Continuation of free kittens in Butler

[rebeccahowes]

Thanks for all of the flea advice. I will try some of them. I wanted to let everyone know that I brought home the really wild cat today. As soon as I opened her cage, she dashed up the stairs and I have not seen her since. She was pregnant too, so thank God she is spayed.

[pitc9]

I used to use advantage but switched to Interceptor last year, so I'll clean out my kitchen to see if I have any left that I can send you!

I'm SO happy everything has come together for you, your cats and your family!

So money wise... you could use donation for flea treatments right? Everyone is spayed and neutered and paid for.. correct?

Do you have any idea how much your cat’s weight?
On e-bay are kits that are for sale. You get one large tube and a plastic syringe that has a fill line marked on it so you can easily give the correct dosage to each cat. The kit is for 5 doses for cats over 9 pounds. Price+shipping is $19.89. That ends up being only $3.99 per dose!!!

[rebeccahowes]

One cat is left to be spayed and moonandbean is donating for that cat. Fleas seem to be the issue at this point. I know how serious it can be. One year I had a room in my house that if you walked into the room tons of fleas would jump on your legs. I have never had this many cats before so I can only imagine how bad it could be this summer. Thanks for caring and I would appreciate any flea meds you have that you can spare. I am not sure how much my cats weigh. I am sure they are under 10 pounds though. Thanks for everything. Rebecca

[Emeraldgreen]

Hi Rebecca, I'm glad the drontal arrived. I'll post the dosages below. Maybe you can crush the tablets up with the back of a spoon and mix it with stinky cat tuna or you might be able to sneak half a tablet into the pill pockets I sent. But I would think the tuna would be your best bet.
p.s. if most of your cats are 10 pounds or under, it looks like they should each receive one tablet.

Exactly how much Drontal Cat you have to administer depends on the animal's weight. Kittens will receive 1/4 or 1/2 of a tablet while adult cats will get 1, 1 and 1/2, or 2 tablets.
This dewormer should not be used in kittens younger than one month or weighing less than 1.5 pounds.


DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION:

2 - 3 pounds half tablet

4 - 8 pounds 1 tablet

9 - 12 pounds 1 tablet

13 - 16 pounds 2 tablets


Drontal Tablets may be given directly by mouth or offered in a small amount of food. Do not withhold food from the cat prior to or after treatment.
Cats maintained under conditions of constant exposure to parasite infections should have a follow-up fecal exam within 2 to 4 weeks after the first treatment.
If reinfection with tapeworms, hookworms or large roundworms occurs, treatment with Drontal Tablets may be repeated.

WARNING:
KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. Consult your veterinarian before administering to sick or pregnant animals.

[cristy]

Got the address...thanks! I will get the meds shipped out either today or tomorrow.

[rebeccahowes]

Thanks everyone for your donations and meds that you are sending. I am going to send some pics of the cats. The three feral cats are taking care of the four kittens. The ferals are all sisters. One feral is very mean and hisses at us. I am scared that the kittens will start behaving like the mean feral and I won't be able to get them homes. We are bringing them downstairs and spending time with them so they get used to people. The mom keeps trying to take them back upstairs. I have some pics for your guys. There is a pic of all three sisters taking care of the four babies. It is so cute. I do not know how to take the pics so that you can enlarge them. If you look at the small pics you will see three big cats in the pic. They are all taking care of the kittens. I guess they sense they will never have babies since I got them spayed. Anyway, I have never seen anything like this in my life. I have three wild ferals and they are living in my home with their babies. They live in my 12 year olds bedroom. It is so sweet.

[Emeraldgreen]

What a wonderful pile of kitties! There is so much love there, thank you for sharing the pics with us.
Which one of the females is the mother of the kittens? Is it the black and white one with black on the nose? Do the adult female ferals have names yet? They are all so beautiful.
I know it must be hard to have one of the ferals hissing all the time but I'm sure she isn't mean, just scared and protective. Before you came into her life, she probably wasn't treated very well by humans. I hope and pray that in time, she will soften up as she realizes how very kind you are! And hopefully they will stay close to home now that they are spayed and won't be so interested in finding male companionship. They look very happy in those pics and don't look like they're too interested in going anywhere! LOL
If they don't have names, maybe we could help you come up with some!