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I've already made it clear she'll be spayed the minute the kittens are weaned, so while I don't want her to get pregnant, it won't be the end of the world if she does get pregnant because they'd be aborted before viability. I truly don't want that to happen, but there is no guarantee she will...

I looked up the terramycin. Though it seems commonly used I was not comfortable applying it without seeing a vet. Snowball has continued to have discharge; for a few days it was crusty but it has decreased and not had buildup like it was. However the eye rim looks pink and I'm thinking I may...

The crust is definitely a hard crust that was not loosening up no matter how long I tried to leave the moisture on. Husband came home and held Snowball while I worked on the eye. I finally had to CAREFULLY use my fingernail starting at one edge to get under it and pry it loose in little...

It won't wipe off. The gunk is a crust and the eye is sealed shut. :eek: I spent as long as I dared on it before having to return him to Mama. Both of them were quite unhappy and now that he's bigger his cries are much louder. I will have to wait for my husband to get home. If he can hold...

5 days old 13 days old. You can't tell but they are much heavier!

Well, I was all ready to post positive updates here but have been so busy I've not been able to...and now I have a problem. Good news first: No one had fleas. We had found one flea on the towel in the box, not on the cats, which had spurred me into action. Bathing the kittens and combing Mama...

Also in addition to refusing to use the litter box and doing off to do her business, she is socializing with the other strays!  Vet said I can't have her spayed while she is weaning but the brat will probably get pregnant again because I can't lock her up or watch her at all times.

Yesterday went all sideways and was unable to call or stop by for flea meds. Also got water in my scale - waiting to see if it's permanently damaged. Called local cat clinic, the phone person said it wasn't safe to put drops on the mom since she's nursing, but I could use Capstar for the...

Aaargh, I almost forgot. What can I do about mosquitoes? I'm assuming they can smell the little bit of blood on the towel (I do change it daily!) and they are quite the nuisance. If they're half as annoying to her as they are to me, I'd like to do something to drive them off. In my experience...

Oh, definitely not doing a collar, now that I had time to look things up and talk to someone at a local cat rescue. They have some kind of drops I can use on the back of her neck and it is $ 13. I don't recall her saying the name, so not sure if it is Advantage or another brand. Is that a good...

BTW please don't think I'm vain or selfish; I've already gone 6 months without a haircut and only wanted it to look decent at job interviews. Oil change is also 6 months overdue. *sigh* If our poor sweet Molly dog hadn't cost so much I'd be in better financial shape for this situation. The old...

Thanks for the kind words. I thought maybe I had alienated people by whining about my neighbors. Part of why I am so upset with them for feeding them is they KNOW about TNR and haven't done a damn thing - in THREE YEARS while the original strays reproduced.   PLEASE HELP again..  I have a new...

Thanks for all your help, sarthur2. You're the only one answering and I'm starting to think I said something wrong or alienating..

"Where in Florida are you?" Sarasota.  Thank you for the info on the heating pad and litter box. "Go ahead and change the towel. The new box just needs to be big enough for mom to stretch out in. Ask at the grocery store for a box. Mom will be able to jump in and out but the kittens won't...

oops - towards the end that should read "I'm told Mama has already had 2 litters before I moved HERE"

I'll try to be as brief and yet as comprehensive as possible. I have no experience with cats but have been doing a lot of reading this last week. I recently moved to an area with a feral colony that is not being taken care of properly - neighbors are feeding but held off spaying b/c they thought...