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After a couple of months of nerve-wracking stress and anxiety, a new location was found for my feral colony.   They are 7 very, very lucky cats. They have been in an enclosure for close to a month.  According to Alley Cat Allies, that's the recommended time for confinement. I'm getting nervous...

It's what every feral cat caregiver dreads - forced relocation.   That's what is happening to my cat colony and it is, without doubt, a nightmare. I no longer have permission to feed on private property, the grounds of a nursing home.  The person who'd given permission won't answer calls nor...

For almost 1 1/2 years now, I've been caring for a colony of 10 cats.   Both the cats and I have been extremely fortunate that they are located on private property whose owner has given permission for them to stay there. The person living next to where the cats are located is complaining that...

Rocky is scheduled to start chemo tomorrow at 3pm.  I've had misgivings about it from the beginning, but now I'm losing my mind over it. I'd specifically asked the oncologist about heart toxicity from  adriamycin (doxorubicin).  Like most vets these days, he dismissed what I'd read about it...

My friend Chris is excited to be moving to her new home in North Carolina, but she is understandably worried about getting her 8 adult cats there.  It's a long ride from New Jersey, and she'll be renting a van to transport the cats.  A friend will be driving down with her to help.  They will all...

I'd posted a thread a couple of weeks ago about introducing my feral boy to a backyard enclosure. I was going to relocate him because he was losing the only home he's ever known - an old, unused garage. This past Tuesday (Nov. 4) the garage was demolished. I'd been trying to trap my little...

That's how long it took for everything to change. Just seconds for Katie to lose her life and for my life to be forever different. August 26th started like lots of mornings with Katie curled up close to me, my arm around her. She lifted her head, looked at me, purring. I gave her a kiss on...

One of my feral babies is losing his home, an old, unused garage which is going to be demolished. He was likely born there, and has been living in it for about 10 years. I'm going to relocate him to my backyard, where I'm building an enclosure for him (using the Purr-fect Fence system)...

Please note: This is meant to be a completely apolitical thread!!! Posting your views on the war will only get it banished to IMO (a scary place ). Most of us, no matter what our political views, support the troops. I'd like to know how you show that support. I don't mean simply displaying...

Feline Future (www.felinefuture.com) is a powdered supplement mix that is added to balance a homemade raw food diet. Has anyone tried this? If you have, what do you think of it?

ASPCA vets say clinical signs of poisoned pets are not entirely consistent with the suspected toxin, aminopterin. They believe there may be other contaminants and urge further testing. http://www.avma.org/aa/menufoodsrecall/aspca_070327.asp

jackie1 is a new TCS member whose two young cats are both victims of the recalled food. They are being treated for renal failure. Please see jackie1's thread in the Health & Nutrition forum: "Need Help re: contacting Menu foods". If you still need a reason to be angry at Menu, reading...

Sunny was my semi-feral kitty who passed away in his shelter last week. He was found in a comfortable curled up sleeping position on his warming pad, his head on his paw. No visible signs of major trauma or wounds though there was a little dilute blood from his mouth and nose. The vet's guess...

It requires electricity (please read 6th paragraph if you DON'T have electric where your ferals are located). K & H Manufacturing has a new *soft* heated *outdoor* kitty bed. I bought 3 and have been using them for a little over 2 months now. They are TERRIFIC!!! They're soft, so it's much...

I'm posting this to let TCS members know that Bode0607, a new member, lost her cat this morning to autoimmune hemolytic anemia. Jen (Bode0607) had posted a thread two days ago asking for help or advice about this condition. Until today when Booktigger kindly responded with sympathetic words...

Yesterday I found a bone in the Turducken flavor canned food. It was narrow in width, but very sharp on either end and almost 3/4" long. Turducken is a very chunky food, and I didn't see the bone at first. However, I always chop through the food and that's how I found it. What if I hadn't...

I'm wondering what some of you have done with feral cats who, due to age and or illness, can no longer be left on their own outdoors. Two of my feral cats are starting to get up in age, especially Nicky. He's estimated to be at least 15, maybe older. Nicky's ladylove, Nobu, is about 9...

An acquaintance has a young (2 - 4 months old, she's not sure) kitten whom she adores, but who is scratching all of her new upholstery. I gave her some "Sticky Paws" to try, it had worked great for me, but the kitten reportedly "laughs" at it and it's not slowing down the destruction. To her...

Hi Katie- I've PM'd you regarding a situation you told me about concerning a woman in Hackensack, NJ. There's an organization in the area which will spay the feral mom cat for free. However, I need some information. The spay/neuter hotline has called me back twice, and I don't know what...

(I'm posting this on behalf of a member on another cat message board. There were originally 13 cats rescued in Long Island, NY) These guys need relocating ASAP. They were saved from death, not being fed, living in squalor. They've been neutered, vet checked, tested negative for FIV and FeLV...