Answers below :) TY.
Who asked for the cat trapper's assistance?
There are two caretakers, a lady that cares for the colony overall. The second person is a man that had started feeding the cat with the eye problem. He is a nearby neighbor. He told his daughter about the cat + others that needed to be fixed. The daughter told another caretaker also int he same neighborhood about it. So, the man that wants to adopt the cat is the one that reached out, repeatedly over a few weeks time, texting and emailing.
Who decided to get veterinary help and who paid the bill?
The male caretaker trapped the cat and called for him to be picked up to go to the vet. There was an argument between our group and the trapper about this because she was refusing to bring to our local animal care and control facility. TNR surgery is free in Philly. There's also limited medical procedures that are done for TNR cats too, such as enucleations. She then went to her own vet and paid on her own + got really mad about doing that. Yet she chose that route.
What agreement, if any was there for the caretaker to help with the expenses?
None. The person who transported the cat (a trapper, but didn't trap), is extremely anti-social unfortunately.
Was there a plan on what would happen with the cat post-medical care?
No. Things got messy fast with the trapper creating a group chat in which several local rescues instructed her on how to "steal" the cat.
Sounds like the cat was in rough shape - how long had he been like that?
Not sure but we see this a lot. Once we get there to help we work on fixing it + going over what constitutes an emergency or which conditions need a vet sooner v. later. We think at least a few weeks that eventually led to the rupture. During that time he was calling and trying to get help. The main caretaker was not. That is kind of how he got involved.
What are the circumstances of the colony - on the caretaker's property, elsewhere?
They are on the other caretakers property but move about the block. This cat also feeds on the man caretakers porch.
How long has the caretaker been feeding, how many cats, how many fixed, etc?
Not sure how long. None fixed. This is the primary caretaker, the lady, who we still don't know and is distrustful in general. No surprise considering stuff like this happens regularly.
The man that initially reached out for help has one cat, a spayed female. He would like to adopt the one eye FIV+ guy and keep him indoors. Our organization agreed to pay the "trapper" back for all expenses incurred if the cat is returned to be adopted.
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