Need Advise On Injured Cat Please

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On occasion a little stray cat shows up at my back door. When she does, I feed her. She came for the first time in quite a while yesterday and she was obviously injured although I am not sure how or when it happened. One of her eyes is milky white & I can tell she is not able to see out of it. Her face is also a little scratched up. I need any advise on how I can go about getting her into a carrier without her panicking so I can get her to the vet & any advise on how I can keep her as comfortable as possible in the meantime would be great. I think she might have been someone's pet at one time because she will let me get close to her but not touch her.
I have been giving her some cat antibiotics & medication for swelling and pain in her food that I had left over from a trip to the vet a while back. Please let me know what ideas you have for her. I really just want to to the best thing for her and need advise on that. I really don't want to have to get the humane society to humanly trap & care for her because I don't want her to end up in a shelter if I can help it. Thank you in advance.
 
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If she is really skittish, you may have to trap her with a humane trap, or else it may be impossible. I do hope you catch her ASAP, milky eye means infection or detached retina usually, and she can lose her life if the eye completely dies due to an infection.
 
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Can you call a rescue organization in your area? They can help you trap her and then you can get her to the vet.

I hope it works out. Bless you for caring for her.


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Hi Robin,
I just called the humane society & they said they do not provide help with humane trapping, but I hadn't thought about contacting privately owned cat rescue organizations. That's a really good idea! Me & my husband are working on getting help/info from them now.
Thank you,
Courtney
 
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Maybe if you called your vet and told them what's going on. They can suggestion someone that would be able to help you catch her?
 
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Try calling your vet and see if he knows anyone with a humane trap. My vet refers people to me if they need one and I am always more than happy to lend it out.

Good luck with the little one.
 
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Depending on where you are, you can also try feed stores. Many have traps that you can rent.
 
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I hope it is going well, poor baby.. It is too cold (at least here) for any stray, especially a sick one..

Bless you and your husband for not turning away!!


Good luck
 
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