barncat
05-01-2006, 08:28 PM
I came home from work this evening and was sitting in the car watching the wild rabbits when a mostly white with a few black spots cat started trying to chase the rabbits. (At no time was a rabbit in danger.) I got out of my car and the cat ran off a bit and stopped. I called kitty-kitty and she came and rolled at my feet.
She is a very skinny long-haired cat that has not been groomed in a very long time. (She is mostly a giant mat) I am saying she because I can't see or feel any walnettos, but she's very hairy and thin! Her eyes are clear and there isn't discharge from her nose. She did sneeze, but the carrier I put her in was rather dusty.
I have put her in a good sized carrier (Meant for medium dogs) with a bowl of food, water a blanket and a pan of shredded newspaper. She does have claws but as thin as she is I don't think she has been doing well hunting. Besides, in Ozaukee County it is legal to shoot stray cats on sight.
I called the woman across the road who knows everyone and their pets and she doesn't know who it might belong to. Clearly she was once somebody's. Of course the humane society is closed as is my vet...so she'll have to wait in the carrier until tomorrow after work. I can't risk bringing a disease into the house. (My clothes are in the washer, I took a shower and my shoes have been sanitized...)
I can't afford another cat. I am not making ends meet as it is. I very likely will not be able to keep the house and that means I may have to relocate most of my cats.... butI hate like hell going to the shelter in my county as they are not nice....and do put down cats they decide aren't likely to be chosen.
So, please pray that when I call tomorrow that she is on the lost list and her people are there for her... otherwise I'm not sure what I will do...
She is so friendly and cute... her nose is black, giving her a comical cartoon appearance.
At any rate, for tonight she is fed and safe.
Update
She does not have fe-luk and has been treated for fleas and has been living in my garage in a large dog crate.
Today I started in on the mats in her fur. I've cliped a lot of cats in my 48 years but this is the worst I have seen! She is so skinny and her fur is so matted and full of burrs that the skin is folded into the mats! I cut two pieces out of her skin and she didn't even cry (or bleed! that's how bad the circulation is in that skin!). (I cried though and she just rubbed on my face and purred) She did cry when I used hydrogen peroxide on the open patches but purred when I applied the antibiotic salve.
I took her to a friend's to help me hold her when I found how bad these were.
I am literally having to cut these out on hair at a time. The skin of her neck was stretched nearly to her ear!
I set up my big cat cage in the garage and she is resting. We will work on her other side tomorrow.
(When I went to leave, the ignition in my car had broken! Fortunately my friend is a mechanic but that's one more bill! yikes!)
Miss Mae has gained weight since Monday but she stll is a skinny kitty. She breaks my heart as she once was someone's pet. She accepted a collar and knows how to walk on a leash. Even when this grooming MUST be hurting, she cooperates. If she was deliberately dumped I hope whoever did it finds karma real quick!
She is a very skinny long-haired cat that has not been groomed in a very long time. (She is mostly a giant mat) I am saying she because I can't see or feel any walnettos, but she's very hairy and thin! Her eyes are clear and there isn't discharge from her nose. She did sneeze, but the carrier I put her in was rather dusty.
I have put her in a good sized carrier (Meant for medium dogs) with a bowl of food, water a blanket and a pan of shredded newspaper. She does have claws but as thin as she is I don't think she has been doing well hunting. Besides, in Ozaukee County it is legal to shoot stray cats on sight.
I called the woman across the road who knows everyone and their pets and she doesn't know who it might belong to. Clearly she was once somebody's. Of course the humane society is closed as is my vet...so she'll have to wait in the carrier until tomorrow after work. I can't risk bringing a disease into the house. (My clothes are in the washer, I took a shower and my shoes have been sanitized...)
I can't afford another cat. I am not making ends meet as it is. I very likely will not be able to keep the house and that means I may have to relocate most of my cats.... butI hate like hell going to the shelter in my county as they are not nice....and do put down cats they decide aren't likely to be chosen.
So, please pray that when I call tomorrow that she is on the lost list and her people are there for her... otherwise I'm not sure what I will do...
She is so friendly and cute... her nose is black, giving her a comical cartoon appearance.
At any rate, for tonight she is fed and safe.
Update
She does not have fe-luk and has been treated for fleas and has been living in my garage in a large dog crate.
Today I started in on the mats in her fur. I've cliped a lot of cats in my 48 years but this is the worst I have seen! She is so skinny and her fur is so matted and full of burrs that the skin is folded into the mats! I cut two pieces out of her skin and she didn't even cry (or bleed! that's how bad the circulation is in that skin!). (I cried though and she just rubbed on my face and purred) She did cry when I used hydrogen peroxide on the open patches but purred when I applied the antibiotic salve.
I took her to a friend's to help me hold her when I found how bad these were.
I am literally having to cut these out on hair at a time. The skin of her neck was stretched nearly to her ear!
I set up my big cat cage in the garage and she is resting. We will work on her other side tomorrow.
(When I went to leave, the ignition in my car had broken! Fortunately my friend is a mechanic but that's one more bill! yikes!)
Miss Mae has gained weight since Monday but she stll is a skinny kitty. She breaks my heart as she once was someone's pet. She accepted a collar and knows how to walk on a leash. Even when this grooming MUST be hurting, she cooperates. If she was deliberately dumped I hope whoever did it finds karma real quick!