I stopped by my local animal shelter today and came across a pair of orange tabby kittens... they are probably siblings.
anyhow, i'm going to adopt one of them (the other one had been adopted already but is still sitting in the cage) and i noticed that both of them had dirty ears and eyes. like there's this crust on their eyes and it seems that the ears have the same type of substance.
i talked with the worker there, not a vet, and he said that there's a good chance it can be significantly ill and is not worth adopting. the problem is i really fell for their playfulness...
should i pass on these kittens? will the vet at the animal shelter try to treat these problems effectively before giving them to me if i do adopt them?
here's the pic i took. they both appear to have the same symptoms.
http://www.jinduy.net/1.jpg
i will be a first time big pet owner (unless you count birds and fish)
should I just take the safe route and take this other orange kitten from my local humane society? (it's a bit farther from me but I found one online @ petfinder)
thanks for the help
anyhow, i'm going to adopt one of them (the other one had been adopted already but is still sitting in the cage) and i noticed that both of them had dirty ears and eyes. like there's this crust on their eyes and it seems that the ears have the same type of substance.
i talked with the worker there, not a vet, and he said that there's a good chance it can be significantly ill and is not worth adopting. the problem is i really fell for their playfulness...
should i pass on these kittens? will the vet at the animal shelter try to treat these problems effectively before giving them to me if i do adopt them?
here's the pic i took. they both appear to have the same symptoms.
http://www.jinduy.net/1.jpg
i will be a first time big pet owner (unless you count birds and fish)
should I just take the safe route and take this other orange kitten from my local humane society? (it's a bit farther from me but I found one online @ petfinder)
thanks for the help