Wendel

Date Trapped: March 6, 2003
Sex: M
Body Type: black, largish white tag at throat, larger build
Sterilized: scheduled for March 9, 2003
Paid for By: Cornell/Schuyler Humane Society
Rabies vaccinated:
Next rabies booster needed:
Distemper/upper respiratory vaccinated:
Next distemper booster needed:
Health: No problems noted.

History: Large healthy male cat. Feral. Wilson has a RIGHT tip. Woodrow has a LEFT tip. I have no CLUE what we will do with Wendel so I can tell him from the others.

Petey, Wendel, and Whisper in the feral room

While the cats that are up for adoption are not kept in cages, the ferals must be. Each cat gets a feral cat den from Animal Care and Equipment Services to hide in, plus food, water, and towels. The cats are shut in the dens to clean cages or to move them to a trap for transport, and never need to be handled. This reduces their stress, as well as mine.

The cats are treated for earmites, roundworms, and fleas with Revolution, applied topically between the shoulder blades. Revolution is available via your veterinarian by prescription.

The cages are elevated for a few reasons. Plastic and metal cages conduct the cold easily, and the floor beneath the vinyl is cement and very chilly. The room is warmer nearer the ceiling. While the adoption area is kept at 68 degrees, we keep this room at about 50 degrees F in the winter so the wild cats, used to winter weather, are not exposed to extremes in temperature fluxuations. The cats are kept in a fully heated area for 24 hours after surgery. Females are also given a heating pad under their feral cat den after surgery.

Elevating the cages also make them easier to clean around.

If we had cats from another colony in the room at the same time, they would be on the opposite side of the room. We do not house cats from different colonies side-by-side, for health reasons.

Artie and Arby

Artie and Arby have moved to a better life in a real home. Hand-fed by dedicated restaurant workers, Arby in particular was brave enough to pick roast beef (guess what restaurant?) from a staff member's fingers. The staff member put his home where is heart is, and asked if he could take Arby off the street, shy or not. Artie, Arby's constant companion, came along. After neutering these two boys, we gave them a few days to recover, and delivered them to their new home.
That's two less ferals on the fast-food strip. And two more cats in safe warm homes.

Vannie