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First off, brief summary... I've lived at my current home for 2 1/2 years. I have two barn cats and because they have food outside, I frequently have ferals coming in to feed. I have found, captured, and rehomed two separate kitten litters to date.
Obviously, I cannot allow the kitties to multiply any further for the their own sake and the sake of my wallet (food gets pricey when you're feeding 8+ cats).
I've begun working with my local shelter and their TNR department. Ideally, I'd like to fix all the local ferals. I've TNRed 3 ferals to date. One male and two females.
One of the females was pregnant (although I was unaware because the vet I took her to said otherwise) so ultimately the kittens were aborted.
I am sheltering a feral currently that I caught yesterday and I believe her to be a female. So it's very possible she could be pregnant. I haven't been able to perform a general "intake examination" because I wanted to give her time to settle in. She is certainly frightened, but not aggressive (yet).
If she's pregnant, I really want to give her and her kittens a fighting chance. I'd like to shelter her until she gives birth, allow the kittens to wean, fix and find homes for them. Then get her fixed as well and release her back.
My question is... Is it better to deworm/vet her before she gives birth? Theoretically that would mean all the kittens would be dewormed and checked for potential disease so I shouldn't have to go through that process with them, correct?
I'm trying to be as cost effective as possible. Although I truly love helping them I unfortunately don't have loads of dough to spend on this project.
Obviously, I cannot allow the kitties to multiply any further for the their own sake and the sake of my wallet (food gets pricey when you're feeding 8+ cats).
I've begun working with my local shelter and their TNR department. Ideally, I'd like to fix all the local ferals. I've TNRed 3 ferals to date. One male and two females.
One of the females was pregnant (although I was unaware because the vet I took her to said otherwise) so ultimately the kittens were aborted.
I am sheltering a feral currently that I caught yesterday and I believe her to be a female. So it's very possible she could be pregnant. I haven't been able to perform a general "intake examination" because I wanted to give her time to settle in. She is certainly frightened, but not aggressive (yet).
If she's pregnant, I really want to give her and her kittens a fighting chance. I'd like to shelter her until she gives birth, allow the kittens to wean, fix and find homes for them. Then get her fixed as well and release her back.
My question is... Is it better to deworm/vet her before she gives birth? Theoretically that would mean all the kittens would be dewormed and checked for potential disease so I shouldn't have to go through that process with them, correct?
I'm trying to be as cost effective as possible. Although I truly love helping them I unfortunately don't have loads of dough to spend on this project.