kitties

[Southernhelle]

background: we have 6 homeless cats that we take care of that apparently live under our house - 2 we met about 5 months ago, and 4 are the new litter of one of the original two (and are now about 2 months old).

point: last night one of my roommates came running in with one of the kittens wrapped in his jacket. The kittens have not really let us pet them, but this one was sitting perfectly still. My roomate was freaking out because he had gone out to smoke a cigarette and found a car pulled over in front of our house, one of the kittens running in circles on the sidewalk right next to the car. He figured it had been hit, and as he walked over the kitten collapsed and passed out. so we rushed it to the vet, they took some blood, and lo and behold, the kitty has vertigo. To make this even stranger, I am just now getting to the last stages of the human version of this horrible infection. So poor thing is now nestled in, sleeping, and we apparently have a new indoor cat. The one we already had was feral (sp?) when we got him as well. so I guess, if your cats ever do stuff like that, it could be vertigo. This one's is caused by ear mites.

best point of all: the vet we found is purrfect (had to do it, sorry!) - she did a lot of free services and also reduced the bill by a third because of the whole "taking care of 6 homesless cats" story. she also said, and please please please hear this if you are currently feeding a stray, or have any strays around: the humane society will provide you with a trap to catch a stray, will give you certificates for shots, deworming, and spaying/neutering, and all of this is free because you are taking care of cats that it would otherwise have to catch and euthanize, as well as its probably long line of eventual decendants. this is FREE! This will keep your stray pets (oxymoron there?) healthy, will kep them from spreading disease to others, will stop the population explosion, and it's all free, so there is absolutely no reason not to take advantage of it. I had never heard of this until last night, so I'm guessing I'm not alone.

okie doke.

and here's something sexual for you now that you've put up with my public service announcement:

http://users.forthnet.gr/ath/nektar/kma/main.htm

it's an "illustrated" guide to the kama sutra, very well put together, nothing annoying, etc.

 

[Stormystarr]

Maybe I should tell my mom about this, she has 4 huge fat loving kitties already, but takes care of quite a lot of strays around her house. It seems that the people around her town have chosen her house to drop unwanted cats off. But she feeds and takes care of them. She even has a little tiny "kitty house" as she calls it that my step-father built with a heater in it for them when it gets cold. She lives in a part of PA. where it gets very cold.

 

[Silverlily]

the vet we found is purrfect (had to do it, sorry!)

Lol, don't apologize, it's the purrr-fect word given the situation. Hopefully you and the kitty will be in purrr-fect health very soon.

 

[Samuari]

And Who

would know better?

 

[Ksss]

My cat had vertigo also, was so sad because we didn't know what was the matter with him. We learned his vertigo was caused by an allergy to plants outside, it just about did him in when he could no longer go outside. I live in the country, many dogs and cats have been dropped off around me.It just bothers me to no end that people want pets but aren't willing to take the proper steps to ensure their health. I have found many good homes for these unwanted puppies and kitties, always keeping them until I can be assured they will be loved by someone. My own pets have been neutered/spayed, and their shots kept up to date. Just makes me angry when someone else doesn't cherish them the same way I do. Pets can be the bset friends.

 

[Samuari]

stray cats or people?

All of our various cats have adopted us. The first was Mrs Underfoot, who arrived on an afternoon in early October having just given birth to a litter of kittens. The first that I knew of it was when my eldest called over to figure out what was wrong with this cat. What was wrong was that her teats were full of milk. I cautioned the girls tobe really gentle, and the momma cat procided to sniff each of us, and the family dog, a keeshund. Aparently satisfied she disaperared, to show up on the front porch the following maorning, with her four kittens. We didn't want another animal(s), so we did not put any food out for them. Well that was not going to deter Mrs. Underfoot, she had picked her family and that was all there was to it. For the next six weeks, she hunted; bring home everything from mice to rabbits, keeping herself in condition to provide milk for her growing kits. Finally, with the first snowfall, I surendered, and moved them inside.