Continuation of free kittens in Butler

[MoonandBean]

Let me know how much you are short for the 7th cat...

[rebeccahowes]

I just got the first feral cat home today from the vets. She was pregnant. Each cat has been costing an extra 20 when they are pregnant. This feral cat was easy to get in the cage and easy to get to the vets. We had a hard time catching the second feral cat today. My husband got all scratched up all over his arms. We finally got her in the cage and got her to the vets. She is probably pregnant too. She will be coming home tomorrow. That leaves one feral cat left. She will go next month after she is through weaning her kittens. The kittens have eye infections and I had to get antibiotics and eye drops for them. I have to put those in twice a day. My daughter gave me the money to get the kittens meds. I am down to 0 in my account after tomorrow. I have one feral cat to go and if she is pregnant, it will cost 65 dollars. Finally, I will have all six cats taken care of. Plus, my original cat that was already neurted makes seven. You have no idea how good it feels to almost have all my cats spayed and neurted. No more surprise kitties to find homes for. I hope the kittens eyes clear up so that they either don't go blind. That would be very sad and I probably would not be able to find them homes. I can only imagine what would have happened if all of my cats would have had kittens at the same time. That would have been three pregnant cats at once. Whoooo! Thank you guys all for your support and funding. Without you guys I don't know what I would have done. I would have become Tiger Ranch and that scares me so much. I promise everyone that I will not be taking in anymore cats. I put a big bowl of water and food out for the feral strays and homeless cats everyday. Finally, any advice on fleas would be appreciated. I cannot afford the advantage. It would cost 67 dollars a month to treat them through the summer. That definitely is not in my budget. I will keep you updated on the cat that comes home tomorrow.

[Karen]

Flea collars! And if they have boxes they sleep in, liberally dust the blankets with flea powder ...

[rebeccahowes]

I was going to put flea collars on everyone and I asked the vet if they would put the flea collars on the feral cats while they were asleep, but they said they would not work that great and the ferals could get hung up on a tree or fence or something. I have always used flea collars and they have always worked fine. Even if I do decide to use flea collars now, I have no way to get them on the ferals. I don't know what to do.

[carole]

Honestly Rebecca, flea collars are nowhere near as good as advantage, and of course a vet is going to tell you that, but in your situation i think it would be the way to go, don't worry about them getting hooked up you can buy ones that have a catch release, so if they get caught it will come off, of course then they need replacing, but it is the only thing you can do in your situation, they sell for around 3 to five dollars here in NZ, so i imagine it would be around the same cost over there.

You really do have a difficult situation, I would be especially worried about the infestation in your home,remember fleas can lie dormant for over a year as well,you have tried so hard and done so well with these kitties, i truely admire your strength and desire to help them out as you have.

I wonder if there is a non toxic flea bomb available out there, which is toxic to the fleas but not humans and the pets,maybe worth finding out, there are so many alternative products out there these days, i wish you all the best.

[rebeccahowes]

Thank you so much for your inspiration and advice. It makes me feel so better. I know that I will conquer this problem in time. I never imagined that my cats would be spayed. We will some how conquer the flea problem before it conquers us. I don't know how, but I believe an answer will come. Love Rebecca

[cristy]

I have 2 tubes of advantage and 2 tubes of Hartz Advanced Care Flea and Tick. Rebecca, if you send me your address I will throw these in the mail asap!