I came across a guy with a ton of cats (maybe 25), living in a filthy little apartment, no litterboxes, cats coming and going... I took about 15 of them, some rehomed, some went to rescue. He had a pregnant calico he wouldn't let me take as well as maybe 5 hanging around (I was out of carriers and cages, some had threee cats in them!) that are not spayed or neutered. The pregnant calico just had babies 3 days ago. He expects me to take the kittens when they are old enough. I am planning to either take the mother and the kittens asap or else only agree to take the kittens if he will pay for the mother to be spayed. This is no place for animals or kids for that matter. But he will just find more if I take them all away.
So today he asked me if I can take a pregnant female who is 6 weeks along. Still early enough to spay/abort thank god. I don't know if he has any clue about spay/abort but I sure as hell am not telling him. I am now searching for some real cheap spaying and neutering. I mean, someplace running a spring special or something... The regular low cost vet costs $40 for females which is great, but I can't afford it at the moment. I am also going to find out if there is a place to call to qualify for free spay/neuter for low income for this guy and for me too if I can qualify. I believe there is since I live in Portage County. I am even having my boyfriend call and find out if he can qualify for any because we also have a female feral-ish kitten here I want to get spayed too.
RRGG! I just had to share this craziness with you guys who can understand my frusteration. I wish I just had some extra money to get them all done myself. I tell ya, if I won the lottery, I would totally spend it on helping people alter their pets as well as catch every stray or any cat I found and alter it... This is just out of hand. They are basically friendly cats. There are just a lot of them.
So today he asked me if I can take a pregnant female who is 6 weeks along. Still early enough to spay/abort thank god. I don't know if he has any clue about spay/abort but I sure as hell am not telling him. I am now searching for some real cheap spaying and neutering. I mean, someplace running a spring special or something... The regular low cost vet costs $40 for females which is great, but I can't afford it at the moment. I am also going to find out if there is a place to call to qualify for free spay/neuter for low income for this guy and for me too if I can qualify. I believe there is since I live in Portage County. I am even having my boyfriend call and find out if he can qualify for any because we also have a female feral-ish kitten here I want to get spayed too.
RRGG! I just had to share this craziness with you guys who can understand my frusteration. I wish I just had some extra money to get them all done myself. I tell ya, if I won the lottery, I would totally spend it on helping people alter their pets as well as catch every stray or any cat I found and alter it... This is just out of hand. They are basically friendly cats. There are just a lot of them.
