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     Niles was a feral kitten only six weeks old in Sept, 2013, when a neighbor, who had a family of strays under her porch helped me to lure him into a carrier  to take him home.    From the moment he left the carrier, I would hardly see him.   He cried the whole next day, but then became...

Thanks, everybody.  Hi, dsue , susank521, and Ondine!  Niles is fine.  He has made some big progress.  He's been coming out more during the day, and  actually comes up on the bed and lays down next to me if he thinks I'm asleep.  He found the window sill,    He also took a couple nibbles of...

Hooray! Success!  Niles is now a neuter cat.  I'm happy this is over.  He seems okay, and crept into his closet as soon as I opened his carrier at home.   I put shredded newspaper in his litter box as advised.   I took  pictures of Niles a couple nights ago.  These were the best: and happy...

Thanks, Tarralb, Ondine, Susank521, and dsue!If he comes out while I'm still awake, I try and sneak another photo of Niles tonight.   Niles is eating more canned food, and I started getting more of the grain free types. I still give him some dry, but less.  I will probably start giving him some...

Hi.  Should a cat's water be taken away as well as food the night before neutering?  The clinic I am taking him to says to take away food and water, while the ASPCA neutering service says to take away food, but never withhold water from a cat.  Since I have had two false starts in getting Niles...

Thanks, dsue!    Lyla looks so cute and content!   Niles is better and sems to have forgiven me since the other day, and I made an appointment at Williamsburg Animal Clinic which is just a few blocks from my house for his neutering.  It will cost $185. plus tax and fees.   I don't put down the...

Thanks again, Shadow Rescue and dsue!  You're thoughtful and caring comments are immensely appreciated! I got to the place where the truck was to be at 6;30AM with about 18 people ahead of me (people camp out in their cars as early as 4:00AM!), but then an ASPCA car pulled up and an...

Sorry, I meant to thank you, dsue!!!   This is me hitting myself on the head:  !

Thanks so much, again, Shadow Rescue!  Your cats look adorable!   Niles is in his carrier wrapped in a thin blanket, starving, no doubt, and ready to go get neutered (I most certyainly hope, at least).  Suddenly, when I looked again at the ASPCA mobile unit web page for directions to this...

Hi.  The eye problem would have to be viral rather than bacterial since your cat is already taking amoxicillin which is antimicrobial.  His immune system is weak from the operation and antibiotics, making him prone to what is probably a virus the same as or similar to what causes "Pink Eye" in...

Wow!  Adorable cats.  Great story and photos!  Best wishes.

Hi.  I am a newbie, but have already experienced two major difficulties with bringing in a feral kitten which I did not take to the vet immediately that I feel you should be warned.  One was fleas, which were extremely hard to rid from my home, and the other was Cat Scratch Disease (Bartonella...

Thank a lot, Shadows Rescue!   I am planning to have Niles neutered early tomorrow morning at the mobile ASPCA unit.  I haven't figured out how to come within twenty feet of him while he is eating.    When I first got him, he immediately hid.   I tried to use the food to get him to come to me...