After weeks of trying, I have finally caught the last female cat within the colony I have been working on. She is heavily pregnant as well. She did not appreciate being trapped one bit. This girl really thrashed and must have smashed her face pretty hard because her nose was bleeding profusely. The bleeding did stop and she has settled down but I can see that her nose looks a bit swollen and her breathing is stuffy sounding. She has only been in my home, confined to a dog sized cage of course, with all the trimmings for a few hours but is already refusing food and water. Usually the feral cats get over it and hunger wins out but I don't know about her. She might not be wanting to eat because she is in pain or can't smell. I don't see any actual lacerations to the skin on her nose so it all must have been internal. I can't even tell you how awful I feel since it was obviously not my intention to hurt her. Poor thing. At one point she was even panting a little bit...
Have you ever heard of a cat breaking their noses? Are their even any bones there or is it just cartilage? I've never really given any thought to the anatomy of the feline nasal cavity until now. I could take her to a vet but most vets, at least around here act like babies when you mention the word feral or they only handle them after they been anesthetized for spaying/neutering.
Thanks in advance!
Have you ever heard of a cat breaking their noses? Are their even any bones there or is it just cartilage? I've never really given any thought to the anatomy of the feline nasal cavity until now. I could take her to a vet but most vets, at least around here act like babies when you mention the word feral or they only handle them after they been anesthetized for spaying/neutering.
Thanks in advance!