I lost two feral females three days after they were spayed. They were
kept up, safe and cared for. They were fine when I checked them the
night before. Two wonderful girls, unrelated, spayed at different
times by different vets, seemingly very healthy. It is bad enough
that they died. It would have been a lot worse had they died after
being released....at least from the point of other animals causing
even more pain. Maybe the cats would not agree. I won't even bring a
cat who has been spayed home for three days now.
On Mar 8, 2012, at 6:58 AM, GRAS wrote:
Believe me, I am 100% onboard with TNR, it’s just not for me. I
have tried several times to set-up colonies in Greenwich, but could
not get anyone to become responsible caretakers….TNR colonies
require really dedicated and responsible people, not part-time do-
gooders who have no idea how much work goes into caring for a colony
to keep it healthy. And as I said before, I am totally against the
immediate release after surgery (spay/neuter, especially in the
winter))….but you would be surprised how many keep doing it with
horrible results; their philosophy is that even though they lose a
few, they’ve done their part!
From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org
] On Behalf Of Sharyl
Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2012 3:37 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] caboodle ranch - other side of the story links
I know others have also responded Natalie about TNR. TNR is one of
the best ways of fighting the spread of FeLV. In my experience a
positive momma will have positive kittens. Fix the momma and you
stop the spread of the disease in a feral colony. I also do TNR and
manage 2 feral colonies. The adult males and females are released
back after recovery from their surgeries. Males 1 day and females
3-4 days as long as they are doing OK. The kittens I tame and try
to adopt out. The only way to combat PETA is to responsibly manage
these feral/hard stray colonies. My oldest feral is a 7+ year old
male who is only happy outside in his colony. We can't take all
these feral/hard strays in but we can give them a healthy, stress
free life in their colonies once they have been spayed/neutered. At
least that way the population is controlled.
The real problem is feeders who do not TNR. That's how these feral/
hard stray colonies get out of control. Managing these colonies
means responsible s/n, feeding and medical treatment when needed.
JMHO
Sharyl
From: GRAS <g...@optonline.net>
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Tuesday, March 6, 2012 11:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] caboodle ranch - other side of the story links
I know many people who do TNR and have dedicated volunteers taking
care of them, even trapping for vet visits. Personally, I don’t like
some of the ways that TNR cats are provided or NOT provided for.
Some groups spay cats and release them almost immediately, even in
freezing weather (when it is a known fact that healing is seriously
hindered) , and such consequences as infections, and even
disembowelment due to ruptures.
Yes, one should expect cats at such a ranch to be provided with
medical care!
I can’t even imagine how many people are required to seriously care
for 700 cats!
Natalie
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