Some cat food has arrived!

I am doing this short post today, with a lot of pictures - just to show the food that Danica's friend Viktor - who finally went to Hungary, brought to Danica and her cats. A lot of good food! Then Danica bought a lot of fish at the local fish market (the small, cheap fish, ) that she will cook for them, and then refrigerate for later. All this - in anticipation of the donors and my money that Iva is bringing. Danica basically borowed money , because she knows she will be able to pay back relatively easy this time. What a relief!
Iva flies out tomorrow, and will probably visit Danica on Wednesday.

Danica was busy buying and sorting out the food (there is more then what is on the pictures, but she already sorted some out). Just the thought of something nice that will happen to her made her feel better.



Marponi - for Frank and those who are little worried with his health - is not in pain; also, he eats, except that he would eat only beef that Danica will cook for him separately. She is hoping, as long as he can eat, and curl up on Danica's lap, purring, he is O.K. She would never , ever allow animal to suffer.

Trip to Novi Sad is Approaching

So, these days Danica thinks only about Iva's arrival. All together, Iva will take to Danica $500. It is a lot of money, and Danica is extremely happy, for there is a lot of bills to be paid: vet for Danko's eye surgery, medicine for Marponi, and food. Actually a lot of food, because in the meantime Viktor did go to Hungary and he brought bags and bags of food! Cat food is so much cheaper in Hungary then Serbia , and Danica can rest at least a little bit for now!



She also asked me in her last e mail whether it is O.K. with all donors to buy some fresh litter, because it has become such a horrible chore to clean the overused sand she puts down for the kitties. Of course, whatever helps – but Danica feels for some reason that in her situation, where every bite , every can of food is so important and valuable, and also medicine, spending money on litter is waste! No! She must ease the horrible burden on her back in every possible way.

Iva will make many photos while visiting Danica, so I cannot wait to post them.
Danica also asked me to thank every donor, and also every person who offered support,and comforting words to her.

Yes, thank you so much! Ann,Karen, Frank and George – every one of you. You can not imagine what a good deed you have done!

As to the cats, here is update: little Danko is definitely staying with Snezana – what fantastic news! Other cats are more-less O.K., except old, good Marponi, whose mouth is, Danica says, getting worse. She is stuck with him, who is really sick, this costing money, but, she is not considering putting him to sleep.

I am enclosing some recent pictures of the little shelter's tenants. Marponi, as you will see it, is currently staying in her apartment, because he is ill – as every old , experienced old cat, he picked a good spot for summer's heat: under the AC!

Little lighter tonight...

I feel so guilty for not writing for few days - I was so awfully busy at work! I come home dead tired, and although I know I should do a post, I cannot.

I have some good news on little one-eyed Danko: Danica's friend, who lives two blocks from the vet-eye specialist, and with whom Danica had to leave Danko after the surgery , because Danko had to get shots, and it is so close - well, that wonderful Snezana is taking Danko! Danica is extremely happy, because she was very much worried about what to do with the little one after the therapy is over...Obviously, it did not take much for Snezana to realize that Danica has too many needy cats... God bless Snezana!

Tonight I would like to present a cat named Treca Sreca - since this name/term is not easily translatable, let call her T.S. Well, that T.S. is a real beauty, and Danica found her a year ago on the street as a tiny, screaming kitten (what else). T.S. has since grown into a real beauty, and is one of the nicest cats Danica takes care of (behavior wise). Of course, all the cats have their very, very different, distinguished personalities, and T.S. is very sweet, very calm, and dear cat. Especially if you compare it with , let's say, Tufnica, the little one who recently got spayed... Danica says that little girl is the most spoiled cat, very obnoxious, and goes to the bathroom by literally getting into the bag with unused litter! Danica says, since she has no money to buy enough litter, she often recycles it, and most of the cats, if they do not go out for some reason to do their business, will go into the recycled litter - not Tufnica! She insists on clean and nothing less.

I am trying to write about funny, light things tonight, because, I do not want to bore you with sad things all the time. My friend Iva will go there soon and give Danica personally cashed donations...

Here again, I want to thank all the people who offered money, nice words, support: it means a whole universe to Danica!!! I think that my friend Iva, who is going to Serbia on the 6th, will take more money to Danica then I could ever send her in a month! I am hoping that she will be able to pay all the vet's bills and give a man Viktor money when he goes to Hungary, to bring her a lot of cat food and some medicine ( it is much cheaper in Hungary).

I am enclosing two pictures of T.S. (when she was just found, and today), and some shelter pictures. Some of the residents that are on these pictures are not there any more...some were killed, some just disappeared...I wish I could tell you that they are not there any more because they were adopted, but that is not the case.

Well over 100 degrees in Novi Sad

The heat has been unbearable there. it is over 40 degrees Celsius, and most of the cats have gotten fleas, which is a huge problem for her. She must administer anti-flea medicine alone, by giving them flea baths, and it is far from easy - anyone who has ever owned a cat knows it. I have never tried to give a bath to my cat. Still Danica does it , to all of them , and , real miracle, they let her do it. They do not like it, but they do not hurt Danica.

Also, cat named Frca, that Danica has had around for few years now, disappeared for several days. Danica looked and searched everywhere, because, she was afraid that Frca might have been hurt, or run over by a car, but to no avail... Finally, this evening, she found her stuck in a basement. Frca somehow got in, and then could not get out. Danica says she was very dehydrated and scared. Safe now, though.

No other big news in the shelter these days. Food is really scarce, and she is increasingly worried where to get it, and how to pay for it. I have several donations promised, and a friend who is going to Serbia on the 6th of August, will take cash to Danica. For once, I can avoid Western Union fees. I want to thank once again the people that promised their help, and let them know how it is really big psychological support for Danica, in addition to the fact that it makes her life easier.

Marponi is, more or less, the same, and will eat only beef. Extra burden to Danica's wallet. But, he is the oldest, she jokes, and deserves some fine food in his last days. Others eat whatever she gives them - mostly boiled fish. Canned food and bagged crunchies are too expensive at the moment, because the man that used to go to Hungary and bring much cheaper cat food, is still not going. She cannot afford cat food in Novi Sad.

Danko is still at her friend's house, because, he still gets shots, and the vet is two blocks away. It would be, otherwise, 20 kilometres for Danica, every day, on her bike. Impossible in that heat. Danica's regular vet clinic is much closer to her home, but this vet is eye specialist. Danica says that Danko is really getting better. The surgery wound is healing well. She also says he is really, really cute and sweet little boy, very cuddly. She is, though, afraid to think what she will do with him after the therapy is over. They both are trying to find him a permanent home.

In the meantime, I could not get out of my mind a story I read yesterday at the Drudge report, on a kitten being set ablaze by two teenage girls. Some real sick, evil people, I guess, exist everywhere. For me, their age makes no difference, and I have no understanding just because they are teenagers, or have bad family situation. I find it horrible and repulsive anyway.

Finally, here are the pictures of little Danko after the eye surgery. The vet said that he probably was not in big pain, because, the whole thing was just dead and hanging. It must have been very uncomfortable, though. The vet also said that Danko is about 8 or 9 weeks old. So, it is beyond me how could anyone harm him so badly.
I would like to thank some poeple here: a lady called Karen, and catsthatlooklikehitler.com, and certain Ryan, for their generous help. Words are not enough to thank them.
Danica would like very much Danko to get adopted. She will try everything there, but I'm not holding my breath. The cats that have the shelter in her shelter, go out, but, he is too young, and without an eye.. He should find a loving home.
Currently he is at her friend's house, primarily for it is close to the vet's office, and Danko must get special therapy every day ( a shot), for several days.

New, badly wounded kitten

Danica has sent me an e mail this morning, with some horrifying pictures of a kitten she found last night while she was taking garbage out. I am not posting the photos, for a simple reason: they are so painful and graphic that I do not want to hurt and offend people who may come to blog, but are not ready for such things. The kitten's left eye is hanging out, and his head is all bloody; one of his front legs is also hurt, and he has mange. Danica was shocked when she saw him, but he was screaming and she took him in. She cleaned him little bit, and gave him food, and he even ate, but she could tell he was in pain. She is taking him first thing in the morning to the vet's clinic, to have him operated on (she thinks that the whole thing will be taken out, and properly cleaned, and shut together, and that the vet will put him on the antibiotics and strong sedatives). At least, she will request all that. Does she have money for it? No. She will, as most of the time, ask for delayed payment. She has been taking cats to the same vet clinic for years, so they know her, and they allow it. But, they never do it for free, ever. Which I also find little strange, because she has been going there for many years, and she always eventually pay for all the services.
Anyway, the most important thing now is that he goes in tomorrow. I will post some photos of him after the operation. His name is Danko.
Today, instead, I will post a picture of Danica on her bike, with cats in the cages, going to the vet. Most of the time she has no money for the gas.

Today is a very, very special day for Danica, because, I had first comment left , and there is someone who wants to help! I feel so guilty for not having time to do a new post every day. I will try my best, because if there is only one person who comes to this blog to see what is new with Danica's shelter - I must do it!
Danica told me yesterday that her sleep is almost non existing, because, the moment she closes her eyes, she starts having nightmares of the pound people coming and knocking on her door. She heard from some neighbours that they lately have renewed thier visits to the diffrent parts of the city, simply taking cats from the street, basically, to be killed.

Danica gave Majkan away to one of her good friends. Here is his picture, and when I asked her why she picked him, she said that he is currently the only kitten and a very, very friendly one on top of it, so for sure doomed to be easily caught and killed.