- e-Vet ALERT: Ticks and Disease
- e-Vet ALERT: Possible Spring Pet Injuries
- We have lost two special animals this past month
- e-Vet ALERT: Valentine dangers to your pet – roses, lilies, raisins, chocolate and more.
- $5 provides a box of Valentine’s cookies for a dog, or a box of heart-shaped treats for a cat
I have a question about…a feral cat in my house.
I have been a supporter of DELTA Rescue for many years. I had posted on DELTA Rescue’s facebook question about feral cats.I trapped a feral mom cat and her 4 kittens in my home. They have all been fixed thanks to my husband’s determination. She is definitely feral and has been with us in our house for 3 years now. My concern is what if she becomes ill? I don’t want to wait till she’s at death’s door to be able to grab her (if I can, even then), I want her to live a long life with us. I have been to your sanctuary in Acton and noticed the colonies of ferals. How do you take care of them when they become ill? Hissaphis is healthy at the moment but I need to have some plans in place. Thank you for any suggestions you may have.
Jo Meugniot
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Thank you so much for your ongoing support! Caring for feral cats is a definite challenge. Close observation of appetite, bowel and urination habits, weight, and obvious symptoms such as nasal or ocular discharge are required. For diagnosis we have skilled staff who can restrain for diagnostics, but sometimes light sedation is required. For treatment, these cats typically need to be given injectable or liquid oral medications. For acute short term therapy they may need to kept in a cage. Typically for chronic problems these cats can be captured daily for treatment. Some can be fed their medication in food. I must add that our staff is extremely experienced in such treatments and the use of cat gloves, wire cages, and nets. There is substantial risk to the novice in handling feral cats and risk to the feral cat by the novice.