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This is so sad :(
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Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
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i am happy that there is a good turnout to save the cats that 'may' get sick...
but...
i think it is sad that they think it is okay to put the cats down just because of something they might develop.... what if the cats would have never gotten sick... another innocent life lost for nothing
i am happy that there is a good turnout to save the cats that 'may' get sick...
but...
i think it is sad that they think it is okay to put the cats down just because of something they might develop.... what if the cats would have never gotten sick... another innocent life lost for nothing
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yeah i know i would take one in if i could...but i cant risk my babies getting sick
I guess I have mixed feelings about this. By opening up the cats for adoption, they are spreading distemper into the community. It seems like they could have deep cleaned one room of the shelter, and put the low risk cats there, under medical care. I sure hope no one with kittens at home adopted one of the cats!
On the other hand, it shows what catlovers will do when called on in a crisis. I will guess that mainly catlovers adopted the 70 of 75 cats that were adopted.
And it makes me sad, that perfectly healthy cats sit in shelters everyday, ignored, and end up euthanized...I wonder how they got the word out to let people know of the need. Were they adopted by individuals, or a rescue organization? Or maybe a hoarder?
I guess mostly I'm sad that there were over 200 cats at the shelter to start with, and at least 125 were or will be euthanized. Maybe its just a bad day for me. I think I am reading an encouraging story and seeing the glass half empty!
On the other hand, it shows what catlovers will do when called on in a crisis. I will guess that mainly catlovers adopted the 70 of 75 cats that were adopted.
And it makes me sad, that perfectly healthy cats sit in shelters everyday, ignored, and end up euthanized...I wonder how they got the word out to let people know of the need. Were they adopted by individuals, or a rescue organization? Or maybe a hoarder?
I guess mostly I'm sad that there were over 200 cats at the shelter to start with, and at least 125 were or will be euthanized. Maybe its just a bad day for me. I think I am reading an encouraging story and seeing the glass half empty!
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I can understand how you feel on that. I feel the same way in RE: How many kitties are in the shelter. but i am sure its not just our shelters that are that full
This may be a dumb question, but I did some searches and couldn't find the answer: If a cat has already been vaccinated against distemper, will it prevent it from getting distemper? For instance, I know with Feline Leukemia, if they are already vaccinated against it, then are exposed to this horrible disease, the vaccination will only protect them, about 80%, so there is still a 20% chance they could get Feline Leukemia even with vaccination. Does that hold true for distemper? The reason I ask this is because while I feel the same way as some of those in the article where I'd want to save a cat's life, I would be really, really afraid of bringing a cat into my home that may make my cats sick, even though the existing cats have already been vaccinated. So, in their effort to save 1 cats life, they may have just given a death sentence to whatever number of cats lives they currently have.
Festus got distemper from Garfield and his brother Odie after she had 2 sets of her kitten shots. The distemper killed Garfield's brother, and Gar needed extensive treatment. Their Mom was so sick she needed a blood transfusion!
Festus and the rest of her litter just got mild diarrhea, and a round of Clavamox cleared them right up. They were all still babies at the time. I don't know if a full grown cat up to date on its vaccinations would be susceptible to distemper.
When I agreed to foster Garfield and Odie, they had been vet checked. They did have some diarrhea, but we thought it was from a change of food. The person who turned them in to the rescue group did not mention any symptoms of illness. So any time you add a cat to your cats, you may be risking an illness.
But to knowingly add a distemper exposed cat...that is a scary thought. Katie, you were not able to help this time. Even if your kittens are up-to-date on their shots, and I'm sure they are, you can't guarentee that they have immunity.
Festus and the rest of her litter just got mild diarrhea, and a round of Clavamox cleared them right up. They were all still babies at the time. I don't know if a full grown cat up to date on its vaccinations would be susceptible to distemper.
When I agreed to foster Garfield and Odie, they had been vet checked. They did have some diarrhea, but we thought it was from a change of food. The person who turned them in to the rescue group did not mention any symptoms of illness. So any time you add a cat to your cats, you may be risking an illness.
But to knowingly add a distemper exposed cat...that is a scary thought. Katie, you were not able to help this time. Even if your kittens are up-to-date on their shots, and I'm sure they are, you can't guarentee that they have immunity.
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Exactly. everyone in this house is upto date on shots, and everything. we are currently treating for URI's....but that is not to big of a deal I am in my disinfect everything mode, lol. But yes I could not knowingly bring it into the house. I wont risk everyone else. Bless those who were able to help. I hope no ill affects come of it.
