How long to keep a spayed (stray) cat indoors?
alisande
12 years ago
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Comments (5)You'll need to do Rabies vaccine at least to make sure she's current on that since it can't be proven that she's up to date on that. Follow the recommendation of your vet about the other vaccines. I'd do a FeLV and FIV test too, just to be on the safe side, especially if you have other cats. She most likely is spayed, since she hasn't been in heat or pregnant yet. But spring will tell for sure! As far as keeping her, make sure you follow all the legal requirements in your area about taking in strays. Here in Durham, I have to let the shelter have them for the required 5 days, so the owner has a chance to reclaim them. Whenever I drop off strays at the shelter, I just fill out the adoption papers for them. Not that I need another pet, but I'd at least foster them until I could find a home if they were not claimed. And I wouldn't worry too much about other people claiming her. I've taken 3 unaltered purebred dogs and 1 unaltered mutt (but gorgeous)to the shelter, and none of them were claimed. I doubt anyone would even notice she's gone. As long as you follow the letter of the law, there isn't anything anyone can do once you adopt her. Which I certainly recommend!...See Morestray cat pooping under my bed
Comments (12)MR lives in the Philippines so I assume his home is open to the outdoors, as are a lot of homes in Hawaii. Your rhinitis is probably reacting to the disinfectant and bleach more than to the cat coming being there. Are you allergic to cats? If it's available, buy an enzyme product made for removing cat poop/pee odors....usually found at pet stores. Bleach, etc. has little effect on such odors if you're dealing with a carpet type flooring. Try feeding the stray and make it your friend instead of killing it....See MoreResponsibility and stray cats
Comments (19)The AC officer just left here... seemed to be annoyed that he was sent. Anyway, he talked to the couple and they claim they don't have the cat and haven't seen it. He said he could see inside the house and saw several cats but none that looked like Angel. My daughter is still adamant that Angel was in the cage outside yesterday. There hasn't been not one call from anyone concerning Angel. One boy did say yesterday that he might have seen her Tuesday. He lives on the street behind me, 3 houses down, kind of catty cornered to the people with the cat cages. But, I'm honestly beginning to believe the people don't have her, and if she had been caged as DD says, they released her. Can't see how they are keeping her in the house because I know how she is when she wants out and I'm busy and don't let her out that exact moment that she's ready. I just can't imagine them keeping her locked in a room. What would be the purpose? Who's going to deal with a yowling cat and let it tear up their door, carpet or flooring as it tries to dig out? And why would they do that after all this time? Just doesn't seem reasonable. My neighbor is positive the cat is there, just because he believes my daughter. He is outside right now sewing together some long black netting. I think it might be fishing nets. Somehow he is going to attach it to the inside of our fencing so Angel can't climb out. We're talking a good 800 ft at least! Don't know if he has enough netting or not... it's great big piles of the stuff so I don't know. And he might just be wasting his time. But, he's retired and always keeping busy with something. So I guess I will go and let him know what AC said....See MoreStray cat
Comments (21)Craig's List - not trying to be mean and contradict - just be careful with it. A girl volunteering with us took it upon herself to adopt two kittens out to some guy through Craig's list. The next day, the kittens were gone - the kittens were too young to be adopted and were not S/N, so we went to get them back!- and the guy would not say what happened to them (he said they both escaped overnight). Animal Services investigators came out to talk to him but there was not much that could be done... People also get small kittens through Craig List as snake food Ward of caution But there are just as many happy stories, and plenty of wonderful people adopting through CL...Two of my good friends, who adore their cats and take such good care of them, got their kittens through CL... Marita, thank you...The tripod, Bruno, never left :] I could not let him go. After getting him through recovery, I knew he found a home A friend of mine and I were trapping feral cats for Spay/Neuter in one apartment complex...And here was Bruno, feral cat, limping. We trapped him and the next day the vet at the Spay Clinic called me and asked me what to do with him. Once under anesthesia, the doctor examined the leg - Bruno's leg was broken in a few places beyond repair, and the injury was old. The vet also believed the cat was in pain. Since he was feral, living outside was not an option on three legs... When I was trapping him, I felt so bad for him all scared in the cage, and obviously in pain. I kept telling him he would be alright... And that is what I told the vet. I could not bring myself to authorize euthanasia after telling the poor thing - I know he would not know - that he would be Ok. So, I told the vet I would figure something out...We scheduled the surgery, the word got out, and a very wonderful person donated towards his surgery... After the surgery, Bruno was recovering in a boarding cage...And he started talking to me, and would get so excited over wet food (he still does!) The first few days he cried from pain and I would have to give him pain meds every 6 hours - but as time passed, I was realizing that he was not feral, but rather a stray that lived long enough on the streets to start fearing humans (there is no socializing a feral cat born in the wild at that age) There is no telling what happened -he might have been hit by a car, or hurt by a human:[ Bruno healed up - he was still a bit shy of humans he did not know...but those he knew - he loved them! Belly rubs, please - he wanted them! Lap cat, purr machine - what a change! That is his story - I trapped myself the best cat I could ask for :) He gets around on his three legs just fine - I think he spent a lot of time hopping around, so adjusting to not having a leg seemed quite easy ... Bruno recently saw the Humane Society vet who operated on him - she was quite impressed and took pictures of him for herself...She did say he needs to slow down on eating!...See Moreannzgw
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