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Advice Regarding "Feral" Cat
Hi everyone. I am hoping someone here can give me some advice. A couple of
months ago a beautiful kitten showed up in our backyard (I live in a three apartment house). He is extremely cuddly and runs right up to you for love so he obviously belonged to someone at some point. Another kitten showed up at a neighbor's house around the same time, and is the same age, so the only thing we can think is that someone's cat had a litter and they dumped the litter off in the area being that he is human friendly. Every night I come home from work and he waits for me in the back and we cuddle for a bit, I cry my eyes out because I cannot take him in as I have two cats of my own and am worried about disease, and I put him down and come in. Now tonight, I come home and when I was holding him I noticed that he seems to have an eye infection. I am thinking of taking him to the vet on Saturday because of this but is there anything I can do in the meantime? Also, I assume the vet will give me drops to give him, but I am worried that once he realizes that he is going to get drops, he is going to stop coming around at night. Please give me some advice on this as I am going out of mind thinking of this poor little guy out there. I cannot take him to a shelter as the family downstairs has somewhat "adopted" him in that they feed him and let him in at night to sleep and their kids are attached to him but I know that they will not take him to the vet. -- Message posted via http://www.catkb.com |
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He is not a feral cat. Feral cats are wild. I would take him to the vet and
also see if you can get the kitten adopted. The neighbor hasn't really adopted him. You can always keep him in a bathroom before he gets clearance from the vet for health issues. Gail "MoMo via CatKB.com" u27647@uwe wrote in message news:6ee57ec3a8c0f@uwe... Hi everyone. I am hoping someone here can give me some advice. A couple of months ago a beautiful kitten showed up in our backyard (I live in a three apartment house). He is extremely cuddly and runs right up to you for love so he obviously belonged to someone at some point. Another kitten showed up at a neighbor's house around the same time, and is the same age, so the only thing we can think is that someone's cat had a litter and they dumped the litter off in the area being that he is human friendly. Every night I come home from work and he waits for me in the back and we cuddle for a bit, I cry my eyes out because I cannot take him in as I have two cats of my own and am worried about disease, and I put him down and come in. Now tonight, I come home and when I was holding him I noticed that he seems to have an eye infection. I am thinking of taking him to the vet on Saturday because of this but is there anything I can do in the meantime? Also, I assume the vet will give me drops to give him, but I am worried that once he realizes that he is going to get drops, he is going to stop coming around at night. Please give me some advice on this as I am going out of mind thinking of this poor little guy out there. I cannot take him to a shelter as the family downstairs has somewhat "adopted" him in that they feed him and let him in at night to sleep and their kids are attached to him but I know that they will not take him to the vet. -- Message posted via http://www.catkb.com |
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That is what I was thinking of doing, locking him in an extra bedroom, but
won't that drive my other cats crazy? I have to put them first although that is becoming harder and harder. I am trying to find a home for him right now on my own. How long does it take to get results back from the vet as far as him having leukemia? Gail wrote: He is not a feral cat. Feral cats are wild. I would take him to the vet and also see if you can get the kitten adopted. The neighbor hasn't really adopted him. You can always keep him in a bathroom before he gets clearance from the vet for health issues. Gail Hi everyone. I am hoping someone here can give me some advice. A couple of [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] will not take him to the vet. -- Message posted via http://www.catkb.com |
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A few days to get results from the vet. Your other cats will be OK. They
will be curious as to who is in the bathroom, but they will be OK. This kitten deserves a chance for a good home and you are terrific to care. Gail "MoMo via CatKB.com" u27647@uwe wrote in message news:6ee5be358967f@uwe... That is what I was thinking of doing, locking him in an extra bedroom, but won't that drive my other cats crazy? I have to put them first although that is becoming harder and harder. I am trying to find a home for him right now on my own. How long does it take to get results back from the vet as far as him having leukemia? Gail wrote: He is not a feral cat. Feral cats are wild. I would take him to the vet and also see if you can get the kitten adopted. The neighbor hasn't really adopted him. You can always keep him in a bathroom before he gets clearance from the vet for health issues. Gail Hi everyone. I am hoping someone here can give me some advice. A couple of [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] will not take him to the vet. -- Message posted via http://www.catkb.com |
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Thank you Gail! I will go outside and find him.
Gail wrote: A few days to get results from the vet. Your other cats will be OK. They will be curious as to who is in the bathroom, but they will be OK. This kitten deserves a chance for a good home and you are terrific to care. Gail That is what I was thinking of doing, locking him in an extra bedroom, but won't that drive my other cats crazy? I have to put them first although [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] will not take him to the vet. -- Message posted via http://www.catkb.com |
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On 9 Mar, 00:29, "Gail" wrote:
A few days to get results from the vet. Your other cats will be OK. They will be curious as to who is in the bathroom, but they will be OK. This kitten deserves a chance for a good home and you are terrific to care. Gail "MoMo via CatKB.com" u27647@uwe wrote in messagenews:6ee5be358967f@uwe... That is what I was thinking of doing, locking him in an extra bedroom, but won't that drive my other cats crazy? I have to put them first although that is becoming harder and harder. I am trying to find a home for him right now on my own. How long does it take to get results back from the vet as far as him having leukemia? Gail wrote: He is not a feral cat. Feral cats are wild. I would take him to the vet and also see if you can get the kitten adopted. The neighbor hasn't really adopted him. You can always keep him in a bathroom before he gets clearance from the vet for health issues. Gail Hi everyone. I am hoping someone here can give me some advice. A couple of [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] will not take him to the vet. -- Message posted viahttp://www.catkb.com- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - It is such a nice feeling when you hear that someone cares about a kitty enough to bother taking them to the vet surgery, even though the cat doesn't belong to them. I don't see a problem with putting him into isolation anywhere in your house, just until you get the results back. Thank you for caring enough to bother to do that for him. There are just so many people these days that would prefer to cross the road than even look at the poor little mite The dream scenario would be that you find out that he is a healthy perfect puss cat.. If this is not the case, then perhaps you might have to think about who can take him.. Is it not possible for you to have him, assuming that all the tests come back clear? If not, are there any no kill policy shelters in your area? I don't know what to advise you if you are in the USA..? Over in the UK, you could have taken him on to the Cat Protection League, who would have hung on to him until the most worthy slave came along to love him... Best of Luck for Saturday, & please do let us know how you got on..? Thank you! S;o) |
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Keep us posted. He sounds like a little love bug.
Gail "MoMo via CatKB.com" u27647@uwe wrote in message news:6ee5d3f11b01f@uwe... Thank you Gail! I will go outside and find him. Gail wrote: A few days to get results from the vet. Your other cats will be OK. They will be curious as to who is in the bathroom, but they will be OK. This kitten deserves a chance for a good home and you are terrific to care. Gail That is what I was thinking of doing, locking him in an extra bedroom, but won't that drive my other cats crazy? I have to put them first although [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] will not take him to the vet. -- Message posted via http://www.catkb.com |
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On 9 Mar, 00:37, "MoMo via CatKB.com" u27647@uwe wrote:
Thank you Gail! I will go outside and find him. Gail wrote: A few days to get results from the vet. Your other cats will be OK. They will be curious as to who is in the bathroom, but they will be OK. This kitten deserves a chance for a good home and you are terrific to care. Gail That is what I was thinking of doing, locking him in an extra bedroom, but won't that drive my other cats crazy? I have to put them first although [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] will not take him to the vet. -- Message posted viahttp://www.catkb.com yes please try to help him, get him , keep him in a room by himself, your cats will not go mad or have nervous breakdowns just by him being there for a few days, more important you help this little fellow. one thing i have worked out from having to pill 2 separate cats twice a day (present cat jessie and last cat jasper, both hyperthyroid) wa sthat if you give them a treat or particular favoured bit of food directly after the pillor treament then they start to associate the treament with the treat and expect it afterwards and so pilling does not seem so bad. It is as though i ahve conditioned jessie to link the pill with an imminent treat now and she went from being outerageously wild to very easy to medicate now. it may work, i may not, you certainly have to be consistent with always giving a treat after the pill or drops, and talk gently to the kitten while you are doing it. After you have given him the drops continue to hold him and stroke and talk to him until he calms down and then let him go so you part on good terms as it were. best of luck with him and keep us posted, maybe your 2 cats will accept him and he can become part of the family bookie |
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"MoMo via CatKB.com" u27647@uwe wrote in message news:6ee5be358967f@uwe... That is what I was thinking of doing, locking him in an extra bedroom, but won't that drive my other cats crazy? I have to put them first although that is becoming harder and harder. I am trying to find a home for him right now on my own. How long does it take to get results back from the vet as far as him having leukemia? ------------ When I had Tux tested, it only took about a half hour to get the results. But the rub is that if the cat has been exposed to leukemia recently (say, less than two months ago), his body may not have formed the telltale antibodies yet, which would render a positive test result. Tux came from a rescue group who had him tested right away. Then, he had been in a foster home for several months. When I had him tested, it was the second test (several months after the first test). If I were you, I would have the cat tested. If the results are negative, he is probably okay, but you do have to weigh the relative risk of what do you think is the possibility that he had a cat fight with a leukemia-positive cat within the last two months. The risk to your own cats is also considerably less if they are vaccinated against feline leukemia. The vaccination renders 80% protection. Also, even unvaccinated adult cats are much less vulnerable to acquiring the virus (if exposed to a leukemia-positive cat) than kittens. Good luck. Best regards, ---Cindy S. Gail wrote: He is not a feral cat. Feral cats are wild. I would take him to the vet and also see if you can get the kitten adopted. The neighbor hasn't really adopted him. You can always keep him in a bathroom before he gets clearance from the vet for health issues. Gail Hi everyone. I am hoping someone here can give me some advice. A couple of [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] will not take him to the vet. -- Message posted via http://www.catkb.com |
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Being a kitten - he may just have an upper respiratory infection that
could be remedied by antibiotics. Go to the vet!!! On Mar 8, 8:00�pm, "cindys" wrote: "MoMo via CatKB.com" u27647@uwe wrote in messagenews:6ee5be358967f@uwe.... That is what I was thinking of doing, locking him in an extra bedroom, but won't that drive my other cats crazy? *I have to put them first although that is becoming harder and harder. *I am trying to find a home for him right now on my own. *How long does it take to get results back from the vet as far as him having leukemia? ------------ When I had Tux tested, it only took about a half hour to get the results. But the rub is that if the cat has been exposed to leukemia recently (say, less than two months ago), his body may not have formed the telltale antibodies yet, which would render a positive test result. Tux came from a rescue group who had him tested right away. Then, he had been in a foster home for several months. When I had him tested, it was the second test (several months after the first test). If I were you, I would have the cat tested. If the results are negative, he is probably okay, but you do have to weigh the relative risk of what do you think is the possibility that he had a cat fight with a leukemia-positive cat within the last two months. The risk to your own cats is also considerably less if they are vaccinated against feline leukemia. The vaccination renders 80% protection. Also, even unvaccinated adult cats are much less vulnerable to acquiring the virus (if exposed to a leukemia-positive cat) than kittens. Good luck. Best regards, ---Cindy S. Gail wrote: He is not a feral cat. Feral cats are wild. I would take him to the vet and also see if you can get the kitten adopted. The neighbor hasn't really adopted him. You can always keep him in a bathroom before he gets clearance from the vet for health issues. Gail Hi everyone. *I am hoping someone here can give me some advice. *A couple of [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] will not take him to the vet. -- Message posted viahttp://www.catkb.com- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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