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When Enough is Enough

4/22/2019

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I took our barn cat, Fluffy, on an adventure a couple of weeks ago. It was very much a spur of the moment decision but I don’t regret it one bit. And Fluffy doesn’t seem to either. Or if she does, I’m pretty certain she has at least forgiven me. Or perhaps, she’s plotting her revenge… who can really tell? Any way you look at it, the fact is, Fluffy will NOT be contributing to the always present feral/barn cat problem. While barn cats can be fun and even useful to have around, left alone, they multiply and get out of hand QUICKLY. And sometimes enough is enough​!

If we are going to have an animal around, we want to take good care of it. So, with that in mind, despite some major hesitations at spending money on a cat (in our experience, barn cats seem to meet their demise soon after any amount of money is spent on them), I made a spur of the moment decision after seeing a facebook post advertising that a Feral Cat Spay/Neuter clinic would be held the following day at the Atlantic Animal Health Center.


PictureAs a part of the program, Fluffy now has a notch in her ear. These notches allow vets to know if a feral cat has already been spayed or neutered.
I started to do some research into such clinics last fall but got cold feet about spending even the greatly reduced amount of money (think $65-75 for a spay vs $200ish). BUT as of this Spring, Fluffy has survived a full year at the farm and so I feel that perhaps she is not too prone to playing chicken with cars or cows either one. Or, she is really good at winning. *shrug*

I have to admit, we weren’t the best prepared, and we had some adventures just getting Fluffy into her broken, destined for the dump, duct taped together, cat carrier

If it was not for a clinic such as this, Fluffy most definitely would not have gotten spayed and I am grateful that these clinics exist. I highly encourage you to take the cat(s) hanging out around your farm or in your neighborhood in to participate in the program and help keep Iowa’s kitty population under control.






Following is a list of vet clinics/organizations that have held feral cat spay/neuter in the past:
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​The Anita Vet Clinic
Atlantic Animal Health Center
Harlan Veterinary Services
AMVC
Western Iowa's Feral and Homeless Cat Program
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Thanks for reading!
Emily
Brun Ko Farm

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