Frustrated w/humane society
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| Fri, 06-11-2004 - 1:30am |
The other biggie is that the first kitty we adopted, Ginger, tested positive for roundworm. First of all, we find it interesting that she would have roundworm given she was supposedly dewormed at the shelter (hmmm... a dewormed cat with worms, and a hernia repair that is unrepaired... see a trend here?). We are also a little bit freaked out by it, given that roundworm is horrible in humans (can cause blindness, etc., particularly in children and those with weakened immune systems) and we have little kids. Given, roundworm transmission to humans is relatively rare, but STILL!!! So, we get to pill BOTH cats (always a joy), and we may have to take Magic BACK to the shelter to redo what should have been done right in the first place, with people I'm not really sure that I trust. However, since our pet insurance won't cover "pre-existing" conditions with our own, very trusted vet, we have no choice unless we want to pay for more major cat surgeries. (We recently lost our beloved cat Leo to cancer, after having three tumor excisions and running up quite a vet bill). When I talked to the shelter manager about it, she said that they would follow up at their facility, and the possible wait to observe the lump didn't matter because, after all, "He's 8 years old and has had it his whole life, so a few weeks aren't going to matter." Makes me want to give her a hernia for a few weeks. GRR!
Now, I understand that shelters are often overcrowded, overbusy, and full of infection and such. But both of these things were easily observable (or at least easily tested for), and easily curable. The lack of follow-up for Magic was in my opinion inexcusable. Makes me ill... let alone my poor kitties. And truthfully, I'm ready for some healthy cats around the house. Leo's deterioration and death was really hard on us. Fortunately these are really sweet cats we brought home, and hopefully these issues will get taken care of soon.
Thanks for listening to my rant.
Amy

Please keep us posted on how your babies are.
((((Big Hugs))))
Suzy
I'm sorry you are having to go through all of this with the furkids.
I understand that the shelters are busy, and that they have limited funds, etc.... but to not notice something as blatent as bald skin on a cat is inexcusable. Sure, it could have been a simple stress reaction to being in the shelter, but it wasn't! My bf and I feel very lucky that we didn't catch it.
I hope everything goes well with your kitties.
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