flygirl1 0 #26 August 25, 2007 Good. Sound's like she's OK. Did the vet tell you how long to use the collar? It shouldn't take long for the incision to heal enough to be mechanically strong enough for licking. I have never heard of a cone collar being recommended after a spay job before. Re: spay/neuter, I have access to some coupons intended for that purpose. Spay/neuter will be pretty much free. The vet said to keep it on her as long as possible. Unfortunately that was only a minuet after we pulled out of the parking lot I think they wanted me to keep it on her cause she only has internal stitches and some sort of glue on the outer skin maybe ? Not sure really why so long just know that they told me to do it. I have been keeping a really close eye on her and she hasn't been licking so I'm happy about that. That's good to here about the kittys. I'm so glad you're doing that for them. They are the lucky onesIf every body would just spay or neuter their pets and not just dump them at the side of the curb when they didn't want them any more there wouldn't be such a large homeless pet problemFly like a girl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1969912 0 #27 August 25, 2007 Quote Good. Sound's like she's OK. Did the vet tell you how long to use the collar? It shouldn't take long for the incision to heal enough to be mechanically strong enough for licking. I have never heard of a cone collar being recommended after a spay job before. Re: spay/neuter, I have access to some coupons intended for that purpose. Spay/neuter will be pretty much free. That's good to here about the kittys. I'm so glad you're doing that for them. They are the lucky onesIf every body would just spay or neuter their pets and not just dump them at the side of the curb when they didn't want them any more there wouldn't be such a large homeless pet problemI live reallly close to Wash. State. U. and there are a lot of students living nearby. Many students probably get cats, and when the school year is done, just abandon them. When I was attending Cal Poly, it seemed like the campus and city was a cat sanctuary, probably due to students dumping pets. There are far fewer "homeless" cats in evidence up here, though, likely due to deaths during the ass-cold winters here. Can't remember if I posted about it here, or just through PM's with Michele, but last winter the mama cat, an unrelated kitten, and a male adult cat showed up on my porch starving to death in the middle of a snowstorm. I fed them and made a cat house out of cardboard boxes with electric heat. I was able to find a home for the kitten "Once we got to the point where twenty/something's needed a place on the corner that changed the oil in their cars we were doomed . . ." -NickDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tetra316 0 #28 August 25, 2007 I would rather see someone take them to a shelter. Sure the free shelters are probably going to euthanize them if no one adopts them in a couple days but that is MUCH better than letting them starve/freeze to death spreading disease and having kittens while they are dying. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flygirl1 0 #29 August 25, 2007 I live reallly close to Wash. State. U. and there are a lot of students living nearby. Many students probably get cats, and when the school year is done, just abandon them. When I was attending Cal Poly, it seemed like the campus and city was a cat sanctuary, probably due to students dumping pets. There are far fewer "homeless" cats in evidence up here, though, likely due to deaths during the ass-cold winters here. Quote It's sad that so many people are so irresponsibly with there pets I mean how hard is it to find your pet a good home if you cant take them with you. At the very least take them to a shelter. Come on people If you have pets PLEASE spay or neuter them!!! Don't let them run around reproducing. It is the animal that looses in the end If you can afford to own pets you can afford to fix them (1969912 this is not directed at you I know you are doing what you can to help those kitties) Quote Can't remember if I posted about it here, or just through PM's with Michele, but last winter the mama cat, an unrelated kitten, and a male adult cat showed up on my porch starving to death in the middle of a snowstorm. I fed them and made a cat house out of cardboard boxes with electric heat. I was able to find a home for the kitten It's a tough situation. In my opinion you are doing the right thing. I would have done it too. I think the important thing now is to get the mom and kittens spayed or neutered so the cycle will end. It would be really sad if the few kitties turned in to a huge group of kitties. If they keep having kittens it will get ulgly real fast. They should also be tested for Feline leukemia virus (FeLV), feline aids (FVI) and rabies and humanely put down if they they are infected so they don't spread it (FeLV and FVI cant spread it to people just other cats) or die a slow painful death. If you can find a feral cat rescue group in your area they may be able to find them an appropriate home Especially if you think they wont make it through the winter. We adopted several feral cats at my old horse barn to keep the rats and mice out of the horses feed room. In return we built a shelter for the cats and fed and watered them. A few of them even got tame enough where they would come up and sniff my fingers. If you cant find a good rescue group you could ask around the neighborhood before you leave to see if anyone else can look after them. If not at least you gave them a chance at life and I think that is a good thingFly like a girl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brianfry713 0 #30 August 25, 2007 meow. Meow. MEOW. MEOW! Did you try giving Katana a bath? I'm sure that will calm her down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
