Long story but it good and sad
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gurl2005bby
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Re: Long story but it good and sad
Yea I am deaf and I am proud to be deaf. I do lip reading and i talk but I just cant understand if someone has mask on and I be like huh. I am from Weidman, MI i think we only have 800 i think... I am in Central michigan I look in phone book to see if they have any in around here.
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slvrwhispr
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Re: Long story but it good and sad
Really! I went to Central Michigan University. Do you know Kevin Cramer? He was my ASL professor for two years. 
Re: Long story but it good and sad
Rescue organizations and those individuals experienced in trapping, etc know how to do so without getting injured, bit etc.
Do you see what can be prevented here? Trapping and vetting allows the cats to be spayed and neutered, which in turn reduces the numbers of unwanted kittens, who are at risk for all the dangers I outlined for you. Spaying and nuetering also reduces the likelihood for infectious diseases because un-altered cats tend to roam and fight and infect other cats.
When prenant queens become ill during pregnancy or nursing, you need to get them examined so that you can ensure they are healthy and can provide enough milk for their kittens. If the queens are ill, and unvaccinated, then you risk significant kitten losses because most of these infectious diseases can be passed on in utero, not to mention to other cats in the environment, both inside and outside who have never been vaccinated. If the kittens are ill or sickly after birth or during development, then they need to be seen by your vet to address their illness and treat them appropriately. If a queen neglects her newborns, then you pretty much know that she is either 1) ill, or 2) cannot produce enough milk to nurse her kittens or 3) is in an unsafe environment, cannot protect herself or her newborns due to un-neutered males (who sometimes will kill defenseless kittens)...or due to dogs who are not trained to leave the cats alone. All of these things can be prevented, but it is up to you to do so.
My point is, it sounds like you are in over your head, and do not have the means to properly care for them. This is where kitty foster parents or rescue organizations come in, they have the resources and the means to help, both with experience, and costs. Your vet or other vets in the area should have clients or other known sources they can refer you to.
Don't misunderstand me, I realize you are trying to help them, but ultimately, many of the problems could be prevented with outside help. These kittens and cats are depending on proper care, spaying and neutering and vaccinations, those are the first steps. Calling a vet or looking online for your questions is not the solution, these animals need to be physically examined and cared for by a vet to ensure their health and safety and ultimate welfare.
This site and the forums are about education, and in your case, it starts with veterinary visits, spaying/neutering and vaccinations (most vets will give discounts for multiple cats, many will hold annual or bi-annual low-cost spay/neuter events).....if you can't handle this financially, then it's time to let go and find someone or some organization who can.
Do you see what can be prevented here? Trapping and vetting allows the cats to be spayed and neutered, which in turn reduces the numbers of unwanted kittens, who are at risk for all the dangers I outlined for you. Spaying and nuetering also reduces the likelihood for infectious diseases because un-altered cats tend to roam and fight and infect other cats.
When prenant queens become ill during pregnancy or nursing, you need to get them examined so that you can ensure they are healthy and can provide enough milk for their kittens. If the queens are ill, and unvaccinated, then you risk significant kitten losses because most of these infectious diseases can be passed on in utero, not to mention to other cats in the environment, both inside and outside who have never been vaccinated. If the kittens are ill or sickly after birth or during development, then they need to be seen by your vet to address their illness and treat them appropriately. If a queen neglects her newborns, then you pretty much know that she is either 1) ill, or 2) cannot produce enough milk to nurse her kittens or 3) is in an unsafe environment, cannot protect herself or her newborns due to un-neutered males (who sometimes will kill defenseless kittens)...or due to dogs who are not trained to leave the cats alone. All of these things can be prevented, but it is up to you to do so.
My point is, it sounds like you are in over your head, and do not have the means to properly care for them. This is where kitty foster parents or rescue organizations come in, they have the resources and the means to help, both with experience, and costs. Your vet or other vets in the area should have clients or other known sources they can refer you to.
Don't misunderstand me, I realize you are trying to help them, but ultimately, many of the problems could be prevented with outside help. These kittens and cats are depending on proper care, spaying and neutering and vaccinations, those are the first steps. Calling a vet or looking online for your questions is not the solution, these animals need to be physically examined and cared for by a vet to ensure their health and safety and ultimate welfare.
This site and the forums are about education, and in your case, it starts with veterinary visits, spaying/neutering and vaccinations (most vets will give discounts for multiple cats, many will hold annual or bi-annual low-cost spay/neuter events).....if you can't handle this financially, then it's time to let go and find someone or some organization who can.
..........Traci
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slvrwhispr
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Re: Long story but it good and sad
Traci, I lived in the area she lived in for a couple of years. The problem is, there's the Isabella County humane society, and not much else. There's one other animal shelter, where we got Cody, but they are definitely NOT no-kill, and the condition of their facilities are dismal to say the least.
It's a very rural area with not a lot of people, let alone businesses. Other than hand-delivering these cats to a vet, what options does she have? Would any vet have the capacity to take in that volume of animals, or would they turn them over to the humane society?
I can recommend a very good vet in Mt. Pleasant if you're interested in keeping the cats, gurl. But I don't know, unfortunately, of any rescue organizations in the area.
It's a very rural area with not a lot of people, let alone businesses. Other than hand-delivering these cats to a vet, what options does she have? Would any vet have the capacity to take in that volume of animals, or would they turn them over to the humane society?
I can recommend a very good vet in Mt. Pleasant if you're interested in keeping the cats, gurl. But I don't know, unfortunately, of any rescue organizations in the area.
Re: Long story but it good and sad
She can call the animal shelter at least to find out if they know of available foster parents or she can call vets in the area to find out if they have clients available for fostering, etc.
My point is, reducing the risks, have to start somewhere...spaying/neutering is the best start. A part-time job might help with costs, and if she's interested in becoming a tech, working even part-time with a vet until or during college could be beneficial, since the vet would give her discounts on health care for the animals. If the parents have so many animals, then they too, could chip in to help save and start with spays/neuters.
My point is, reducing the risks, have to start somewhere...spaying/neutering is the best start. A part-time job might help with costs, and if she's interested in becoming a tech, working even part-time with a vet until or during college could be beneficial, since the vet would give her discounts on health care for the animals. If the parents have so many animals, then they too, could chip in to help save and start with spays/neuters.
..........Traci
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gurl2005bby
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Re: Long story but it good and sad
All right I will try that when kittens was left by mother... I was planning to work in Vet but they have no job offer and one thing I refused to work in shelter because they will put cat to sleep in one week but dog is 2 weeks too sad for me. No I dont know Kevin Cramer. But I think I might know him since i remember the name Kevin. I do want to get cats to have spay or neutering but the problem is that it cost 100.00 and the wild cats will not let me touch them I have try trap and I dont know if the vet will do it since they wild. But if you know anything then let me know... What kind of vet?