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Cat Forum / Health and Behavior / November 2004Lumpy.......
As I said, I caught Lumpy today. She is currently with the vet. He will look ater her Saturday AM. If it's something they can do quick, they will treat her tommorrow. If not, she will be housed until Monday and treated then. The growth, which Linda thinks is a tumor looks pretty bad, but I'm not a vet, so I'll reserve judgement. If the worst somes true, at least she won't suffer anymore. Both cats I caught obviously tried to get out of the trap and injured their noses, but calmed down fairly quickly and were quite reserved when I got to them. Lumpy even ate some treats. I won't get the trap back until atl least Monday, but I have to get my daughter from college tomorrow and work is sorta on the way, so I may try to net One-Eye, but if not, she's proven fairly resiliant. Anyway, I posted a few pics of Lumpy for anyone with the stomach to see them, but I caution you, they are no pretty. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ctferals/ Updates as are warranted. Wish me luck. Carl << Updates as are warranted. Wish me luck. Carl >> What's the status on the sister cat you got the other day? Has she been examined/tested/spayed/released yet? Candace (take the litter out before replying by e-mail) See my cats: http://photos.yahoo.com/maccandace "One does not meet oneself until one catches the reflection from an eye other than human." (Loren Eisely) >What's the status on the sister cat you got the other day? Has she been >examined/tested/spayed/released yet? She was actually spayed over a decade ago. She was checked out when I brought her in and found to be in good health. She was updated for rabies and distemper, these shots will last about 4 years, given a strong "front Line" flea treatment, bathed, fed very well while she rested for a few days, and released. I actually have some photos of her after her release as well. > As I said, I caught Lumpy today. She is currently with the vet. He will look > ater her Saturday AM. If it's something they can do quick, they will treat her > tommorrow. If not, she will be housed until Monday and treated then. The > growth, which Linda thinks is a tumor looks pretty bad, but I'm not a vet, so > I'll reserve judgement. Could be an abscess. If the worst somes true, at least she won't suffer > anymore. Both cats I caught obviously tried to get out of the trap and injured > their noses, You can minimize "nose rub" by monitoring the traps more frequently and covering the trap as soon as possible after the cat is trapped. Throw a few catnip toys in the trap after the cat is trapped - helps distract the cat and releive some stress. but calmed down fairly quickly and were quite reserved when I got > to them. Lumpy even ate some treats. I won't get the trap back until atl least > Monday, but I have to get my daughter from college tomorrow and work is sorta [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ctferals/ Couldn't really see the eye. The shelters need a lot of work. Get them off the ground. See my other post. Keep records and photos of all the cats you work with. > Updates as are warranted. Wish me luck. There's a mobile veterinary van in Westbrook that specializes in ferals across the entire state. They have special very low fees for CT residents only who work with ferals. They charge $49 for the exam, spay or neuter; rabies, distemper and upper/lower respiratory vaccines, ear-notch, nails clipped, teeth and gums checked, worming, and flea treatment if necessary. Not bad! T.E.A.M. (Tait's Every Animal Matters) 860-399-5569 888-367-8326 toll free www.everyanimalmatters.com Btw, Dr. Caltabiano is adamant about declawing - refuses to perform the surgeries - so, if you call, I wouldn't mentioned you have three declawed kittens - I don't think it would augur well for an enduring vet-client relationship. You're doing a good job. There may be some hope for you afterall. Phil >The shelters need a lot of work. Get them off the ground. See my other >post. Keep records and photos of all the cats you work with. I have been. This is especially important since they are al white. I want to make sure I don't 'recatch' any. I think Linda the cat lady will vet any that I catch adn I don't want her to do it for perfectly healty kitties. Carl >You can minimize "nose rub" by monitoring the traps more frequently and >covering the trap as soon as possible after the cat is trapped. Throw a few >catnip toys in the trap after the cat is trapped - helps distract the cat >and releive some stress. I check the traps at least every hour, sometimes more, my boss is okay with this, but I can't really do it any more than that. I covered the floor of the cage, and the back gate with cardboard and once I realized I had the cat, the front gate too. >The shelters need a lot of work. Get them off the ground. See my other post There is another shelter, better than this one, not up to the standards of your post, but better, and more off the ground. The one you saw is actually very close to some dumpsters and the parking lot. >They charge $49 for the exam, spay or neuter; rabies, distemper >and upper/lower respiratory vaccines, ear-notch, nails clipped, teeth and >gums checked, worming, and flea treatment if necessary. Not bad! Not bad at all! But my guess is that The vet I bring them to charges Linda faily low rates too, and she's been using him for fifteen years, and I in no way want to step on her toes.>You're doing a good job. There may be some hope for you afterall. I appreciate that. Your advice is helpful. Carl > >You can minimize "nose rub" by monitoring the traps more frequently and > >covering the trap as soon as possible after the cat is trapped. Throw a few [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > I check the traps at least every hour, sometimes more, my boss is okay with > this, but I can't really do it any more than that. No, every hour is excellent - expecially in cold weather. When I was mass trapping, I never set more traps than I could check in an hour. By the time I finished the rounds it was time to start all over again. I covered the floor of the > cage, and the back gate with cardboard and once I realized I had the cat, the > front gate too. Good idea. I have a solid polyethylene carrier with air vents that's made specifically for transporting ferals. It has a vertical sliding door that lines up perfectly with the sliding rear door of my traps and my squeeze cage. Originally, I bought it to free up my traps after I trapped the cat. The cats seem much calmer in it than the trap. I release the cat from the carrier, too. The less time the cat spends in the trap the better - less stress and makes retrapping for check ups easier. > >The shelters need a lot of work. Get them off the ground. See my other post > > There is another shelter, better than this one, not up to the standards of your > post, but better, and more off the ground. The most important things are keep the shelter dry and off the ground and make sure the entrance is facing away from the wind. Are you handy with a saw, hammer and screwdriver? That's all you need - and about 25 bucks of lumber to build a kicking shelter that will last for years. The one you saw is actually very > close to some dumpsters and the parking lot. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > faily low rates too, and she's been using him for fifteen years, and I in no > way want to step on her toes Off course not. A good vet-client relationship is crucial. .>You're doing a good job. There may be some hope > for you afterall. > > I appreciate that. Your advice is helpful. I learned the hard way - when very few people even heard of TNR. Releasing the cats still disturbs me - I'll never get used it but I know its the best thing for the cat. I tried to domesticate ferals but it only made them and myself miserable. Out of literally hundreds that I've trapped, I've only been lucky with domesticating two - and that's only because *they* felt like it. "One Eye" may be a good candidate for homing because of her disability and age. Think about it. Now trap that cat! ;-> Phil >> As I said, I caught Lumpy today. She is currently with the vet. He will >look [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Could be an abscess. For reference, when I was living in an apartment with a feral cat colony nearby, I was also sucked into TNR. I ended up building the shelter at http://www.feralcat.com/shelter.html -- actually, my retired father built the shelter, God bless him! I successfully rehabilitated a feral cat using this shelter as the first step during the winter to get him to trust me. It was originally built for a stray cat that lived where I work. It is now used by my cats a as a playhouse. As Phil mentioned, it should be very easy to build by anyone who is a little bit handy. The walls are insulated, we never got fancy with the cover, as the shelter was partially sheltered by the house it sat next to, but it could be made a lot better: http://web.newsguy.com/equalizer/shelter_1.jpg http://web.newsguy.com/equalizer/shelter_2.jpg http://web.newsguy.com/equalizer/shelter_3.jpg http://web.newsguy.com/equalizer/shelter_4.jpg http://web.newsguy.com/equalizer/shelter_5.jpg http://web.newsguy.com/equalizer/shelter_6.jpg >If the worst somes true, at least she won't suffer >> anymore. Both cats I caught obviously tried to get out of the trap and [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] > >Phil > For reference, when I was living in an apartment with a feral cat colony > nearby, I was also sucked into TNR. Hard to resist, ain't it? Especially in the winter. I ended up building the shelter at > http://www.feralcat.com/shelter.html -- > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > http://web.newsguy.com/equalizer/shelter_5.jpg > http://web.newsguy.com/equalizer/shelter_6.jpg What 'r ya kidding? Its great! Nice slope and windblocker. Really good job. All it needs is a shelf and a thicker floor. I'd like to manufacture pre-fabbed kits for distribution since many TNRers can't build good shelters. Good job! Phil Congrats on getting another one! Here's hoping she has something that can be fixed, so she can enjoy the rest of her life without carrying around a huge lump. Rhonda > As I said, I caught Lumpy today. She is currently with the vet. He will look > ater her Saturday AM. If it's something they can do quick, they will treat her [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Carl |
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