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Cat Rescue & Rehoming => Rescue & Rehoming General => Topic started by: Pinkbear (Julie) on July 12, 2008, 16:05:04 PM

Title: A lucky lady!
Post by: Pinkbear (Julie) on July 12, 2008, 16:05:04 PM

Went out trapping today.  :tired:

We were asked by a housing association to TNR a bunch of strays living on their property. The people there feed them but there have been kittens and no one wants the group to grow. So off I went like a good little bunny and caught a lovely female aged around 2. Pretty little B&W with such unusual markings. :Luv:

The vet called me about an hour later to say it was a complicated surgery and the poor girl had an infected uterus.  :scared: He has managed to remove the worst of it and pumped her full of meds. She will stay with him to recover and be fed up a bit.

I couldn't help thinking this is one lucky girl that she went for the trap first. I shudder to think what would have happened if she's been too long like that.  :(

Title: Re: A lucky lady!
Post by: dabs on July 12, 2008, 16:47:36 PM

Sometimes I think that it is the poorly ones that go for the trap first because they are so desperate for help.

Title: Re: A lucky lady!
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on July 12, 2008, 19:51:09 PM

Aww, the poor baby, i am glad she allowed herself to be trapped, fingers crossed for a good recovery.

Title: Re: A lucky lady!
Post by: Christine (Blip) on July 12, 2008, 20:13:52 PM

Fingers crossed for her here too, Pinkbear  :hug:

You do wonder if desperation makes them go for the trap, or some instinct about the person who has put it there...

Title: Re: A lucky lady!
Post by: Teresa Pawcats on July 12, 2008, 20:30:16 PM

Sending lots of positive vibes for this little lady.

Title: Re: A lucky lady!
Post by: Yvonne on July 12, 2008, 20:41:36 PM

Likewise I hope that this little lady makes a full recovery

 :get well:

Title: Re: A lucky lady!
Post by: Pinkbear (Julie) on July 12, 2008, 23:03:52 PM

I went back to this group tonight and caught an impressive pair of Toms. They're in my shed tonight and will be dropped off first thing for the snip. They are spraying the place like that Cuprinol advert!  :rofl:

It would have taken half the time to catch them but one of the residents insisted on 'helping' and kept scaring the cats off. How do you tell well meaning busy-bodies to f*** off?  :tired: :evillaugh:

I'm sure that my female will be okay. Rob is sorting her and he's my hero. He treats all my ferals just like pedigrees and she'll have the best of everything to help her recover.  ;)

Title: Re: A lucky lady!
Post by: Teresa Pawcats on July 13, 2008, 10:04:02 AM

Glad I don`t have to go near your shed Julie  :rofl:

One of the most important things needed in rescue is having a good vet that you trust implicitly, sounds like Rob will do nicely.

Title: Re: A lucky lady!
Post by: Desley (booktigger) on July 13, 2008, 10:06:06 AM

Glad you have got some of the toms, but hope you dont want to use your shed for a while!!