Comments on: Saudi Street Cats…Revisited

By: Saudi Arabia: The Prince Who Loved my Cats for Love « American Bedu

Saudi Arabia: The Prince Who Loved my Cats for Love « American Bedu — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:06:21 +0000

[...] love their pets, he or she will have little interest or notice in pets. In Saudi Arabia the Saudi street cats abound. They are typically referred to as Street Rats due to their high numbers and sickly [...]

By: American Bedu

American Bedu — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:33:41 +0000

There are so many feral cat colonies in Saudi. Thankfully there is also Saudi Paws which does such a wonderful job in spaying/neutering and finding homes for them.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:00:37 +0000

Very interesting. I have “adopted” 3 street cats. Two were very young when I got them- one much older. One has become completely domesticated, her brother is essentially wild at heart- but also loves us. And I’ve told the kids to be very careful and never try to force him, and to learn his moods. He is easily overstimulated and you can tell when he’s had enough- and you must respect it. The third, is very scared and hard to even touch, though she spends much of her day looking in the window.

They’ve all had their shots- and they’ve all been neutered. I do have an occasional stray female try to drive them out of the the territory- but I trap them and release them in another dumpster community. It can actually be very complicated to adopt a feral cat when there is a feral colony living on the other side of your wall.

By: Saudi Medical Care – Be Your Own Best Advocate « American Bedu

Saudi Medical Care – Be Your Own Best Advocate « American Bedu — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:07:54 +0000

[...] is widely available. I had the luck (or misfortune?) of requiring several operations and other treatments in Saudi Arabia. However the point of this post is to remind everyone to be their own advocate [...]

By: Once Again – Encounter with Riyadh Street Cat « American Bedu

Once Again – Encounter with Riyadh Street Cat « American Bedu — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 02:07:13 +0000

[...] given my last experience with a Saudi street cat, I had no desire for a repeat and spending more time in the hospital. I called my trusty vet, Dr. Majed and asked his advice on how to safely remove this kitty [...]

By: American Bedu

American Bedu — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:58:19 +0000

I would not say I am afraid of street cats now but am indeed very cautious!

By: Molly

Molly — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:53:09 +0000

Umm Adam- oh I forgot that hadeeth, you’re right! It makes me sick to think about, how could anyone do that?

You poor thing, and its sad that you’re afraid to pet them now. life’s lessons are hard sometimes.

By: American Bedu

American Bedu — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:57:11 +0000

Thanks for sharing Molly. I couldn’t believe the cat put me in the hospital for 6 days either! To make matters worse, both my arms ended up pretty much disabled while I was in. The “cat bite arm” was in a cast and the “good arm” received all the IV’s!

By: ummadam

ummadam — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:38:34 +0000

Molly, thanks for the correcvtion! I mixed up two hadeeth. The Cat Woman is actually going to the hell fire for mistreating a cat! Ya know the one where she locked a cat away and didn’t feed it. Same concept. Jazakallahu khayr.

By: Molly

Molly — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:52:46 +0000

When I adopted my dear Zuzu last month my mom (the NP) immediately had me write down what meds and doses to take should she (zuzu) ever bite me. That very morning she had seen a patient who, within 12 hours of getting bit on her wrist by her housecat, had track marks up her arm almost to her armpit. You do not mess with cat bites. And also mind you that this is in the United States so its not about street/indoor or third world/developed nation cats.

I’m glad you’re ok, I can’t believe that you had to spend 6 days (!!!) in the hospital for it though.

I just wanted to make a correction though. The story of the prostitute involved her giving water to a thirsty dog. I’m not being nit-picky, I just like to point out that despite Muslims’ overall disgust of dogs we are rewarded for treating them well.

I try to remind myself of that everytime the pack of 10 stray dogs in my neighborhood start a barking/howling fest at 4 AM.