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About 3 months ago a cat was dumped on me. He has been clearly abused and is very feral, and slowly I am gaining his trust. I haven't been able to trap him yet, I keep trying, but he is smarter than most. He is not blending in with my feral colony at all, and even if he did, there would be no way I could keep him. I am over the top right now in regards to cats.
I almost had him tonight, and he got away, but even when I do catch him, I am faced with the tough decision of what to do with him? I have been advertising and looking for a barn he could inhabit, but this is kitten season and people are already dealing with their own cat populations. I sense, that unless I find a place for this tuxedo kitty, I will have to take him to my vet and have him euthanized. It makes me sad, it makes me sick and it makes me mad, but I have little choice at this point. Right now, I have 29 cats on my property, 10 are inside/outside the rest are ferals that have been integrated together, but the vet bills still have to be paid for shots and stuff, and I am stretched past my budget.
I hate that people are so careless with cats around here, and are not responsible caretakers. This little guy would require a lot of time and patience, but under the right circumstances in the proper home, he would make a nice kitty. He has started to come in the house, but after tonight when I captured him and lost him, I think it will be a month or so until he does that again.
Please don't flame me that I am thinking along these lines. I do what I can for the ones that come here, and although the heart is not full, the home is.
Thanks for letting me vent this, and yes, I have contacted all agencies within my disposal and have been told the same thing over and over, "Sorry, but we are full-up!"
I almost had him tonight, and he got away, but even when I do catch him, I am faced with the tough decision of what to do with him? I have been advertising and looking for a barn he could inhabit, but this is kitten season and people are already dealing with their own cat populations. I sense, that unless I find a place for this tuxedo kitty, I will have to take him to my vet and have him euthanized. It makes me sad, it makes me sick and it makes me mad, but I have little choice at this point. Right now, I have 29 cats on my property, 10 are inside/outside the rest are ferals that have been integrated together, but the vet bills still have to be paid for shots and stuff, and I am stretched past my budget.
I hate that people are so careless with cats around here, and are not responsible caretakers. This little guy would require a lot of time and patience, but under the right circumstances in the proper home, he would make a nice kitty. He has started to come in the house, but after tonight when I captured him and lost him, I think it will be a month or so until he does that again.
Please don't flame me that I am thinking along these lines. I do what I can for the ones that come here, and although the heart is not full, the home is.
Thanks for letting me vent this, and yes, I have contacted all agencies within my disposal and have been told the same thing over and over, "Sorry, but we are full-up!"