Two Feral Cats

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Well, I called the animal hospital down the street.They're aware of
this cat and have been unsuccessful trying to catch it. They say the
wound has been getting worse recently. They're not sure who would take
financial responsibilty for this cat if it was turned in. My boss said
he and I could offer to split the cost with the hospital, maybe more,
see what they say. He will be bringing in some mercy traps (he's a
hunter) and we're going to try and catch them. The woman at the
hospital I spoke with is reasonably confident that this is something
treatable, and that the cat could be placed in a no kill shelter to
await adoption, but she cautioned me that she can't be sure of
anything until they have the cat. Updates as they happen.

Wish me luck

I wish all involved luck.

And I fervently hope to hear of a happy ending where this cat gets adopted by
a vet tech who falls hopelessly in love with it.

/ I watch too much TV

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Good luck catching them with the traps. Keep us posted.
Gail
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I did leve some treats in the shelter and they disappeared fairly
quick. Unfortunately, I got my closest look at 'one-eye' last night.
She needs help. Her eye is clearly infected. Not only missing, but
that side of her face is swollen. She isn't crying in pain, and does
cat like things like grooming herself, playing, stalking, etc, but it
has to be hurting her. I will wait to hear from the people I've called
and try not to otherwise interfere to much with their routine. I will
give them some food, but it looks like they are being fed.


Will she come to you if you have food?
If you take her to the vet as a stray, they'll most likely help her, even
if
it's to get in touch with the shelter themselves and work out what to do.
She
needs help ASAP. Many vets are kind-hearted and won't refuse to help a
badly
injured stray cat. Sometimes the techs even adopt them. You never know.
See
if you can entice her into a carrier and bring her in as a foundling.

If it IS infected, she'll likely die without help. Not a nice death,
either.
Cats are so stoic; she's in more pain than she shows.
(our old Tommy, he got his tail crushed in the door and we didn't even
know
until the end fell off - talk about feeling guilty!)

Thank you Kaeli, for your well thought out advice.

Welcome.
Do post a follow-up and let us know how it goes, okay?

Well, I called the animal hospital down the street.They're aware of
this cat and have been unsuccessful trying to catch it. They say the
wound has been getting worse recently. They're not sure who would take
financial responsibilty for this cat if it was turned in. My boss said
he and I could offer to split the cost with the hospital, maybe more,
see what they say. He will be bringing in some mercy traps (he's a
hunter) and we're going to try and catch them. The woman at the
hospital I spoke with is reasonably confident that this is something
treatable, and that the cat could be placed in a no kill shelter to
await adoption, but she cautioned me that she can't be sure of
anything until they have the cat. Updates as they happen.

Wish me luck
(except for Mary who will no doubt curse me)

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Good luck catching them with the traps. Keep us posted.
Gail
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kaeli wrote in message
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enlightened us with...

I did leve some treats in the shelter and they disappeared fairly
quick. Unfortunately, I got my closest look at 'one-eye' last night.
She needs help. Her eye is clearly infected. Not only missing, but
that side of her face is swollen. She isn't crying in pain, and does
cat like things like grooming herself, playing, stalking, etc, but it
has to be hurting her. I will wait to hear from the people I've called
and try not to otherwise interfere to much with their routine. I will
give them some food, but it looks like they are being fed.


Will she come to you if you have food?
If you take her to the vet as a stray, they'll most likely help her, even
if
it's to get in touch with the shelter themselves and work out what to do.
She
needs help ASAP. Many vets are kind-hearted and won't refuse to help a
badly
injured stray cat. Sometimes the techs even adopt them. You never know.
See
if you can entice her into a carrier and bring her in as a foundling.

If it IS infected, she'll likely die without help. Not a nice death,
either.
Cats are so stoic; she's in more pain than she shows.
(our old Tommy, he got his tail crushed in the door and we didn't even
know
until the end fell off - talk about feeling guilty!)

Thank you Kaeli, for your well thought out advice.

Welcome.
Do post a follow-up and let us know how it goes, okay?

Well, I called the animal hospital down the street.They're aware of
this cat and have been unsuccessful trying to catch it. They say the
wound has been getting worse recently. They're not sure who would take
financial responsibilty for this cat if it was turned in. My boss said
he and I could offer to split the cost with the hospital, maybe more,
see what they say. He will be bringing in some mercy traps (he's a
hunter) and we're going to try and catch them. The woman at the
hospital I spoke with is reasonably confident that this is something
treatable, and that the cat could be placed in a no kill shelter to
await adoption, but she cautioned me that she can't be sure of
anything until they have the cat. Updates as they happen.

Wish me luck
(except for Mary who will no doubt curse me)

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Well, I called the animal hospital down the street.They're aware of
this cat and have been unsuccessful trying to catch it. They say the
wound has been getting worse recently. They're not sure who would take
financial responsibilty for this cat if it was turned in. My boss said
he and I could offer to split the cost with the hospital, maybe more,
see what they say. He will be bringing in some mercy traps (he's a
hunter) and we're going to try and catch them. The woman at the
hospital I spoke with is reasonably confident that this is something
treatable, and that the cat could be placed in a no kill shelter to
await adoption, but she cautioned me that she can't be sure of
anything until they have the cat. Updates as they happen.

Wish me luck

I wish all involved luck.

And I fervently hope to hear of a happy ending where this cat gets adopted by
a vet tech who falls hopelessly in love with it.

/ I watch too much TV

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Me too. Friggin Animal Planet Emergency Vets!

BTW - no sign of One Eye since Wednesday

Carl

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Well, I called the animal hospital down the street.They're aware of
this cat and have been unsuccessful trying to catch it. They say the
wound has been getting worse recently. They're not sure who would take
financial responsibilty for this cat if it was turned in. My boss said
he and I could offer to split the cost with the hospital, maybe more,
see what they say. He will be bringing in some mercy traps (he's a
hunter) and we're going to try and catch them. The woman at the
hospital I spoke with is reasonably confident that this is something
treatable, and that the cat could be placed in a no kill shelter to
await adoption, but she cautioned me that she can't be sure of
anything until they have the cat. Updates as they happen.

Wish me luck

I wish all involved luck.

And I fervently hope to hear of a happy ending where this cat gets adopted by
a vet tech who falls hopelessly in love with it.

/ I watch too much TV

--

Me too. Friggin Animal Planet Emergency Vets!

BTW - no sign of One Eye since Wednesday

Carl

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enlightened us with...

Well, I called the animal hospital down the street.They're aware of
this cat and have been unsuccessful trying to catch it. They say the
wound has been getting worse recently. They're not sure who would take
financial responsibilty for this cat if it was turned in. My boss said
he and I could offer to split the cost with the hospital, maybe more,
see what they say. He will be bringing in some mercy traps (he's a
hunter) and we're going to try and catch them. The woman at the
hospital I spoke with is reasonably confident that this is something
treatable, and that the cat could be placed in a no kill shelter to
await adoption, but she cautioned me that she can't be sure of
anything until they have the cat. Updates as they happen.

Wish me luck

I wish all involved luck.

And I fervently hope to hear of a happy ending where this cat gets adopted by
a vet tech who falls hopelessly in love with it.

/ I watch too much TV

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New Update: I got close enough to One-Eye today (about 10 feet) to
take a few pics so I can show the vet. She isn't looking good. I won't
have access to traps til Monday. Anyone with the stomach or heart to
look at these pics can e-mail me but be warned, they are not pretty. I
hope she can lat the weekend. I'll let you know.

Carl

kaeli wrote in message . ..
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enlightened us with...

Well, I called the animal hospital down the street.They're aware of
this cat and have been unsuccessful trying to catch it. They say the
wound has been getting worse recently. They're not sure who would take
financial responsibilty for this cat if it was turned in. My boss said
he and I could offer to split the cost with the hospital, maybe more,
see what they say. He will be bringing in some mercy traps (he's a
hunter) and we're going to try and catch them. The woman at the
hospital I spoke with is reasonably confident that this is something
treatable, and that the cat could be placed in a no kill shelter to
await adoption, but she cautioned me that she can't be sure of
anything until they have the cat. Updates as they happen.

Wish me luck

I wish all involved luck.

And I fervently hope to hear of a happy ending where this cat gets adopted by
a vet tech who falls hopelessly in love with it.

/ I watch too much TV

--

New Update: I got close enough to One-Eye today (about 10 feet) to
take a few pics so I can show the vet. She isn't looking good. I won't
have access to traps til Monday. Anyone with the stomach or heart to
look at these pics can e-mail me but be warned, they are not pretty. I
hope she can lat the weekend. I'll let you know.

Carl

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kaeli wrote in message
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In article ,
enlightened us with...

Well, I called the animal hospital down the street.They're aware of
this cat and have been unsuccessful trying to catch it. They say the
wound has been getting worse recently. They're not sure who would take
financial responsibilty for this cat if it was turned in. My boss said
he and I could offer to split the cost with the hospital, maybe more,
see what they say. He will be bringing in some mercy traps (he's a
hunter) and we're going to try and catch them. The woman at the
hospital I spoke with is reasonably confident that this is something
treatable, and that the cat could be placed in a no kill shelter to
await adoption, but she cautioned me that she can't be sure of
anything until they have the cat. Updates as they happen.

Wish me luck

I wish all involved luck.

And I fervently hope to hear of a happy ending where this cat gets
adopted by
a vet tech who falls hopelessly in love with it.

/ I watch too much TV

--

New Update: I got close enough to One-Eye today (about 10 feet) to
take a few pics so I can show the vet. She isn't looking good. I won't
have access to traps til Monday. Anyone with the stomach or heart to
look at these pics can e-mail me but be warned, they are not pretty. I
hope she can lat the weekend. I'll let you know.

Carl

I think I'll pass on the photos. I'm sure you'll be able to get a few more
once she is dead because you decided to have a long discussion about what to
do rather than doing anything for her.

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kaeli wrote in message
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Well, I called the animal hospital down the street.They're aware of
this cat and have been unsuccessful trying to catch it. They say the
wound has been getting worse recently. They're not sure who would take
financial responsibilty for this cat if it was turned in. My boss said
he and I could offer to split the cost with the hospital, maybe more,
see what they say. He will be bringing in some mercy traps (he's a
hunter) and we're going to try and catch them. The woman at the
hospital I spoke with is reasonably confident that this is something
treatable, and that the cat could be placed in a no kill shelter to
await adoption, but she cautioned me that she can't be sure of
anything until they have the cat. Updates as they happen.

Wish me luck

I wish all involved luck.

And I fervently hope to hear of a happy ending where this cat gets
adopted by
a vet tech who falls hopelessly in love with it.

/ I watch too much TV

--

New Update: I got close enough to One-Eye today (about 10 feet) to
take a few pics so I can show the vet. She isn't looking good. I won't
have access to traps til Monday. Anyone with the stomach or heart to
look at these pics can e-mail me but be warned, they are not pretty. I
hope she can lat the weekend. I'll let you know.

Carl

I think I'll pass on the photos. I'm sure you'll be able to get a few more
once she is dead because you decided to have a long discussion about what to
do rather than doing anything for her.

Good luck catching that poor baby.

Any way you can get a trap this weekend? We have a shelter here who
loans them out with a deposit, which is returned when you return the
trap. Also, feed stores sell them. I got one to catch some kittens -- I
think it was about $50. How about splitting that with the boss too?
Sounds like it's very urgent at this point.

I have all my fingers crossed for that cat. I hate it when they suffer.

Keep us posted.

Rhonda


ceb2 wrote:


Well, I called the animal hospital down the street.They're aware of
this cat and have been unsuccessful trying to catch it. They say the
wound has been getting worse recently. They're not sure who would take
financial responsibilty for this cat if it was turned in. My boss said
he and I could offer to split the cost with the hospital, maybe more,
see what they say. He will be bringing in some mercy traps (he's a
hunter) and we're going to try and catch them. The woman at the
hospital I spoke with is reasonably confident that this is something
treatable, and that the cat could be placed in a no kill shelter to
await adoption, but she cautioned me that she can't be sure of
anything until they have the cat. Updates as they happen.

Wish me luck
(except for Mary who will no doubt curse me)

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