Hi Everyone,
Okay here is the situation. I currently have 15 feral/friendly kittens living in my home. We have another foster home that has 8 feral/friendly kittens. These kittens are being taken care of and socialized in order to be adopted to forever homes. We are part of a T-N/V-R program here in North Carolina.
Situation 1 - We can't figure out who has the loose stool! Okay I'm sure this is a game for the kittens, but someone or perhaps more than one has loose and at times slightly bloody stools. So, when I see someone go into the laundry room where the litter boxes are, I carefully and quietly try to peak. Well, there are usually a couple of them just standing around in there and no one owns up to the poop! Is there a way to just treat everyone mind you these are feral cats, so handling them is not an easy task at times, especailly when it comes to medications.
Situation 2 - We are fitting worms constantly. The Drontal costs us $5 a pill and we've had over 50 kittens come through since May. Some times they need to be treated more than once. This is huge financial burden on us, is there something else we could use? The strongid has not given us any real affective solution either. We'd love to use Revolution since it is a wonderful product and takes care of so many of the problem we are dealing with but it just way too expensive for so many kittens.
Situation 3 - Trying to contain URI. Okay, as soon as someone looks ill they are quarintined, however, by then they passed it to someone else, and so on and so on. It's like they are playing tag...your it...tag your it. I'm constantly trying to give meds to sick kittens! Any suggestion on how to stop the cycle.
I'm new to this...really just wanted to get a kitten for my FIL for Father's Day and somehow, yet happily, got caught up in this saving of the kittens!
Any insight anyone can offer would be most helpful.
Thanks
Dawn Wilkins
Okay here is the situation. I currently have 15 feral/friendly kittens living in my home. We have another foster home that has 8 feral/friendly kittens. These kittens are being taken care of and socialized in order to be adopted to forever homes. We are part of a T-N/V-R program here in North Carolina.
Situation 1 - We can't figure out who has the loose stool! Okay I'm sure this is a game for the kittens, but someone or perhaps more than one has loose and at times slightly bloody stools. So, when I see someone go into the laundry room where the litter boxes are, I carefully and quietly try to peak. Well, there are usually a couple of them just standing around in there and no one owns up to the poop! Is there a way to just treat everyone mind you these are feral cats, so handling them is not an easy task at times, especailly when it comes to medications.
Situation 2 - We are fitting worms constantly. The Drontal costs us $5 a pill and we've had over 50 kittens come through since May. Some times they need to be treated more than once. This is huge financial burden on us, is there something else we could use? The strongid has not given us any real affective solution either. We'd love to use Revolution since it is a wonderful product and takes care of so many of the problem we are dealing with but it just way too expensive for so many kittens.
Situation 3 - Trying to contain URI. Okay, as soon as someone looks ill they are quarintined, however, by then they passed it to someone else, and so on and so on. It's like they are playing tag...your it...tag your it. I'm constantly trying to give meds to sick kittens! Any suggestion on how to stop the cycle.
I'm new to this...really just wanted to get a kitten for my FIL for Father's Day and somehow, yet happily, got caught up in this saving of the kittens!
Any insight anyone can offer would be most helpful.
Thanks
Dawn Wilkins