▲ 551 ▼ Hey momma (thelemmy.club) submitted 15 hours ago by LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone [M] to c/NiceMemes@sopuli.xyz 27 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip 125 points 14 hours ago (3 children) Cool now get them spayed/neutered. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 34 points 12 hours ago (1 child) And keep them inside. Birds and lizards will thank you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] crunchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 11 hours ago Mine keep going for the rabbits and disemboweling them in my living room. permalink fedilink source parent [–] a4ng3l@lemmy.world 11 points 11 hours ago (2 children) Fully aligned with the idea but the guy just got taxed 350€ given it’s a female and something. Not cheap to fix cats. And that’s not accounting for the whole « catch them » game; in our area we can get a rental humane trap from the city but they only pick them up once a month or you can drive your price 60km away on your free time. Another tax.. it’s all fucked up just to try to help :( /venting permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip 2 points 8 hours ago Yeah I mean highly depends on WHERE, but plenty of places will have rescues or people who regularly will trap them for you, get them spayed/neutered and vaccines, and return them to the area. At least that’s common in the states. There are also often places that if it’s your personal cat and not a feral, they do like pop up van spay/neuters that are usually cheaper if you really can’t afford it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago (1 child) Calico baby. Almost guaranteed another female, and absolutely guaranteed to be a handful. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] a4ng3l@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago Ah yeah good catch. permalink fedilink source parent [–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 12 hours ago* Edit: I'm dumb, this is a repost/screenshot from somewhere else. Get your damn pets spayed and neutered people. If a cat does this with you it isn't "like" you're part of their pack, you already are and likely have been for a while, so take responsibility. original comment bargh trauma dumpPlease OP. You do have to wait some time for mama to recover first, and the babies have to be a certain age first, but you need to do this. Look up the time you have to wait, mark it on your calendar. Use this time to figure out how you're going to safely capture the cat(s) and any housing they may need during recovery. At least in the US you can regularly find fully free or super discounted spay/neuter services through various charities. Don't know about other countries, but generally speaking price should not be an issue for this. Don't put it off to do later as they will multiply. Cats don't give a singular shit about incest. Like it or not, whether they are fully outdoor feral or not, you are feeding this cat and it does see you as part of its pack. That's exactly why it brought you the baby to show you, and you clearly know it. I grew up in a house where my parents did not take spaying/neutering seriously until they had already gotten an explosion of two (or three? I tried to stay away from home and have blocked some out) litters of kittens. I love cats. It was awful, and there were too many cats to try and properly care for any of them. Litterbox training? My parents were too busy/lazy to do it properly. Augh. I'm really trying to be strong about this but I think I have some actual unresolved trauma about it. Don't let this become a problem because you won't accept responsibility for it. Doing the bare minimum here is easier than you'd think and immeasurably worth the trouble. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 34 points 12 hours ago (1 child) And keep them inside. Birds and lizards will thank you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] crunchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 11 hours ago Mine keep going for the rabbits and disemboweling them in my living room. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] crunchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 11 hours ago Mine keep going for the rabbits and disemboweling them in my living room. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] a4ng3l@lemmy.world 11 points 11 hours ago (2 children) Fully aligned with the idea but the guy just got taxed 350€ given it’s a female and something. Not cheap to fix cats. And that’s not accounting for the whole « catch them » game; in our area we can get a rental humane trap from the city but they only pick them up once a month or you can drive your price 60km away on your free time. Another tax.. it’s all fucked up just to try to help :( /venting permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip 2 points 8 hours ago Yeah I mean highly depends on WHERE, but plenty of places will have rescues or people who regularly will trap them for you, get them spayed/neutered and vaccines, and return them to the area. At least that’s common in the states. There are also often places that if it’s your personal cat and not a feral, they do like pop up van spay/neuters that are usually cheaper if you really can’t afford it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago (1 child) Calico baby. Almost guaranteed another female, and absolutely guaranteed to be a handful. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] a4ng3l@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago Ah yeah good catch. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip 2 points 8 hours ago Yeah I mean highly depends on WHERE, but plenty of places will have rescues or people who regularly will trap them for you, get them spayed/neutered and vaccines, and return them to the area. At least that’s common in the states. There are also often places that if it’s your personal cat and not a feral, they do like pop up van spay/neuters that are usually cheaper if you really can’t afford it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago (1 child) Calico baby. Almost guaranteed another female, and absolutely guaranteed to be a handful. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] a4ng3l@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago Ah yeah good catch. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 12 hours ago* Edit: I'm dumb, this is a repost/screenshot from somewhere else. Get your damn pets spayed and neutered people. If a cat does this with you it isn't "like" you're part of their pack, you already are and likely have been for a while, so take responsibility. original comment bargh trauma dumpPlease OP. You do have to wait some time for mama to recover first, and the babies have to be a certain age first, but you need to do this. Look up the time you have to wait, mark it on your calendar. Use this time to figure out how you're going to safely capture the cat(s) and any housing they may need during recovery. At least in the US you can regularly find fully free or super discounted spay/neuter services through various charities. Don't know about other countries, but generally speaking price should not be an issue for this. Don't put it off to do later as they will multiply. Cats don't give a singular shit about incest. Like it or not, whether they are fully outdoor feral or not, you are feeding this cat and it does see you as part of its pack. That's exactly why it brought you the baby to show you, and you clearly know it. I grew up in a house where my parents did not take spaying/neutering seriously until they had already gotten an explosion of two (or three? I tried to stay away from home and have blocked some out) litters of kittens. I love cats. It was awful, and there were too many cats to try and properly care for any of them. Litterbox training? My parents were too busy/lazy to do it properly. Augh. I'm really trying to be strong about this but I think I have some actual unresolved trauma about it. Don't let this become a problem because you won't accept responsibility for it. Doing the bare minimum here is easier than you'd think and immeasurably worth the trouble. permalink fedilink source parent