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Soooo....
I seem to be dealing with more and more ringworm possibilities these days. Anyway, I've got a colony about 3 miles from me that's been prolific in breeding this year (9-10 new kittens) and my fosters are all full, full, full and refusing new cats. It's still my plan to catch the females and convince the homeowners to hold them post-op, but now, one female is showing up with sores.
UGH.
Now, here's the catch: the homeowner will probably take her for the post-op, but there's no way he's going to cooperate with me trapping the colony if the vet will put the cat down. She's definitely wild, but she's friendly enough with him.
So now I'm a bit stuck:
- Trap her and run the risk that the vet won't want to release her with ringworm. The homeowner will definitely bail if she gets put down.
- Leave her and allow her to infect the colony (they've probably already got it)
- Take her in and possibly contaminate our only remaining storage area -- the homeowner's heated workshop -- which we need for post-op'ing the others.
Suggestions?
I seem to be dealing with more and more ringworm possibilities these days. Anyway, I've got a colony about 3 miles from me that's been prolific in breeding this year (9-10 new kittens) and my fosters are all full, full, full and refusing new cats. It's still my plan to catch the females and convince the homeowners to hold them post-op, but now, one female is showing up with sores.
UGH.
Now, here's the catch: the homeowner will probably take her for the post-op, but there's no way he's going to cooperate with me trapping the colony if the vet will put the cat down. She's definitely wild, but she's friendly enough with him.
So now I'm a bit stuck:
- Trap her and run the risk that the vet won't want to release her with ringworm. The homeowner will definitely bail if she gets put down.
- Leave her and allow her to infect the colony (they've probably already got it)
- Take her in and possibly contaminate our only remaining storage area -- the homeowner's heated workshop -- which we need for post-op'ing the others.
Suggestions?