Berkeley, CA-old blind cat *kill shelter*

[critters]

She's now mega URGENT--they want to kill her NOW; she has a few hours at most. Is anybody nearby?

[sasvermont]

She does look uncomfortable, at best. I know this might not be what you want to hear, but maybe she needs to end her misery and go to the bridge. Not every kitty can be saved. Her eyes look dreadful.

She looks as though she has had a rough time out there in the streets.

I hope someone steps up to the plate and tries a little more to save her, but gee, it seems like such a stretch.

I wish I lived closer.

Poor baby.

[Giselle]

Oh, poor girl. I am close enough but there is absolutely no way I can take her in. Both Giselle and Ivy have extremely high prey drives and I'm currently dog-sitting for my friend's dog (so that makes us a 4 dog household right now).



I do have to say though... Berkeley Animal Care Services (if that's what they mean by "Berkeley city shelter") should not be labeled a kill shelter. I've volunteered there for ~2 years and they try everything they can to avoid euthanasia. If quality of life becomes a serious issue, they will exhaust all resources and options before even considering euthanasia. I don't know if any of you saw the story of Kyle the Malinois/mix, but his quality of life at the shelter was deteriorating rapidly and he was seriously mentally suffering. The normal protocol of a kill shelter would be to euthanize. Kyle was found a foster home with a breed rescue after MUCH string-pulling. BACS is not a kill shelter by any means. It may be that we are only hearing half the story. The woman who posted about this cat is in the 805 area code, which is a LONG way from here. She may not have seen the cat or seen it undergo a thorough vet exam. If the cat has other seriously underlying issues aside from her eye problems, perhaps it is best for the girl to be humanely euthanized. Sorry. I adore BACS, and it's a little upsetting to see it labeled a "kill shelter".