More Cat Stuff…
Orphaned Kittens
Raising an orphaned kitten/s is a lot of work, but it is also a very gratifying experience! I have raised 100’s of babies who have found forever homes. Some unfortunately do not make it…the younger they are found the less colostrum rich milk they got from Mama and thus they do not have the immune strength to fight off disease and some are just not meant for this world 🙁
A good site to visit to find out more on raising bottle babies is www.kittenlady.org
Griffen & Dewey
Two of my lucky fosters, now in a forever home!
Feral Cats
Feral cats are everywhere. Many are born in the wild from tame cats abandoned by their owners. The less contact kittens have with humans the more afraid of them they will be. By the age of four weeks kittens are already taught by their mom to be afraid and hide. Many people think ferals should be euthanized. Trap, Neuter and Return (TNR) is a way to keep this cat population under control without euthanasia. San Diego is lucky to have the Feral Cat Coalition that is very helpful in educating and helping the public with TNR. For more information please visit their website at www.feralcat.com
I have tamed many a feral kitten and cat. It is a very gratifying experience to make a friend with a cat who does not trust. All you need is patience, time and a lot of love to tame a feral. It is always nice to see a once feral kitten or cat adopted into a forever home.
Misty & Striker
Two feral kittens I tamed that were adopted!!!
Feline Infectious Periontitis
F.I.P. is a devastating and deadly disease that often attacks the young and old. I have personally lost two cats to this disease. At the age of 10 my Edison, who happened to be my first foster kitten, came down with the dry form of this illness and passed away several months later. His buddy Sun, a once feral cat who I trapped and took in, came down with it around the same age several years later. He passed away from the wet form of the virus.
The virus is a mutated form of the Corona virus which many cats come into contact with during their lifetime. Only a small percentage of cats come down with the deadly form. For more info on this disease visit www.vet.cornell.edu/FHC/health_resources/brochure_ftp.cfm
*Luckily there is a new drug currently referred to as Gs-441524 that your Veterinarian can help you order that has been helpful in disease regression for many cats. You can find out more about this drug at the above link.
