Volume 10 - Issue 1, February 15, 2008 - Lake Chapala Review

Page 16 Lake Chapala Review
February 2008
Shelter Report
by Thetis Reeves Un lindo gatito...
A group of women from Manzanillo
recently visited our Shelter. With the
expectation of funding from a mentor
they hope to build an animal shelter
in their area and came asking for
guidance. Geoffrey spent the entire day
with them and covered every aspect
of running a shelter like ours. We wish
them well.
A couple of our dogs on a walk
spotted a box off in a weedy lot near
our Cat Center and strained on their leashes to reach it,
pulling along their curious walker. Close up, our volunteer
saw “Un Lindo Gatito” written on the side of the sealed box.
He hurried to get Barb, our Cat Lady, and together they
hurried the suspiciously heavy box into our Cat Shelter. In
it were a mother cat and five kittens, still nursing although
they were about 3 months old. The mother and two of the
kittens survived emergency treatment. Although these two
are still frightened, the mother is relaxed, very friendly and
in good spirits. It’s clear she had been a pet, and whoever
had placed the
cats in the box had
hoped they would
be found and taken
in. But the chances
that the box
would have gone
unnoticed, that they
could have starved
in the box or been
attacked by a stray
dog are great.
Please, if you
have Mexican employees or neighbors whom you know
are kind to animals, warn them never to abandon their
unwanted animals in a similar way, for the consequences
can be tragic. It would be so much better if you or they
would come to the Shelter to explain their situation and ask
for help. We will always take their unwanted babies once
they are ready to leave Mom, and will spay the mom for
poor Mexican owners. Fortunately, these cats are alive and
well and very beautiful. The young mom is black with white
trimmings and just charming, the kits black with some white.
They were lucky
to survive their
ordeal. Who
will keep them
on a lucky roll
and give each a
good home?
K i n g ,
our onceabused
and
fearful young
Rottweiler mix,
is still with us,
but is all smiles
these days. What a wonderful transformation. He shows
great affection toward people and his Shelter mates. Molly,
our black lab mix, showed off with a play bone the other day,
so wriggly and happy she is irresistible. Molly’s tiny pelvic
fracture is healing perfectly. Sheena, a powerful bull/shep
mix, shows great poise and confidence. She has the look of
a guard dog, yet is sweet, friendly, gentle and easy to walk.
She may do best in a one-dog household.
Molly, King and Sheena are only three of our terrific dogs.
Come see, come adopt.
Check out our new website! Lakesideanimalshelter.com.