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Turn off your caps-lock before typing. No one will read your post until
then. Reading your post hurts our eyes.

So sorry folks about the caps, didn't mean to offend or injure anyone's
eyesight by doing that.  I had a stroke last Thanksgiving on the right
side, and my typing skills are difficult to cap and uncap still, plus I
lost the vision in my left eye, so the caps on my tv screen makes it
easier to read.  But I will retype for everyone my post as I feel it is
important to read.  Here goes.
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I just recently became the foster mother to 4 kittens that were left
in a dumpster in a sealed box. They were barely 4 weeks, closer to 3
weeks old.
They were dehydrated, malnourished, traumatized, and in general poor
health.  I have always been a dog person, but the sight of these poor
babies when they were delivered to me to do something to save them,
broke my heart, but brought out the mother in me, having foster cared
for many a pup.  
I had to learn how to feed by dropper since they ate the bottle nipple
and fed them every 4 hours.  I gave them love, though they wanted no
part of me.
I cleaned them, dried them, kissed and stroked them.
They learned the litter box the first try. They weaned like champs. They
are very loving, very secure, now gaining weight and personalities.
Just about 6 weeks now.  My vet gave them a 30 percent chance to even
make it a week, I never feared losing any of them.
I now am going to look for new parents for them though I will not let
them go for a few more weeks to get their weight up to normal.
My reason for writing is to say, spay and neuter your animals.  Do not
dump unwanted pets or babies into the wild or a dumpster, thinking they
will revert to natural wild behavior. The pound is right now gassing
thousands of unwanted kittens.  
The rescue groups are overwhelmed with babies and want no more at the
moment. If you find discarded and abandoned animals, the time you spend
in rescue and foster parenting, is rewarding and satisfying, no matter
if you care for the breed or the type of animal found.
Take it from me, the last 3 weeks of kitty mothering have been the most
heartwarming and fufilling now that I am able to sleep the night and
them too.
Think about it, the next time your animal comes into heat, to not allow
it to breed.
And if you do end up with unwanted babies, consider them your
responsibility not just a burden.  
Do not dump them into dumpsters or let them loose to fend for
themselves.  They did not ask to be born into this world or to you.
They are a small life that depends on you to survive, and the sooner you
spay or neuter your animal, the risk of bringing in unwanted litters
will be over with, so do it today.
RONI DILLON, ROSEVILLE, CA alderdillon@webtv.net

Turn the caps off idiot !!!