Firstly let me say how much I dislike the human race and am sad to be a part of it at this moment.
Today whilst riding with friends we came across a orange tabby cat just laying in a heap in the grass. It looked to me like it had been hit by a car, skinny and it's hair was thinning badly but it was alive and staring at us. I got down off my horse and went over to it and it stayed put. I picked it up fully expecting it to be broken up but it was not it was completely emaciated and so dehydrated it skin did not even snap back in the slightest... It struggled to get free from me but I held on.
Anyway, I have talked to my own vet about him but need extra advice I think.... the more advice the better right now for him.
He is eating like there is no tomorrow... I gave him some wet food ( wellness ) and dry... I have limited his eating at the moment because I am afraid he will gorge himself and get sick ... I could not get him to drink so I mixed wet food with lots of water and he drank that easily. He is resting now quietly...
He was shivering ( no idea why ) it is not too cold here but not hot either. I think he has a fever not sure he seem very warm to touch. His eyes are watery, he has thinning hair and small abrasions on his skin. I looked for fleas but did not see any and I looked for lice but could not see any... I do not think nor does my vet that it is mange as the hair loss is even.
I want him to survive, he was obviously dumped by some stupid idiot who thinks a house cat can survive on it's own. He is so painfully skinny and dehyrdated that it just makes me cry to look at him.
I also have 5 cats of my own that I am concerned about if this cat may be sick. So any advice on feeding this guy to help him get stronger and also anythng else I could be doing ? Also on keeping my cats healthy?
Today whilst riding with friends we came across a orange tabby cat just laying in a heap in the grass. It looked to me like it had been hit by a car, skinny and it's hair was thinning badly but it was alive and staring at us. I got down off my horse and went over to it and it stayed put. I picked it up fully expecting it to be broken up but it was not it was completely emaciated and so dehydrated it skin did not even snap back in the slightest... It struggled to get free from me but I held on.
Anyway, I have talked to my own vet about him but need extra advice I think.... the more advice the better right now for him.
He is eating like there is no tomorrow... I gave him some wet food ( wellness ) and dry... I have limited his eating at the moment because I am afraid he will gorge himself and get sick ... I could not get him to drink so I mixed wet food with lots of water and he drank that easily. He is resting now quietly...
He was shivering ( no idea why ) it is not too cold here but not hot either. I think he has a fever not sure he seem very warm to touch. His eyes are watery, he has thinning hair and small abrasions on his skin. I looked for fleas but did not see any and I looked for lice but could not see any... I do not think nor does my vet that it is mange as the hair loss is even.
I want him to survive, he was obviously dumped by some stupid idiot who thinks a house cat can survive on it's own. He is so painfully skinny and dehyrdated that it just makes me cry to look at him.
I also have 5 cats of my own that I am concerned about if this cat may be sick. So any advice on feeding this guy to help him get stronger and also anythng else I could be doing ? Also on keeping my cats healthy?