- Joined
- May 17, 2020
- Messages
- 6
- Purraise
- 19
For months now I've been feeding a ton of stray and feral cats around my house. I live in a very rural area and surrounded by woods and fields. I am a huge cat person and I rescued a 6-week old kitten, who we call Shelby Anne almost a year ago from an abandoned house. She just turned one and has been spayed, tested for feline leukemia (which was negative), and is up to date on all her vaccines. The vet said that she is a very healthy cat at our last visit in March. She's an indoor cat too. Recently my husband and I have become close with a stray which we named Baxter. He is the only one that wants to come inside and comes running to us every time we get home. He also gets along with our Shelby girl, although I don't let them get too close or share food bowls or water dishes since he hasn't been tested yet. He also has some mange, which I'm currently trying to treat. I was also able to give him a bath and treat a wound on his ear, as well as treating for ear mites along with the mange. He is sort of a loner because all the other strays have formed a bond with one another, but he doesn't get along with any of them. So that's why I was surprised he got along with Shelby. He is not litter trained because he had no idea what to do. He prefers to go outside to go potty. I told my husband that he must have been a dog in his past life lol. Anyways, I don't think he belongs to anyone because I don't know why any owner would allow their pet to be in this kind of position. But at the same time, I don't want to take someone's pet. If he does have an owner, they are clearly neglecting him. Anyways, I really want to get him to the vet and get him tested, vaccinated and neutered. My husband is on the fence because he's afraid we will spend the money to find out he does have an owner. I guess I can see if he's microchipped beforehand. But because of where we live and the amount of stray cats, I feel like he's been dumped here, as so many cats have. I'm also in fear of him getting attacked because we also have coyotes around here. In the same respect, I also want to keep my Shelby girl safe. Should I just go ahead and take him to the vet and take him in permanently? I would feel so guilty if anything ever happened to him, plus he seems to really like it here and we love spoiling him. I've included a picture of my Shelby girl and two pictures of baxter.
Attachments
-
109.4 KB Views: 49
-
1 MB Views: 56
-
133.1 KB Views: 46