StrayCat
10-02-2004, 02:13 PM
My 9-year-old son wants a cat. We were given a 10-week-old kitten from a small backyard storage shed. The mother, a house cat herself, has been staying outside with her litter. We brought it to the vet.
'She is a beige cds (common domestic shorthair) somewhat like a tabby. She was dirty, has ear mites, worms and fleas. I did touch her before we brought her to the vet, and once there, held her for him as well. Later, after reading of the harmful worms this cat may have had, I disinfected everything I could think of that we could have touched (from car seatbelts to doorknobs and light switches.
He treated her for fleas with some new product that he squirted on her neck, then a yellow pill to kill most worms, another pill for fleas and other parasites like ear mites (I think) and cleaned her ears by first squirting a yellowish liquid and then used Q-tips. He then clipped her nails, and she got her first shots and he told us to give her a bath before bringing her inside and to change her litter box after each dump for a couple of days. The next day, we bathed her with a bit of dish soap and warm water, then a good rinse.
How risky is it to have brought this cat in our home? My son wants him, but obviously, health issues come first. The vet said we would not find a cat with a better temperament at a pet store, and that she is now clean and safe. Should I remain cautious?
Thank you all for the help and advice you may offer me.
Stray Cat
'She is a beige cds (common domestic shorthair) somewhat like a tabby. She was dirty, has ear mites, worms and fleas. I did touch her before we brought her to the vet, and once there, held her for him as well. Later, after reading of the harmful worms this cat may have had, I disinfected everything I could think of that we could have touched (from car seatbelts to doorknobs and light switches.
He treated her for fleas with some new product that he squirted on her neck, then a yellow pill to kill most worms, another pill for fleas and other parasites like ear mites (I think) and cleaned her ears by first squirting a yellowish liquid and then used Q-tips. He then clipped her nails, and she got her first shots and he told us to give her a bath before bringing her inside and to change her litter box after each dump for a couple of days. The next day, we bathed her with a bit of dish soap and warm water, then a good rinse.
How risky is it to have brought this cat in our home? My son wants him, but obviously, health issues come first. The vet said we would not find a cat with a better temperament at a pet store, and that she is now clean and safe. Should I remain cautious?
Thank you all for the help and advice you may offer me.
Stray Cat