Took in abandon cat and now my cat is sick with some of same symptoms

Hello hope someone can help me not sure whats wrong with my cat now but it started with me taking in a female adandoned cat not sure of age she was very friendly and hungry so i knew it was someones cat that they didnt want anymore or lost anyways being a animal lover and having a heart didnt want her to be out in cold do i took her home until i could find her owner ir a home for her... Well bought her home and she was ok at first then next day we notice she was drooling from mouth and has oder bad breath didnt think anything was realky wrong with her cuz couple days later she was fine no drooling ..she was eating drinking and going potty.
Thing is now whatever she had or has my cat has it now he is sick.. Almost same symptoms notice hes just laying around , wont really move from that spot. Not eating ,drinking, hes starting to drool and has that bad breath...whatever he has the cat i bought home gave it to him . he was licking her fur few days after bought her home and was face to face with her trying to play and all ...my concern now is my cat why hes sick of some symptoms she had ... He has great teeth and well taken care of hes not even a year old yet .. And now im concerned for my cat well being.... And still trying to find that female a home asap had her bout a week now but not sure what she had that my cat has now... Hope someone can help me figure it out

Can you take them to the vet? It's very hard for us to help you with just the symptoms. They new cat, for sure, should go to the vet to see if she needs spaying.

Primula said:

Can you take them to the vet? It's very hard for us to help you with just the symptoms. They new cat, for sure, should go to the vet to see if she needs spaying.

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Don't have a car right Noe to take them to vet my car being fixed once it is gonna take to vet ..
My male cat is fixed...I believe she is not but not sure .. All I know whatever she had e got now so it is contagious I believe

They need to see a vet. There are some not so nice contagious diseases out there so you want to rule them out

The first thing that comes to mind with drooling and bad breath is a URI, but this would also come with sneezing and a runny nose. Really, there are so many things it could be. You need to get them both checked out by a vet.

Ask your vet to do a blood test to check for FIV and FeLV, both contagious and potentially fatal cat diseases. You vet should also scan the new cat to see if she is chipped. There's always the possibility that she is lost rather than dumped.

It's really nice of you to take this cat in and try to help her. I've taken in a lot of strays myself, but you do need to be a bit careful about letting them come into contact with your resident cats. Better to be safe than sorry.

Please keep us updated. We'd love to see some pictures too.