update on bad situation

I think you need to call the vet and Animal control and ask them of they have a humane trap you can borrow. You need to trap him and take him to the vet... Don't worry about him being locked up - worry about him being loose and getting attacked...
Now, if he is very friendly, and close enough for you to see the details on the gash... Are you sure you can't get him?
Or you can, but you don't have a place to keep him until tomorrow?
Do you have a bathroom, garage? You gotta keep him in - he will get attacked again. Whatever is attacking him will take advantage of the fact that he is hurt to attack some more... That is actually one of the reasons why cats are so good in hiding pain and diseases; in this case however, he obviously can't hide.
Please keep him inside.

Does he let you touch him when he's eating? Some of mine do. I've had to betray their trust and grab then and stick them in the cat carrier before. If you can't do that, then you need to get a live trap. I bought mine at Atwoods for a little over $20.

I have a have a heart trap and my vet will refer people to me when they need to trap a cat.

Call some of the local vets or rescue groups. Someone must have a trap they will be willing to loan. You can even offer to put a deposit down, although I don't ask for anything.

I hope you can secure him even if it is in a shed till the vet can see him.

Animal control in my town doesn't do anything unless there's an aggressive animal or a bite.

I had one that was trap wise. I had to eventually just tame him and stuff him in a carrier.

A bit of warning, though. Kitty trusts you, not your neighbor. If you attempt to hand off a cat to someone it doesn't know while it's already upset, someone will very likely get bitten! Best bet is for you to set a cat carrier up on end near where you feed them. Call him over, lure him with canned or human food. Pet him some and if/when you can scuff him put him right in the carrier yourself.

He'll be ok in it for a few hours.

If you scruff him and get him in the cage quickly enough, he'd probably be to shocked too fight. That's how it worked for me.

We have long leather gloves for situations like this. Maybe just wear something thick and protective just in case.

The dog crate is perfect for him to spend the night! You can fit a small litter box in there, food and water... Try also to put a cat bed, or a little blanket for him to sleep in it
Good luck trapping him!

Thank goodness you got him....I don't know much about feral's..but I wanted to say what a wonderful person u are for helping this poor cat...

Great job!! You're the best chance this kitty has for survival. Thanks for taking care of him.

SOOOO wonderful that you got him. How the heck did you do it? Did he fight much?

Are you able, once your neighbor can help you, to put some kind of a small litterbox in the cage for him? As cats are pretty clean creatures, he might not "go" otherwise. Of course you don't want to risk him escaping when you open the carrier door.

Poor kitty. Thank GOD you got him, you're an angel. DO keep us posted.

Excellent!!!! Good Job!
So who is this organization? Are they going to keep you informed? And after they treat the kitty, what happens to him?
Also, kitty has a litter box, food and water for tonight, right?

Thank you sooooo much for taking care of him... You are an angel!

This is a blessed cat. Please keep us posted how what happens to him. What a great person to are to care and try to save him.

Yay! You got him!

Good to hear you caught him.. I know in my area if the injury is treatable- the cat if feral would be released back to its surroundings neutered.. If its somewhat tame it has a chance to be adopted at the shelter.. Only once did i get a call they were going put one down and now she lives with me and her name is girlfriend

So glad to hear this! Your are a complete angel to the cats of the world.

Bless you and bless that cat - and whatever happens, know that this cat has received so much love in the last few days, thanks to your big heart and kind soul.

That is fab news, well done you. Hopefully this poor chap can be helped and listen, even if he can't he will have had the best of care and will not be suffering like he was. I am sure he will be ok Vets can work miracles, your prayer worked last time, I will say one for you. Please keep us updated, what a wonderful person you are. x

I'll keep my fingers crossed the test is negative for leukemia ....

WAY TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are an ANGEL and prayers and vibes do work! How wonderful of the organization to help you and this kitty!

for him..... and please keep us posted!

GOOD JOB!!!!!!!

You did a wonderful thing for this poor little guy, please keep us updated on how his vet visit goes. I wish there were more people like you in the world.

If he is positive chances are everyone else is too. I wouldn't put him down because he is leukemia positive. Did she say why she thinks it's best to put him down if he's positive?

Attitude and Nuts my inside kitties are both leukemia positive and so are at least 5 out of the 6 outside cats, Mama, Biter, Runt, Goldie Jr and Half-tail(they are all related Mama is Biter's mom and the others grandma and Biter is mom to Runt, Half-tail and Goldie Jr, plus Attitude and Nuts) not sure if Blue is positive or not since he just showed up one day and decided to stay. Personally I wouldn't put him down just because of leukemia.

Ignore the statistics and go with your heart. I wouldn't put him down because of leukemia if they can fix his neck wound. Like I said chances are everyone is positive and I doubt you want everyone put down.

I'm biased about this just because of how many humane societies and rescues kill cats simply because they have leukemia.

I'd just really like to know what her(rescue person) reasoning as to why it would be best to put him down if he's positive. I know a lot of vets and others think it's best to kill them but they can live happy lives for whatever time they have left.

If he is suffering and he can't be saved due to his neck wound then I would put him to sleep but not just because he has leukemia.

for a negative leukemia test. Lord knows I would have loved to hear that with Attitude and Nuts.

Mama and Biter both(well 3 of them but Goldie disappeared one day and was never seen again and Callie, the other female found a new home) were fixed after the first kitten boom over the summer, 4 mother cats, and one neighborhood tom made 15 kittens) have been here for over a year and the kittens were born in June and everyone is happy and healthy. The only issue I've had was Mama had a rectal prolapse(totally unrelated to leukemia) that had to be fixed, but that is it. Give him a chance.

Taryn

WONDERFUL NEWS!!!!! Could you keep him inside?