Hi, I'm new here, apologies if this is posted in the wrong section & super long post.
I lived in an apartment complex where there are lots of stray cats, and I've been feeding them for the past year. Few weeks ago, I noticed there was a huge wound the side of one of them but she ran away before I could do anything. Two weeks later I saw her again and had the chance to trap her in a box, end up taking it to the vet because it was heartbreaking to see it hurt so badly.
Vet said it was a cat bite wound and we paid for the operation. It's been 2 weeks and the cat just had her stitches removed two days ago, the wound healed nicely and she seem healthy. (She's at the vet today again for a bath and check for worms and getting vaccinated).
So the question is, I've never had a cat before, and she is a stray. Are there anything else I need to have her checked up for? (I don't know, some diseases I should be aware of?) The emergency vet checked her for FIV/ and something else and both came out negative.
Also I don't really see any fleas on her, should I still get flea treatment for her? Is it hard to see fleas? She's a Siamese so the fur is light colored.
Also, the cat is giving me mild asthma attacks as I'm more allergic to it than I thought, but after paying nearly $1000 (it's a lot of money for me) for all the procedures and supplies, I really don't want to let her back out again just to get attacked again
I bought Allerpet, so hopefully that will help, will try it today. Any other tips for allergies?...I'm sick of coughing non-stop, taking Loratadine helps a lot but I'm still coughing and having mild asthma symptoms morning/night time.
I lived in an apartment complex where there are lots of stray cats, and I've been feeding them for the past year. Few weeks ago, I noticed there was a huge wound the side of one of them but she ran away before I could do anything. Two weeks later I saw her again and had the chance to trap her in a box, end up taking it to the vet because it was heartbreaking to see it hurt so badly.
Vet said it was a cat bite wound and we paid for the operation. It's been 2 weeks and the cat just had her stitches removed two days ago, the wound healed nicely and she seem healthy. (She's at the vet today again for a bath and check for worms and getting vaccinated).
So the question is, I've never had a cat before, and she is a stray. Are there anything else I need to have her checked up for? (I don't know, some diseases I should be aware of?) The emergency vet checked her for FIV/ and something else and both came out negative.
Also I don't really see any fleas on her, should I still get flea treatment for her? Is it hard to see fleas? She's a Siamese so the fur is light colored.
Also, the cat is giving me mild asthma attacks as I'm more allergic to it than I thought, but after paying nearly $1000 (it's a lot of money for me) for all the procedures and supplies, I really don't want to let her back out again just to get attacked again