u/Broken_Carpark

Before I get into my ramble, this is Spaghetti Meatball, he is now at a rescue. He ran through multiple yards to get to my sibling. He even ran through one yard with a dangerous (to cats) dog. I don’t blame the dog by the way! Anyways, we couldn’t find momma nor return him. A friend at a rescue took him in!

I’m frustrated because despite TNR efforts, there’s a kitten explosion. Not only in my colony, but across the city. It’s so bad that our local animal shelter has to put entire surrendered litters down due to not having enough space or staff to care for all of them. I hate seeing a crisis that most people outside of the rescue space are ignorant to. I want each and every precious baby to get a loving home, but that just isn’t happening. My heart hurts. How do you all deal with kitten season fatigue?

Couldn’t post the video, my apologies. This is Mini Moo, a young ~1 year old female who just got spayed. Shes been inside recovering for about 18 hours. After eating hard food, soft food, or drinking water, she tilts her head and starts to grind her teeth.

Some things to note:

I cannot afford a vet visit and for legal income reasons, cannot accept large donations.

It is not safe to remove her from the trap, she is pretty feral and it will be impossible to put her back in. We are able to give her food and water though!

We cannot touch her, let alone get anywhere near her mouth.