@JMarkitell You make many good points. Some shelters, perhaps many, don't have the resources to adequately separate the sick ones from the healthy ones, although this is a priority that many shelters strive to do. Shelter illnesses are sadly common, in large measure because many of the rescued...
@PHarber-Murphy I agree it does pay to check the reputation of the group in advance. But the good thing is that even though you went to a shelter with a poor reputation, you still saved your cat from ma worse fate, and got him into your home, a rescue from a shelter!
Great Article!!! I will also mention that Capstar, a pill that can be crushed in a kitten's food, can at the proper dosage and under a vet's supervision be safely given to kittens as young as 4 weeks old, and will kill all the fleas in 3-6 hours. It does not control fleas long term, but will...
I have a blind from birth cat named Jenny, who is super happy and fearless. When we take her and her step brother up to the maine coast in the summer, she runs with me on the beach! She hunts beach crickets, always supervised of course, and at home she runs the house. She adapts to new...