Riverrose28
Well-Known Member
I really don't understand why people think their pets are disposable. Over the years I have rescued so many and spent thousands of dollars on vet bills for them. Now that I'm retired and living month to month on a small amount I just can no longer afford all of this. Two years ago someone threw, yes threw two kittens out of their car into the road. This is common aroung here in the boonies, one female had road rash so bad there were maggots in her body. Sorry to be so graphic, she had to be put down, I took both to the vet. The male was salvagable but had ear mites, worms, and needed shots, all at my expense. This isn't the first time, two I took off the road werent' even old enough to be weaned, had to bottle feed, one male I spent $950 on to make like a female becuase of blockage, and it was obvious someone dropped him off because he was tame. The yr. later I had to put him down, becuase he got worse. I've got three dogs here now, that are nice, but dump offs, and still have the male that I found in the road two years ago, not nuetured, simply because I can't afford it, but at least he is friendly, and pretty much stays in the barn. Now someone has dumped off a female that is totaly wild. If she sees me she heads for the hills. She will come into the tack room and eat the other cats food, but doesn't want anything to do with humans. I don't know if she's had any shots, and I don't think she is spayed becuase yesterday I heard her howling like they do when looking for a male.
There used to be an orgainzation around here called the lucky ones, I could call and they would bring out a trap, catch the cat, then spay or nueture, then rerelease, but they went out of business due to lack of donations. I called the local animal control and they said they would bring a trap then take her in and put her to sleep since she is feral.
should I do that? I would hate to think I caused her to be put down, but then again, can't think of having hundreds of feral cats running around with rabies so prevalent. Help!
There used to be an orgainzation around here called the lucky ones, I could call and they would bring out a trap, catch the cat, then spay or nueture, then rerelease, but they went out of business due to lack of donations. I called the local animal control and they said they would bring a trap then take her in and put her to sleep since she is feral.
should I do that? I would hate to think I caused her to be put down, but then again, can't think of having hundreds of feral cats running around with rabies so prevalent. Help!