At the moment we are not taking in little kittens unless they have been vaccinated as we have a couple of cats with cat flu and so we don't want any new kittens coming in to get sick (kittens can die of cat flu and we don't want that happening). Not really unreasonable is it. It wouldn't be very responsible of us to take a healthy kitten and put it into an environment where it might be at risk of getting sick.
If the cat isn't vaccinated, we ask for a surrender donation so that we can get it done the same day. I haven't turned away any kittens and we never ask for medical records. If the animal is sick we ask for it to be taken to a vet (because we're not vets), to diagnose the problem (because we're not vets) and get medicine (because we're not vets). We also don't have the money to treat a shelter full of sick animals and we have to think about the ones that are already in our care.
I love how you all are so quick to criticise.
At the moment we are not taking in little kittens unless they have been vaccinated as we have a couple of cats with cat flu and so we don't want any new kittens coming in to get sick (kittens can die of cat flu and we don't want that happening). Not really unreasonable is it. It wouldn't be very responsible of us to take a healthy kitten and put it into an environment where it might be at risk of getting sick.
If the cat isn't vaccinated, we ask for a surrender donation so that we can get it done the same day. I haven't turned away any kittens and we never ask for medical records. If the animal is sick we ask for it to be taken to a vet (because we're not vets), to diagnose the problem (because we're not vets) and get medicine (because we're not vets). We also don't have the money to treat a shelter full of sick animals and we have to think about the ones that are already in our care.
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