Barn Cat?

[/pine]

You can't. That's been tried for the last 50+ years. TNR is the only method that actually works to reduce populations.

What is needed is much stricter laws...I mean serious jail time and felony records...

In FL and probably other states the DNR drops rabies vaccine treated "candy bars" from aircraft in an effort to reduce rabies in raccoons and other species...IMO they should offer a reward for any company that can come up with something similar (only deadly) that ONLY works on non-native felines...and eradicate the scourge...

 

[SPIKER]

No one is asking the OP to save the entire feline population in his area, just try and make a difference. Nor did anyone suggest he buy pet insurance for all the cats.

Also, the spending you've referenced twice now is for all spending related to pets, not just vaccinations, which are a fraction of the Vet care total.

Nor did I say he had to, you and other keep missing the point which I was making that costs ARE REAL for our pets. Barn Cats are not pet however people here are stating that he needs all of this care for these Barn Cats. Tossing out a small amount of low cost food is not that bad, now how much does it cost for vet care per cat??? (I don't take cats in to vet, my dog yes, and each time for his care is into several hundred per year for him in pills, shots, etc.)

Again who keeps saying that the pets need all of this care>? The same people who make the pills shots and the guys we pay to do the work! It is like a plumber you dont call him to come give your toilet a "Check Up" correct?>? What if the Plumber, the people making the little blue things etc said YOU as a responsible Toilet Owner HAS to give it this Pills, Shots and Hire your Plumber yearly to come give it a checkup>??? Ya go ahead and fall for it if you want.

Or better yet how about we start catching all the skunks, bats and racoon take them to the Vet & get them shots, fixed provide them 3 squares a day>?? Some people just don't realize how the commercialization of MANY industries are all that just a big push to separate people from their $. These Animals have ALL lived since the beginning of time without all these experts advice, of pills, shots etc.

Mark

 

[MikePA]

Nor did I say he had to, you and other keep missing the point which I was making...

I understood your point, each time you made it.

...Barn Cats are not pet however people here are stating that he needs all of this care for these Barn Cats.

We disagree on what 'All of this care' means.

I don't take cats in to vet...

With zero care for cats as your frame of reference, I now understand.

It is like a plumber you dont call him to come give your toilet a "Check Up" correct?>? What if the Plumber, the people making the little blue things etc said YOU as a responsible Toilet Owner HAS to give it this Pills, Shots and Hire your Plumber yearly to come give it a checkup>??? Or better yet how about we start catching all the skunks, bats and racoon take them to the Vet & get them shots, fixed provide them 3 squares a day>??

Reductio ad absurdum.

Ya go ahead and fall for it if you want.

When insults start because of a difference of opinion, it's time to leave the discussion.

 

[SPIKER]

Reductio ad absurdum.


When insults start because of a difference of opinion, it's time to leave the discussion.

None of MY posts has ANY insults however yours came thru well enough. So if you think it is an insult then I take it YOU would fall for a Plumber saying you need to feed your toilet pills and give it shots>?

:/

Mark

 

[aczlan]

Nor did I say he had to, you and other keep missing the point which I was making that costs ARE REAL for our pets. Barn Cats are not pet however people here are stating that he needs all of this care for these Barn Cats. Tossing out a small amount of low cost food is not that bad, now how much does it cost for vet care per cat??? (I don't take cats in to vet, my dog yes, and each time for his care is into several hundred per year for him in pills, shots, etc.)

You need a better vet... We do our own shots for rabies, etc for all the small critters on the farm (Llamas, Goats and Cats) and its pretty cheap ($5-10 per cat per year and less for Llamas and Goats). Flea medicine for the indoor and indoor/outdoor cats is spendy though, but cheaper than a fl;ea infestation.
We have a vet come out for the 2 horses and 2 mini donkeys (shots, float teeth, etc) and its something like $140 for all 4.

Aaron Z

 

[SPIKER]

You need a better vet... We do our own shots for rabies, etc for all the small critters on the farm (Llamas, Goats and Cats) and its pretty cheap ($5-10 per cat per year and less for Llamas and Goats). Flea medicine for the indoor and indoor/outdoor cats is spendy though, but cheaper than a fl;ea infestation.
We have a vet come out for the 2 horses and 2 mini donkeys (shots, float teeth, etc) and its something like $140 for all 4.

Aaron Z

I agree on the cost at ALL of the VETs are pretty high, ours is a good vet (some of my posts about overall animal care costs in USA was for perspective.) Our Dog is real healthy & we keep flea meds and heart worm pills on/in him plus ALL of his shots are up to date. He has been fixed as well (one undescended testi meant doc had to search of the 2nd one.) The (our) VET costs vs what the neighbors and other family members say is on par to lower than their costs. My niece has Horses and also her own horse shop/business & can get me the shots or pills but pricing is exact same as what vet charges... Heart worm pills are around $220.00 year for his weight (big dog vs a lot less for small dog.) Bi annual shots run in the 30 range toss in checkup and such it is around an additional 100 a year on him. Like you said Flea Meds are high cost but only 7 months worth & worth it to keep em out of house, (I spray back yard too! HATE fleas lol.) Our neighbors on both sides never even get the required Ohio/County dog licenses so keeping our yard free of pests is a problem. There is additional thread on here about the idiots I have on one side of me that I think had one of their dogs killed out barn cat. My costs for ONE dog is high so people like my neighbors with a dozen I'm sure don't Vet them even remotely.

m,

 

[tcreeley]

We do our own shots, but we can't buy rabies vaccine and have it shipped to us. It has to be vet administered- though there are ways around that.
In my experience- with spaying and neutering, the cats need a week recovery time following the procedure before being allowed to go outside on their own. Every one of our strays who managed to get out the door after returning from the vet- didn't make it. -Expensive way to put them down. Every cat we confined for a week, spayed or neutered, stray or domestic made it.

Rabies is a real issue. We have it in Maine. Twenty years ago it wasn't here.
In my wife's family there is a story of her grandmother's cousin -Po dying in pain from rabies - Massachusetts.

 

[FTG-05]

How do you guys do your own shots for rabies? With four cats and one dog, I could save some money vs. taking them to the vet each year.

Please use small words, I have very little experience in vet-inese and not much in pets other than food, shelter and water.

Thanks,

 

[Country Geek]

How do you guys do your own shots for rabies? With four cats and one dog, I could save some money vs. taking them to the vet each year.

Please use small words, I have very little experience in vet-inese and not much in pets other than food, shelter and water.

Thanks,

I think it varies by state. I know in NC rabies vaccines are required to be given by a vet but vets are also required to give or participate in a certain number of low cost rabies clinics (like $5-10 a shot).

But in some states, anyone can buy and give them. Check your local laws. B

 

[MikePA]

How do you guys do your own shots for rabies? With four cats and one dog, I could save some money vs. taking them to the vet each year.

Based on a brief Google search, TN is like PA....A vet has to give the rabies shot.

In PA, the owner can give all the other shots, give the meds, etc.