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The kittens are healthy. They stayed in the guest bedroom last night and will be in there for a few more days. They're not chipped but they were litter trained. They have their vaccines and are spade/ neutered now. Just waiting on blood tests to see if there's any contagious diseases before I let them roam about but there doesn't seem to be any issues. Their government names are now Dritan, the callico, Grewa Socken the grey cat with socks, Mott, the black cat, and das Orange, the orange cat. If they have no diseases I'll get a cat door for them. The ones that will only open for certain chips. That way I can use them as mousers for my garden and greenhouses.
 
Prokhor Zakharov said:
You have to register your cats with the government?
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Cat's have to be registered here. I can do without the fines and it's cheap here compared to where I used to live. Getting them chipped is also much cheaper here. $30 every two years for the license and $75 per chip. Same cost to chip in the old city, but it was $22 a year to license a cat. They have to be spayed/ neutered for it to be that cheap though. Otherwise it's nearly $100. The city is a bit shit for pet owners too if they come and euthanized your pet accidently as they claim they aren't liable for the loss of your pet due to their bullshit by-laws.
 
Anonymus Fluhre said:
Cat's have to be registered here. I can do without the fines and it's cheap here compared to where I used to live. Getting them chipped is also much cheaper here. $30 every two years for the license and $75 per chip. Same cost to chip in the old city, but it was $22 a year to license a cat. They have to be spayed/ neutered for it to be that cheap though. Otherwise it's nearly $100. The city is a bit shit for pet owners too if they come and euthanized your pet accidently as they claim they aren't liable for the loss of your pet due to their bullshit by-laws.
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That is horrifying. It sounds like you live in a very strange and crazy place.
 
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Assorted European cats over the years.
 

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Hentai-Semitism said:
Assorted European cats over the years.
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Adorable! I appreciate the pictures. It is surprisingly hard to get decent pictures of actual European Shorthairs online. You can really see the distinct nature of the European Shorthair when compared to the British Shorthair and the American Shorthair. It really is a perfect middle ground between the two, the head is not as round as the Brit, but more round than the American. The body is compact, not as cobby as the Brit, yet not as streamlined as the American. The ears are bigger and more angular than the Brit, but not as big or as angular as the American. It proves to me that one of the old arguments you hear here in America that "the Euro is interchangeable with the Brit" shorthair is a load of crap.
 
I don't really take many photos of my cat, but this one is my favorite. He'll be 15 soon, and unfortunately, he has leukemia.

It's been difficult for him to get used to indoor life after the diagnosis, but I can't take the liberty of putting other cats at risk. He used to have a younger brother who unfortunately didn't make it.

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Prokhor Zakharov said:
He has FeLV type leukemia?
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Yes. They were never vaccinated, that was the problem. I took them both so they wouldn't spread the disease to the other cats.

Last time the vet said that, at this point in his life, the leukemia shouldn't prevent him from having a normal life, but that he'll still be highly contagious to any other cats he comes into contact with.
 
Most Wanted Banana said:
Yes. They were never vaccinated, that was the problem. I took them both so they wouldn't spread the disease to the other cats.

Last time the vet said that, at this point in his life, the leukemia shouldn't prevent him from having a normal life, but that he'll still be highly contagious to any other cats he comes into contact with.
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That was an incredibly noble gesture of you to take in two cats with what is essentially a terminal illness. Thank you for your kindness and compassion, fellow Kiwi. You are a true friend to animals.

Yes, your vet is indeed correct. At "Stage 6" just about every square inch of the cat in question is incredibly infectious to any member of the Felidae family, but fortunately it has absolutely no impact on dog or humans. Even sharing the same water source or food source can spread infection. It's one of the most contagious diseases in the cat world.
 
The cat shed is finished and set up for electrical. Just have to clean up the inside then bring in some cat trees and litter. Hardest thing to install was the windows, haven't done that before but they now have two that they can sit at when they want to be in doors but not in the house. I'll likely get the electricity set up at then end of September/ begging of October when I get my first check from the new job that way they'll have lights and a heater on for the winter. It's now just Driter and das Orange living there as my friend took Mott and Grewa Sochen so they got lots of room.

das Orange has been doing a decent job at hunting mice, found three dead ones and another dead bird, all left in the same spot. Dritan would rather be inside while I'm up and lay on my shoulders. She'll go out at night though. Soon as she sees that I'm in my office she'll come running through the cat door to cuddle.
 
My boy had to be hospitalized for a few days. He stopped eating and drinking, and spent all day sleeping. He also started vomiting a lot and lost a little over a pound.

I was afraid he was suffering a relapse, as the symptoms were very similar to those his younger brother had years ago. We still have to run some tests, but he seems to be feeling much better now.

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So, kitten update...Magenta is now 2.5 pounds heavier and doubled in size since I found her as a 4-week old one-pound kitten with a broken leg at the beginning of July. She got her feline distemper vaccine at the end of July and her leg was at the "hard callus" phase, and it looks like bone-remodeling has started and she gets her final leg evaluation on Friday of next week along with her FeLV+4 vaccine. She is still too young for the feline rabies vaccine as cats have to be at 15 weeks for that.
 
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