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Cat Forum / Rescue / January 2006rescue tips?
Can any one suggest a good source on the net for rescue tips. A kitten found our front porch last night and we coaxed her in. Just wanted to go over the basics to keep her safe and healthy until we get to a vet (hopefully we can get her in tomorrow). She is not a feral, was certainly dumped, as she is very cuddly and affectionate, in spite of nervousness and fear. I will check with the neighbors in case she's lost but we are in a new subdivision with few houses and we know everyone pretty well and I'm guessing if anyone had gotten a kitten recently they'd be pounding on doors by now looking. She was outside crying from 6:30 am on Saturday until we coaxed her in Saturday night--she was going from porch to porch. Both of our kitties are rescues but we did not rescue them ourselves so this early stage stuff is new to us. I found http://rescueguide.com/orphkits.html are there other good ones? I always feel more info is better than less. Thanks in advance for any suggestions! ie pictures: http://www.davidandmollie.com/kitties/cleo/ http://www.maxshouse.com/Database_toc.htm http://www.fanciers.com/cat-faqs/ Great, thanks! One concern, as I was reading on second link (fanciers) I noticed they said Aloe plant is NOT poisonous, while all other websites I have read said it is VERY poisonous. Any clarification from the knowlegable? Is this a typo? Is this a dangerous typo? Off to cuddle the moggie, then drop Mom's groceries off and hit the pet shop for some kitty nosh. She's got great lungs! thanks again! ie > http://www.maxshouse.com/Database_toc.htm > > http://www.fanciers.com/cat-faqs/ The second link may have not been update or it missed on it the first link is Phil's site he is always on rec.pets.cats.health+behav newsgroup He is one of the most knowledgeable non vets out there I have had the pleasure of meeting When it comes to kittens I always go with the rule of thumb you deal with them as a baby if you think it can hurt them it will. I wonder if there is more than one if someone dropped off a litter. How can people be so heartless? Willee She is not a feral, was certainly > dumped, as she is very cuddly and affectionate, in spite of nervousness > and fear. 1. I have no idea but am keeping a look out. Unfortunately, we live in a new development and are on the edge of some "wild" land--some prairie, some wooded and see lots of jackrabbit and deer in the area. I assume there are also coyote, as they are common around here. I fear that if there were others they were not brave enough to go to a house and may be gone--but as I said, we are looking around. I'll post a sign in the front yard this afternoon after immediate needs are taken care of--just in case. 2. I have NO FREAKIN' idea. We have adopted two from a local rescue group--one who was found injured (cuts, road rash, etc.) on a freeway at about 6 weeks. No doubt, from the injuries and location, she was tossed from a moving vehicle. Pictures of her (Buffy) and her companion (Mini), who we adopted a few months before Buffy, can be seen at: http://www.davidandmollie.com/kitties/ Be sure to check out fun with packing peanuts--it's a hoot! Thanks for the Peace, ie >I wonder if there is more than one if someone dropped off a litter. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> dumped, as she is very cuddly and affectionate, in spite of nervousness >> and fear. My cat rumble was thrown for a moving vehicle in front of me. I chased the sob ran his car into a ditch and got him arrested for felony animals cruelty. He has 2 more years to go and I am going to be waiting for him for a special thank you from Rumble. Rumble is doing fine and is one of the most loving cats I have ever been a slave to Matthew Score!! It's so nice to hear those rare stories of justice. I heard that a woman here in Austin was caught similarly (a few years ago)--instructing her 9 year old to toss the kittens as she drove. As part of her sentence she was "awarded" 300 or 400 hours of community service--cleaning cages at the shelter. Hi to Rumble from Mini, Buffy and Cleo. > My cat rumble was thrown for a moving vehicle in front of me. I chased > the sob ran his car into a ditch and got him arrested for felony animals [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Matthew > My cat rumble was thrown for a moving vehicle in front of me. I chased the > sob ran his car into a ditch and got him arrested for felony animals > cruelty. He has 2 more years to go and I am going to be waiting for him for > a special thank you from Rumble. > Rumble is doing fine and is one of the most loving cats I have ever been a > slave to One of Campus Cats' early rescues was a tame handsome young cat who had come to the city shelter with an injured leg. The cat had been witnessed being thrown from a moving car. "Probably just a sprain," said the hopeful attendant, who had been moving the cat one cage ahead of the lethal injection over several days. So Campus Cats took him on, where our vet discovered not only that the leg was badly broken, it had been broken for a while. Hence, the cat had been thrown from a moving car with an already broken leg. "Hobbs" was patched up and found a great home. He died of old age a few years back and is still missed by his owner. Sharon Talbert Friends of Campus Cats law says you have to make every effort to find the animals owners,you have to contact your local police,local spca/rspca and vets that sort of thing. if after 7 days (uk law) no one comes forward then the animal is yours to keep/rehome/and unfortunatly destroy. Thanks, I'll confirm local laws with my rescue group, but I'm in Texas, who's laws may be quite different from yours in the UK. I'd hazard to say that, in Texas, some laws are vastly different from the rest of the United States. This is a whole 'nother country. Due to the location (we are in a brand new subdivision that is a half mile from ANYTHING --surrounded by wilderness, and at the edge main highways) we still feel that if she didn't escape from a neighbor (we've taken flyers to all the occupied homes within walking distance and posted flyers at the community mailbox). As an update, she is neg for the nasties (Feline Aids, etc.) just has a little parasitic GI infestation with meds on board, Revolution for fleas and earmites and will go back for rabies and more boosters in 3 weeks. Overall she is quite healthy. The doc says 8-10 weeks. Thanks to everyone for advice on getting this little one started off right. ie > law says you have to make every effort to find the animals owners,you > have to contact your local police,local spca/rspca and vets that sort > of thing. > if after 7 days (uk law) no one comes forward then the animal is yours > to keep/rehome/and unfortunatly destroy. GOODLUCK XXX
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