Lost Cat

Just received this note: I live on Clinton Avenue between Myrtle & Park. I noticed that on your blog you have a section for pets. Is it possible to list a missing cat? We've been scouring the neighborhood all day and I thought that your blog might bring her home sooner, in case one of our neighbors has seen her.

This took us by surprise because we live on the second floor and we have a porch and we think that she must've jumped down somehow because there's no other way she could've gone out of the building. We've been in this house for about a year and half now, but this is a first.

Here is her description:

Sadie is 3 years old, she has black fur and yellow eyes. She's small to medium size, but her legs are rather short. She has been declawed (she's been a house cat until now). She isn't wearing her tags. She has been vaccinated and spayed. She isn't very friendly towards people she isn't used to. She was last seen on Clinton Avenue between Myrtle and Park. She may have traveled over to Vanderbilt via backyard spaces. If you have any information, please call my cell phone: 917-822-7231. Thank you so much, Sinclaire I'd be beside myself if I lost my cat or dog, so if you've seen Sadie, please call her owner:

Found Kitty

Received this email this morning: Hi there-

I read your blog and thought you might be able to help out. My neighbor Tim, his friend Ainsley and I found this cat on the corner of St. James Place and Clifton Place. She had been following Tim & Ainsley from Greene and Washington. We don't think she's feral because she likes people, is quite healthy, and was easy for me to pick her up. She's smalll, black & white, with a very distinctive stubbed tail.

Tim is posting photos in the neighborhood, but I thought a shout-out from your blog might be able to resolve it sooner.

-Amelia

If this is your cat, or you'd like to adopt this cat, email Tim at tim@spaceryerson.com

Love the little black nose!

Poo Avenue

I know I've written about how much crap sits on the sidewalks of Clinton Hill (literally and figuratively), but I think Waverly Avenue takes the cake. I'm not sure what it is about it that makes pet owners completely ignore their dogs crapping and walk on without picking it up. Last week, I counted 25 separate piles of shit on Waverly between Myrtle and Lafayette! 25!!! I'm sure I could have doubled that total by walking all the way down to Atlantic. Seriously, what's going on here?

TOMORROW: Ft. Greene PUPS Holiday Coffee

Hi PUPS folks, This Saturday is the PUPS annual Holiday Coffee in Fort Greene Park. That means free coffee (donated by Starbucks), free muffins and other goodies (donated by Tillie's), and free dog treats (donated by Who's Your Doggy). Come on out to the park and enjoy a little holiday cheer with your fellow dog owners (and toast the recent off-leash ruling).

Saturday is also your last chance to buy the 2007 PUPS calendars in the park before Christmas. We're asking for a $10 donation per calendar, and this money goes right into the PUPS fund to help keep those popular bag dispensers filled. So buy a calendar--they make great gifts.

If you can't make it to the park on Saturday, the PUPS calendars are for sale at Tillie's, Who's Your Doggy, and Kiki's.

See you Saturday!

Kath www.fortgreenepups.org

bodega cats: fourth in a series

in a comment on the last bodega cat, reader kathryn told us about another local litter-sleeping feline, so we were off to the corner of clinton and myrtle to investigate....

we went straight for the litter, but it was unoccupied. but then, in the back, by the storeroom, we found her:

her name is rita. she seemed to be a little more reserved than her lookalike over on franklin ave—she never once uncurled from her position—but she was just as friendly, letting us pet her head and back.

Giuseppe came home!

This is just such an incredible cat story, I have to share it. You may remember the "Have you seen Giuseppe?" post earlier this week. Well, Giuseppe didn't come home because I posted his picture on CHB, but he came back nonetheless, and this is my friend's tale of the story. Abi, fyi, is a woman who responded to an email from Amy Barta of Amy's Kitty Sitting (917-517-8912). She's my cat sitter, a wonderful one, and she forwared the missing Giuseppe message to her clients. One responded, saying she'd seen my friend's cat. So then my friend called and this is what happened... Alright, so here’s the story, not long but not short…yesterday morning I called Abi, who had sent the email.  She then sadly told me that the cat she saw the night before had been hit and killed by a car that morning.  She said she had a gut feeling that this was my cat because it fit the description perfectly.  She said it was a gruesome sight and wouldn’t recommend looking at the body because it was run over so many times that it was virtually unidentifiable.  So needless to say, I was an absolute wreck all day and unfortunately couldn’t leave the office early because of meetings. 

So I had a friend come join me after work to look at the ‘remains’.  I desperately needed closure and thought that perhaps the tail was still intact and I could see if it was him.  Once there, we couldn’t find any evidence of the body.  At this point, my friend who is full of ‘tough love’ told me that I should let it go and accept that my cat was gone.  At that very moment, we spotted a black cat across the street.  With high hopes, went to check it out.  Not Guiseppe. Alas, I sadly took myself home… trying to come to terms with my loss.  Once home, I fed Chief and then went out to feed two feral kittens my neighbor and myself have adopted out in front of my bedroom window. I decided to hang out with them until they finished eating.  One of them got spooked by someone walking by and ran around the neighbors stoop.  I walked around too because I didn’t want him to miss his supper (his brother is a big pig).  And lo and behold there was Guiseppe.  For a split second, I really thought I went crazy and was hallucinating.  But thankfully it was the real deal…he’s back and he’s staying.  It would be two weeks today that he was missing.   

Now that is a heart-warming holiday story...

bodega cats: third in a series

i have to give credit to my husband for this one: he came home from running out for some soymilk one morning a couple of weeks ago with a hot tip on a very friendly kitty who lived in the bodega just around the corner from our house, on the corner of greene and franklin:

he told me that after hanging out for a few minutes petting and talking to the cat, he made his way up to the register and was on his way out the door when he felt a thwap on his ankle. the cat had followed him up to the front of the store and given him a friendly, claws-free little whack, as if to say "hey. buddy. we're not done here. i could use to be pet some more."

so we went to investigate the aggressively friendly kitty:

and he was sweet. and good with kids!

we found him in the back room, just finishing his breakfast, but my husband says he has often found him sleeping on the bags of kitty litter, which is just....a little odd.

there was a bit of a language barrier between me and the guy at the counter, but i believe he said that the cat's name was something like "pancheeta".

Have you seen Giuseppe?

My friend has lost her cat Giuseppe. He's an all black, neutered male, very vocal and affectionate, and was last seen near Grand Ave. on Wednesday, November 29th. He wasn't wearing a collar and he has a lump on his right flank. If you have seen him or know of someone who's taken him in, please email nicd-at-mindspring-dot-com, and I can forward it to her. Thanks.

Who's Your Doggy?

The new pet store, Who's Your Doggy, is now open on Willoughby and Adelphi! Owners and staff offered free hot dogs and took photos of all their doggie visitors at the Grand Opening. They offer a wide variety of high-quality pet food, and best of all, are eager to please. Staff will order any food desired if not in stock, and encourage pet owners to stop in and ask for what they need. The store plans on adjusting stock as needed based on customers' requests.

They'll also be open at 7am a few mornings a week -- perfect for swinging in on the way home from Ft Greene Park. I know I've been caught more than once sans pet food, and have had to run to Associated to pick up a box of Meow Mix to tide me over before heading to work. Blech.

Businesses on this block don't seem to last very long, but I think the pet store meets a need for neighbors there. Wishing them luck!

Now we just need something similar within Clinton Hill's borders! (WYD delivers, FYI)

Who's Your Doggy 197 Adelphi St. (at Willoughby) 718-522-5244 no website as of YET