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A morbid topic which I don't enjoy, but I would really appreciate some helpful and honest feedback.
Here's the story:
I am currently working in an aid project in Africa. There are no vets, I don't have access to a wealth of drugs. One of the cats that lives in our compound (not particularly friendly) had kittens. The one kitten's rear legs are paralyzed, and the mother cat for the most part ignores it. People here are more than content to just let it be and die on its own. My European sensibilities and sentimentality won't allow me to do that. I have taken the kitten in, and it currently lives in my bathroom. We have bonded, and it is no longer afraid of me. I share my meager meals with it, and we get along well.
I was hoping there may be a humane way to shuffle the kitten loose its mortal coil. I would just break its neck, which I will do if it comes to it, but I was hoping someone could recommend something better....for me and the kitten. I'm going to cry at its death as it is, I would rather not have to do it with my own two hands.
I could rig up a carbon monoxide apparatus if I had to.
I have plenty of paracetamol, though I am not sure how humane this is....
Any suggestions would be kindly appreciated.
Here's the story:
I am currently working in an aid project in Africa. There are no vets, I don't have access to a wealth of drugs. One of the cats that lives in our compound (not particularly friendly) had kittens. The one kitten's rear legs are paralyzed, and the mother cat for the most part ignores it. People here are more than content to just let it be and die on its own. My European sensibilities and sentimentality won't allow me to do that. I have taken the kitten in, and it currently lives in my bathroom. We have bonded, and it is no longer afraid of me. I share my meager meals with it, and we get along well.
I was hoping there may be a humane way to shuffle the kitten loose its mortal coil. I would just break its neck, which I will do if it comes to it, but I was hoping someone could recommend something better....for me and the kitten. I'm going to cry at its death as it is, I would rather not have to do it with my own two hands.
I could rig up a carbon monoxide apparatus if I had to.
I have plenty of paracetamol, though I am not sure how humane this is....
Any suggestions would be kindly appreciated.