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Hi everyone, this will be the last update, but long story short I took pistachio and Lana to the vet Friday afternoon. Turns out they both have an upper respiratory infection and ear infection. Pistachio’s was a bit worse. Oddly enough he actually began acting much better before I went to the...

Hi just an update, I made a vet appointment for tomorrow so hopefully they will be able to tell me what’s wrong. The situation hasn’t really improved at all. I gave him wet food on his own plate away from the other cats and he ate 2 bites shook his head and ran again and hid under my bed. I...

Hi everyone, to start I have a total of 3 cats. One mom (Lana), daughter (bonnie), and son (pistachio). The cat who is suddenly afraid of food is pistachio. he normally loves eating and will literally always be the first one to the bowl. Today I put down the wet food on their divider plate like...

Hey all, I'm back again with some tough questions. So I've adopted out 2 of the kittens and have decided to keep both the mom and the other two kittens. The problem I'm facing right now is 2 out of 3 of my Chihuahuas are behaving very aggressively towards the kittens. So far I've done one formal...

Oh thanks! Yeah they gave me pain meds for Friday and told me the ones they administered should last thru tomorrow. She seems so much more alert than the other ferals at this time, which was surprising. I fed her some canned food and she ate it all too. Right now she isn't scratching so I'm...

I took mama cat to be spayed this morning and the kittens seem to be adjusting fine without her today. They are all eating and drinking water and defacating in their litter box so I think they should be alright. I have mom in a humane trap and she is situated right outside the door to the kitten...

I thought I could spay her at around 5 weeks? When the kittens were able to eat wet food (they are now). They told me she could still nurse after the surgery. The main concern is the time apart. I need to do this asap as she's destroying everything and trying desperately to escape. I've asked...

The TNR that I've used before (feral cat coalition) said specifically no pets and that if they suspect you bring in a pet (basically they fail feral/stray criteria such as coming towards you in humane trap as opposed to shrinking back) they will charge you full price. She is super friendly and...

Thank you. I was wondering if you guys have any advice on calming mom down right now? I won't be able to get her in to be spayed this weekend as I'm working all day saturday and vet offices are normally closed Sundays. I believe she is in heat and I don't know if I'm equipped to handle this. She...

Does anyone here know of any low cost spay/neuter places for a stray and her kittens in the San Diego area? I took them all in 5 weeks ago and it appears mom is in heat as she is trying to escape all the time now. I don't think I can use typical feral/stray resources because the mom cat is way...

I elevated the humane trap with the sides on concrete blocks so if they defecate it will fall through the cage to the ground. That's what the clinic told me to do anyway. I am planning on putting the girl in a larger dog crate on Friday when I release the boy and have already set up a small...

She's very calm. I think she may just be really tired. Neither one of them are rustling in the cage. I am keeping the brother in as long as possible even though he seems set to be released because I have their cages next to each other and I think he calms her a bit. They both haven't touched...

Ok I will be providing food at around 7 or 8 if they are alert. The boy is already making those baby sounds again so I think he is gonna be fine. She is closing her eyes and falling asleep a bit is that alright? I just want to make sure she will wake up. She looks very tired as she should be...

No I did not get painkillers. I used a free TNR service provided by the feral cat coalition. Even so I'm not sure I would even be able to administer it. She does not really like being touched even before capture.

She essentially had the babies aborted in addition to getting spayed :( She really looks all beat up right now... I took her to a clinic reserved by the feral cat coalition. She is laying on her tummy in a crouched position and looks very groggy still. Her eyes are all weird foggy and look...

Ok so I just got them back. The girl was 8 weeks pregnant with 8 babies and had them all taken out of her so she basically underwent extensive surgery :( she also had what they called cage fright and thrashed around inside. Her head is all ripped up and she is missing so much fur there! The...

Just out of curiosity, does anyone know why they are making crying baby sounds in their cages? Are they talking to each other? Or me? I've never heard them do it before; it's quite eerie...

Just wanted to update, I've caught the brother finally! Thanks for the help!

Yeah I put a blanket over her cage. She seems to have stopped meowing for now. She meowed for about 1.5 hours the last time I went out. Which is strange because I never hear her meow at all. The brother is not even going anywhere near the food or cage. Is it possible he is traumatized because...

Is it normal for a feral cat to meow so much after being caught in a humane trap? I am taking her to be spayed tomorrow so I have to keep her over night but she won't stop meowing and its making me really anxious. I've read that ferals don't normally meow. I know this one is a feral because I...