I have a very serious, ugly confession to make. Some of you will think less of me.

[bertha katzenengel]

Me. Katzenengel - German roughly translated "cats angel" - have a terrible pet confession to make.

My cats aren't up to date on their rabies shots.

They're about to be, because I found a dead bat on the deck last night.

I am ashamed.

How in the name of all that is holy am I going to get eleven cats - three of them half-wild - vaccinated?! Got any ideas?

See. I'm not that great for the animals after all.

I'm not fishing for "there, there" or any "oh, you're okay." I just had to talk about this.

[UndertheOcean]

1. Hey , life is life , atleast they are better off than being feral.

[auntAgonist]

2. dumb question maybe ..

Does your vet make house calls? I know that when we had our Tarn put to 'sleep' the vet came to the house to do it.

I have no clue as to how you could safely, for you and for them, transport them to a vet's office.


Is it something you could do yourself if you had the needles and meds?

:loveya:

aA

[bertha katzenengel]

12. Yes, I could learn to do it myself, but not for this immediate need.

Thanks for your :loveya: - :loveya: back

[Fran Kubelik]

3. You do your best. Lots of people don't even try to do their best.

:hug:

[bertha katzenengel]

13. thank you, Fran

:hug:

[LeftyMom]

4. Is there a mobile vet you can call out?

Back when my mother had seven, one formerly feral, Dr McVeen pulling up in his little motor home was a million times easier than trying to load them all up and take them in. He did discounts for multiple cat households too, so he was pretty affordable. The cats only had to go in to his actual office for surgical procedures.

[bertha katzenengel]

14. Yep, I just found one.

http://www.actioncarevet.com/

Thanks! :hi:

[LeftyFingerPop]

5. First...

Don't beat yourself up. Not an ideal situation, but there are far worse things.

Second...give a call to the vet and see what he/she recommends.

[bertha katzenengel]

15. thank you, phil

:hi:

[Flaxbee]

6. how long has it been? Many of the shots have a longer life

than just one year - the protection doesn't automatically go "pffffttt!" on the 366-day mark.

Yikes re the dead bat. When my brother in law was an asst. principal at a grade school, a kid brought a bat to school in his backpack for show and tell. :wtf: Bro-in-law was called to investigate the flapping backpack, and while wasn't bitten by the bat, had to have the preventive rabies shots. Owie.

They're all indoor-outdoor? We have 5 indoor only, 2 indoor-outdoor, and those two get their shots first and foremost; the others slide a few months sometimes.

[bertha katzenengel]

16. Too long.

Yes, all indoor-outdoor. And some of them are half-wild.

[raccoon]

7. Could you send the bat somewhere to be tested for rabies?

Best wishes to you and your feline friends. :hug:

[bertha katzenengel]

9. The woman from the health department is picking it up today.

It's been in the freezer since last night. (Wrapped in plastic, of course.)

[raccoon]

27. Keep us posted. nt

[Tuesday Afternoon]

8. think less of you ?? No fracking way!!

:yourock:

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

10. Duffel bag

just stuff all the cats in a bag and haul it to the vet. it's less noisy if you put the bag in the trunk.

The cats will thank you for the prompt medical attention

:rofl:

(oh carp! one of my cats needs a rabies shot too)

[bertha katzenengel]

17. OMG

:rofl: Fun would ensue!

[Shell Beau]

11. Keeping up rabies shots is very important.

One of my dogs nipped a kid after the kid let him out of our fence. Thank God I keep my dogs current on everything. Don't beat yourself up about it. Just get it done. It probably will cost an arm and a leg though!

[bertha katzenengel]

18. probably two arms and a leg

:hi:

[GreenPartyVoter]

19. Mine haven't had their rabies or any other shot in 12 years, but they are inside kittehs.. Good luck

catching all teh furballs!

[bertha katzenengel]

20. thanks - i'm gonna need it

:hi:

[HamdenRice]

21. Mengele! Katzenengel? or Der Katzen Weisse Engel

You probably ask your cats, "Is it safe?" while cruelly withholding their rabies shots!



Katzenengel: Is it safe?

Kitty: You're talking to me?

Katzenengel: Is it safe?

Kitty: Is what safe?

Katzenengel: Is it safe?

Kitty: I don't know what you mean. I can't tell you something's safe or not, unless I know specifically what you're talking about.

Katzenengel: Is it safe?

Kitty: Tell me what the "it" refers to.

Katzenengel : Is it safe?

Kitty: Yes, it's safe, it's very safe, it's so safe you wouldn't believe it.

Katzenengel: Is it safe?

Kitty: No. It's not safe, it's... very dangerous, be careful.

:sarcasm:

[KitchenWitch]

22. We are human, we do what we can

We stumble, we get up again.

:hug:

No judgment here.

[bertha katzenengel]

25. TY

you're very kind

how're those sea legs? ;)

[Sequoia]

23. Cats have been un-vac'd for thousands of years. Don't bother.

Do you really want to spend all that money? Maybe the bat died of old age.

[bertha katzenengel]

24. If I don't, the county can come after me.

Now that the health department knows there's someone out there with eleven cats - I wonder if that's referred to animal control as an abuse case. I've GOT to get their shots up to date so they're not taken away.

:rofl: as if animal control could get to them. :rofl:

[Sequoia]

26. Good luck then.