Yeah. You are right! You'll get better care for the tinies that way.
Taylor Scobie Humphrey
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On May 8, 2007, at 1:46 PM, Kelley Saveika wrote:
Nooooo do not put any kittens to sleep because there is a pos test.
1. They may not be pos.
2. I am confused about the original test. It is not common to test a
kitty twice, especially one who was injured and is dying. Was the
kitty tested before death? Really confused about this part.
3. GET ANOTHER VET. This one sounds awful.
On 5/8/07, Deana K. Wagoner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I am new to the list and need some advice. We have a number of
ferals in our neighborhood and there has been an effort to trap/
spay-neuter as many as possible. I have been successful in
turning two of them into great house cats. One was negative and
vaccinated at 6 months of age. She is about 12 months now. The
other kitty is several years old and was spayed, but as far as I
know she wasn't tested. She lived on my patio for a year then
decided to be a house cat. I haven't had her tested yet, but she
is very healthy. I suspect she is a cat that ran off/got lost or
was dumped. She is a Rag Doll and really doesn't act like a true
feral.
Another feral in the neighborhood had a little late last summer.
Before I could capture these guys, one of the females got pregnant
and delivered the litter of kittens on my patio. When the kittens
were a day old, a neighbor's dog attacked the stray mother and got
one of the kittens. The mother cat went up a tree, then took
off. I tried to follow her, with no luck. I watched the kittens
for about four hours, and she never returned. We got some kmr and
feed the 4 remaining kittens, continuing to watch for her to
return. She returned in the middle of the night on Sunday night
in a rain storm, obviously in bad shape. I just happened to look
out when I was up in the middle of the night bottle feeding the
kittens. I took her to the vet as soon they opened yesterday
morning, but she died from the injuries. The vet suggested
testing her for FeLV. (with the comment that if the cat was
positive, you wouldn't want to treat her any way.) The vet
reported there was a negative test, then a second test was
positive. The vet then suggested that all of the kittens be PTS
immediately with the chance that they were positive.
I haven't had cats much for the last 20 years, although I grew up
with cats- all before FeLV was identified – so I am not familiar
with it. Based on what I am reading, there are LOTS of questions
about test results/vaccinating/etc.
We are bottle feeding the kittens and they are growing like crazy,
crawling all over the place and don't appear at all sick. They
were only with their mother just under 24 hours. (born last
Thursday.)
Is this common to just give up on the babies without knowing if
they are positive or not? I would appreciate any advice.
Thanks
Deana
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