stevennb
Ok, But, Thats The Last Straw.
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1 edit | I found a kitten.
So today the GF and I were going to take our cars over to my parents house to wash them.
I'm sitting outside of the apartment waiting for the gf and out of the corner of my eye I see this little tiny black and white blur. I turn around and low and behold it's a kitten (pics to follow).
We asked around the apartments if the kitten belonged to anyone here and the people I spoke too said no.
It took us about a hlf hr to finally catch the lil bugger as he was running under bushes, branches and shrubbery (knights who say Ni approved btw).
We have him in the bathroom, he's got a saucer of food and water.
The reason we have him in there is that we have 2 other cats and I don't know if he/she has feline hiv or leukemia. As much as I'd love to keep him I don't think I can afford to have him checked out by my vet.
I can swing the food / toys for him but the initial checkup is going to be expensive.
Are there some sort of free/ pay what you can shelters that give him/her a look over?
ps- the gf has taken a liking to the kitty. 
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tcope
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Sandy, UT | Have you called your/a local vet to see if they might give a discount or know of any programs that offer this service at a discounted rate? |
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skj
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Atlanta, GA | reply to stevennb
Check with your local Humane Society to see if they know of where you can get discounted services. |
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Cthen
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Your local Humane Society might be of some help here. A lot of them have a vet on staff and may be able to give you cheaper cost at minimum. In some cases they can be willing to help out at no cost if you call them ahead of time and explain the situation. 
Edit: Just to help ya out a bit more.
»www.magicyellow.com/category/Hum···_NJ.html
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BlitzenZeus
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Beaverton, OR | reply to stevennb
Find the local shelter, report a found cat, and advise the shelter you would like to take in the cat, however request they they check out the cat for you which hopefully won't be as much as vet would cost. |
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Arelay
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said by stevennb  :ps- the gf has taken a liking to the kitty. It's over. Man up. Pay the bills. 
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stevennb
Ok, But, Thats The Last Straw.
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Thanks for the replies and suggestions!
I found that the county I'm in does low cost spay/neuters as well as feline hiv/felv tests.
pss - the kitty is now attached to the gf, crawling all over her. Damn lucky little kitten !
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pcdebb
RIP dadkins
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where are pics? i wanna see! |
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stevennb
Ok, But, Thats The Last Straw.
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Here's some pictures of the Kitten *and a slight peek at the gf's cleavage*.  |
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Ken Peterson
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join:2000-12-08 | reply to stevennb
Thanks for sharing the pics! What a cute kitten! Fate, man... fate! |
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exocets_girl
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New Orleans, LA | reply to stevennb
Alright, I HATE cats, but now I suddenly want a kitten... |
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La Luna
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Awww, he's (or she) is adorable!! Good luck with him and thanks for rescuing him! |
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onDvine
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S/he's beautiful! And you did a good deed. Enjoy. |
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pcdebb
RIP dadkins
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alright, so since the kitty is staying what's his/her name? the gf is attached so we know the kitty is staying
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BlitzenZeus
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It is possible somebody is missing their cat, so leave a notice at the office, and the local shelter expecting somebody to claim the cat.
I'm sure the owner would be at least a little upset unless it was just dumped, and feral cats usually don't leave their young unless it's sick. |
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stevennb
Ok, But, Thats The Last Straw.
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First....This is the infamous "GF" writing....
Even though the I AM attached, we first need to be sure of the kittens health. As much as I wouldn't mind a cat with health issues, the fact that we have 2 others already means any addition would have to be as healthy as they are. We are stopping in to see if we can get any assistance from the local shelters on preliminary vet care and if we can work something out with one of them and all tests come back good, the yes, s/he's staying.
As for a name.....we've been thinking about that. Thus far, we've come up with Yoshi (I'll let you guess who's idea that was) and Yeti. Yeti is an inside joke between us. Our parrots like to watch Nickelodeon cartoons and one such cartoon featured the main characters searching the ice for a yeti (who's call was "YETI - YETI - YETI - YETI - YETI")
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jwersan
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The wife and I rescued three feral kittens too.
Turned out to be the offspring of a cat we wanted to capture to become our fourth cat.
Anyone on Long Island, in Suffolk county want to adopt them?
They have been tested and had their first shots. They are perfect.
Pictures to follow.
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Noah Vail
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We had a queen and subsequent litter show up in the front garden, a couple of years back. At the end of weaning, the mom got out and came full of another litter. We had her locked up as the second litter started to wean; but - you can guess what happened.
So in well less than a year we had 18+ cats to find homes for. However, we did just that; -3 we still have. Friends with a pawn shop let me place a large cage there each day. All had homes less than 3 weeks after their weaning.
Mom got fixed (whew!) and off to a farm. She's a serious squirrel killer. We saved up and had our 3 fixed/vaccinated/whatever.
By now, I guess they'd number a hundred or more, without the humans intervention.
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madylarian
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I just want to point out that if the kitten does turn out to be FIV positive, that does not mean your other cats are in danger. Our cat Teddy was found on someone's back porch when he was about 5-6 months old. We had him checked out and neutered and he was fine. It wasn't until he was about 7 and got very sick that we found out he was FIV positive. Meanwhile, we'd adopted Maggie. It turns out that it's hard to get a good result for an FIV test until the kitten is at least 6 months old. At the same time, it's actually pretty hard to pass it on to another cat unless they bite and draw blood. They can't pass it in food or water bowls. Teddy is now almost 14 and in good health. Maggie is 9 and still FIV negative.
mady
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TnTinOC
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You can always use google search for low cost pet clinics in your area. |
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