Hello All,

This little feral black cat [6 lb, 4oz] just captured my wife's heart
this morning while filling the bird feeder. We immediately placed the
cat, maybe 6-12 months old, in our cardboard carrier and away to the
vets we went.

I must tell you, that I have seen this little girl with the local tom
cat in our avocado grove twice in the past 2 weeks, so she's likely to
be pregnant already. How does this work when she is admitted for
spaying? The vet has already been made aware of our suspicions.

He took a blood sample and gave her a physical; the feline leukemia
vaccine results will be available on Monday morning. Should she pass
that, we've got to get her spayed, wormed and all the rest. She will be
an indoor cat from then on. Until then, she is in the "luxury crate" in
the garage; nice and warm with food, drink and litter box.

The question arises: how do you introduce your "new found friend" to the
household cats who have been here for 7 years? We've never had to do
that before! As common sense dictates, she will not be introduced until
she is healed, stitches removed, up and around on all four's and we feel
confident that she's ready.

Most of the local ferals are very stand-offish and very hard to manage.
This one was very sweet and we had no problem getting her in or out of
the box, at home or at the vets.

Anything else we should know/do while she is at the vet's Monday?

Many thanks for taking the time to respond!

Alain, somewhere in the mountains of San Diego County