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  1. catmom marcia

    OUCH! Always take cat bites seriously!!

    Twice now I have had a serious cat bite. The first time was in 2002 when within 12 hours I found myself in the ER on a morphine drip for pain. That stay in the hospital lasted almost a week with surgery to finally drain the infection and a month long recovery. The second time was yesterday. I...
  2. catmom marcia

    My Polly

    Polly came to me as a foster kitten that would not take a bottle.  She was only about a month old but refused the bottle so I took her home to my nursing momma cat.  Momma Zoey was willing to accept her but Polly wanted nothing to do with her but when she spied the dry food bowl she toddled over...
  3. catmom marcia

    Leo the foster kitten finds his BIG roar!

    My 6 week old bottle baby is growing up so fast!  Here he finds his ferocious roar!
  4. catmom marcia

    Bathing a tiny kitten using shampoo or Dawn

    I have often heard that we should use Dawn dishwashing liquid to kill live fleas on tiny kittens too young to treat with medication.  Here is my question:  will using a baby shampoo yield the same results as Dawn (i.e., dead fleas).  I am reluctant to use dishwashing liquid on such tiny foster...
  5. catmom marcia

    Hello from SE Virginia!

    I've posted a few times but have not properly introduced myself.  I am a volunteer at a large municipal open shelter.  This means by law, we are required to take in any surrenders, strays or otherwise unwanted pets.  It can be heartbreaking sometimes also but very rewarding.  I am also a foster...
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