tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450909074372693680.post5598559109366341760..comments2024-03-22T01:35:02.609-07:00Comments on GlobeHoppers: Cats inside and outIanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00467041934863171489noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450909074372693680.post-56533002752520467052013-01-17T01:19:58.944-08:002013-01-17T01:19:58.944-08:00For us, I bought my own $50 trap from Havahart off...For us, I bought my own $50 trap from Havahart off Amazon (it came through DPO fine) and our vet neuters the stray males for free. Females strays do cost because of the more difficult surgery, but I haven't caught one yet. He'll even neuter our own males for free, because we are always in there getting vaccines and antibiotics.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06389287002127876888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450909074372693680.post-64038402680155346192013-01-16T19:34:07.858-08:002013-01-16T19:34:07.858-08:00How cooperative are the vets there? In Muscat you ...How cooperative are the vets there? In Muscat you had to put down a $150 deposit to borrow their trapping cage, and if you did catch and bring a stray in for spaying or neutering it was another $100 or so plus dollars again. To tell if a stray was fixed they would clip one ear. Economically it was not feasible to try to catch every stray that wandered into our yard for refuge or transit. The most severe I would take in for help - a small abandoned kitten with a head wound and damaged eye. I had to pay around $150 again just to have him treated and cared for to have them put him up for adoption. Too many cats, constant cat calls, and too few vets or options. Nomads By Naturehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06893950431543999751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450909074372693680.post-4377154744715238552013-01-15T01:07:30.236-08:002013-01-15T01:07:30.236-08:00The three we've gotten here wouldn't have ...The three we've gotten here wouldn't have either. Falafel needed her eye surgery or she'd have died from the infection, Shawarma was the runt and literally starving, and Zaytoun was so skinny and covered with so much ringworm I think winter would have probably ended it.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06389287002127876888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7450909074372693680.post-33541872826806531062013-01-15T00:38:02.096-08:002013-01-15T00:38:02.096-08:00Living in Amman was one place where I really notic...Living in Amman was one place where I really noticed feral colonies. Not just random cats, but specific family groups. They are very social, but yes, mating season is a group effort. Good of you to trap cats and get them fixed. I feel sorry for so many of the street cats. Our pets would not have survived had we left them. We took them in when we noticed the mom had stopped feeding them. She was starving herself. I like the mouse in the bowl too :) Our cats' favorite offering to the kibble gods are hair bands. I can tell how hungry the are by how many sacrifices were made. Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667481504650498976noreply@blogger.com