Thank you so much, Kerry – I tell
you, I was going through a depression until last night (until right before I
caught him) – I just felt like I never was going to be able to catch him –
I usually stand up about 4 or 5 feet away behind the gate so that he can’t
seem so directly (but he can if he turns his head enough) – usually,
right when I felt like I was ready, he would sense something and would turn
his head around and saw me with a fish net, and he would freak out and go away –(he
is a very cautious boy) – a similar scenario lasted about two weeks –
I even practiced using a dog trap with a string so that I can close it manually
when he is in there eating (but not too far in the middle) – but I felt
like that he was going to be able to escape since a flap door is so tall and it
would give him enough time to run away – then he wouldn’t even come
eat in a trap anymore, either – which was critical, as he would eat
showing his back to me because the way I set a food in a trap – otherwise,
he would eat facing me, because he is very cautious – then I would never
catch him if he is not showing me his back either.. One of the boy kitty started harassing him
also, and he stopped hanging out in my yard like he has been – On Saturday, I had left a carrier with a
towel in case he goes in there on his own – which it turned out he did –
I noticed that there is a cat (who chases George) who staring at the inside of
the carrier at night – and I am thinking – ahhhh may be George is
in there – so I approached to the carrier closely and a voice inside me
said quickly “close the door”. Instead, I peaked at the
carrier to see if he was really in there – at the moment, he freaked out
by me and by the boy cat, he dashed out –how stupid can I be? Why did I
have to peak, and just not close it –I would have had him then – Anyway, I was getting so depressed, Kerry –
I did not think it was going to happen! But it did! I also had to tell you about the miracle
of the meditation (I know I have said this before but I have to say it again) – I used to see George only about once every
couple of weeks until a couple of weeks ago – he might have come eat
every day, but I just did not see him much – then I noticed that he did
not eat, and started doing the meditation (to guiding him safely to my house) several
times a day (like an obsession) – from the very first day I started it, it’s
like a miracle, I started seeing him twice a day every single day (until I
caught him) – even if there is a food (I leave a food for other kitties
too) – he would just wait for me until I show up – or sometimes he
is too sick to eat, but he would still show in my yard until I see him - From:
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On Behalf Of MacKenzie, Kerry N. Oh Hideyo, congratulations, you are truly
Wonderwoman---that is just amazing -- I knew --we all knew--you would succeed.
Yep, I'll bet your poor nerves were in shreds before you actually got him. And,
he 's wolfing down food----that's fabulous too. Great to hear about Squeaky too---and she
goes on your bed too! I don't think it will be long before she stays right
where she is when you wake up---maybe she'll open one eye for a couple of
seconds.... Big hugs to you and George and Squeaky!
Kerry -----Original Message----- Thank you SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much everyone for sending
George and myself a positive energy and prayer!! I finally CAUGHT George last night – I tell you it was
one of the most scary things I had to do (emotional wise). I knew that I
was not going to be given a second chance if I messed it up, but I also did not
want to regret by not trying since I did not know how long he was going to come
see me regularly like he has been for the past two weeks, which has been a
miracle to me as well. Anyway, I finally caught him in a fish net, and it was not a
pretty site – he got all tangled in a net and I had a very difficult time
to transfer him from the net to a dog trap – I had to tear up all the net
to get him out - but no matter how difficult it was, I was so determined not to
mess it up – I kept apologizing to George about scaring him like this
while I was doing it – poor baby, his mouth was bleeding from the
net – I felt so bad – but I somehow he knew that I was doing so to
help him (because he did not bite me (and he so could have), and let me scratch
his head during this trauma- He is in a crate right now, he ate all the food I gave to
him last night (chicken with broth) and even ate some dry food, too – I
was very glad, because some feral cats I rescue usually don’t eat for at
least 24 hour or so due to the stress – I am planning to take him in to a vet soon, am not sure if I
should have them anesthetize him for a brief time so that they can draw a blood
from him and check him out thoroughly (I hate to do that to him), or try
to hold him without anesthesia which also can be stressful. He is not
neutered yet, but I would like to wait until his health recovers and I know
what we are dealing with before I have him go though the surgery. I also let Squeaky out from a crate (she is the one who has
been tested negative, positive, equivocal, and indeterminate and all that stuff
on FIV test since March) – she was in a crate for so long, I
couldn’t do it to her anymore – I promised her a good life
when I re-trapped her after my neighbor dumped, and I feel like I was not
keeping my promise to her though I only mean to keep her in a crate for a very
short amount of time, and I did not expect this test results back that way for
that long – anyway, she IS finally OUT of a crate – when I did, I
cried so hard, I did not know why, but the tears couldn’t stop falling
– I guess I was glad that she was finally out - she is very cute, she
still goes back to a crate to sleep as she feels safe there – but I am
leaving the door open so that she can go back and forth if she wants to –
this morning I found her on the bed with me, as soon as she saw me wake, she
freaked out and jumped down… Please pray that George’s health will only get better
going forward! Thank you again everyone for your support! Hideyo Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP is
moving our Chicago office to the Hyatt Center, http://www.mayerbrownrowe.com/chicago/move.asp
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