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In reply to the discussion: Found this kitty meowing loudly behind my house. [View all]dem in texas
(2,681 posts)We live at the edge of a wood and there are a lot of feline cats around. I had one house cat, Princess, that I'd let go outside and another cat, Polly that was given to me by my ex-daughter-in-law who was an indoor cat only. This cat loved to sit on top of my computer monitor (the old bulky find). I would have to move her tail, because it would twitch across the screen. I was very fond of her. We fed the feral cats and one was sick, we took it to vet and she said it had leukemia and we had to have it put down. Our inside/outside cat had all her shots. I called my ex-daughter in law and she said she'd never gotten a leukemia shot for Polly. My husband took Polly to the vet and I was heartbroken when he came in with the cat carrier empty. Polly had leukemia and had to be put down, too. The vet said our other cat probably carried in the house and she told me to not get another cat for 6 months or so. After that, I always made sure that my cats had their shots as soon as I got them. We still have feral cats out in the woods and we still feed them If I we tame them enough, we will take them to the vet. I have one that we did tame, she showed up as a little kitten just like yours and now she is my fat calico sitting in the window watching me as I type. My husband has a favorite, a black and white tom who is very skittish and won't come near us. Hubby puts food out in the morning and the tom is sitting in the ivy waiting for hubby to go back inside so he can come eat.