tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5481888823138555968.post2359361343928667750..comments2024-01-08T12:36:00.525-06:00Comments on Veterinary Rescuer: Free Kittens...Free Older Kittens...Free Cats...Free Pregnant Cats?!Immydoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15806916866752984517noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5481888823138555968.post-75673596514870676502013-05-23T21:42:14.874-05:002013-05-23T21:42:14.874-05:00hate to be this person but if the shelters didnt c...hate to be this person but if the shelters didnt charge so much theyd find homes faster. here they charge $95-$150 for a cat or kitten thats fixed and has shots. we have a clinic here that can fix and give them shots and wormings and flea meds for $60. i agree 100% about the fixing, thoughAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5481888823138555968.post-76019597107590738932010-06-17T16:34:00.727-05:002010-06-17T16:34:00.727-05:00You're a freakin' rock star!! I wanted to ...You're a freakin' rock star!! I wanted to cheer when I read that you took those poor kitties. I have never had a cat (or kitten) but after helping test and vaccinate kittens to ready them for surgery at the shelter, the six that didn't have a cage or foster home (i.e. went to the euth room) came to my house instead for fostering. :)<br /><br />Here's a question: do you believe in FIV/FLV testing 8 week old (or younger) kittens? There's an ongoing debate in the rescue world about the liklihood of (especially FIV positive kittens) testing negative once they are older. Should kittens that test positive be put down? Does your answer differ based on a home vs shelter environment? (Sorry, I know you probably don't have time to entertain my questions, but I'd love to get a vet's opinion - maybe a blog about it?)*Amber* aka Suzy SINsationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16580012667538353784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5481888823138555968.post-40868910585172786722010-06-16T12:59:48.994-05:002010-06-16T12:59:48.994-05:00Thank you so much for this Blog post! I have 16 ca...Thank you so much for this Blog post! I have 16 cats now. I came to this state with 5 cats -all spayed and neutered- 2 of my Grammy's very elderly cats, and three ferals I had rescued as wee small tinies whom I bottle fed (and spayed and neutered) Then I found Puddles starving -literally- in my orchard. And while I was unable to catch her and get her spayed before the coyotes got her, I DID manage to trap her three litters and have THEM all spay/neutered and vetted. Then came Mimi -a pregnant non-feral dumpee- and her three kittens. The last is Velcro, yet another cared-for dumpee, who has yet to be neutered, but he's quite young yet (I figure only 2 & a half months old yet) Merp is spayed and an outside kitty who sleeps in the motorhome at night for protection. That leaves one wily ol' Tom who has thus far eluded the live trap. <br /><br />14 cats inside, and 2 outside cats. I had so many promises of homes, but surprisingly, nary a one was interested in the kittens when they discovered that my demands included spay/neutering. <br /><br />WHY??? If you love your sweet kitties, why in the hell's half acre of demented thinking don't we teach our people to value their lives by spaying & neutering? <br /><br />hmmm /vent off. But thanks again for this thought provoking Blog post. Adding your link to my Blog now. <br /><br />>^,,^<Kat Wolfdancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03693674602216717004noreply@blogger.com