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older house cat attacked by feral ...help..no vet
Our older 17yr calico female got out tonight and got attacked by another
cat. We interrupted before the feral cat could kill her. She is small, deaf and bit senile I think. It 2am and there is not a vet with emergency in our area. I grabbed her and brought her in the house and inspected. There were clumps of her fir on the ground at the fight seen. Look like she had a puncture wound in her neck but it had stopped bleeding. She would hiss and growl if we came near her. When she tries to walk, she has much trouble on her back legs although there is no outwardly sign of injury there. Immediately after the fight. After 45 minutes she was not frightened of us any more and we could touch her. She wobbled over to a favorite spot she feels safe in...its dark and confined. We are just letting her rest now and checking every 1/2 hour. She seems to be alert, but just laying with her eyes open. Everyonce in a while will do a pitiful meow and when I appear she stops and settle back down. I'm not sure if she is waiting to die or in some sort of cat shock. She wont eat when offered cat snacks. Any experience with this sort of cat shock? PS. how does one trap a feral cat? |
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There's not much you can do until you can get her to the vet which you
have to do as soon as they open. Just keep her comfortable she will need to be on medicine for infection from the bite wounds or things will get really serious. She's obviously in shock just keep things around her quiet until the vet opens. PS. how does one trap a feral cat? First you must buy or borrow a trap, and make sure your cat stays inside until you've caught this cat and gotten if neutered. If you neuter and return the feral after about 2 weeks it will calm him down enough that fighting shouldn't be such a worry. What do you intend to do with the other cat when you catch him? |
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kill it
"Willows" wrote in message ... There's not much you can do until you can get her to the vet which you have to do as soon as they open. Just keep her comfortable she will need to be on medicine for infection from the bite wounds or things will get really serious. She's obviously in shock just keep things around her quiet until the vet opens. PS. how does one trap a feral cat? First you must buy or borrow a trap, and make sure your cat stays inside until you've caught this cat and gotten if neutered. If you neuter and return the feral after about 2 weeks it will calm him down enough that fighting shouldn't be such a worry. What do you intend to do with the other cat when you catch him? |
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I would get this cat to the vet to make sure she doesn't have FELV or FIV.
-- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "quilterhusband" wrote in message news:fabbc.68202$1I5.41223@fed1read01... I grabbed her and brought her in the house and inspected. There were clumps of her fir on the ground at the fight seen. Look like she had a puncture wound in her neck but it had stopped bleeding. She would hiss and growl if we came near her. When she tries to walk, she has much trouble on her back legs although there is no outwardly sign of injury there. Immediately after the fight. After 45 minutes she was not frightened of us any more and we could touch her. She wobbled over to a favorite spot she feels safe in...its dark and confined. We are just letting her rest now and checking every 1/2 hour. She seems to be alert, but just laying with her eyes open. Everyonce in a while will do a pitiful meow and when I appear she stops and settle back down. I'm not sure if she is waiting to die or in some sort of cat shock. She wont eat when offered cat snacks. Any experience with this sort of cat shock? PS. how does one trap a feral cat? |
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I hope you aren't seriously going to kill the feral. You may be upset but
still the feral has the right to live unless they have rabies. You have to realize your cat got out and these things will sometimes happen. -- Panther TEK: Staying On Top Of All Your Computer Needs! www.members.cox.net/catprotector/panthertek Cat Galaxy: All Cats, All The Time! www.catgalaxymedia.com "quilterhusband" wrote in message news:epWbc.70747$1I5.64268@fed1read01... kill it "Willows" wrote in message ... There's not much you can do until you can get her to the vet which you have to do as soon as they open. Just keep her comfortable she will need to be on medicine for infection from the bite wounds or things will get really serious. She's obviously in shock just keep things around her quiet until the vet opens. PS. how does one trap a feral cat? First you must buy or borrow a trap, and make sure your cat stays inside until you've caught this cat and gotten if neutered. If you neuter and return the feral after about 2 weeks it will calm him down enough that fighting shouldn't be such a worry. What do you intend to do with the other cat when you catch him? |
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GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR KITTY, ALL THOUGH NO ONE SEEMS TO ENFORCE THE PETS LAWS ALL
PETS WHEN OUTSIDE SHOULD BE LEASHED..... CATS TOO, WOULD PREVENT SUCHAN ADVENT, SHOULD SHE SNEAK OUT AGAIN, MINE HAVE BEEN TRAINED NOT TO GO NEAR DOORS WHEN OPENED...... IF NOT BADLY HURT SHE WILL RECOVER ON HER OWN WITH SOLICE AN TIME AN HUMAN LOVE.. FEERALS ARE A PROBLEM CAN TRY CAGES WITH BAIT INSIDE LEAVE OUT @ PM S HATE TO SAY IT , BUT BEST SOLUTION IS TO DESTROY THEM THEY ONLY MATE AND CREATE MORE OF OWN KIND... SORRY |
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