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Hello, right now I have one of my sweet long time semi-ferals (he lives in my yard with another cat and has a heated shelter and is very healthy) at the veterinary hospital. He might be about 8 years old.  He was trapped last night and will see the vet, today, under sedation,  after a 5 year...

Hi All, My friend is TNR Certified and she took the rescued cat to the board certified dermatologist and indeed it is ringworm.  She has 4 other cats there, too. Can you all please suggest the best, most supportive site or articles to help her along in this journey?   Thanks!

Since we had an outbreak of calicivirus with our vaccinated cats, I have been trying to educate myself about this dreaded virus.  Here is an excellent intro: http://www.sheltermedicine.com/node/38

Hi Folks, We are rescuers and have 11 permanent inside cats.  Patchie has FIV positive status and has been healthy (now 7) till now and now he is confirmed to have early stage renal failure.  I have deep experience with renal failure and did subQ fluids for 4 years for our late Sarah cat.  I...

This caretaker I was referred to on-line has 6 ferals and yes, she has done Go Fund me and You Caring but she still doesn't have enough money for the extensive and chronic illnesses of 6 ferals.  4 have some kind of skin disease and she has never taken them to the vet or for neutering.  She says...

Hi folks, Some of you know me from other forums.  I have never been able to find anything new about how to care for acutely ill ferals who have the calici virus.  My ferals live mostly on my property but they wander, too.  They are not reliable re: taking, daily, the right amount of antibiotic...

Unfortunately our entire inside colony of 11 cats was exposed to the calici virus due to a feral cat outside who had it and whom I didn't know had it.  I was feeding him outside and brought his plate to the sink and that is surely how it was brought inside.  I learned my lesson, but for 11 years...