Hello everyone. I am Awais from Islamabad, Pakistan. My story with feral cats started in 1998 when I found three little kittens under a shade just outside my house. I fed them some milk and after a while when their mum returned she had some too. She stayed and so did her kittens. She got pretty domesticated. We could pet her and she'd even sit in my lap. She stayed with us for about a year and then suddenly disappeared. I think she died?
Anyhoo, we went cat less for almost a decade until last summer when two kittens (Felix and Milo) walked into our house. Again I gave them some milk and they stayed. Both of them are about year and a half now. I keep Felix in the house while I am not particularly bothered about Milo. He comes and goes. He is the larger and more aggressive of the two. Probably he'll be the area dominant male?
Now the reason i am making this thread is this: Two nights ago, I found a kitten..about two months old, meowing in the back yard. I went to investigate and he looks in pretty bad condition. He eats the left overs from felix's food. I normally shoo off most cats and kittens now. But this guy looks so miserably sick. He walks with a limp, has infection in his eyes, bag of fleas, is terribly skinny and won't clean himself, indication he has temperature? Take a look:
His behavior is even more intriguing. All the time I've handled stray cats, I've never seen a cat/kitten so friendly. Within two days, he's allowed me to pick him up. He apparently thinks felix is his mother cuz he constantly follows him everywhere. And I mean everywhere. He just won't leave him alone. Felix walks to the south, he follows. Felix bends down to drink water, he is there. Felix lies down, he MUST lie down right in front of him.
Felix himself is unsure what to do with him.However, I am afraid he will infect my cat with fleas/infection. It is this kind of closeness I am worried about:
There is no animal rescue organization here so if he needs to be rescued, I do will be on my own. And frankly vets here can cost an arm and a leg. So I was just wondering though, can anyone tell by looking at his face, what is wrong with him? Is it just dirty or is it something serious?
Thanx in advance,
Awais.
Anyhoo, we went cat less for almost a decade until last summer when two kittens (Felix and Milo) walked into our house. Again I gave them some milk and they stayed. Both of them are about year and a half now. I keep Felix in the house while I am not particularly bothered about Milo. He comes and goes. He is the larger and more aggressive of the two. Probably he'll be the area dominant male?
Now the reason i am making this thread is this: Two nights ago, I found a kitten..about two months old, meowing in the back yard. I went to investigate and he looks in pretty bad condition. He eats the left overs from felix's food. I normally shoo off most cats and kittens now. But this guy looks so miserably sick. He walks with a limp, has infection in his eyes, bag of fleas, is terribly skinny and won't clean himself, indication he has temperature? Take a look:
His behavior is even more intriguing. All the time I've handled stray cats, I've never seen a cat/kitten so friendly. Within two days, he's allowed me to pick him up. He apparently thinks felix is his mother cuz he constantly follows him everywhere. And I mean everywhere. He just won't leave him alone. Felix walks to the south, he follows. Felix bends down to drink water, he is there. Felix lies down, he MUST lie down right in front of him.
There is no animal rescue organization here so if he needs to be rescued, I do will be on my own. And frankly vets here can cost an arm and a leg. So I was just wondering though, can anyone tell by looking at his face, what is wrong with him? Is it just dirty or is it something serious?
Thanx in advance,
Awais.