I have a problem: There is a feral cat that lives outside my apartment building. He is fed by the superintendant of the building, and seems relatively healthy apart from his mouth. I think he has a recurring tooth problem-an infection or abcess or something. The right side of his mouth swells up every few weeks and looks pretty sore.
He is not at all "tame"- he rubs against the super's wife, who puts the food down, but will not let anyone else get near him.
I don't know if there is any way to get him to a vet. I'm worried that his mouth may get to a point sometime where he won't be able to eat. I've noticed that the swelling goes away for several days or even weeks, and then reappears.
I live in Canada-our vets don't do house visits or anything, and the SPCA won't come to pick up an animal. I don't think this cat should be moved-he seems quite content, and he has regular meals. In fact, he gets a bigger variety of foods than my own cats do!
I wonder if it would be more traumatic to the cat to go to the vet somewhere than it would be to leave him with the swollen mouth.
Is there any way I can get this cat's mouth looked at?
Any advice would be appreciated!
He is not at all "tame"- he rubs against the super's wife, who puts the food down, but will not let anyone else get near him.
I don't know if there is any way to get him to a vet. I'm worried that his mouth may get to a point sometime where he won't be able to eat. I've noticed that the swelling goes away for several days or even weeks, and then reappears.
I live in Canada-our vets don't do house visits or anything, and the SPCA won't come to pick up an animal. I don't think this cat should be moved-he seems quite content, and he has regular meals. In fact, he gets a bigger variety of foods than my own cats do!
I wonder if it would be more traumatic to the cat to go to the vet somewhere than it would be to leave him with the swollen mouth.
Is there any way I can get this cat's mouth looked at?
Any advice would be appreciated!