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Great news- I finally managed to make an appointment with a local vet to get Gertie spayed. I'm excited but a little nervous for her- I'm going to get her carrier weighed in the meantime in case the vet can administer her anesthesia with her in the cage. Here is the vet, in case anyone in Japan...

Thanks! One thing that I have noticed: she neither purrs nor meows, ever. I have never once heard her meow. She growls and hisses, and that is the limit of her vocabulary. Is that common with ferals? 

I emailed the Yokosuka VTF and am going to go there- tried to go to the local vet (Yamaguchi) but could not even find anyone who would talk to me.  Digby looks just like Gertie, very strong ginger tones. Gertie is pretty laid back about proximity when I'm on her level, but when I get tall, she...

@Norachan  - thanks for the vet advice! I did not know vets might not treat ferals. We adopted her at PAWS Yokosuka, and they have a vet on base, as well as one in town that they recommended. We live in Atsugi, though, so I was going to try and find a vet nearby before I go back to Yoko. I will...

This is a great guide!!! Thank you so much. I had done a decent amount of googling but did not find this one. I am reading it now, it's very thorough. I will keep the carrier/box transition possibility in mind when I take her to the vet. She really likes her carrier right now- we have it...

Thanks for the tips! I feel more comfortable with going slowly, but was just worried that I might miss a window of quicker socialization as she ages. I will try just coming into the room more and not paying attention to her. She is not spayed yet. I have been planning to do it but was just...

Hi all- I am hoping this group of saints can help a newcomer to the feral cat socialization process. My partner and I adopted a six month old from our base shelter, and although she hissed a bit when we first met her, she tolerated being held and petted. Since we brought her home, she really...