"Stray" panting, not moving around much

hey guys,

so my mom brought home a cute Scottish fold kitty that she and some people found lying in the middle of the road today. he's pretty fat and decently friendly, but the people that lived in neighborhood said he was a stray. someone's obviously been feeding and petting him though. anyway, he hasn't moved much, he didn't eat any of the tuna i put out for him, and he keeps panting with his mouth open. my mom said he wasn't panting til he was put into the carrier. he will let you pick him up, and doesn't seem to show any pain when you hold him or check him out, but i can't figure out what's wrong with the lil guy. i can't take him to the vet rn because of costs incurred taking care of the kitten litter i have right now, but i called both the vet and the rescue network i work with and nobody has called back yet. i'm not sure what to do. he doesn't seem immediately injured but something does seem wrong.

oh- i don't know if he's been bumped by a car or not. the people that found him hadn't seen anything and just found him chilling in the road, his tail going back and forth. he's not bleeding anywhere outside though and he can walk around.

It really sounds like this little guy needs to go the vet.  Panting is not a good sign and the fact that he was found in the middle of the road is troubling as well..  I totally get the financial issue - maybe some of the following articles and links will help you get him some help.

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You don't say what country you are in - the following are all US organizations  

The US Humane Society lists national and state wide resources:      http://www.humanesociety.org/animal...ry_care.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/

Prince Chunk Foundation: Provides help with food and vet care.   856-302-6373  http://www.princechunkfoundation.org/veterinary-care-assistance.php

Best Friends  Provides help with vet care:   http://bestfriends.org/resources/financial-aid-pets

The Pet Fund:  Provides help with vet care:   http://thepetfund.com/   

Red Rover:  Provides small grants for vet care:    https://redrover.org/      https://redrover.org/redrover-relief-grants

Modest needs:  Funds a wide variety of small emergency needs,including vet care:    https://www.modestneeds.org/    This will take awhile to set up so won't help with immediate emergency.  

You can ask the vet about a payment plan.  If he or she declines, CareCap is an organization that works with vets to try and set up a plan:  http://www.carecap.com/thepetfund/for-pet-owners

CareCredit:  A health care credit card that covers vet payments:   http://www.carecredit.com/faqs/basics/

Free first exam:  http://www.vcahospitals.com/main/offer   This might be the easiest and fastest way to get the kitty into a vet. VCA has clinics around the US and there might be one near you.

Good luck.  

hey, thank you for the resources! i plan on using them in the future.

we arranged to have him taken to the vet the next day by the rescue but the poor guy didn't make the night.

he was a sweetheart though. RIP <3

I'm sorry to hear this.  Thank you for taking care of him.  At least he was inside with people who cared when he passed.  Poor fellow.  I'm glad he is no longer suffering.      

We're so sorry this little one didn't make it @hmckinney.

We lock these threads out of respect.  If you feel like you would like to place a tribute to him, our Crossing the Bridge forum is a good place