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I want to try to make this as short as possible as to start moving forward. In my neighborhood there is a stray cat colony. We have had many different cats come and go on the property the past 5 years we have lived here and for the past 4 or so we have had a few cats who frequent the property. We refrain from feeding them usually but will provide water sometimes. They do not let most people touch them or pick them up and don't seem to have any affection toward people. My mother, the cat lady she is, got them to be more comfortable around her and have warmed up to me.
We now only allow these two cats in particular we named Pat and Katrina to sleep and hang around the property in order to keep some control over the effects the nearby cat colony has on our property. They are not here all the time but we see them often and we have very little interaction with them. They have both previously been caught and altered. We know this because of their snipped ears. Their ages and sexes are unknown although I suspect Pat is a male and elderly.
Recently Pats health has rapidly declined, getting very thin and slow. We decided to offer him food and he gobbled it up. He was so desperate for food he ate out of my hands and I discovered he had no teeth. We fed him a few times throughout the next week hoping he would improve but he just kept losing weight fast. Saturday night we went outside and saw that he was holding up his right back leg,wouldn't put any weight on it, and was much weaker. We decided to try and catch him but he disappeared and didn't come back until last (monday) night.
I was able to catch the frail old thing and put him in a extra large cat carrier with a pillow and warm blankets. I cannot bring him inside as I have indoor cats and don't know what diseases he might have. I have him safe in my shed just outside with lots of warm blankets as we are having some cold weather at the moment and are expecting rain. We have food and water available to him as well and I check on him periodically. He is extremely weak, seems to be a little out of it, and his eyes are gooey. There are no wounds on or around his leg and when I touched it he pulled it away but didn't cry out or anything.
I want to help this poor kitty. I cannot really afford any more vet bills as I have a budget for my own pets although I might have wiggle room there but I cannot adopt another cat right now for many reasons. I called my vet and a tech there wasn't very sympathetic and gave us little to work with. I could take him to my local shelter but I wanted more advice and opinions on what I should do first. He doesn't seem to be in any real pain and seems quite comfortable as he is right now but isn't really doing much moving around. I would really appreciate any advice and opinions, I just want to do the right thing. I just want to help, ease any pain or discomfort, and give him dignity. I will keep him comfortable for however long I need until I know what to do. I guess this is kinda longer than I intended but I appreciate any help. Thank you for reading!
We now only allow these two cats in particular we named Pat and Katrina to sleep and hang around the property in order to keep some control over the effects the nearby cat colony has on our property. They are not here all the time but we see them often and we have very little interaction with them. They have both previously been caught and altered. We know this because of their snipped ears. Their ages and sexes are unknown although I suspect Pat is a male and elderly.
Recently Pats health has rapidly declined, getting very thin and slow. We decided to offer him food and he gobbled it up. He was so desperate for food he ate out of my hands and I discovered he had no teeth. We fed him a few times throughout the next week hoping he would improve but he just kept losing weight fast. Saturday night we went outside and saw that he was holding up his right back leg,wouldn't put any weight on it, and was much weaker. We decided to try and catch him but he disappeared and didn't come back until last (monday) night.
I was able to catch the frail old thing and put him in a extra large cat carrier with a pillow and warm blankets. I cannot bring him inside as I have indoor cats and don't know what diseases he might have. I have him safe in my shed just outside with lots of warm blankets as we are having some cold weather at the moment and are expecting rain. We have food and water available to him as well and I check on him periodically. He is extremely weak, seems to be a little out of it, and his eyes are gooey. There are no wounds on or around his leg and when I touched it he pulled it away but didn't cry out or anything.
I want to help this poor kitty. I cannot really afford any more vet bills as I have a budget for my own pets although I might have wiggle room there but I cannot adopt another cat right now for many reasons. I called my vet and a tech there wasn't very sympathetic and gave us little to work with. I could take him to my local shelter but I wanted more advice and opinions on what I should do first. He doesn't seem to be in any real pain and seems quite comfortable as he is right now but isn't really doing much moving around. I would really appreciate any advice and opinions, I just want to do the right thing. I just want to help, ease any pain or discomfort, and give him dignity. I will keep him comfortable for however long I need until I know what to do. I guess this is kinda longer than I intended but I appreciate any help. Thank you for reading!