I moved into my place at the end of may. I noticed 2 cats roaming around outside with no collar, skinny & flea infested. Very sweet loving cats. I took both in not knowing if I was gonna keep them but I wanted to feed them for a few days & give them a flea bath bc I am a animal lover. Well come to find out my neighbor said they were hers but the wsy they looked she is a bad bad caregiver. She said I can keep the female but her daughter had a bond with the boy cat. Also he didnt want to stay in but eat & leave. Anyway I let him come over to play with my cat now which they play being siblings. Just 12 days ago this cat was healthy. He eats & drinks at my place all the time.
About a week ago I noticed he had a lil limp in his hind leg. It was not broken. It did not hurt to touch it. So I thought nothing of it. Then he hadnt shown up in about 2 1/2 days. Finally when I heard him cry & whine at my door I opened it like always to let him eat n go about his business. But he had his back arched walking. Slow walking. He came in & slept on my girl cats princess pillow under the coffee table for over 12 straight hrs. I had to wake him up to see if he needed a bathroom or to eat. He looked so incredibly skinny. He walks with this arched back posture & had blood around his neck from fleas again so I again bathed him in dawn dish soap to kill the fleas. This is not my cat but I refuse to let this cat die bc his owner dont take care of him. Thought it could be a number of things. First thing I did when I woke him up was feed him. He didnt want hard car food so I gave him soft can food. He nibbled it n wanted back asleep. I took his temp in his butt & it was 105.5. So I did the flea bath/ take his temp down. He slept again. Woke him up 7 hrs after n this time mixed water in his canned food dince he refused water or hard cat food. He ate a small portion. Let him sleep keeping a cool towel to wipe his face n paws for the fever. I stayed up 24 hrs straight bc he really looked bad. He isnt throwing up n no diarrhea either. I wanted to see him drink more so I opened a tuna fish can n squeezed the juices into a small bowl of water which he drank every last drop even tho he wont drink water directly. I also notice his third eye showing since I first saw him skinny as bones. Sometimes he wants back outside but I refuse to let him since he is so sick. Hes not my cat but its extreamly hot outside wgich is not good for him right now.
So the current standing with him is when I woke up I saw him walk without an arched back but still slow movement with a slight limp. He just pooped & peed in the litter box which everything looked great. But he still is so very tired and showing the third eye in both his eyes. No fever since early this morning. I cant afford to take this cat to the vet. My girl cat is completly healthy but I dont allow her to just stay outside like her brother. I thought of letting them play with the cat nip I alwsys do. Lay a towel down n sprinkle cat nip on it which my girl cat goes bonkers everytime rolling in it, purring then sleeping after. I put him on it and he was just too tired to play with it. Usually they both roll around in it togetger then play together hardcore jumping on everything running around like 2 kids that have adhd. They both are 10 months old. Whatever it is its not effecting my girl kitty. He looks like hes doing better n put on a lil weight then a few days ago. But wondering what caused this? He is usually so loving. He still purs when I pet him but so tired still. Eyes are even looking a lil better.
About a week ago I noticed he had a lil limp in his hind leg. It was not broken. It did not hurt to touch it. So I thought nothing of it. Then he hadnt shown up in about 2 1/2 days. Finally when I heard him cry & whine at my door I opened it like always to let him eat n go about his business. But he had his back arched walking. Slow walking. He came in & slept on my girl cats princess pillow under the coffee table for over 12 straight hrs. I had to wake him up to see if he needed a bathroom or to eat. He looked so incredibly skinny. He walks with this arched back posture & had blood around his neck from fleas again so I again bathed him in dawn dish soap to kill the fleas. This is not my cat but I refuse to let this cat die bc his owner dont take care of him. Thought it could be a number of things. First thing I did when I woke him up was feed him. He didnt want hard car food so I gave him soft can food. He nibbled it n wanted back asleep. I took his temp in his butt & it was 105.5. So I did the flea bath/ take his temp down. He slept again. Woke him up 7 hrs after n this time mixed water in his canned food dince he refused water or hard cat food. He ate a small portion. Let him sleep keeping a cool towel to wipe his face n paws for the fever. I stayed up 24 hrs straight bc he really looked bad. He isnt throwing up n no diarrhea either. I wanted to see him drink more so I opened a tuna fish can n squeezed the juices into a small bowl of water which he drank every last drop even tho he wont drink water directly. I also notice his third eye showing since I first saw him skinny as bones. Sometimes he wants back outside but I refuse to let him since he is so sick. Hes not my cat but its extreamly hot outside wgich is not good for him right now.
So the current standing with him is when I woke up I saw him walk without an arched back but still slow movement with a slight limp. He just pooped & peed in the litter box which everything looked great. But he still is so very tired and showing the third eye in both his eyes. No fever since early this morning. I cant afford to take this cat to the vet. My girl cat is completly healthy but I dont allow her to just stay outside like her brother. I thought of letting them play with the cat nip I alwsys do. Lay a towel down n sprinkle cat nip on it which my girl cat goes bonkers everytime rolling in it, purring then sleeping after. I put him on it and he was just too tired to play with it. Usually they both roll around in it togetger then play together hardcore jumping on everything running around like 2 kids that have adhd. They both are 10 months old. Whatever it is its not effecting my girl kitty. He looks like hes doing better n put on a lil weight then a few days ago. But wondering what caused this? He is usually so loving. He still purs when I pet him but so tired still. Eyes are even looking a lil better.