Our current resident stray, Bill, is a castoff pet. He's been in fairly good health until recently. One front leg is injured and he won't put any weight on it. The other front leg has a scratch and is swollen. My MIL has been feeding strays for several years now, and many of them have ended up in our house (a duplex). She is older and has no money to burn. We have two cats of our own to support. My husband & I are of differing opinions. One of us feels that Bill should be taken to MADAC and that even if he is put down he'll be better off in light of the upcoming Wisconsin winter and the fact that he'll likely suffer more as time goes on. The other feels that he should be left to live out his life naturally. Another concern is that my MIL may decide to bring him in the house and he is an intact male. My MIL has been feeding strays for years now, and literally 100's have passed through our lives. Bill won't be the last. Providing vet care for all these strays is not an ....
2007-10-02 06:07:55 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
....option.
In light of the sheer number of strays that pass through our lives, the fact of our own cats to care for (not to mention other bills) and my MIL's tight income, who has the better idea? Live and let live or take him to the shelter and probably euthanize?
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2007-10-02 06:10:05 · update #1
That's a tough one Maurene. Death is not the worst thing that can happen to a cat (through euthanasia), living with painful injuries is, IMO, much worse. His injuries and the fact that he has not been neutered make him very vulnerable for further injury and suffering - also having to deal with harsh weather in his feeble state. There is nothing "natural" about his present state.
If Bill were here I could afford to get him the help he needs from a vet, do the neutering, and then let him live outside in the "natural" state.
It's such a heartrending decision. Since I personally believe that creation is spiritual and not material I would feel that releasing him to the spirit world - free from pain and the struggle to just survive would be the best thing for him.
The shelter is required to let you know what decision they will make about him. I hope you can find peace in your heart whatever the outcome might be.
2007-10-02 07:37:04 · answer #1 · answered by old cat lady 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
what ever happened to him.. he is injured and needs medical attention.. how old is bill, if he is old enough that he has survived a winter or two in Wisconsin then he could survive many more.. cats know how to survive.. there are people out there that have outside cats I know Wisconsin get below freezing in the winter... I was from Kentucky and Indiana. the Ohio River area.. I have had plenty of outside cats and they would not step foot in the house they learned how to survive in the winter.. lol.. remember you know the cats injured and needs medical attention.. neighbors around no one knows anything or anyone that can have a look at this cat...
2007-10-02 06:23:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take Bill to the vet and have his age and overall health evaluated and then decide.
Perhaps you might look into "catch and release spay & neuter" programs that your local SPCA or Humane Society offers. In essence, you'd be doing more than just filling an empty belly, you'd be reducing the number of strays in the area and will be less likely to have issues like this in the future.
2007-10-02 06:23:51 · answer #3 · answered by sleepingliv 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think your husband is right.
Not just the winter but the disease they are spreading and the more they are creating. Bill may have escaped death by that car (?) weithout much pain but what about the next incident and he can't even make it to anyone to get help. Instead he lays there and suffers and dies alone in the street.
2007-10-02 06:19:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I feel your pain, as my neighborhood has many strays (cast off pets) due to one particular hoarder.
I feel that once they are injured like you are talking about, it is cruel to leave him on his own.
Outdoor life for a cat is very difficult, even when they are in the best of health.
He is now unable to run quickly or defend himself, leaving him open to other cats, raccoons, other wild animals and unkind kids/people, cars, etc.
An injured animal in the wild is toast. Same for injured outdoor cats.
Call your local cat rescue groups or take him in. It is the humane thing to do.
2007-10-02 06:23:12 · answer #5 · answered by maxmom 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no longer neccessarily, now and returned they do the surgical technique for the cat and if the cat passes the temperment attempt, then he up for adoption-feels like he already will pass for the adoption-in spite of the undeniable fact that attempt and discover a no kill look after that be keen to do the operation and you could furnish to pay off the look after by way of volunteering interior the cats or canines and help with the care to repair the favour.do no longer sedate him. Many vets in case you clarify the situation will luckily take him and get him dealt with for no longer something. They in all probability additionally cheek to work out if he has a microchip. Sound like he have been given right into a combat, my previous cat had a matching element, her muscle have been given bit out by way of yet another cat, she became in one in all those undesirable state the vet did no longer even difficulty to anestise her to place the muscle returned in her leg and stitch her up. She did proceed to exist, yet while this became left untreated, she might have had to have her leg amputated.We have been on holidays on the time, and had left the cat with my grandparents. He die of an infection if the leg isn't dealt with. are you able to ring one in all your neighbours and ask them to take the cat to the vet and get him fix up? and you pay off him in some way such as taking his dogs out for walks or feeding his pets and so on.
2016-12-14 05:41:36 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if Bill will let you look at his foot, see if there is a sticker in there, in the webbing of his foot, as far as the other scratch, clean it with peroxide,, then put some antibiotic ointment on it and wrap it, keep him from biting wrapping,
2007-10-02 06:27:50 · answer #7 · answered by rich2481 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋