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post #31 of 40
1/29/10 at 5:51pm
Just one word of caution. Strays and ferals may have suffered some amount of organ damage due to early malnutrition. If your vet doesn't automatically do pre anesthesia blood-work, it is worth paying the extra for. If the kidneys and liver aren't performing 100% the vet may want to use a different anesthetic.

I recently trapped two feral kittens I had worked with all summer and took them to the vet. the state reimburses the vet for a few sterilizations every month, but doesn't cover the blood work, vaccinations or pain meds.

The female not only did fine in surgery she socialized remarkably fast and has been adopted. The male went into seizures on the operating table and while the vet was able to keep him alive he never recovered enough to have any quality of life and had to be euthanized.
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post #32 of 40
1/30/10 at 8:37am
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When I do get her trapped, if she turns out to be truly unsociable, then I probably won't have a choice in the matter. I doubt my vet would be willing to draw blood without the sedation. I don't even think he did that with my cat and dog I keep in the house when I had them neutered and spayed.
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post #33 of 40
1/30/10 at 12:56pm
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The male went into seizures on the operating table and while the vet was able to keep him alive he never recovered enough to have any quality of life and had to be euthanized.
You're spooking me a bit (yes, I always know is a possibility). I still have a former feral female kitten to spay. I'm sorry you lost the little boy.


All the vets I've used will take blood both ways. They don't sedate when they take blood for FeLV/FIV tests. Others have been awake for other draws.
But yes, please please get the pre-op blood test. It doesn't cost that much and it's worth it.
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post #34 of 40
2/9/10 at 8:28am
Any update ?
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post #35 of 40
2/9/10 at 9:03am
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Congratulations on being Chosen!
Wasn't there a movie by this name? Well, you were chosen just as Greycat (over the bridge) chose me, except we don't have basements in Texas. She lived on the front porch until we were both ready for each other and the cat that already lived in the house. After a few hisses they settled down, and just like Persi & Alley became good friends.
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post #36 of 40
2/21/10 at 10:09pm
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The little girl isn't even coming to eat in my basement anymore I should have left her alone and not tried to catch her.
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post #37 of 40
2/21/10 at 10:19pm
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I feel like I have run her out of my basement I hope nothing terrible has happened to her. Her food isn't being touched...I should have left her alone
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post #38 of 40
2/21/10 at 11:00pm
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I keep asking myself why I'm crying over a cat that I have never even really met. It just really bothers me that that beautiful sweet kitty doesn't have anywhere safe to go now.
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post #39 of 40
2/22/10 at 6:40am
I'm so sorry sweetie.

What happened? Did she disappear when you put out a trap? Or did you try to crate her without a trap?

Was she coming by every day?

Either way, with a steady food source there it just means she does has some place of safety and a source of food - or she would be back.

Cats are interesting and amazing creatures. Keep an eye out - you never know, she may be back.

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post #40 of 40
2/22/10 at 7:30am
that she comes back!!!

Please don't be so hard on yourself. You had her best intentions in your heart. Sometimes things just don't happen as how we would expect them to work out and things are delayed.

We were feeding a feral kitty in the summer and after we got her trapped and spayed, we didn't see her for 2 weeks after we released her. I was worried sick about her. But she did come back as we were a good food source. So she may have gotten spooked but food is a good motivator and she may be back. (That kitty is now in my spare bedroom by the way!)

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