St. Phatty
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Good job, St Phatty. We have rescued so many homeless cats around here I've lost count. All around December/January when they need it most. The neighbours think we're nuts but if they were stray dogs they'd be the first to help. Anyway, all the best with that soul.
Thanks very much for the comments and advice !
Tan cat in better days.
Turns out the 100 mil bottle of Penicillin I bought at the farm supply is the right thing to have - once you figure out dosages - even if it's not clear if it's a tooth problem or a real bad bacterial infection in the cat's throat.
Fortunately I have the pills to give him instead.
I also have a Black & White outdoor cat to deal with. It is a large male who was a very effective ratter until his paw was hurt about a year ago. His name is Don Juan.
I asked the vet about how to capture Don Juan. He said they don't have tranquilizer darts suitable for a small rifle or any other delivery system. And that we could give Don Juan a tranquilizer in his food - but then he conks out who knows where.
So maybe the closest I can get to helping Don Juan is to put an antibiotic in his food and hope it takes care of his paw healing problem.
I asked the Vet about birth control options. I don't want to castrate the Tan male. I would accept Vasectomy for him. He said they don't train for that and he's literally never done one.
Vasectomy is a simple procedure. I read about a small group of wildlife biologists in Pennsylvania who did a mass vasectomy on male deer in Pennsylvania, capturing and neutering a few hundred.
Where I live, over-population of cats is not a problem. The last litter the female had, there were 4. I re-homed 3 through Craigslist. Then the 4th one disappeared very suddenly, I believe he was eaten.
I also had 2 adult cats eaten by probably mountain lion this last summer.