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"Popsie's Mom" wrote
To add to my own post before anyone else does, IF I thought Popsie's condition was life threatening or she did NOT "snap out of it" - we would seek Adams Veterinary Clinic fast or go right up the road to the Emergency Animal Hospital. However, it takes lots of hard cold cash that at other times of my life I was not so blessed to be able to have for my pets and they suffered. I was a hard working Mom with children and it was all I could do to feed my kids. All kids need a pet, but, with a pet comes a LOT of responsibility, now that I am older, I am finally finding out. Popsie was spayed when the time was right and shots and wormed and regular visits and flea/tick control on time. SO, do ONLY people who can "afford" to "keep up" a pet have a pet? I can appreciate the double quotation marks around "afford" and "keep up." They are so relative. For my part, I am resigned that I cannot save every cat or dog (healthy or not) in my area. I won't take more than two cats, because the vet bills do mount up, and I am selfish enough that I won't spend all my money saving cats. Also, I think that if I did fill my house with rescue cats. In my area, there would always be more. I also won't spend all my money saving, arguably far more importantly, children dying in Africa. I volunteer a number of hours each week for an animal rescue organization. It's nothing, in the greater scheme of things. The organization seems to be ramping up its efforts but I suspect it's a case of demand (for foster homes for cats and dogs) always exceeding supply. There are just too many people who don't spay/neuter their animals in my area. I think many animal rescue volunteers become saturated, and one by one (with some exceptions) attrit. And nothing or very little really changes. Then--to me--there is the decision about how much to spend on a very sick animal's care. I often think how many young health animals this money could save. Is it better to have 100 cats and dogs enjoy life to the age of seven, or have 20 cats and dogs enjoy life to the age of 14? That sort of calculation that I think honest people will admit is out there and of course is brutal. If so, the very people who NEED pets emotionally probably would never have one - correct? Yes. Leaving the wealthier who often do not care about society's needs and so would promote more euthanization of healthy dogs and cats. I live in a retirement home. We who have a pet MUST do all of the above and the pet must stay inside only. HOWEVER, strays come onto the campus property and have babies and grandbabies and great... and and and. SO, periodically, the cat-catcher does his thing. Miami is over-run with feral or stray or alley cats. Keeps mice down. (more delicate to say mice than rats). Hope all are well today. Take care, Popsie's mom. The wise elderly are the only chance young folks have. |
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On Sun, 09 Jul 2006 09:46:26 -0700, skuddo wrote:
Yesterday my mom found my cat our inside/outside cat sitting by our aprtment in a daze. She could hardly stand or walk strait, and she was twitching/convulsing. We live in san antonio ... In any area where rabies is a possibility, any animal with an unexplained, relatively sudden, nervous system disorder should be taken to a veterinarian It's probably something else - some cats are prone to blood clots that cause paralysis from the site of the clot, back. You might be willing to take the chance that it isn't rabies, but she is an outside cat and other people may have handled her. Using Google, I find that the Humane Society & SPCA of Bexar County (and San Antonio) is open until 7pm tonight (they're closed tomorrow). Why not give them a call and see what they suggest what you might do. http://www.humanesocietyspca.org/ |
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I very much value a post like yours because I get mail all the time for
donations for this or that; churches want tithe and donations; family need help; etc. I've learned to watch out for myself as to my own ESSENTIALS because nobody else will. My Mom and Dad wrote out a tithe check for $100 to a church and had no groceries to eat and were to embarressed to ask for help. So, they tore up the check and prayed about it and bought food. They have a tiny poodle and "Christy" is always taken care of - why? They know she is "human" to them and has to be taken care of. I see posts below this one that do not merit comment. I've been there too. I've had to pawn everything I've owned not for a cat but for my children to have something to eat or for gas for our car for my husband to go to work. I've also sold blood plasma for $15 for something to eat or a little gasoline. You do what you have to do. But all that is not encouraging a lady whose cat is dear to her and is "family" to her and she is scared. She does not need to be blessed out and put down. As for rabies or whatever? I don't know. I can appreciate the double quotation marks around "afford" and "keep up." They are so relative. For my part, I am resigned that I cannot save every cat or dog (healthy or not) in my area. I won't take more than two cats, because the vet bills do mount up, and I am selfish enough that I won't spend all my money saving cats. Also, I think that if I did fill my house with rescue cats. In my area, there would always be more. I also won't spend all my money saving, arguably far more importantly, children dying in Africa. I volunteer a number of hours each week for an animal rescue organization. It's nothing, in the greater scheme of things. The organization seems to be ramping up its efforts but I suspect it's a case of demand (for foster homes for cats and dogs) always exceeding supply. There are just too many people who don't spay/neuter their animals in my area. I think many animal rescue volunteers become saturated, and one by one (with some exceptions) attrit. And nothing or very little really changes. Then--to me--there is the decision about how much to spend on a very sick animal's care. I often think how many young health animals this money could save. Is it better to have 100 cats and dogs enjoy life to the age of seven, or have 20 cats and dogs enjoy life to the age of 14? That sort of calculation that I think honest people will admit is out there and of course is brutal. If so, the very people who NEED pets emotionally probably would never have one - correct? Yes. Leaving the wealthier who often do not care about society's needs and so would promote more euthanization of healthy dogs and cats. I live in a retirement home. We who have a pet MUST do all of the above and the pet must stay inside only. HOWEVER, strays come onto the campus property and have babies and grandbabies and great... and and and. SO, periodically, the cat-catcher does his thing. Miami is over-run with feral or stray or alley cats. Keeps mice down. (more delicate to say mice than rats). Hope all are well today. Take care, Popsie's mom. The wise elderly are the only chance young folks have. |
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"Elle" wrote in message ink.net... wrote wrote: Yesterday my mom found my cat our inside/outside cat sitting by our aprtment in a daze. She could hardly stand or walk strait, and she was twitching/convulsing. We live in san antonio and It was a pretty hot day out, so my mom figured it was just heat stroke (alothough it had never happend befor and there's always plenny of water for her) and we got her to drink water till she wouldnt drink anymore. It's now been more then 12 hours and she's seems almost comletely paralized from the neck down.She doesnt seem to be in any kind of pain, but im sure she must have gotten hold of somesort of toxin, beacause my girlfriend saw her earlyer that morning and said she wasn't walking strait. We haven't taken her to a vet, and due to money we probably won't be able to. Does any one have any idea what might be wrong with her or what we can do? Why the hell isn't this cat at a vet? Out of curiosity: What part of "due to money we probably won't be able to [take her to a vet]" does not make sense to you? How many cats are being euthanized this week at your local shelter because you refused to rescue them? I think you could find a more persuasive tone to help this cat. That's the point, isn't it? Idiot. |
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Candace wrote: It's a dilemma--iis a home that cannot provide vet care better than no home? At least the cat will get fed and have some love in its life. Yes it's far better to have a home even with no vet care, but like you said the OP here, has not stated any efforts to get credit, or some sort of intervention from any vet er facilities. You would think at a minimum the local county/city authorities would direct her to low-cost solution, or offer to come get the cat. Of course the obvious lesson here is DON'T LEAVE A CAT OUTSIDE they left it in the heat all day, this is such a sad story, poor little cat waiting outside the door for the bitches to come home from the mall. I know damn well they ain't that damn broke or ignorant that they couldn't even call the pound to get direction. makes me angry I don't have alot of money laying around either, but it is almost criminal to let an animal suffer and even more ignorant to go public and tell it. PLENTY could have been done from the onset of their discovery, it's cruel and borderline criminal, they are being negligent it was like Yesterday that the cat went limp from the heat. them two need shot with **** then whipped for stinking |
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"cybercat" wrote
"Elle" wrote wrote wrote: Yesterday my mom found my cat our inside/outside cat sitting by our aprtment in a daze. She could hardly stand or walk strait, and she was twitching/convulsing. We live in san antonio and It was a pretty hot day out, so my mom figured it was just heat stroke (alothough it had never happend befor and there's always plenny of water for her) and we got her to drink water till she wouldnt drink anymore. It's now been more then 12 hours and she's seems almost comletely paralized from the neck down.She doesnt seem to be in any kind of pain, but im sure she must have gotten hold of somesort of toxin, beacause my girlfriend saw her earlyer that morning and said she wasn't walking strait. We haven't taken her to a vet, and due to money we probably won't be able to. Does any one have any idea what might be wrong with her or what we can do? Why the hell isn't this cat at a vet? Out of curiosity: What part of "due to money we probably won't be able to [take her to a vet]" does not make sense to you? How many cats are being euthanized this week at your local shelter because you refused to rescue them? I think you could find a more persuasive tone to help this cat. That's the point, isn't it? Idiot. If you can't respond to the questions, then I think that proves my points above. |
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