We have some feral cats in our neighborhood, two of which come around for food (still won't let me touch them; TNR is being looked into). One of them often shows up with a brown nose, dirty with food (we know another neighbor leaves out a big cat food can every day).
I've watched her clean herself no problem at times, from kitty yoga to washing her face and ears. Sometimes she seems to struggle to reach her face with her forepaws, but eventually gets there. Today, she also had a dirty nose and I watched her completely fail to lift both of her forelimbs higher than her shoulders. She tried each side a couple times, then gave up. Other than this, she appears healthy, walking fine, etc.
Could it be swelling in the shoulders? Pain? Sometimes she shows up with a clean nose so I imagine she isn't always unable to clean herself. But I'll say she definitely more often has a dirty nose, lately.
At what point do I get involved if otherwise she's healthy? (note: she may already be tipped, but I'm also not entirely sure and would be okay with getting someone to help TNR her and her sister who comes around too).
Thanks!
I've watched her clean herself no problem at times, from kitty yoga to washing her face and ears. Sometimes she seems to struggle to reach her face with her forepaws, but eventually gets there. Today, she also had a dirty nose and I watched her completely fail to lift both of her forelimbs higher than her shoulders. She tried each side a couple times, then gave up. Other than this, she appears healthy, walking fine, etc.
Could it be swelling in the shoulders? Pain? Sometimes she shows up with a clean nose so I imagine she isn't always unable to clean herself. But I'll say she definitely more often has a dirty nose, lately.
At what point do I get involved if otherwise she's healthy? (note: she may already be tipped, but I'm also not entirely sure and would be okay with getting someone to help TNR her and her sister who comes around too).
Thanks!