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Cat Forum / Rescue / April 2005need advice
here is the situation.. about november 2004, i found 2 kittens in my backyard, very small, probably still nursing, but thier mother never came back to feed them.. i kept an eye on them for a few hours, then when it got dark, i put out a box and a blanket for them to sleep in, and the next morning they were still there, so i gave them some baby food and wound up caring for them in my backyard, giving them food and water until they grew up a bit. now, they come and go, and i still feed them when they are outside the door crying. they are not really feral, they are used to me and my roommates. problem is, just last week, one of my roommates said to me 'hey that one cat is getting fat'... well the cat appears to be pregnant, and i dont want the cat to have kittens here, because it would start a population boom in a very short time.. here i thought i was doing a good deed, and now it has backfired. the block that i live on wouldnt be a good place for a bunch of cats running around, there is a busy street right around the corner. so i called the aspca for advice, they told me to call a local spay and neuter hospital, who may even have waived the fee, considering the circumstances. well, they said they cannot do it (spay) if the cat is starting to show already, so they gave me the number of a vet that they said is 'reasonable'.. im figuring they would have to abort the kittens, we estimated the cat is about 5 weeks pregnant. should i take the cat to the vet and do this to prevent unwanted kittens in the neighborhood, or should i let the cat have the kittens and try to find them a good home (not always easy)? im kind of stuck on this, because i dont want the cat to lose her kittens, but the alternative is probably worse, considering they wont have much of a life running around in the wild out here. any advice is appreciated. thanks need advice Group: rec.pets.cats.rescue Date: Sun, Apr 10, 2005, 8:18pm (EDT-3) From: rlubinskas@yahoo.com (Rich) here is the situation.. about november 2004, i found 2 kittens in my backyard, very small, probably still nursing, but thier mother never came back to feed them.. i kept an eye on them for a few hours, then when it got dark, i put out a box and a blanket for them to sleep in, and the next morning they were still there, so i gave them some baby food and wound up caring for them in my backyard, giving them food and water until they grew up a bit. now, they come and go, and i still feed them when they are outside the door crying. they are not really feral, they are used to me and my roommates. problem is, just last week, one of my roommates said to me 'hey that one cat is getting fat'... well the cat appears to be pregnant, and i dont want the cat to have kittens here, because it would start a population boom in a very short time.. here i thought i was doing a good deed, and now it has backfired. the block that i live on wouldnt be a good place for a bunch of cats running around, there is a busy street right around the corner. so i called the aspca for advice, they told me to call a local spay and neuter hospital, who may even have waived the fee, considering the circumstances. well, they said they cannot do it (spay) if the cat is starting to show already, so they gave me the number of a vet that they said is 'reasonable'.. im figuring they would have to abort the kittens, we estimated the cat is about 5 weeks pregnant. should i take the cat to the vet and do this to prevent unwanted kittens in the neighborhood, or should i let the cat have the kittens and try to find them a good home (not always easy)? im kind of stuck on this, because i dont want the cat to lose her kittens, but the alternative is probably worse, considering they wont have much of a life running around in the wild out here. any advice is appreciated. thanks Let me ask you a question? Why when you first saw them as kittens didn't you take them in instead of letting them stay outside? You could of gotten them fixed or at least found a good home for them. One more question. Lets say you get a vet that will abort those kitten. What happens to the mother after that? Is she going to get fixed too? If not. She will get pregnant again. All this could of been avoided if they were taken care of when they were kittens The feline gestation period is something like 9 weeks, why on earth would you even consider aborting the pregnancy at this late stage? I strongly urge you to take BOTH kittens/cats to the nearest no-kill shelter and the next time you happen to "find kittens' in your back yard, take them immediately to the same shelter. Leaving small kittens outside tells me you have no business caring for a cat of any age. BTW, where do you think kittens like these two came from? They came from someone like you who hasn't got enough sense to have their animal spayed/neutered and allows them to roam free. Hemma >The feline gestation period is something >like 9 weeks, why on earth would you >even consider aborting the pregnancy at >this late stage? Because the world does not need more kittens. It is perfectly safe time to do spay/abort on acat that's 5 weeks pregnant. Megan  Signature"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke Learn The TRUTH About Declawing http://www.stopdeclaw.com Zuzu's Cats Photo Album: http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22 "Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." - W.H. Murray I'm bAck wIth my Fav4ite Midis wrote: > Let me ask you a question? Why when you first saw them as kittens > didn't you take them in instead of letting them stay outside? You could [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > not. She will get pregnant again. All this could of been avoided if they > were taken care of when they were kittens because i do not want housepets, period. maybe all of this could have been avoided if i would have taken them to get spayed when they were small, but i did not consider them my pets. i just fed them so maybe they werent hungry. if i take the mother to have anything done, yes, she would be fixed while she is there, because i dont want multiple cats spreading thru the neighborhood. Get both cats fixed ASAP. There are already too many cats and too few homes. Allowing the cat to have kittens will result in even more cats and take away homes from those that are already here. Megan Signature"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." -Edmund Burke Learn The TRUTH About Declawing http://www.stopdeclaw.com Zuzu's Cats Photo Album: http://www.PictureTrail.com/zuzu22 "Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way." - W.H. Murray
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