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I have been on the phone for 2 hrs! I dont know what to do. We have taken in 2 stray cats within a week of eachother. One where I live (hoping to find its owner). It was skin and bones and I couldnt just leave it there to die. My husband brought one home a week earlier that was caught in a cat trap at his work (he brought it home because he knew they would take it to the pound). The cat I brought home is a male and after 3 weeks finally became a healthy and very friendly cat. Well over Labor day weekend it's cheek started to swell up. After the 4 days passed it is huge! Looks like an abcess but I can not find any kind of puncture wounds or anything. We have kept it inside since we brought it home. Inside his mouth was a loose tooth but it has now fallen out. I dont know what to do for this poor guy. I can not afford this kind of medical treatment. I have called all over to see if any vets, humane society's, shelters, no kill shelters, AAHA funds could help but NO LUCK! I was worried about the cost of spaying/neuturing these cats but I knew I could get that cheaper but I cant find help for this. What do I do? What happens if this is left untreated? If I just purchased the antibiotics for the cat (which didnt seem to costly from petsmeds.com) would that help? If I took him into a shelter would they put him to sleep instead of treating him and adopting him out? What can I do? I feel so bad.