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By
04/10/2010
I am a veterinarian and disagree that most animal controls will rehab animals and adopt them out. They will adopt healthy animals, but usually they have a designated time span of 1-2 weeks. I am sure this varies from county to county. They are designed to control disease by controlling the animal population. (Cats breed uncontrollably when outside.) Also, these cats sound feral and would not make good house pets.
If you are interested in helping them w/o having them euthanized, contact a trap/neuter/return type organization in your area. You can get their contact info from your local humane society or animal control. Certainly, animal control is an option, but some people aren't comfortable w/ the outcome. If you can not touch them and want to treat them, oral ivermectin can be put in their food. Get the dose from your veterinarian (do not guess!). Better to have them spayed/neutered at a minimum. Good luck
By Selina. (Guest Post)
09/06/2006
Yes those cats have mange!! This is highly contagious to humans as well as other animals. In humans it is known as scabies. Go to your local vet supply and ask them what they recommend. There is a cream you can get that is suppose to cure mange but I do not know what it is called.
By
08/27/2005
I wouldn't try to pick them up again you may get rabies if they bite you , when i see a stray cat thats in poor health I usually call animal control. They usually rehabilitate the cats and put them up for adoption when they're in good health again. Look in your phone book or look on the web for the number for animal control in your area. I hope my advice helped. Sabrina
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