We now know that
euthanasia of healthy cats in shelters can be replaced with programs that are dramatically more humane and effective for cats and communities alike.
This means that
vaccination of healthy cats does not prevent infection for feline herpes; what it does do is lead to less severe signs.
Catch and kill is a futile effort that has failed for decades — with hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars wasted and, worse,
millions of healthy cats killed.
Learn how your investment in good basic kitten care, will reward you with the companionship and affection
of a healthy cat for fifteen years or more.
Municipal and private animal shelters also want to stop the
killing of healthy cats, regardless of whether they have the resources to do so.
Here are my suggestions for simple, inexpensive cat activities to get your feline friend moving as
part of a healthy cat lifestyle.
Consider vaccination
of healthy cats if they will be in close contact with an infected cat.
Herpes rather does not; this means that vaccination
of healthy cats does not prevent infection for feline herpes; what it does do is lead to less severe signs.
Studies have shown that almost
half of all healthy cats will develop impaired glucose tolerance — a risk factor for diabetes — when they increase their body weight by around 40 percent.
On average,
owners of healthy cats spend $ 200 a year on routine veterinary care and owners of cats with chronic health issues spend notably more.
In cats, we have shown (27) that with an average of 44 % body weight gain, nearly 50 %
of healthy cats develop impaired glucose tolerance.
However, when people were forced to wash up and change gowns between the sick and healthy groups,
none of the healthy cats got sick.
They've also experienced a 71 % drop in euthanasia
of healthy cats at their shelters, and since 2011 have seen a 17 % decrease in community cat intake.
While it doesn't list the maximum percentage of moisture present in each
preparation of this healthy cat food, it nevertheless lists water as its 1st main ingredient.
If
euthanasia of healthy cats is not considered an acceptable option and the number of cats presented to a shelter exceeds the number of adoptive homes.
Remember that your investment in good basic care will reward you with the companionship, and affection,
of a healthy cat for fifteen years or more.
Thousands of healthy cats and dogs are euthanized annually due to the number of stray, abandoned, and unwanted companion animals.
According to the Feline Health Center at Cornell University, the virus affects approximately 1.5 to 3
percent of healthy cats in the United States, with slighly higher rates in cats that are sick or at high risk for infection.
If an infectious cat (URI, ringworm or other infectious condition) is inadvertently handled during the
flow of healthy cats through the clinic, all station staff must change their gloves, and the table drapes must be replaced before handling or treating healthy cats.
If an infectious cat (URI, ringworm or other infectious condition) is inadvertently handled during the flow
of healthy cats through the clinic, all station staff must change their gloves, and the table drapes must be replaced or cleaned before handling or treating healthy cats.
In addition to adopting a Feral Cat Protection Policy, shelters can save even more lives by only taking in the
number of healthy cats that they can adopt out.
Alley Cat Allies does not support the euthanasia
of healthy cats who test positive for FeLV and FIV.
Shelters may consider reducing
intake of healthy cats they can not place into loving homes and can effectively use those freed - up funds to address cat overpopulation; whether that be through accessible spay / neuter programs; behavioral resources for people struggling with their owned cats; assistance with pet food, vaccines, and other services; or TNR and other non-lethal population control strategies.
Fellocell 4 is for vaccination
of healthy cats as an aid in preventing feline viral rhinotracheitis (FVR) caused by feline herpesvirus - 1, feline respiratory disease caused by feline calicivirus (FCV), feline panleukopenia caused by feline parvovirus (FPV), and feline chlamydiosis caused by Chlamydia psittaci.
The
fur of a healthy cat will be smooth and pleasant to the touch, and without any Bald Patches brought about by scratching.
Brian R. Hackett, the New Jersey state director of the Humane Society, wrote borough officials Tuesday to warn that PETA's suggestion, which he says is based on «outdated and inaccurate information,» would result in the «publicly - unpopular euthanasia of
hundreds of healthy cats.»
Return to Field: Lowering Euthanasia
of Healthy Cats Presented by Bryan Kortis, PetSmart Charities March 12th at 12:00 p.m. PST Learn in more depth how to implement a Return to Field program, the resources required, its potential benefits and how to combine with Targeted TNR.
Foster families assist our shelter in being able to rescue more pets from local impounds, thereby preventing the unnecessary
euthanization of healthy cats and dogs.
This is because aerobic bacteria recovered from the
airways of healthy cats, dogs, and humans, does not exceed 5 X 103 organisms / ml.
Brenda Graham's January 31, 2003, letter (one of at least two she had published in the Beacon Journal) compared the «the
slaughter of healthy cats and kittens» brought on by 332-2002 to «the Salem witch hunts of the 17th century.
Results demonstrated that the incorporation of chromium tripicolinate at 300 and 600 parts per billion in the
ration of healthy cats produced small but significant improvements in glucose tolerance as measured by glucose half - life, area under the glucose curve, and absolute glucose concentrations.
We have a wide
variety of healthy cat food and kitten food available to keep even the pickiest eaters interested!
Shelters can schedule
admission of healthy cats when they have space and in the meantime, provide educational resources for community members to either continue to co-exist with or re-home healthy cats without bringing them into the shelter.
Savings realized by not admitting, holding, euthanizing and
disposing of healthy cats can be invested in building TNR capacity for the future.