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stray kitten
by: LM on Wed, Aug 29 2007

I found a cute kitten that looked starved at my barn. I had to go to Mom’s and couldn’t leave it, so I brought it with me. We fed it many times with a small bottle and kitten replacer milk. While holding it, it started to bite the towel we had it in while feeding, then bite the bottle, then bite my mom. After getting it off of her, within a minute, the kitten died. We sent the dead kitten to get tested for rabies and we are still waiting for results.

We will NEVER keep and feed a stray again. This is very stressful wondering if we have to go for shots. I will now call animal control first, no matter how cute the animal is.

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Thu, Aug 30 2007
I agree with skunkbitgitte. You should not wait for the results, the postexposure vaccine for rabies is most effective when administered as soon as po...Read
Thu, Aug 30 2007
My suggestion is t start the shots immediately. If the healthcare people didn't suggest this they are VERY wrong. The sooner you start the shots the b...Read

August 2007

stray kitten - by LM - (Wed, Aug 29 2007)
I found a cute kitten that looked starved at my barn. I had to go to Mom’s and couldn’t leave it, so I brought it with me. We fed it many times with a small bottle and kitten replacer milk. [more..]

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