Originally Posted by
YmoBeThere
Long night...one of the feral cats I feed had been missing the last 10 days or so. I was worried enough about her that I bought a trail camera to see if she was coming around at night. (Usually I saw her in the morning when I left food out and then again at dusk. She always hissed at me, not in a mean way, but it was how she said hello to me.) She was back tonight, collapsed in my yard. I took her to the emergency vet, nothing infectious but kidneys were shut down and liver function was headed the same direction.) For the first time in her short 18 month life, I held her as she went to her final peace. RIP, Tiger.
I am very curious since I love animals, always wanted a dog, but never had a pet other than my kids' Guinea pigs. I also watch a lot of the vet shows like Dr. Pol and Dr. Oakley on Nat Geo Wild. Oftentimes people on these shows bring in feral cats for treatment like you did. Since the cat is feral, even if they could treat it, it wouldn't be adopted and would go back in the wild. So basically what you're doing is totally altruistic. You have nothing to gain since it's not your pet. How much does an emergency vet visit like that cost?
Rich
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Coach K on the Dan Patrick Show, December 22, 2016