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My semi-stray us usually very affectionate with me, has turned into a kneading lap cat (in the process ruining several skirts! )... purrs loudly, begins to knead on the ground, cement whatever when she sees me... She was never fond of being picked up, although recently she has started to sleep...

nope. she has spaying scars. Good guess though!

Hi! I have a stray cat that comes around sometimes. Pretty sure it is a stray and not a neighbor's cat: she hunts and seems to live off of the many mourning doves... Anyways, tonight she has a watery butt and just seems to not feel well... don't think she would let me catch her to take to a...

Mi Chiquita is a semi-adopted stray. Most of the time she feeds on mourning doves :p but on the occassions when I manage to sneak her out a treat from the house, she NEVER jumps to eat until after she has "thanked" me and getting a good hard skritching of her head and ears... she has very...

Hello all! Just wanted to post an update, especially in gratitude to the many who responded when my little stray (Mi Chiquita) was injured... I was away for two months and just a few days ago came back home, wondering how she had recovered... well, was I pleasantly surprised!! Despite a...

Hello all! Just thought I'd log in with an update: "Mi Chiquita" is every day more like her usual self! Slightly flaky, occasionally VERY affectionate, sometimes loud and demanding, other times completely aloof as if we were total strangers - just like before! The wound is completely scabbed...

I am caring for an injured stray who doesn't like water AT ALL. I have to mix it with a bit of milk... and am trying to gradually reduce the amount of milk...

Hello! I first came to the site looking for help with a sick stray - what a great resource and support! I don't actually have a cat - but grew up with them and am always trying to make friends with strays! That's all - just glad to say "hi"! Sharon, occasional companion to "Mi Chiquita"...

Good news!! Went to the vet today! He thinks that she was hit by a car. At this point, the large wound on her leg does not seem infected! And the smaller one has not abcessed at all, just simply scabbed over. But we'll continue antibiotics for another 5 days to be sure. She does have a...

Hello all! Update: This afternoon I will take her to a vet! Found a contact who was able to find one for me. She's still hanging in there... yesterday I was worried: she wouldn't let me near except to bring her food... I think she got fed up with my trying to treat the wound and decided NO...

Wow! Thanks so much! Today's update: good news and bad news. Last night while I was compressing and wetting, something hurt her (maybe too salty the water... i'm not sure). She growled loudly and jumped around. She has hissed at me before, but never growled and become agitated like that...

Thanks all for the help. I will see if I can find a vet willing to treat her... Today she is bearing a bit of weight on both back legs. It doesn't appear as if there is anything with her claws... The large wound on one leg is open - no scab left. Is it best to leave the wound covered or...

Thanks. I will increase the antibiotic, and certainly will see if I can find a vet who will help. Of the few in town, none seem to offer emergency service, so I'll have to start looking tomorrow. On my way to buy epsom salts. So, it is better not to cover the wound? Better to let her...

At first I too thought she was hit - but the location of the wounds looks more like animal. And she is stretching her legs - there is movement. As for the vet, I am a missionary in Mexico. Besides availability (not many vets to start with), the truth is I have no access to funds for a vet. I...

Hi all. Newbie here with a problem. A highly socialized stray that has been in and out of my yard for several months disappeared - even abandoning her 5 week old kittens - last week. The good news is that the kittens (as the mom trusted me) are fully socialized and now in loving homes. The...