Hey Cat-Savvy Du'ers -- For the Love of a Cat named Nikita -- a continuation (Part 3) UPDATE

[Samantha]

82. This advice means a lot to me

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I have only one question. It took me 3 days to catch those kittens. I only was able to put them in their own room with the help of someone from a rescue group. It took all night to (until 1:00 a.m.) to capture them. Nikita had to be captured as well and taken the next day for her spaying, shots and other items. When the time comes for me to go in and take the cats to the vet for the very same treatment, how do handle it if Nikita adversely reacts? I saw what the rescue person had to do to accomplish capturing them, and I know I could never do this.

Also when she wants to come out of the room to go outside, how do I mechanically accomplish that without the 5 kittens trying to follow her? They definitely have to stay inside. Sorry I am so lame about these matters.

I have in my lifetime raised a number of newborn cockapoos. Each litter was born in my home and the mother was present. I trained them all by the time they were four weeks, and started putting them in homes at six weeks. I told everyone if they had any problem with any of the pups, to bring them back to me, regardless of their age or medical condition. I repeated this process a number of times. No one ever returned one of the pups. If they moved, they took their pet with them, unlike some people today if leave their pets behind. So I have a foundation to build on, but absolutely no cat experience. People here have been coaching me. And it is quite different since Nikita appeared here and I had no knowledge of her background. So she is naturally very protective of all her kids, a wonderful mom, but I am clueless as to what will happen if I go in and pick them up to take them away to the hospital in Laurel.

I don't know if you saw my earlier thread this morning. I was really discouraged last night for keeping Nikita against her will. But there is a great update on that that I will post later.

Thank you for caring enough to post on my thread. I will check back later for your thoughts on my question. I am just a human being trying to make the right decisions but people are now giving me contradictory advice (not the DU'ers but those who are aware or involved with the situation).

Thanks again.

Sam