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Here is one more update on the cat. I’ll be hopefully getting her a carrier today and then driving her to the low cost veterinary clinic at the AHS. They said it will cost $30 for the FELV check and the shot (Feline Leukemia vaccine) that goes with it. Then on Monday they are having another clinic which I can bring her back for other shots which are $8 with the inlusion of a rabies shot which costs $15. I hope this is good enough but it sure eats up a lot of gas. — Cat Galaxy- The Internet radio station for cats. Meow meow meow!! http://members.cox.net/catprotector/station Real Player and Winamp: 66.28.48.193:10518 Windows Media Player http://www.live365.com/play/231353 The forum for felines everywhere. Join the Cat Galaxy Forum today! Meow! http://communities.msn.com/CatGalaxy

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Well, when you find her a home, I’m sure those people would be glad to pay > back the fees. Any one who isn’t would not probably be good kitty parent! > Karen > Here is an update on the abandoned cat. The lady that showed an interest > in > adopting Jade decided not to take her (I think she wanted a lap cat and > instant I love you type of cat) so I am calling around trying to find a > cheap cat carrier in order to transport this feline in. I’ll be keeping > her > in my bathroom and fostering her until a more permanent home can be found. > I > also plan on taking her to a clinic to have vaccinations done. It really > is > disheartening to have this cat in this type of situation. On the money > side > I don’t have a lot and am having to spend money because of someone else > not > taking responsibility. At the same time I am hopefully taking this cat out > of a current situation which is bad and making her hopefully more > comfortable (not that a bathroom is of great comfort. Isis my current cat > I > know will not like this but this cat has no place to go. I just hope I can > help find her a good home soon.

Response:

I called a couple of rescues and they were less than helpful as was my vet. The best suggestion was buying a carrier from a thrift store at the Arizona Humane Society which are usually used. They are the small cat sized carriers. I’d like a bigger one but this looks like the best thing I can do. I got the management in the complex to agree to house her at that apartment for one more day. She should be ok. — Cat Galaxy- The Internet radio station for cats. Meow meow meow!! http://members.cox.net/catprotector/station Real Player and Winamp: 66.28.48.193:10518 Windows Media Player http://www.live365.com/play/231353 The forum for felines everywhere. Join the Cat Galaxy Forum today! Meow! http://communities.msn.com/CatGalaxy

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Here is an update on the abandoned cat. The lady that showed an interest in > adopting Jade decided not to take her (I think she wanted a lap cat and > instant I love you type of cat) so I am calling around trying to find a > cheap cat carrier in order to transport this feline in. I’ll be keeping her > in my bathroom and fostering her until a more permanent home can be found. I > also plan on taking her to a clinic to have vaccinations done. It really is > disheartening to have this cat in this type of situation. On the money side > I don’t have a lot and am having to spend money because of someone else not > taking responsibility. At the same time I am hopefully taking this cat out > of a current situation which is bad and making her hopefully more > comfortable (not that a bathroom is of great comfort. Isis my current cat I > know will not like this but this cat has no place to go. I just hope I can > help find her a good home soon. > Great stuff CP, you are doing the right thing  :))) It is a sad > situation and you are giving this cat her chance at a decent life. It > doesn’t have to cost much. If you find a home for her yorself, perhaps > you can ask the new owner to contribute the cost of the shots as a > donation – they should be willing to pay for that, at the least. > Why don’t you try calling some of the no-kill rescue groups you first > spoke to explain the situation, and see if they can offer you any help > with finding her a home, lending you a carrier or getting her shots done > cheaply. If they understand that you are not her owner and you are > fostering her (so they don’t have to take her themselves) but need help > finding a good home for her, maybe they will be helpful. Or perhaps that > vet of yours will help and display her for you in that pen in the office > like the calico. > For disinfecting any of her things, should you wish to, the cheapest > effective thing to use is a dilute soution of household bleach. Use 1 > part bleach to 10 parts water, wash, rinse and dry it well. Don’t leave > the bleach solution anywhere the cats can get to it of course. > Deb. > — > Y! diatomdeb :: 0