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Sat May 25, 2019, 11:42 PM

Lunabell (2,308 posts)

Please help feral cats if you can.

For the last ten years I have lived in a rural neighborhood in Midway, Florida, filled with feral cats. I rescued and adopted as many as I could afford. But what I really needed help with was trapping, neutering and releasing (TNR) the feral cats. I went to local city council and did what I could to get funds. But, they wouldn't help.

Finally, this organization, It's Meow or Never came to my rescue. To date we have TNR'd 12 adult cats and the wonderful people of It's Meow or Never are fostering a litter of 6 I found in my yard. I recently found another little guy that I'm keeping. This is Freddy. He has 6 toes.

These are some of the kittens they are fostering.

I am hosting a fundraiser on my Facebook page for this organization, It's Meow or Never, they could really use some help with food, litter, medicine and doctor's visits. Even 5 dollars would be of help. Thank you.

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10219272966597950&id=1323137605

Here is their direct link:
https://www.itsmeowornevertally.com/

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28 replies	Author	Time	Post
Please help feral cats if you can. (Original post)	Lunabell	May 2019	OP
Anything other than facebook?	alittlelark	May 2019	#1
Same here.	Rhiannon12866	May 2019	#2
Right there w you on that.	Chin music	May 2019	#3
Here is the direct link.	Lunabell	May 2019	#6
You've donated $8.00 USD to Its Meow or Never for Ferals Inc.	trueblue2007	May 2019	#10
Thank you!	Lunabell	May 2019	#18
Thanks!	Rhiannon12866	May 2019	#13
Same here. nt	Duppers	May 2019	#8
There were a lot of feral cats	TlalocW	May 2019	#4
The first time I saw a feral cat w/ a notch I felt extra-bad, b/c I thought it was just wounded	RockRaven	May 2019	#5
Yeah, it's a necessary evil	not fooled	May 2019	#12
Lmao	Lunabell	May 2019	#19
I have several feral cats in my neighborhood.	pazzyanne	May 2019	#7
Try to find/contact rescue groups	catchnrelease	May 2019	#11
I live in a very rural area where the nearest Humane Society is 40 miles away.	pazzyanne	May 2019	#23
Thank you for including a direct link.	Duppers	May 2019	#9
Thanks Lunabell!	democratisphere	May 2019	#14
Florida has NO spay/neuter laws. It's a free-for-all	secondwind	May 2019	#15
There are no more	MFM008	May 2019	#16
I have a feral dining at my place	spinbaby	May 2019	#17
Maybe there's a TNR Group near you.	Lunabell	May 2019	#20
One of my local vets does low-cost spay/neuters for feral cats.	femmedem	May 2019	#21
Cost isn't the issue	spinbaby	May 2019	#24
Yes, that's tricky.	femmedem	May 2019	#25
i have caught several cats in the yard & 4 kittens 1 winter. i have the best catnip.	pansypoo53219	May 2019	#22
❤️❤️❤️ My Freddie was an orange tabby	Freddie	May 2019	#26
Keep up the good work!	MLAA	May 2019	#27
Barn cats	matt819	May 2019	#28

Response to Lunabell (Original post)

Sat May 25, 2019, 11:52 PM

alittlelark (17,949 posts)

1. Anything other than facebook?

Seriously - some ppl want nothing to do with facebook.

I donate to any pet in need, but have nothing to do with facebook

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Sun May 26, 2019, 12:07 AM

Rhiannon12866 (125,911 posts)

2. Same here.

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Sun May 26, 2019, 12:08 AM

Chin music (9,600 posts)

3. Right there w you on that.

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Sun May 26, 2019, 12:56 AM

Lunabell (2,308 posts)

6. Here is the direct link.

https://www.itsmeowornevertally.com/

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Sun May 26, 2019, 01:36 AM

trueblue2007 (13,143 posts)

10. You've donated $8.00 USD to Its Meow or Never for Ferals Inc.

thanks for posting this.. my hubby cares for feral cats. all 5 of our cats are rescue cats and 3 of them were feral kittens. God Bless you Lunabell.

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Sun May 26, 2019, 05:11 AM

Lunabell (2,308 posts)

18. Thank you!

This organization is awesome!

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Sun May 26, 2019, 03:14 AM

Rhiannon12866 (125,911 posts)

13. Thanks!

I found my beautiful Felix as a kitten in a supermarket parking lot.

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Sun May 26, 2019, 01:32 AM

Duppers (21,071 posts)

8. Same here. nt

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Sun May 26, 2019, 12:12 AM

TlalocW (13,592 posts)

4. There were a lot of feral cats

In an apartment complex I used to live at. Some of my neighbors and I got together and rented the traps from the local animal charities and got them spayed or neutered on our own dime.

It kind of bothered me that they put a notch in the ears of the cats though... I didn't like the idea of a bunch of asymmetrical cats running around my neighborhood.

TlalocW

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Sun May 26, 2019, 12:45 AM

RockRaven (7,762 posts)

5. The first time I saw a feral cat w/ a notch I felt extra-bad, b/c I thought it was just wounded

and then I learned what it meant, and I felt a different sort of mixed-up bad/good.

I suppose the people who do this have thought long and hard about how to make it obvious without examining the cat by hand which ones have been fixed or not, and this is the best they can do...

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Sun May 26, 2019, 01:47 AM

not fooled (4,534 posts)

12. Yeah, it's a necessary evil

Someone dumped an adult female in my rural area. I trapped her and took her to a feral spay-neuter clinic. Poor thing got anesthetized and cut open, whereupon the vet found that she was already spayed. She got her ear tipped that day. There is literally no way to know otherwise with a feral.

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Sun May 26, 2019, 05:12 AM

Lunabell (2,308 posts)

19. Lmao

Asymmetrical cats.

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Sun May 26, 2019, 01:22 AM

pazzyanne (4,720 posts)

7. I have several feral cats in my neighborhood.

They are fed daily, given medication when health issues arise, and have a open door to my garage, especially in the winter. I do not "catch and release" due to the fact there are no spay-neuter clinics in my area. The vets in this area do not give a break for spaying at $175 per cat and neutering at $100 per cat. I can't handle that on my Social Security budget. Thanks for the link. I am going to look into this a little more.

I also have a young gold/yellow female that I brought into my home last November because she was too little/ young to survive in our harsh winters.

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Sun May 26, 2019, 01:38 AM

catchnrelease (1,705 posts)

11. Try to find/contact rescue groups

Your area may be different, but here in SoCal there are many rescue and TNR groups that can get discounts for spay and neutering that an individual can't get from a vet. They will often offer vouchers or coupons for you to use at certain vets or at mobile s/n clinics. Or you can set up appointments through them on certain days etc. Lots of different scenarios to help people get their own or feral cats fixed at affordable prices.

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Sun May 26, 2019, 06:40 AM

pazzyanne (4,720 posts)

23. I live in a very rural area where the nearest Humane Society is 40 miles away.

There are no dog or cat rescues in this area. Already checked vets in that same area for use of discounted spay/ neuter surgeries. Nada! Spay/ neuter clinics are in the twin cities area which is on the other side of the state (almost 200 miles away).

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Sun May 26, 2019, 01:36 AM

Duppers (21,071 posts)

9. Thank you for including a direct link.

I will donate.

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Sun May 26, 2019, 03:35 AM

democratisphere (17,235 posts)

14. Thanks Lunabell!

You are a treasure. Feral cats make great pets and I have had many over the years.

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Sun May 26, 2019, 03:58 AM

secondwind (11,078 posts)

15. Florida has NO spay/neuter laws. It's a free-for-all

down there. They sell puppies at fairs, etc. there are numerous kill shelters and rescue shelters all over the state.

We lived there for several years, I saw dogs kept in the back of thrift shops, waiting for adoption, everyone trying to pitch in, etc.

I could go on, but I won’t

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Sun May 26, 2019, 04:57 AM

MFM008 (18,792 posts)

16. There are no more

In our neighborhood...
They all seem to be in our house.....

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Sun May 26, 2019, 05:01 AM

spinbaby (13,959 posts)

17. I have a feral dining at my place

A young feral tomcat has discovered that we have a cat door and an endless buffet. He looks hungry and I’m perfectly willing to feed him and pretend I don’t see him, but he needs a visit to the vet and I haven’t figured out how to do that.

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Sun May 26, 2019, 05:15 AM

Lunabell (2,308 posts)

20. Maybe there's a TNR Group near you.

Their help has been invaluable.

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Sun May 26, 2019, 05:51 AM

femmedem (5,389 posts)

21. One of my local vets does low-cost spay/neuters for feral cats.

Now I can bring them in when they show up, but when I was too broke to do that, I would start GoFundMe's, post on facebook with a photo of the cat and the cat's story, and I always received enough to bring the cat in to the vet within a couple of hours.

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Sun May 26, 2019, 10:05 AM

spinbaby (13,959 posts)

24. Cost isn't the issue

It’s catching him and keeping him contained until the vet can get to him.

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Sun May 26, 2019, 10:17 AM

femmedem (5,389 posts)

25. Yes, that's tricky.

Most of the cats I've TNR'ed have actually been strays or cats who I'd been feeding until they came to trust me a bit, so that I was able to put out a have a heart trap in the morning at the usual feeding time, watch, then bring the cat directly to the vet. My vet supplied me with the trap and knew to expect me.

One time I found a litter of kittens and was able to get the mom into the carrier by putting the kittens in there. The mom's love of her kittens was stronger than her fear of being trapped.

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Sun May 26, 2019, 06:35 AM

pansypoo53219 (18,673 posts)

22. i have caught several cats in the yard & 4 kittens 1 winter. i have the best catnip.

no strays lately. i had 2 or 3 cats at the time. i should have kept the one that looked like poirot. he loved the car trip.
the stray my epal was feeding at work turned out to be female, not male & had 2 kittens at his plant. he took her home + she had a 3rd. he is kwepping mom + a kitten. the other 2 already have dibs. THEY ARE HUGE.

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Sun May 26, 2019, 10:58 AM

Freddie (7,006 posts)

26. ❤️❤️❤️ My Freddie was an orange tabby

It’s the best ever name for an orange baby! We have 2 cats now and DH says that’s all. Most of the time I agree but if an orange one found me I would not resist.

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Sun May 26, 2019, 11:28 AM

MLAA (7,480 posts)

27. Keep up the good work!

Maybe because I didn’t sign into Facebook (I don’t use it), but I couldn’t see where to donate, so I went to the direct link you posted and made a donation. So glad you called it to my attention!

😽😺😸😼

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Sun May 26, 2019, 12:52 PM

matt819 (9,321 posts)

28. Barn cats

Two shelters in my area have TNR operations. And if the cats are deemed unable to be domesticated they are available as barn cats.

We eradicate five, three of whom went walkabout. Two have been together now for 7 years. Still feral. Can’t get much closer than 10 feet of them. They keep the mouse population down and we also feed them.

Like most cats, they are very funny and ridiculously cute, even if they are feral.

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