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Originally Posted by kstar
First off, it is very hard to transform feral into pet. It takes more patience than the average cat owner. I personally wouldn't adopt the cat out until extensive socialization had occured.
Second, any cat with an active illness shouldn't be housed with adopable cats, and probably shouldn't be up for adoption until such illnesses are treated. At least, that seems to be the consensus with most shelters I've worked at.
Third, if it actually was distemper, it is not neccesarily a death sentence. It should depend on what stage the disease is at. Typically in a first stage diagnosis, the outcome can be positive; however, second stage (seizures, convulsions) the outcome is less than ideal.
I am not a vet, I am simply a vet tech who works at a shelter. I am applying to vet school though.
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Okay, then I'm not out in left field. I was really concerned for the other cats, but then again, I had always equated distemper with fatality. I'm assuming that this little guy had the second stage, with the little convulsion he had.
I also questioned about neutering at two months. Is that the standard practice, or do you think that was done because of the distemper? For some reason, I can't get this little guy out of my mind - he was just so tiny and so fragile...
