Maryland Animal Advocates | Newsletter: June, 2004

Newsletter: June, 2004

MAJOR OCCURRENCE THIS MONTH WAS:

Clinton St. - 05/20/04 The new slender black was present all month until today when roving wildlife chased her.
05/30/04 Mary traveled to Delaware trailer park and took seven kittens. This was Mary's second trip to help the good lady in an unpleasant atmosphere.

MONTHLY WEATHER WAS:

319 Dallas Ct. 05/06/04 See below - 1621 Bank St.
05/06/04 Herb meets with Mr. Brown, maintenance man. Herb traps two six week kittens in the building foundation.
05/08/04 Sabrina accepts the fairly tame Calico & Tuxedo for fostering.
Ann Burke of Rabon Ave & Herb see the resident "Jeannette of Spring Ct." from last March.
Herb had taken possession of a mother cat & kittens in a cardboard box on Jeannette's open steps in the rain. See Our Statistics 2003 #369, 380-383.
05/08/04 Ann & Herb feed three tuxedos and a gray boy. Probably kittens are remaining in foundation.
05/10/04 Lisa Wilson's husband, Jaime. and Herb set three traps in locked foundation.
05/11/04 Jaime & Herb trapped the kittens' mother. She is a Small Tuxedo probably a prior housepet forced outdoors.
05/12/04 05/14/04 no cats present today.
05/18/04 Four cats: Possibly our Small Tuxedo. Two Blacks & a Gray.
05/20/04 05/27/04 same as above.
05/30/04 Four cats: our Small Tuxedo, another possible expecting tuxedo; plus two.

227 St Helena Ave. 05/25/04 Mary accepts five sick kittens from the squallid house.

Eastern & Robinson 05/01/04 Both Mommies and kittens well-established in their crates and thriving.
05/30/04 The healthy three kittens are now eight weeks old.

MILFORD MILL Rd 05/24/04 Josh Leppman trapped a White / Black who received Our Vet Care at Eastern Animal Hospital

DILLON ST. 05/05/04 Angela & Alex rescued a long fur gray kitten and trapped the gray mother who was probably abandoned.
05/06/04 Gray Mom received Our Vet Care at Eastern Animal Hospital.

MCCULLOUGH ST. 05/02/04 Charlene Williams says a litter of growing kittens in destroyed house.
Says a new Gray/White chased the two black boys in residence.
05/26/04 Charlene caught three six-week kittens. A neighbor took one and Herb took two. Herb caught a fourth kitten in the window sill of the rotting rowhouse two doors away. The second floor had a flooded bathtub with a drowned calico. Would need professinal elp to rmove the body.
05/30/04 MAry Fisher takes possession of the three kittens.
05/30/04 7:15 AM Charlene calls about another litter in the rotting rowhouse.

W. SARATOGA / CARROLLTON ST. 05/22/04 Gray Boy is safe in his grotto. Mr Givens says a New Sandy is present.
Calico DLH Mom looks fine. Mrs. Barnes says she had a litter last April. Says Gray Mom has a new litter. Search revealed nothing.

IRVINGTON Mary says one of the six rescued kittens has pan-leukopenia. She has the baby quaranteened from the others.
05/20/04 Miss Elsie says electric is still off. About six cats in backyard.

LOCHEARN - Liberty Rd 05/08/04 Miss Patsy cares for the abandoned companions in her backyard. Debbie Spicnall of Cattails took possession of a litter of kittens.
05/16/04 Herb picks up a litter of kittens by the shed. The mother refused the trap to retrieve her infants.
Herb traps the first mother and takes the three smaller kittens. Niece, Dawn, takes the two larger kittens. 05/17/04 We provided Our Vet Care for the mother.
05/17/04 Katherine Hayhoe of Cattails, Inc. takes custody of the three small kittens for foster cae.
05/18/04 Must be a third litter of smaller kits because because two captured kits were much smaller than the others.

SCARFIELD APTS:
Our four cats are: Tabby Father, Collared Tabby Mother & eight month Tabby Youngster; Grey/White Boy #408 in Our Statistics.
Tabby Mother absent all April.
Tabby Father last present 04/03/04. Both possibly inside an apt.
Tabby Youngste last present 04/29/04.
05/05/04 Crying Tuxedo with collar with in back neighbors yard. She came to eat but would not be caught.
05/05/04 Gray/White Boy in back. Raucious adults on courtyard.
05/06/04 same as above. Possibly feral tuxedo from last summer on lawn.
05/07/04 Gray/White Boy & Tabby Youngster on courtyard.
One crying Black in yard was chased by Gray/White Boy but cat returned to dine.
05/08/04 05/18/04 Tabby Youngster was on the courtyard. 05/09/04 Tabby Youngster on courtyard. Gray/White Boy in back. Possibly the Tuxedo.
05/14/04 Gray/White Boy in back. Herb called police for agitated prostitute who broke/entry 1708 Dundalk Ave.
05/20/04 Gray/White Boy on retired couple's porch. Tabby Youngster on courtyard. New Slender Black crying on Nome St would not allow a pick-up but enjoyed a meal. 05/23/04 Gray/White Boy on retired couple's porch. Tabby Youngster on courtyard. New Stripe Nose-DSH on lawn.
05/30/04 Gray/White Boy in back. Tabby Youngster in shrubbery.
05/31/04 Gray/White Boy on retied couple's porch. Tabby Youngster in shrubby.

PONCA ST.
Our six are: Too-Smart Calico Mother and her four eight month youngster, the Dilute Dark Calico Girl plus Orange Boy and Tabby.
05/01/04 White Triple-Spot. Wide Saddle-Back, Calico Mother & Dark Calico Girl were at the office.
05/04/04 White Triple-Spot, Narrow Saddle-Back & Dark Calico Girl were at the office.
05/05/04 White triple-Spot, Narrow Saddle-Back, Dark Calico Girl & Calico Mom were at the offie.
05/06/04 White Triple-Spot, Wide Saddle-Back, Dark Calico Girl & Calico Mom were at he office.
05/07/04 White Triple-Spot, Wide Saddle-Back, Dark Calico Girl & Calico Mom were at the office.
05/08/04 Calico Girl was at the office.
05/09/04 White Triple-Spot, Dark Calico Girl & Calico Mom were at the office.
05/10/04 White Triple-Spot, Wide Saddle-Back, Calico Mom & Tabby were at the office.
05/12/04 White triple-Spot, Wide Saddle-Back, Calico Mom & Dark Calico Girl were at the office.
05/14/04 White Triple-Spot & Dark Calico Girl at office.
05/16/04 White Triple-Spot & Saddle Back at the office.
05/18/04 Calico Girl & Calico Mother were at the office.
05/19/04 White Triple-Spot, Dark Calico Girl & Calico Mom were at the office.
05/20/04 White Triple-Spot, Dark Calico Girl. Then Narrow Saddle-Back arrived at the office. 05/22/04 White Triple-Spot; Calico Mom & Narrow Saddle-Back ( a rare siting) were at the office.
05/23/04 White Triple-Spot; Calico Mom were at the office.
05/26/04 White Triple-Spot; Narrow Saddle-Back came o the office.
05/27/04 White Triple-Spot; Calico Mom were at the office.
05/30/04 same as above.
05/31/04 White Triple-Spot was at the office.

PONCA TRUCKING Our two Orange Boy from 2001 litter of Calico Mother and new Tabby moved to Ponca St.
05/01/04 DLH Gray Tabby under the deck.
05/04/04 DLH Brown Tabby in the corridor.
One Orange under deck. Second Orange under awning: 05/05/04 05/09/04 05/16/04 05/19/04 05/22/04
05/06/04 One Orange under deck. Seems fat.
One Orange under deck: 05/07/04 05/08/04 05/11/04 05/12/04 05/14/04 05/16/04
05/10/04 05/20/04 05/27/04 05/30/04 none.
05/18/04 Herb trapped the Orange under deck. She is a Sandy female and received Our Vet Care at Eastern Animal Hospital
05/25/04 Herb transferred the Sandy Girl to Dawn.
05/23/04 DLH Brown Tabby under deck. Possibly expecting.
05/29/04 05/30/04 05/31/04 none.

ODONNELL ST. Our owl-eared tuxedo boy was present:

1621 BANK ST. Homeless cat management by Lisa Wilson & husband, Jaime. The population is:
(3) Tuxedo w/ stripe nose; (2) new Tabbies: Gray/White Chest Fluff; Ruffie-Black & White fluff; (3) small blacks; (2) Big Gray fluff; Great Black Male (1) Tabby Mom who had Our Vet Care.
05/01/04 Six Present.: Gray Fluff-Tame; Gray Fluff-Cautious; Gray/White Chest; Ruffie; Stripe Nose-DSH; (1) Tabby.
05/04/04 Six Present: Stripe Nose-DLH; Ruffie; Tabby; Gray/White Chest; Ruffie; Tabby Mom.
05/07/04 Seven Present: Stripe Nose-DLH; Gray Fluff-Cautious; Gray Fluff-Tame; Gray/White Chest Fluff; Ruffie; Black Youngster; Tabby Mom.
Stripe Nose jumped Gray Fluff-Cautious.
05/08/04 Six present: Gray Fluff-Tame; Gray Fluff-Cautious; Gray/White Chest; Ruffie. Stripe Nose-DLH; Tabby.
05/09/04 Seven present: Gray/White Chest; Ruffie; Stripe Nose-DLH; Stripe Nose-DSH; Pale Tabby; Tabby; Black Youngster 05/14/04 Eleven cats.
05/18/04 Eleven cats but Tabby Mom was absent.
05/19/04 Ruffie; (1) Small Black ; (1) Tabby; Ruffie; Stripe Nose-DLH.
05/20/04 Ruffie, Gray Fluff-Tame; Gray Fluff-Cautious; Stripe Nose-DSH; Gray/White Chest; Tabby; Tabby Mom.
05/21/04 Nine present. (3) Black Youngsters; Big Black; Ruffie; Stripe Nose-DSH; (2) Tabbies; Gray/White Chest. 05/22/04 Six Present: Gray Fluff-Tame; Gray Fluff-Cautoius; Ruffie; Gray/White Chest; (1) Black Youngster; Black Male. 05/26/04 Nine present: Gray Fluff-Tame; Gray Fluff-Cautious; Ruffie; Gray/White Chest; (1) Black Youngster; (2) Tabbies; Stripe Nose-DSH; Stripe Nose-DLH.
Tabby Mom absent.
05/27/04 Five present: Gray Fluff-Tame; Gray Fluff-Cautiois; Ruffie; Gray/White Chest; Stripe Nose-DLH. 05/29/04
05/30/04 Eight present: Gray Fluff-Tame; Gray Fluff-Cautious; Ruffie; Gray/White Chest; Stripe Nose-DLH; Stripe Nose-DSH; (2) Tabbies.

BANK ST. PROJECTS 03/02/04 Three cats and possibly more eating from dumpster.
05/01/04 Flea Collar-Orange & Gray Youngster at dumpster.
05/04/04 Flea Collar-Orange & Black Youngster by the dumpster. Highly expectant tuxedo by dallas Ct dumpster with a thin tuxedo. Resident boy says small kittens at next dumpster.
05/06/04 319 Dallas Ct. Herb met Mr Brown, maintenance man at office and received key to foundation grate.
They trapped two six week kittens in dirt basement. The Expectant Tuxedo was eager to eat but wouldn't accept trap.
05/08/04 The Two Pale Tabbies & Black Youngster were at dumpster.
05/14/04 Pale Tabby & Black Youngster by dumpster.
05/18/04 Flea Collar-Orange was at th dumpster.
05/20/04 Flea Collar-Orange; (2) Black Youngsters; (2) Pale Tabbies.
05/22/04 Flea Colla-Orange; Pale Tabby; (1) Black Youngster.
Martin's alley: Stripe Nose-DSH and the usual small Tuxedo were there.
05/30/04 One Pale Tabby Youngster at dumpster.
Martin's alley: small Tuxedo plus another.

FELLS PT. Month # 4 for new project. Population has been:
(2) Orange-Six-Month; (1) Bushy Grey; (1) DSH Tabby; (1) DLH tabby; (1) Gray/White; (1) Solid Gray; (1) Pale Tabby; (1) Big Black.
NONE: 04/29/04 05/01/04 05/05/04 05/10/04 05/14/04 05/21/04 .
05/04/04 DLH Tabby arrived crying from old lot. Gray/White under trailer; Old Tuxedo in corridor.
05/07/04 DLH Tabby under trailer.
05/08/04 DLH Tabby in corridor with Gray/White.
05/09/04 DLH Tabby & Gray/White under trailer.
05/12/04 DLH Tabby & the sometimes Bengal Swirl were under trailer. A new small Gray Tabby on old lot.
05/18/04 One new small Tortoise was in corridor. Gray/White inside old lot.
05/19/04 MAJOR VICTORY: One of two Orange Youngsters returned after month absence.
05/30/04 Big Black savaged the Orange Youngster. The DLH Tabby stayed calm.
06/01/04 DLH Tabby under trailer.

WASHINGTON ST.
Our four cats are Black Youngster; Tabby Youngster, New Tabby Girl and Old Sandy Bighead.
Alley a wreck with broken beer bottles.
05/01/04-05/07/04 The older man sleeping under sheet of plastic in side lot.
Hispanic man sleeping between building and tree stump.
05/01/04 Black Youngster returned crying after five day absence.
05/04/04 Black Youngster crying on roof. Tabby Girl was in alley.
05/05/04 Black Youngster moved around corner to vacant building. Tabby Girl was present.
Black Youngster stayed in vacant building. Tabby Girl stayed in alley: 05/06/04 05/07/04 05/08/04 05/09/04
05/06/04 Man sleeping face & chest down on sidewalk.
05/10/04 Black Youngster crying in vacant building entry allowed Herb to carry her to the back lot.
05/11/04 Black Youngster crying back on roof top. Tabby Girl in alley w/ Black Bushy.
05/12/04 Black Youngster back in vacant house. May be getting run by the Black Bushy in alley.
05/12/04 Black Bushy in alley.
05/16/04 Black Youngster in vacant house. Tabby Girl was attacked by a new DLH Brown.
05/18/04 05/20/04 Black Youngster in vacant house. Tabby Girl in alley.
05/19/04 Bushy Black in alley.
05/20/04 05/21/04 05/22/04 05/23/04 Black Youngster in building, Tabby Girl in alley. We're preparing for demolition disaster.
05/21/04 Two harmless alcoholics sitting in alley with nice dog. 05/22/04 Old Sandy Bighead ate with Tabby Girl.
05/26/04 Black Youngster returned to alley. A shabby young man with rancid body odor approached Herb from behind scaring Tabby Girl.
05/27/04 Black Youngster moved to old lot. Tabby Girl in alley.
05/29/04 Black Youngster on old lot. Tabby Girl in alley.
05/30/04 Black Yongster absent. Tabby Girl in alley.
05/31/04 Black Youngster & Tabby Girl in alley. Probably Bushy Black howling in heat in old lot. 06/01/04 Herb spoke with tenant woman who said her mother cat had three litters. This is probably the cause of the problem.
Tabby Girl & Black Bushy in alley.

BAYLISS ST.:
Grey/White Girl (#309 in Our Statistics) was present:
06/01/04

CLINTON ST.

CLINTON-Peterbilt Our two cats are: White Van Boy and Fluffy Boy (#86 in Our Statistics).
White Van Boy & Fluffy were present:
06/01/04 05/20/04: Slender Black tried to approach but was run by fox.

BUILDING 12 Our two cats are tuxedos:
Twin #1-Half Mustache and Twin #2-Full Mustache
Twin #1 was on the street: 05/01/04 05/04/04 05/05/04 05/07/04 05/08/04 05/09/04 05/18/04 05/20/04 05/21/04 05/23/04 05/30/04 05/31/04
05/05/04 05/14/04 05/18/04 Twin #2 was behind shrubbs.
05/12/04 05/16/04 Both Twins present.
05/25/04 Clinton St covered in wet filth from tanker unloading unto dump trucks.
05/26/04 05/27/04 Dump trucks continue one every thirty seconds.

BUILDING K Our four are: Short-Tail Tuxedo, Long-Tail Tuxedo, Tabby Girl, Meow-Meow.
All four present: 05/01/04 05/04/04 05/05/04 05/07/04 05/08/04 05/09/04 05/18/04 05/20/04 05/21/04 05/23/04 05/24/04 05/26/04 05/27/04 05/29/04.
05/01/04 05/07/04 05/12/04 The prior tabby arrived to dine.
05/07/04 05/08/04 05/09/04 Twin #2 with group.
05/12/04 Short-Tail was absent.
05/14/04 Meow-Meow & Tabby Girl were present.
05/16/04 Short Tail absent.
05/26/04 05/29/04 05/30/04 the sometimes big tabby approached our group.
05/30/04 Short Tail absent.
05/31/04 Short Tail present with our three.

CNX MARINE
05/31/04 absent was Calico Twin but White Black-Saddleback went onto Pier. none: 06/01/04

VANE BROS Five known cats: Black w/ Bushy Tail, Tuxedo Youngster, New Tuxedo and a Slender Black (possibly #xxx in Our Statistics)
Calico Girl was at gate #2: 06/01/04
05/31/04 Tortoise Girl absent. a New Tuxedo was there - possibly a prior litter or mother.
Tortoise Girl & Tuxedo Youngster were present: 06/01/04

ST. HELENA- PARNELL AVE

ST HELENA #2
06/01/04 Two Black Youngster on corner. In alley, the rare calico mom.
Further down: Big DLH Brown, Gray, two blacks.

YORKWAY

SOLLERS POINT 05/24/04 Amy & Dave Wise trapped Black Youngster. 05/25/04 The little girl received Our Vet Care at Academy Animal Hospital.

VAN LILL ST 05/31/04 Linda Murrow captured four kittens in alley. She has them safely.

LIBERTY PKWY Possibly Black Youngster from Yorkway last summer: 05/21/04 06/01/04

CHESAPEAKE PAPER Oct, 03 was month #1: population: 3 siamese; 1 siamese youngster; 1 Grey/white; 1 Tabby; 1 black; 3 black youngsters.
04/28/04: Tabby Mother in garage.
04/28/04: (2) Black Youngsters; (1) siamese kitten (getting big.)
05/03/04: (1) Siamese; (1) Siamese Youngster; (2) Black Youngster; (1) Nursing Tabby.
05/10/04: (2) Siamese; (1) Siamese Youngster: (1) Black Youngster; (1) Nursing Tabby.
05/12/04: (2) Siamese; (1) Siamese Youngster; (1) Nursing Tabby. Security Guard says two Black Youngster present.
05/14/04: (1) Siamese Youngster; (1) Black Youngster; (1) Nursing Tabby; (1) Gray Saddle-Back; (1) Black Father.
05/19/04: (2) Siamese; (1) Siamese Youngster; (3) Black Youngsters; (1) Tabby Mom; (1) Gray Saddle Back. 05/22/04: (1) Siamese; (1) Siamese Youngster; (1) Black Youngster. Searched but did not find kitten nest.
05/24/04: (1) Siamese; (1) Siamese Youngster; (2) Black Youngsters.
05/26/04: (1) Siamese; (1) Siamese Youngster; (2) Black Youngsters.
05/30/04: (1) Siamese Youngster; (2) Black Youngsters.
06/01/04 The two newborn kittens from 04/14/04 are brought out for the first time.
06/01/04: (1) Siamese; (1) Siamese Youngster; Mommy tabby; Gray/White.

ALADDIN's CAFE, 05/16/04 Tortoise Shell is first appearance since 04/11/04.

NORTH POINT BLVD Wendy Strickland visits daily. Mary Sullivan is working with the McDonald's cats.

ANNAPOLIS JUNCTION 04/08/04 Female received Our Vet Care at Academy Animal Hospital.
Released on 04/11/04 and hasn't appeared since.