Re: [Felvtalk] FeLV Ascites?

2012-08-27 Thread Natalie
http://www.medicinenet.com/ascites/article.htm - this should answer some of your questions about ascites. Learn about ascites, accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity. Some common causes of ascites include liver disease or cirrhosis, portal hypertension, cancers. ... We had a cat with

Re: [Felvtalk] outdoor cats plight

2012-08-27 Thread dot winkler
Hi.  I threw this out there a few weeks ago but don't i know if it went thru - I didn't see any replies. I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with outdoor (stray) cat feeding.  I have been feeding 7 for a year and a half now. I am going to have arm surgery and will not be able to

Re: [Felvtalk] outdoor cats plight

2012-08-27 Thread MaiMaiPG
Dozens of years re feeding. We trap, s/n and release. That is the price of free food. I would not feel right about abandoning my wild friends. When I moved to care for my mother, I got neighbors to take care of the one feral at that house. I visited when I could and furnished the

Re: [Felvtalk] outdoor cats plight

2012-08-27 Thread Christiane Biagi
Does your local shelter have any TNR programs or maybe can connect you with other feeders? From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of dot winkler Sent: Monday, August 27, 2012 4:02 PM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re:

Re: [Felvtalk] outdoor cats plight

2012-08-27 Thread Susan Hoffman
All too true.  When I had a house fire in 2007 and moved I packed up my yard cats and brought them along.  I still have two of them.  One is 11 years old, absolutely untouchable, and she was my first TNR cat.   Once you start feeding they learn to depend on you.  You can't just walk away and

Re: [Felvtalk] outdoor cats plight

2012-08-27 Thread GRAS
There must be someone who could take over feeding them - especially with colder weather coming (don't know where you are)..they cannot be left without food after relying on it for so long. I have never liked TNR because there were never any people to take responsibility. Since I do rescue and

Re: [Felvtalk] outdoor cats plight

2012-08-27 Thread Lorrie
Please do NOT involve animal control. Shelters everywhere are FULL and these cats will be euthanized. Are any of them socialized (tame) or are they feral? Ferals are not adoptable. I've been feeding and TNR a colony of feral cats for 10 years now. They count on you for food. Where are you

Re: [Felvtalk] outdoor cats plight

2012-08-27 Thread Maureen Olvey
I agree about not calling AC if at all possible. In many counties/cities it is illegal to feed outdoor cats and it could be that animal control will come pick them up. Like she just said, feral cats are not adoptable anyway and AC has no time or people to work with them to try and tame them

Re: [Felvtalk] outdoor cats plight

2012-08-27 Thread Heather
Hi, My bf and I feed around 140 cats in 20+ spots (colonies) each day. Unless they are adoptable and you find homes, or work with a rescue to find homes, their only option is basically death (which is what will most likely happen if taken to a shelter). Sadly so many very adoptable cats are