Photos of the Five Fixed Today

 Here are photos of the five cats up being fixed today.

First the two from the Sweet Home colony.

Scarface, a big huge fighter boy, who just prior to them catching, had been going at it tooth and nail with the brown tabby male fixed last week at the FCCO.  They said they'd even jump clear up in the air hitting each other.   They were happy they caught this huge boy, whom they say is quite nice when not fighting.

They caught Patch too, who had three kittens a month or more ago, and abandoned them. I had tried to save one of them, by rushing it the vet student but it was too late.  Bad Mom is her other name.

There are still four who need fixed there, including the two who they know have recent litters.  One of those moms has her five, now a month old almost, up by their trailer, so I get to see them when I go pick up cats.  The other two who need caught to be fixed are a female and another male.

Fathead, from Waterloo

This is Fathead (above photo) from Waterloo and you might be able to understand why, in the end, I drove all the way out there, to get him, late Saturday night.  He's a sweet stray boy who should have been neutered long long time ago, so I wanted to be sure he finally does get neutered so he stands a chance at survival.   

Scotty from Holly

These folks that brought Scotty to be fixed contend constantly with dumped cats where they live.  There were three this time.  Scotty they actually finally scruffed and got inside but so far they've not had luck catching the other two.

Oatmeal from Brownsville

This lady too, who brought Oatmeal up to be fixed, contends with unfixed dump offs where she lives.  She currently has two, including Oatmeal, confined to the garage until they can be fixed plus another female with seven young kittens.  The other female in the garage will be fixed next week and she hopes to get the third cat, the mom with kittens fixed at the FCCO, along with the kittens, once the kittens are big enough.

I have to figure out who really really needs fixed first, when getting the cats in.  Cats being held in a garage so they won't get pregnant, now that's a responsible lady trying to keep things under control, so they get in as fast as possible.  Big huge males, who don't stand one chance of surviving without getting and spreading diseases, getting hurt or killed, I try to get them in fast too and Fathead fit that bill.

Anyhow, I do the best I can with the resources out there, even if now, it does feel hostile at the Salem clinic to wild cat and stray cat kitten helping people.