Sorry, sent this to the wrong address at first!
I can sympathize - just a few days ago I had to leave a cat at the
shelter for the first time ever. He was a stray who showed up at my
friend's feral colony and I helped her take him in to be checked.
The good news is that he turned out to be microchipped, but they had
the wrong phone number for his owner. Neither of us had a place to
foster him for the ten days it would take to try to contact the
owner by mail. It kills me that we had to leave him, but I had to
consider that his owner might not take him back if she found out he
was exposed to a felv+/fiv+ cat. He also apparently has mange, and I
especially didn't think I could afford to expose Tofu to something
contagious. (Please send prayers/positive thoughts that "Jack's"
person can be located!)
Everyone has to find their own limit. Mine is 6, partially based on
a new city ordinance that requires a liscense for 7 or more. All you
can do is realize that if you exceed your own limit, ALL your babies
could end up taken away. I cope by keeping an ear out for anyone I
meet who may be looking for a cat, by helping educate people about
treatable illnesses, and even donating food/medicine to people I
know who are having a hard time paying for cats they want to keep.
-Emily
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