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 Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 2:35 am
I just got ultra paranoid about this for some reason. Scratch that, I do know the reason! Probably because there's a feral kitten on my porch and I really just want to pop a cap in it's head or drag to the humane society. mad
I don't know why I'm the only person in this house with an ounce of caution. I guess it just really tweaks me out how mellow it's been since day one. Cats are usually the "super crazy" type with rabies, but would that apply to a feral? Could a feral go to the "secret crazy" route?
The only current peace of mind I have is that it can be cooped up here until the quarantine period is up. If it doesn't drop dead or start foaming at the mouth by day 10 I can heave a sigh of closure. The entire concept of catching rabies terrifies me, it's a terrible way to go out.
Am I being over the top with this? Any words of wisdom on this subject? Would a playful kitten n** transmit anything? I admittedly haven't gotten any skin breaking bites from the thing because it's in that stage were it's teeth and jaws are too puny to eat dry food, and it's claws where trimmed (along with a bath) on day one without any fight.
This entire post is oozing with the kind of mental dilemma I go into over nearly everything. It's kinda sad to see it fleshed out, really. But it's late and I've reached a full-blown crisis comparable to a dying will bullet.
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Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 10:03 am
We took in a feral kitten once, and she was a complete nutter, growling at everyone, biting the humans and fighting with the other cats, but she didn't have rabies.
This situation isn't even close to yours, so I don't know whether or not it will make you feel better. My only thought is that if the kitten is that calm around humans, she probably isn't feral and that reduces the likelyhood of rabies. And even if she was feral, that wouldn't necessarily mean that she was rabid.
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Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 10:31 am
I live so far out in the middle of nowhere the only way it could get near my house in the first place is by being born by a stray or feral out in the woods. We've shown it around to people nearby and they're like "not mine, but good luck!". It's really smart, so I'm not too surprised it's lasted this long. It could even just be nice out of pure adaption or whatever.
I'm really surprised it litter box trained with a single attempt, when it confirmedly had no clue what a litter box was. Dropped it in there a few time until it went there once and now that's it's poopin' place.
Can you see why this cat has me both mind boggled and concerned? I don't know what to think when coming across a kitten like this.
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