Well clipping the ear is for ferals, so not for domestics that folks are taking constant care of. Regular vets prob don't deal w that much. There are only certain vets that we can take ferals to, others won't deal with them.
Gloria Sent from my iPhone On Aug 13, 2011, at 7:08 AM, "Diane Rosenfeldt" <drosenfe...@wi.rr.com> wrote: > Sounds like a good start! Are you doing the eye contact stuff -- not > staring, doing the "slow blink" etc.? The future enclosure sounds like a > great idea. > > Diane R. > > -----Original Message----- > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Bonnie Hogue > Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 12:22 AM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Please Share Thoughts on TNR Dilemma > > Thanks, Gloria. > I guess "regular" vets don't clip the ear because people would freak out > about how their cat looks. Forgotten Felines, our local TNR organization > (filled with Angels, by the way) did clip her ear. > She's now on my porch (we're having a cool summer, oddly enough) and seems > okay. I am beginning to really like her. Tonight I sat out in the > beautiful, nearly full moon evening, drinking a beer and singing to her (I > make up a song for all my cats -- this one was about how Hemy had a hard > life but came through alright anyway and now things are better). I'll feel > better is she won't "shun" me -- right now she turns her back on me or > hisses, letting me know just how mad she is about this whole thing. Poor > darling! Tonight I tried to buy her love with canned food. We'll see how > that goes! > ~B. > > -----Original Message----- > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Gloria B. Lane > Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 8:19 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Please Share Thoughts on TNR Dilemma > > If you put the kitty in a cage or secure porch or outbuilding for a couple > of weeks, she will learn where she gets her food, where home is, and > hopefully stay around. Course this depends on your having the right > weather, or a porch with the right temperature and protection, etc. > > You might also be able to find someone who takes outdoor cats, who will do > the same thing, to keep kitty put up for a while so that she learns where > home is. I gather they didn't "eartip" to show that kitty was altered, > unfortunately. > > Good luck with your kitty - > > Gloria > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
