Little feral kitten died :(
BobbyDrake
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I captured a little feral kitten in our warehouse last Friday and took her to Cats Protection same day. They rang me Wednesday night frantic saying she had been wormed and frontline put on and was acting really weird running round in circles and shaking. I took her to a vets same night and they kept her in - rang back yesterday morning and she was no better. The vet thinks she may have had underlying problems anyway and it probably wasnt the treatment she had that caused this. I had to give permission last night to put her to sleep (I insisted they wait until I was with her when she went) - and it was so horrible - she was so tiny and just shaking every now and then. I know it was the right thing to do but just feel gutted she never even had a life and anyone to care for her...(I've got 3 cats of my own and one of them is half feral from work) - I was probably going to take her in when she was up to it too. There really isn't a point to this post but just needed to get it off my chest 
There are still some bigger kittens by work so have to try to capture them now and hopefully they will have better luck...
There are still some bigger kittens by work so have to try to capture them now and hopefully they will have better luck... 0
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Even if they do survive, their life expectancy is usually much shorter as feral colonies are often very inbred. Feral cats rarely make good housecats, unless you have a lot of patience.
I always advise people who want new kittens to get them from a friend or a rescue centre, as these will be normally disease free.
I've still got a semi-feral cat at home called Scampi (for about 4 years) - she will never be totally tame but she loves winding round my legs and if she is on the stairs you can stroke her face/head - I was hoping to take this kitten home for her to hopefully bond with and she is crying out for affection (my other 2 male cats just do not want to know her).
I've also finally decided its about time I started volunteering at the Liverpool Cats Protection so hopefully that will help a little...
Good luck with the other kittens - if they are still fairly young there's a good chance they will respond to human contact and make a reasonable house cat. Otherwise at the very least they can be neutered and be re-homed as outdoor cats.
Seriously!
I really think you are in the wrong board! They are not mangy things, they are living beings and shouldn't just be killed because they were unfortunate to be born to other feral cats. Maybe Australia should just be setting up TNR programmes instead!
Do me a favour and don't comment on my thread in such a heartless manner!
Take no notice Bobby. You did a beautiful thing for the kitten in her short life. And made her feel cared about at the end. ^_^
Oh go away you horrible person.