem again. 

Fredrika, Regina and an acquaintance worked the “steep steps” of Calera trapping, treating and releasing a cat family.  Two of the “boys” had to stay with Fredrika for a couple of days which was not to the liking of, you guessed it, Brilla.  

Remember that we recently reported missing dogs?  Well, Regina and Fredrika went in to S.S. the other day and went around just listening for barking dogs…No luck!  How do over 30 dogs just disappear??  Somebody surmised that they had been moved over to Tenerife and are presently well taken care of.  We certainly hope so. 

Unfortunately poisonings are still happening on the Island.  This time it was Regina’s (Chairperson from PAG) own cat.  Regina had been gone for the day and upon her return she found her cat lying in the garden.  Regina gave the cat three shots of Atropine, which helps greatly against “Rat Poison” , but it was too late.   Somehow, we have to convince the local population that “Rat Poison” is not the Animal Protection method of choice, because it creates an agonizing death for the animal and solves nothing. 

Your FALG