Rescue Cat
CompassionI recently took him to the vet for a thorough exam, X-rays, blood work, etc... It turns out, most unfortunately, that he has a severely enlarged heart - cardiomyopathy, or congestive heart failure. It's a result of his hard life on the streets and the disease he carries.
He probably won't be with us for long, maybe 6 months or a year, but I never take dire predictions too seriously. He could live 5 years with proper care. He's fine for now, a very sweet, wonderful kitty. I'll treat him as much as I can to keep him comfortable and prolong his days as much as possible without making him suffer unnecessarily. He doesn't have signs of pulmonary edema (fluid in the lungs - common with this type of heart failure), but if he develops it, I'll put him on diuretics and amino acid supplements to reduce the fluid buildup and make sure he can breathe OK.
I'm not going to try and find another home for him. He can live here in my studio for as long as he has. The stress of moving into a new home with strange people might very well just kill him.
Such a good boy!
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I must feed 6 homeless kittys every day in my back yard. One has taken to living in my open shed. I have 2 cats in the house and my wife will not let me take any more in
But my little buddies out back wait for me or my daughter every day, twice a day.
Keep up the good deeds with our little friends
I have about 12 feral cats at my place. I've trapped and fixed all of them, and feed them (against city ordinance - screw 'em), and they're doing pretty well. I moved here with 2 cats. Now I have 6 (well, 7 including Walter) because I kept rescuing kittens, and I finally had to say, enough is enough, and get them all speutered (cat rescue slang term for spay/neuter).
Your situation is a bit unusual - typically it's the husbands who won't let you take in more cats! I meet a lot of women in the course of my volunteer work whose hubbies don't like cats, and they're very surprised that I'm a MAN who does this.
Are the cats you're caring for fixed? If not, try to find a local rescue group who does TNR. There's a great national group called Alley Cat Allies who could certainly point you in the right direction. The program we have here does feral cats (spay/neuter and vaccinations) for $15 each. A positive bargain when weighed against the suffering of sick, overpopulated, overbred cats.
I'm very familiar with the joy of all those little furry friends waiting on the porch for the rattle of the food dish! I don't know where you live, but if it gets cold/wet there, and you have an open shed, make some cat beds or shelters in it! Just a few shallow cardboard boxes with blankets or towels in them, tucked in the back of the shed out of the rain, is plenty. They'll thank you forever.
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Will have to see if their are any places to get them fixed.
My wife like cats, we have the 2 in the house. She likes feeding the feral cats as much as I do, and our adult daughter just loves them all.
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