Our first glimpse of Tippy was her standing on our neighbors doorsteps, meowing her head off at the door. As soon as she saw us pull up the drive, she ran over and continued her meowing quest for help. Someone had thrown her out in our neighborhood to sink or swim, probably because she was pregnant.
When we decided to adopt her, a couple of weeks after her arrival. I made an appointment with our local vet to examine her and to spay her. I thought I had just fattened her up -- the vet laughed at me. She had three little male orange tabby kittens about a week later. I found good homes for the kittens, which was easy -- because they were males. As soon as the kittens were weened, I took Tippy back to the vet to be spayed. She has been with us as an indoor-outdoor cat for 12 years. We love her!
I do not understand how folks can be so irresponsible. If you have a pet and you do not want them to breed, then please get them spayed or neutered. And if you choose not to, then please be responsible for the mother and her babies, rather than throwing them out to become someone else's problem -- or worse -- to starve.
More than that -- it costs a responsible well cat owner about $120 per year for necessary annual exam, including feline leukemia vaccine and flea, tick and parasite treatments and rabies vaccinations. So commit or say no!
Benson, NC
