I seem to find all of the sick strays! But then again, better me than someone who wouldn't try to help I suppose.
Anyway, a couple months ago my boyfriend and I found a stray and took it in his house. We gave her a small, comfortable room in the basement to be her own (as his cat is NOT friendly and we couldn't bear to leave her outside) and named her Tiggs. She appeared to be no older than 9 months old as she was VERY small, even for that age. When we found her, we noticed that her third eyelid wasn't usually receding when she opened her eyes as it should have. I thought it may have been from the extreme cold, and thought nothing of it. The more time we spent with her, the more we noticed that her stomach was quite large and hard. We looked up signs of pregnancy online and she seemed to fit that bill to a T, so we prepared kittens. Then, unexpectedly, she started going to the bathroom very frequently and many times had diaherrea. We didn't have the money to take her to the vet, and she was always cheerful and never seemed to be in any pain, so we waited it out. After a little while of the bathroom problems they stopped, her stomach began to recede greatly and her third eyelid started staying in its' place. And that's about the point we're at now. She eats a lot considering how small she is, but other than that she seems to be completely normal.
So I guess what I 'm wondering is...what did/does she have? These are some distinct symptoms, but the only thing I could find as a possibility from the site is salmonella, which I'm not sure is right. Anyone have any ideas?
Anyway, a couple months ago my boyfriend and I found a stray and took it in his house. We gave her a small, comfortable room in the basement to be her own (as his cat is NOT friendly and we couldn't bear to leave her outside) and named her Tiggs. She appeared to be no older than 9 months old as she was VERY small, even for that age. When we found her, we noticed that her third eyelid wasn't usually receding when she opened her eyes as it should have. I thought it may have been from the extreme cold, and thought nothing of it. The more time we spent with her, the more we noticed that her stomach was quite large and hard. We looked up signs of pregnancy online and she seemed to fit that bill to a T, so we prepared kittens. Then, unexpectedly, she started going to the bathroom very frequently and many times had diaherrea. We didn't have the money to take her to the vet, and she was always cheerful and never seemed to be in any pain, so we waited it out. After a little while of the bathroom problems they stopped, her stomach began to recede greatly and her third eyelid started staying in its' place. And that's about the point we're at now. She eats a lot considering how small she is, but other than that she seems to be completely normal.
So I guess what I 'm wondering is...what did/does she have? These are some distinct symptoms, but the only thing I could find as a possibility from the site is salmonella, which I'm not sure is right. Anyone have any ideas?