An update on the stray cat
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Comments (2)Lion cuts are really expensive! I found that out the hard way. They usually require either IV or general anaesthesia at the vets and post op recovery, just like a medical procedure. It sounds like someone started to care about this cat....See Morequestions about a male stray cat
Comments (28)That is one gorgeous, gorgeous cat....I just read through all your posts and what a blessing, with the two of you coming together.....I have found, the best pets have been the ferals, which at present, have 2 that allow us to live with them...These 2 were trapped at about 5-6 months and are now about 5 years old and have no desire to go outside... Just yesterday, I gave a grand daughter 2 6 month old strays that I had been fostering..They had been dumped on a local door step of the post office and have to be the sweetest, most lovable fur babies you'd ever see....... Ferals get a bad rap, but with love and patience, are the best!...See MoreHow long to keep a spayed (stray) cat indoors?
Comments (13)my cat (dead now) had gone through, being a stray in the middle of winter and then went to the shelter and we got him and he was not neutered so we had to do that and then he was a happy cat until our cat wanted to get out of the house more due to construction and redoing our basement after a flood and his leg got stuck in a fox trap, so he got that amputated and he has had a brother all of the time he has been here as we took in stray kittens but sadly one of them died cause of a head injury. her name was luna but then my other cat who was siblings to luna named Leo had been here for 7 years but he had passed away due to kidney failure and the three-legged cat had died 8 months after the amputation he was hit by a car and after Leo had died we found two older stray kittens who had no microchip and was unspayed and luckily we got them before there first heat. so we had taken them in and their new names are, Baby and Thumbs. baby being a smaller and most likely the runt or the other cat hogged all the food, but they had been underfed but in really good shape for a stray living in an old den of any other animal, no other cats were found and they seemed to have no other family and snow was approaching soon and they had no chip so we kept them. there spaying will be in a few days and they will be maybe able to go back outside as they were strays and now I think once I have a home of my own I think I know what my job will be, most likely a vet or a cat foster. thank you for reading, have a good day....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 Moreschoolhouse_gw
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