A good friend rescued a family of cats off the street. A mom & 3 beautiful blue eyed seal point kittens. We took them to the local shelter because they claimed they were low kill-However, they immediately classified our 4 as feral-they weren't- and told us they all would be put down in less than a week. They turned out to be lying and were very high kill according to their own website.
We tried to get them out immediately upon earning this but because we found them they forced us to wait 5 days in case their real owner came forward. In these 5 days all 4 cats got really sick with eye infections and URIs. My friend being a hero adopted all 4 to save them. The two females- the mom and one kitten appear to have fully recovered.
Two male kittens- I am guessing were 3 months old when turned into the shelter-now 6-7 months- have been sick going on 3 months!!! They have been to the vet several times and received various meds yet still cough and sneeze and no real diagnosis has been given. They eat and play and socialize fine.
Anyhoo, When finding the family I took a fancy to one of the little boys. I would like to be his mommy. BUT I have my own heathy cat that I do not want to get sick. I just do not know what to do. I want to help my friend who is broke and I want to help the kitten but not at the risk of my cats health. Sigh... What to do?
We tried to get them out immediately upon earning this but because we found them they forced us to wait 5 days in case their real owner came forward. In these 5 days all 4 cats got really sick with eye infections and URIs. My friend being a hero adopted all 4 to save them. The two females- the mom and one kitten appear to have fully recovered.
Two male kittens- I am guessing were 3 months old when turned into the shelter-now 6-7 months- have been sick going on 3 months!!! They have been to the vet several times and received various meds yet still cough and sneeze and no real diagnosis has been given. They eat and play and socialize fine.
Anyhoo, When finding the family I took a fancy to one of the little boys. I would like to be his mommy. BUT I have my own heathy cat that I do not want to get sick. I just do not know what to do. I want to help my friend who is broke and I want to help the kitten but not at the risk of my cats health. Sigh... What to do?