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gone. :o(
It turns out that my fosters had an upper respiratory infection- so, today I
had to turn them over to the SPCA to get put down. If treated, it could have been a total cure or someone could have a sickly cat for the rest of their lives. RIP Idwal- light ginger male, all 4s stuck in the food bowl RIP Anwen- blue, loved to be cuddled while everyone was asleep RIP Branwyn- torti female, was a mess with her food RIP Cadfael- champagne male, ate like a gentleman RIP Llew- dark ginger male, loved to climb the curtains in the kitchen They're with their mum now. They were very much loved while they were with me and they will never be forgotten. *cries some more* Aphrodite's Cat --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.522 / Virus Database: 320 - Release Date: 10/7/2003 |
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It turns out that my fosters had an upper respiratory infection- so, today I
had to turn them over to the SPCA to get put down. If treated, it could have been a total cure or someone could have a sickly cat for the rest of their lives. I don't understand. They just needed antibiotics. All of my fosters cats and kittens had URI. I just gave them clavamox and they were all fine in a few days. None were sickly forever. Am I missing something here? |
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"Mary" wrote in message ... It turns out that my fosters had an upper respiratory infection- so, today I had to turn them over to the SPCA to get put down. If treated, it could have been a total cure or someone could have a sickly cat for the rest of their lives. I don't understand. They just needed antibiotics. All of my fosters cats and kittens had URI. I just gave them clavamox and they were all fine in a few days. None were sickly forever. Am I missing something here? I am wondering the same thing. It doesn't make sense to have a policy to automatically euthanize when they have a foster home with someone who loves them and is willing to provide care. Why don't they at least give the kittens a chance? MaryL (take out the litter to reply) |
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For them, it would be like having a perpetual cold, possibly thousands of
dollars in vet visits over the course of their lives and of course, they could be potential carriers, causing a spiral of sickness among other cats in the shelters and in homes. I trust the vets' advice and I also trust the SPCA inspector's advice. Besides, they weren't mine to decide on to begin with. We were fostering them for an animal control officer. They were rightly his. He made the decision. We have to live with it. I don't have the money to put 5 kittens on antibiotics, as well as my other 2 if they contracted it. The SPCA doesn't have the money to do it either. It wasn't my decision and I'm not going to torture myself with the notion of "what if they were mine". I stand by the decision of the SPCA. I also stand by my own principles of not fostering any more kittens. I can not emotionally cope with the loss or potential loss. -- Aphrodite's Cat ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ If I become an evil Overlord Rule # 64: I will see a competent psychiatrist and get cured of all extremely unusual phobias and bizarre compulsive habits which could prove to be a disadvantage. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "Mary" wrote in message ... It turns out that my fosters had an upper respiratory infection- so, today I had to turn them over to the SPCA to get put down. If treated, it could have been a total cure or someone could have a sickly cat for the rest of their lives. I don't understand. They just needed antibiotics. All of my fosters cats and kittens had URI. I just gave them clavamox and they were all fine in a few days. None were sickly forever. Am I missing something here? --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.522 / Virus Database: 320 - Release Date: 10/7/2003 |
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"Aphrodite's Cat" wrote in message ... For them, it would be like having a perpetual cold, possibly thousands of dollars in vet visits over the course of their lives and of course, they could be potential carriers, causing a spiral of sickness among other cats in the shelters and in homes. I trust the vets' advice and I also trust the SPCA inspector's advice. Besides, they weren't mine to decide on to begin with. We were fostering them for an animal control officer. They were rightly his. He made the decision. We have to live with it. I stand by the decision of the SPCA. I also stand by my own principles of not fostering any more kittens. I can not emotionally cope with the loss or potential loss. -- Aphrodite's Cat I still question the SPCA's decision unless there is something here that I don't know. However, you are not in a position to make the decision -- and you have my sincere condolences. It must be incredibly painful to be placed in a position where you must relinquish your charges in that way. As you said, don't torture yourself. MaryL (take out the litter to reply) |
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Aphrodite's Cat composed with style: I stand by the decision of the SPCA. I also stand by my own principles of not fostering any more kittens. I can not emotionally cope with the loss or potential loss. I'm very sorry you lost the kittens. Bless you for trying and this is one of the things our local SPCA tells new fosterers: That kittens do die. They are fragile and they are always exposed to many bugs and bacteria when they are either at the shelter or at clinics being vetted. Our SPCA has similar policies about euthanizing kittens, though they usually give them more of a chance but know you did what you could do and if you can't handle it, bless you for acknowledging that in the beginning. I am not sure I could foster sick kittens, either. I had to "kennel" for 60 cats one long weekend in the summer and it broke my heart how many were sick and those that didn't make it. Purrs to you for loving them. Rescue groups have different policies based on how many resources and volunteers are available to help. How about fostering the older ones? |
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He made the
decision. We have to live with it. I don't have the money to put 5 kittens on antibiotics, as well as my other 2 if they contracted it. The SPCA doesn't have the money to do it either. I buy clavamox for $6 a bottle. That's all it would have taken. I don't believe this is a real post. Every cat I've ever gotten from a shelter had upper respiratory infections which is easily cured with antibiotics in a few days. They aren't sick for life. Either the cats had something else like FLV, FIV, or this post isn't real. If someone couldn't afford $6 for antibiotics, they couldn't afford catfood or litter. If someone is fostering for the ASPCA, I'd think they'd give the people some antibiotics for free. |
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Aphrodite's Cat wrote:
For them, it would be like having a perpetual cold, possibly thousands of dollars in vet visits over the course of their lives and of course, they could be potential carriers, causing a spiral of sickness among other cats in the shelters and in homes. This is ridiculous. One box of Clavamox, enough to treat four kittens for seven days, costs around $5.00. The only upper respiratory infection that can last a life time and cause cats to be longterm carriers is herpes and even this is manageable. I can't believe any SPCA that is so cavalier about euthanizing treatable animals can find anyone willing to foster. |
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If you think my pain at giving these kittens over to be euthanased is a
joke, then f*ck off. Fact is that the kittens didn't even belong to the SPCA- and no it's NOT the ASPCA, it's the RSPCA. I don't live in the States. We were fostering them for a family who wasn't able to care for them because of their jobs. He couldn't pay for the antibiotics because things are a bit more expensive over here than the "everything costs $1" USA. NNTR, I'm unsubbing to usenet where there aren't as many stupid people who want to save all the cutsie animals. I live in a world where nothing's fair. This wasn't fair. I'm going to deal with it. I'm sorry that you can't. -- Aphrodite's Cat. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "Silly customer, you cannot hurt a twinkie!" -Apu ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "Mary" wrote in message ... He made the decision. We have to live with it. I don't have the money to put 5 kittens on antibiotics, as well as my other 2 if they contracted it. The SPCA doesn't have the money to do it either. I buy clavamox for $6 a bottle. That's all it would have taken. I don't believe this is a real post. Every cat I've ever gotten from a shelter had upper respiratory infections which is easily cured with antibiotics in a few days. They aren't sick for life. Either the cats had something else like FLV, FIV, or this post isn't real. If someone couldn't afford $6 for antibiotics, they couldn't afford catfood or litter. If someone is fostering for the ASPCA, I'd think they'd give the people some antibiotics for free. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.522 / Virus Database: 320 - Release Date: 9/30/2003 |
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Very well said!
"Aphrodite's Cat" wrote in message ... If you think my pain at giving these kittens over to be euthanased is a joke, then f*ck off. Fact is that the kittens didn't even belong to the SPCA- and no it's NOT the ASPCA, it's the RSPCA. I don't live in the States. We were fostering them for a family who wasn't able to care for them because of their jobs. He couldn't pay for the antibiotics because things are a bit more expensive over here than the "everything costs $1" USA. NNTR, I'm unsubbing to usenet where there aren't as many stupid people who want to save all the cutsie animals. I live in a world where nothing's fair. This wasn't fair. I'm going to deal with it. I'm sorry that you can't. -- Aphrodite's Cat. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "Silly customer, you cannot hurt a twinkie!" -Apu ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ "Mary" wrote in message ... He made the decision. We have to live with it. I don't have the money to put 5 kittens on antibiotics, as well as my other 2 if they contracted it. The SPCA doesn't have the money to do it either. I buy clavamox for $6 a bottle. That's all it would have taken. I don't believe this is a real post. Every cat I've ever gotten from a shelter had upper respiratory infections which is easily cured with antibiotics in a few days. They aren't sick for life. Either the cats had something else like FLV, FIV, or this post isn't real. If someone couldn't afford $6 for antibiotics, they couldn't afford catfood or litter. If someone is fostering for the ASPCA, I'd think they'd give the people some antibiotics for free. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.522 / Virus Database: 320 - Release Date: 9/30/2003 |
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