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I am refraining from making public where I live until I'm done fixing this stray cat. All the vets here know each other and there is a chance that they read this site.
I don't want any negative comments having an impact on the welfare of the cat.
But I guess if I'm going to ask for the right advice and help I should give out more information
I am willing to share where I live by private messages if anyone is interested.
I live in an apartment in the middle of the financial district of town where I originally found this cat. The country that I live in has a desert climate and if it rains it's a maximum of 1 or 2 days a year. The coldest it will get in the middle of winter is 16 degrees centigrade at night if we are lucky. It's the summers that we need to worry about with temperatures reaching close to 50 degrees centigrade. The financial district is no place for a cat. There is a 14 lane highway that runs parallel to the Financial district and I already worry for another stray that lives near my building that I feed occasionally.
Yes I live in a tower in the middle of the city and have no access to a yard or garden or woods etc....
I recently imported a Russian Blue cat from a wonderful and respected breeder in Russia and also imported my 12 year old DSH cat from the UK. Both are still trying to get used to their new home and each other (very slow process for my 12 year old that suddenly found herself in a new home with a new young cat to deal with). My building is not animal friendly. The management company will not allow dogs on the premises but they tolerate cats as long as they remain quiet.
I already said that if I could afford it I will spend my last cent, penny, etc.... to get her healthy and if I couldn't afford it I am willing to beg, borrow and steal to get this cat healthy and I think I have proven it so far by going against all the advice of the previous vet and the animal welfare societies here that advised me to euthanise her. I just couldn't do it everytime I remembered those big terrified eyes lying there in the street helpless.
I worry that if I bring the cat home it will disturb the routine of my new kitten and my older cat who is and has always been a timid and scared cat. She doesn't like to socialise and never has for 12 years and spends most of her day sleeping under the bed in the spare bedroom only to come out if it's absolutely quiet and everyone is sitting down for some attention on her own terms.
I am also worried that if the stray starts howling constantly and believe me she is loud, my neighbours will complain and that would cause me plenty of problems with my building's management company.
My other worry is desease. I have already checked her for feline leukaemia and FIV and she is negative and I will deflea her and check her ears for mites but I don't know what else I should check for as I don't want her to spread anything to my current cats.
The fisherman's yard is a boat yard too. I can speak to the fishermen and give them money to feed the cat everyday. But keeping her caged there for a month is impossible. There are also many stray cats that live around the boat yard due to the amount of available food there but will they accept this newcomer?
Do you think releasing her again where I found her considering that she has survived at least two years in the financial district is a good idea? would she be more careful crossing the streets? Would she be more wary of cars now?
I am planning to keep her as long as possible to recover at the vet after her surgery but sooner or later she will have to leave. I will call the animal welfare groups again to see if they can find me a foster home to socialise this cat but I think they are all full as none of them could offer any help when I needed it after I picked up the cat.
All your advice is greatly apreciated and I am checking this site a few times a day for new feedback.
Regards
I don't want any negative comments having an impact on the welfare of the cat.
But I guess if I'm going to ask for the right advice and help I should give out more information
I am willing to share where I live by private messages if anyone is interested.
I live in an apartment in the middle of the financial district of town where I originally found this cat. The country that I live in has a desert climate and if it rains it's a maximum of 1 or 2 days a year. The coldest it will get in the middle of winter is 16 degrees centigrade at night if we are lucky. It's the summers that we need to worry about with temperatures reaching close to 50 degrees centigrade. The financial district is no place for a cat. There is a 14 lane highway that runs parallel to the Financial district and I already worry for another stray that lives near my building that I feed occasionally.
Yes I live in a tower in the middle of the city and have no access to a yard or garden or woods etc....
I recently imported a Russian Blue cat from a wonderful and respected breeder in Russia and also imported my 12 year old DSH cat from the UK. Both are still trying to get used to their new home and each other (very slow process for my 12 year old that suddenly found herself in a new home with a new young cat to deal with). My building is not animal friendly. The management company will not allow dogs on the premises but they tolerate cats as long as they remain quiet.
I already said that if I could afford it I will spend my last cent, penny, etc.... to get her healthy and if I couldn't afford it I am willing to beg, borrow and steal to get this cat healthy and I think I have proven it so far by going against all the advice of the previous vet and the animal welfare societies here that advised me to euthanise her. I just couldn't do it everytime I remembered those big terrified eyes lying there in the street helpless.
I worry that if I bring the cat home it will disturb the routine of my new kitten and my older cat who is and has always been a timid and scared cat. She doesn't like to socialise and never has for 12 years and spends most of her day sleeping under the bed in the spare bedroom only to come out if it's absolutely quiet and everyone is sitting down for some attention on her own terms.
I am also worried that if the stray starts howling constantly and believe me she is loud, my neighbours will complain and that would cause me plenty of problems with my building's management company.
My other worry is desease. I have already checked her for feline leukaemia and FIV and she is negative and I will deflea her and check her ears for mites but I don't know what else I should check for as I don't want her to spread anything to my current cats.
The fisherman's yard is a boat yard too. I can speak to the fishermen and give them money to feed the cat everyday. But keeping her caged there for a month is impossible. There are also many stray cats that live around the boat yard due to the amount of available food there but will they accept this newcomer?
Do you think releasing her again where I found her considering that she has survived at least two years in the financial district is a good idea? would she be more careful crossing the streets? Would she be more wary of cars now?
I am planning to keep her as long as possible to recover at the vet after her surgery but sooner or later she will have to leave. I will call the animal welfare groups again to see if they can find me a foster home to socialise this cat but I think they are all full as none of them could offer any help when I needed it after I picked up the cat.
All your advice is greatly apreciated and I am checking this site a few times a day for new feedback.
Regards
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