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Those Little Kitties
By Mona Lease
Hi, all!! I normally would not think too much about this but - I've had
three people speak to me about a cat problem - one died on a reader's
property and two more are sick and losing weight. These are all roughly
three blocks from each other - as the crow flies. I did see the kitten
that died - before the death - running and jumping. And after the death
- just dead...no bloody fur or marks to indicate a hit by a car, fight,
etc. So I did some checking.
Ohio Revised Code 959.03 - Poisoning Animals - "No person shall
maliciously, or willingly and without the owner's consent, administer
poison; except a licensed vet acting in such a capacity, to a horse,
mare, foal, jackmule, sheep, goats, cow, steer, bull, heifer, ass, ox,
swine, dog, cat, poultry, or any other domestic animal that is the
property of another; and no person shall willfully and without the
consent of the owner; place any poisoned food where it may be easily
found and eaten by any of such animals either on his own land or the
land of another." Effective 10/01/1953
From the WebMD - Feline Leukemia - "It can not be passed to people,
dogs, or other animals. It is passed through the blood, saliva, and to
some extent, the urine and feces. Grooming and fighting are the most
common ways to spread Feline Leukemia. Kittens can get it from the
infected mother - through the milk. Infected cats have pale gums
(leukemia is a blood disease), a yellow color in the mouth or whites of
the eyes. They will have enlarged lymph nodes and bladder, skin, or
upper respiratory infections - cough, sneeze. They will have weight
loss or appetite loss and a poor coat condition. There will be a
progressive weakness, lethargy, accompanied by fever, diarrhea,
difficulty breathing, and reproductive problems in the infected
animals. This is a virus and detected by a blood test with a follow up
blood test to confirm it is Feline Leukemia and not distemper, etc.
The Humane Society is offering a Spay, Neuter, Release Program. Spaying
female cats is $55 and neutering male cats is $35.To help this program
be a bigger success, call the Spay, Neuter, Release Offices at
937-548-7299. You can visit alleycatalley.com for a very good video
explaining all of this in more detail.
One unspayed cat, her mate, and all of their offspring, producing two
litter a years, with 2.8 kittens surviving per litter, can total 12
cats in 1 year - 67 cats in 2 years - 376 cats in 3 years - 2,107 cats
in 4 years - 11,801 cats in 5 years - 66,088 cats in 6 years - 370,092
cats in 7 years - 2,072,514 cats in 8 years - 11,606,077 cats in 9
years!!! Most local vets follow the advice of the Ohio Vet
Medical Association and say "Get your pet spayed or neutered.
Greenville City Ordinance Code 618.02 states - (a)"All animals shall be
kept under restraint. - (b)"No owner shall fail to exercise proper care
and control of his or her animal to prevent it from becoming a public
nuisance."
618.04 - (b) "No person shall beat, cruelly ill treat, torment,
overload, overwork, or otherwise abuse an animal or cause, instigate,
or permit any dogfight, cockfight, bullfight, or other combat between
animals or between animals and humans." - 618.02 (c) "A person who is
the owner or has charge of any animal, shall not permit it to run at
large in the public road, highway, street, lane, alley, or unenclosed
land, or permit them to go upon any private yard, lot, or enclosure
without the consent of the owner of the yard or enclosure."
The patrolling officers see that the dogs and cats running loosely
should not be there. Until someone says something - there is nothing
the officer can do. Interesting to me - Penn State College - largely
law and medicine - has a motto - "Laws without morals are useless."
Remember the kiddies and our service people. Take good care of the
furry and feathered ones out there. Be safe and healthy. See ya next
time. Ever Toodles!! MONA
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