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Well, a lot has changed in the last month.
I've been spending a lot of time with just one feral these days. Luna, Kira's sister, barely comes by anymore. Her human got hurt severely, and won't be home for several months. Luna's been going somewhere else (I think a few houses down), but she's clearly well fed when I do see her. Kira was painfully lonely, and trying to get any other cat to spend time with her. I felt bad, so I began devoting extra time to our garage bonding sessions. An hour is all I can do before the pain gets overwhelming. But I try to go out again later.
About 4 days ago she started limping. I couldn't tell at first what happened, and she still ate fine and could put weight on all of her paws. However, since then I've seen it's her front right paw (her right, not mine). She holds it up now and then. Surprisingly, instead of avoiding me, she's been trying to keep me with her as much as possible. She even started chatting, and rolling around and presenting her tummy to me. I still can't pet her, and I won't even try while she's hurt, but this level of trust and affection has completely floored me.
So, I'll go out for an hour at a time, and sit in the garage while she grooms and then naps. I'm thinking its likely a sprain, but I'm not sure. As I said, she's eating well and able to get around a bit. And she's comfortable with me around, she's not constantly purring, so I'm assuming it's not too painful. But it breaks my heart to see her hurt. Is there anything I can do? Or do I need to just wait and see? I don't have a trap, so I'm not sure how I could get her to a vet.
I finally have a picture, not a great one. Don't worry, all weights are secured before she's allowed in. That thing is braced in the middle, and the mats has deep grooves. Nothing short of a severe earthquake would move it. That's my leg on the bottom, and that's as close as she sits. Usually she naps a bit further away, but tries to come a little closer for a few minutes every day.
I've been spending a lot of time with just one feral these days. Luna, Kira's sister, barely comes by anymore. Her human got hurt severely, and won't be home for several months. Luna's been going somewhere else (I think a few houses down), but she's clearly well fed when I do see her. Kira was painfully lonely, and trying to get any other cat to spend time with her. I felt bad, so I began devoting extra time to our garage bonding sessions. An hour is all I can do before the pain gets overwhelming. But I try to go out again later.
About 4 days ago she started limping. I couldn't tell at first what happened, and she still ate fine and could put weight on all of her paws. However, since then I've seen it's her front right paw (her right, not mine). She holds it up now and then. Surprisingly, instead of avoiding me, she's been trying to keep me with her as much as possible. She even started chatting, and rolling around and presenting her tummy to me. I still can't pet her, and I won't even try while she's hurt, but this level of trust and affection has completely floored me.
So, I'll go out for an hour at a time, and sit in the garage while she grooms and then naps. I'm thinking its likely a sprain, but I'm not sure. As I said, she's eating well and able to get around a bit. And she's comfortable with me around, she's not constantly purring, so I'm assuming it's not too painful. But it breaks my heart to see her hurt. Is there anything I can do? Or do I need to just wait and see? I don't have a trap, so I'm not sure how I could get her to a vet.
I finally have a picture, not a great one. Don't worry, all weights are secured before she's allowed in. That thing is braced in the middle, and the mats has deep grooves. Nothing short of a severe earthquake would move it. That's my leg on the bottom, and that's as close as she sits. Usually she naps a bit further away, but tries to come a little closer for a few minutes every day.