QUOTE(rmsk932 @ Aug 20 2017, 03:02 PM)
I agree rescuing is just trying to fix the problem not the source. If found people to adopt it's good else finally they put down the animals also right?
Spaying is actually quite expensive as my vet says need to vaccinate 3 times first before spaying the mother stray. Is that true elsewhere?
Only way is SPCA or vets offering free spaying as a public service but doubt will happen as a big source of vets income. Any subsidy in Penang?
The other is illegal breeding farms which folks just need to stop buying pets but start adopting free from friends and centers. That's just my opinion right or wrong.
Gov veterinary clinic that I go to neuter my cats doesn't require vaccination. The clinic is Kerian District Veterinary Office & they charged 40 for male & 80 for female. I'm not sure with other gov clinics regarding the vaccination requirement but I think should be the same.Spaying is actually quite expensive as my vet says need to vaccinate 3 times first before spaying the mother stray. Is that true elsewhere?
Only way is SPCA or vets offering free spaying as a public service but doubt will happen as a big source of vets income. Any subsidy in Penang?
The other is illegal breeding farms which folks just need to stop buying pets but start adopting free from friends and centers. That's just my opinion right or wrong.
If you want start doing trap-neuter-release stray cats, then you'll need to have space at your home for temporary home for the stray cats & once they healed, then you can release them to their original "home" or find new family to adopt them.
QUOTE(basilisk @ Aug 20 2017, 03:17 PM)
spaying in penang the lowest cost i have found so far is frm a vet @ bayan baru,
the trap neuter and release group in pg send the cats to her for spaying and neutering.
normal vets will say need to fully vaccinate 3 times, but hey we are dealing with strays you know,
first catching them is an issue, now you want to catch them 3 times in 2 months then only can spay/neuter them?
by tht time the females already given birth.
so the vets that support neutering/spaying, would not insist on fully vaccinate the cats and dogs,
they will just vaccinate once and then neuter at the same time.
ngo and vet cant afford to offer free neutering, it is the local gov or some rich organization that should do it.
penang gov is planning a neuter stray program, not sure when it will happen.
Well, you don't catch them 3 times. You'll need to temporary adopt the stray cats until they are neutered & healed.the trap neuter and release group in pg send the cats to her for spaying and neutering.
normal vets will say need to fully vaccinate 3 times, but hey we are dealing with strays you know,
first catching them is an issue, now you want to catch them 3 times in 2 months then only can spay/neuter them?
by tht time the females already given birth.
so the vets that support neutering/spaying, would not insist on fully vaccinate the cats and dogs,
they will just vaccinate once and then neuter at the same time.
ngo and vet cant afford to offer free neutering, it is the local gov or some rich organization that should do it.
penang gov is planning a neuter stray program, not sure when it will happen.
QUOTE(RaymondReddington @ Aug 20 2017, 06:05 PM)
I rescued 2 cats and recently found they have fleas. Was clean last time I checked.
Now with flea comb can whack about 5 to 10 initially but now because of regular combing and bath already down to 2 to 3 per day and today is zero.
But I believe they will come back so I started buying a bagged vacuum to clean the floor and sofa/chair they sleep on.
I bath my cats in dish washing soap for now.
I have not used any active spot-on products yet, should I ?
I am considering advantage for cats but I heard from pet store salesperson that it is not allowed to be sold in retail, and it's vet prescription only.
Should I use a spot-on product to turn my cats into a walking flea bomb?
I doubt my vacuuming/cleaning can get all the eggs/larvae immediately, as I am trying to permanently break the flea life cycle and I wonder if spot on products would help in addition to baths, vacuum, flea combing.
You're doing great using the dish soap. Even if you use poison like spot on, flea can still come back after few months. What I do to my cats are adding a tea spoon of Apple Cider Vinegar to their drinking water, regularly vacuum my place & regularly check both my cats and stray cats (that regularly come to my house) for fleas which if they have, I'll use comb & soapy water to kill the fleas. I found that using ACV in their drinking water do protect my cats from fleas for months. Also when fleas get to the cats that drinking water that contain ACV, I noticed they don't or can't multiply. The only thing I did not try yet is essential oils like coconut oil to improve the coat of their skin.Now with flea comb can whack about 5 to 10 initially but now because of regular combing and bath already down to 2 to 3 per day and today is zero.
But I believe they will come back so I started buying a bagged vacuum to clean the floor and sofa/chair they sleep on.
I bath my cats in dish washing soap for now.
I have not used any active spot-on products yet, should I ?
I am considering advantage for cats but I heard from pet store salesperson that it is not allowed to be sold in retail, and it's vet prescription only.
Should I use a spot-on product to turn my cats into a walking flea bomb?
I doubt my vacuuming/cleaning can get all the eggs/larvae immediately, as I am trying to permanently break the flea life cycle and I wonder if spot on products would help in addition to baths, vacuum, flea combing.
If you want to use poison, I recommend using the ones that only need to apply on the cat's shoulder blade. I'm not comfortable with the spray kind because even it dried out, there's still residue on their fur which they can lick. Also avoid using poison on cats that have health issue & senior cats.