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Hi everyone, 

I have 5 cats that live outside the house, unfortunately they're not vaccinated nor spayed. 

Anyways one of the male cats named Antar went missing for 2 days straight. They never leave and I feed them up to 5 times a day. He came back moving very slowly, blood on his face and mostly on his nose, drooling heavily and goop coming out of his eyes. My sister and I thought that he was in a fight. 

He came and only drank water. It was 1:00 am so I couldn't take him to any vet so I gave him more water, children antibiotics, olive oil (in case he was poisoned) and even chicken broth all with a big needle. 

The next day i took him to the only vet available since it was a Saturday and there was no one else. The vet is specialized in horses and sheep so his clinic was uncanny, he looked at my cat and told me that he has a very strong virus. He also said that Antar could have died. He injected him with an antibiotic and told me to feed him yogurt and minerals so he does not get dehydrated. 

At this point Antar had not peed once since he came back. He peed late at night after our visit to the vet. The vet said Antar needs two more injections and might not eat for a whole week. 

Some people told me that the vet was not so good but Antar got better the next day, no more drooling or goopy eyes. He took another injection today and peed three times but has not eaten anything yet. 

I can only feed him yogurt and minerals with a huge syringe. 

He looks much better now but his nose is still clogged. And whenever i try to wipe his nose i find little drops of blood (much lesser than when he came). Today he acted like he wants food but he only sniffed it and licked some chicken broth.

After reading a lot of these forums now i am worried he has something else. 

So if this is familiar with anyone I need more help. What should I do with his clogged nose? And how can I make the drops of blood stop?

Sorry for the long post but I would hate myself if something worse happened to Antar. 

Thank you. 
 

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Thank goodness you got him to a vet, good on you!!!. You will need to give him cat food, cats need protein, Please be careful with vitamins I would not give him vitamins unless approved by a vet. Most important thing is to get cat food in him. Hopefully the antibiotics will do their job. 
 

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Is there any way you can get them vaccinated and spayed? Spaying should cut down on fighting too.
 
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I just grinded some chicken with broth and gave it to him with a syringe. He struggled but he swallowed all of it eventually. 

I'll try again in a couple of hours. 
 
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I can but is it safe to do it now while he's in this condition? 
 

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I just grinded some chicken with broth and gave it to him with a syringe. He struggled but he swallowed all of it eventually. 

I'll try again in a couple of hours. 
the fact that he eat is good news, he is a lucky boy to have you take care of him.
 

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You should let him recover some first. You should get the others spayed and vaccinated ASAP to prevent this for others though. It's a very tough life.
 

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I'm guessing his nose is plugged with mucus from the infection. Cats generally need to smell food to eat it. Try smelly canned cat food, warmed up a bit. Heating releases scent. You can also try some plain chicken baby food. I've never met a cat that could resist it.

And if you can get these cats to a low cost spay/neuter clinic, that will help this not happen again. Intact males fight over females. I know many clinics will neuter for around $40.

Thanks for helping this guy!:clap:
 
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I have two other cats in the house they're both spayed and vaccinated but spaying them costed me a fortune!

Anyways I called a low cost clinic today (that i did not know of its existence until last week) and i will take my other cats for a spay/vaccine package. 

Antar is better today, he pooped for the first time in days, and ate two bites of canned food on his own. I still gave him grinded chicken and wet food with a syringe but I'm happy that he desires now. 
 
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