questions for cat lovers.....
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if u pick up a stray cat on the road, and seeing that she is injured.what will u do?
a) bring her to a animal hospital, knowing that it will cost u at least $100, and thats no knowing if the cat will survive.
b)call SPCA,knowing that they will must likely put the poor animal down,without even trying to treat the cat. but it cost u next to nothing.
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Bring to the hospital.
I did that quite sometime ago with my gf when we found a kitten with her hind leg chopped off... and I really mean CHOPPED OFF!
Really sad sight and she had lots of fleas. Spent quite a lot of cash on her and she got well (Phew!)
FOund together with her was a Siamese kitten and she had stomach problems. To the vet she went too.
FInally, in the end my sister adopted both of them.
BTW, my gf and me are with Catwelfare and we are in charge of taking care of strays in the Bedok North area (will not reveal to public in case of some trouble makers) -
I would bring it to the hosptial immediately...
alternatively a person could also call The Cat Welfare Society for help with it.
Their mission is :
The Cat Welfare Society is a charity, run almost entirely by volunteers, who want to improve the welfare of stray cats in Singapore. Our members believe that no animal should be denied food and water, shelter and space; no animal deserves to be abandoned or abused. All stray cats deserve our compassion and protection, and we believe that there are humane, more effective ways to control their population that is, by sterilisation instead of destruction.
Every person should be encouraged to treat animals with kindness and respect. We hope that one day, with your help, there will no longer be unwanted strays on the streets, vulnerable to neglect and abuse. Every cat should have a loving home or safe shelter where it can live without suffering or fear. -
hmmm... not sure what i would do as i never encounter such case yet... anyway, on SPCA website it says their service includes "A 24 hour Ambulance service for sick, injured and very young animals which are rescued and brought to the SPCA consultant veterinarian"... so i don't think they will just put animals to sleep without trying to save them first...
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Originally posted by care bear:
pls tell me more about this cat welfare society...
I would bring it to the hosptial immediately...
alternatively a person could also call The Cat Welfare Society for help with it.
Their mission is :
[b]The Cat Welfare Society is a charity, run almost entirely by volunteers, who want to improve the welfare of stray cats in Singapore. Our members believe that no animal should be denied food and water, shelter and space; no animal deserves to be abandoned or abused. All stray cats deserve our compassion and protection, and we believe that there are humane, more effective ways to control their population that is, by sterilisation instead of destruction.
Every person should be encouraged to treat animals with kindness and respect. We hope that one day, with your help, there will no longer be unwanted strays on the streets, vulnerable to neglect and abuse. Every cat should have a loving home or safe shelter where it can live without suffering or fear.
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agree...Originally posted by MeoW_MeoW:hmmm... not sure what i would do as i never encounter such case yet... anyway, on SPCA website it says their service includes "A 24 hour Ambulance service for sick, injured and very young animals which are rescued and brought to the SPCA consultant veterinarian"... so i don't think they will just put animals to sleep without trying to save them first...
but personally, i'd probably try to get it to the nearest vet first if it's very badly injured... -
looks like most ppl here will readily bring the cats to the animal hospitals and paying thru their own wallets...even if its up to hundrens of dollars per visit.
so which is the cheapest animal hospital to bring to??
James Tan animal hospital charges $80 for A&E consultation,excluding meds and jabs and what nots. the cat died within 2 hours after i bring her in. teh vet charges me $150 including cremation.i m not sure if thats cheap or expensive. -
i think i have spoken to them b4,not much help.Originally posted by KittynMeow:
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Well, you can't blame them. They got lots of issues at hand.
I usually bring cats to Paya Lebar.
But for emergency cases, I bring them to Mount Pleasant. Expensive, but at least I know the cats are in good hands.
I'll try to get a picture of Kiwi (the Siamese) and Melon ( the three leg cat) and post it up here.
Currently we are looking after 8++ cats in our allocated area. -
hmm... not so sure abt that.... one of my friends brought her 6-year old dog to mt pleasant and the vets there say no cure for the skin condition, need to put down.Originally posted by High_Octane:Well, you can't blame them. They got lots of issues at hand.
I usually bring cats to Paya Lebar.
But for emergency cases, I bring them to Mount Pleasant. Expensive, but at least I know the cats are in good hands.
I'll try to get a picture of Kiwi (the Siamese) and Melon ( the three leg cat) and post it up here.
Currently we are looking after 8++ cats in our allocated area.
Disbelieving, she brought it to James Tan and the condition was cured. The dog lived to its ripe old age. -
I have similar experience like that too...a cat fell 12 storeys down, in really bad shape...Mount Pleasant said cannot help already must put down but that cat reallly was a fighter...so I brought it to James tan and they worked on it...took a very long time, alot of $ and alot of care but the little fella survived.I would go back to James Tan if I really want to save the cat.Originally posted by KittynMeow:hmm... not so sure abt that.... one of my friends brought her 6-year old dog to mt pleasant and the vets there say no cure for the skin condition, need to put down.
Disbelieving, she brought it to James Tan and the condition was cured. The dog lived to its ripe old age.
As far as I know these two hospitals are the only ones that offer emergency late night services right? anyone knows of others? -
Nope... No others...
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what happens if someone picks up a stray dying on the road but has no $$$ to bring her to a vet/animal hospital?
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well...if it really is in bad shape it would really be to call the spca or ava (very slim chance of the cat surviving- most likely to be put down)Originally posted by ratinacage:what happens if someone picks up a stray dying on the road but has no $$$ to bring her to a vet/animal hospital?
or the cat welfare society - they may try harder to save the kitty. -
Any of them in Jurong?Originally posted by High_Octane:Well, you can't blame them. They got lots of issues at hand.
I usually bring cats to Paya Lebar.
But for emergency cases, I bring them to Mount Pleasant. Expensive, but at least I know the cats are in good hands.
I'll try to get a picture of Kiwi (the Siamese) and Melon ( the three leg cat) and post it up here.
Currently we are looking after 8++ cats in our allocated area. -
Not too sure about Jurong area...Originally posted by _Aaron_:Any of them in Jurong?
we got our hands full here. We basically have a "head" here which updates us on the status of area like what the town council is saying, blah blah.
So we dun really interact with the Jurong side people.
You may want to be a volunteer and help us in our mission. -
I'll have to know more about what you all do from the Jurong division first... let me know about it..~Originally posted by High_Octane:Not too sure about Jurong area...
we got our hands full here. We basically have a "head" here which updates us on the status of area like what the town council is saying, blah blah.
So we dun really interact with the Jurong side people.
You may want to be a volunteer and help us in our mission. -
My cat was rescue by hubby under the void deck....with tail sort of being cut can see the flesh and pus...given treatment and now a happy cat under my care for 2 years