Hello Everyone,
I am new here and heard about this wonderful site from a neighbor who has been helping me out with the cats on our street.
For some reason it seems as if there is a sign in front of my house that basically tells all cats that are in good or poor health to come over and we will do nothing but fix, love, and feed them! My new neighbor has been so helpful as her friend is affiliated with the cat network here in Miami and has helped us trap and fix all the cats and kittens that recently showed up!
My real question though is about one little kitten in particular that showed up. She is a little brown tabby and is as sweet as can be! She is about 4 months old and weighs 3.5 pounds. We noticed that her other sisters were much larger than her and for some reason she seemed to have trouble breathing. We took her sisters to get fixed but left her out since we wanted to see what was wrong with her breathing first.
I took her to the vet this morning. The poor little thing is suffering with mange, ear mites and hooks & whips! She was treated and given all the medication she needs. The doctor listed to her breathing and said that everying sounded normal. When he gave her an x ray he found that she has a collapsed lung. He said that there was no sign of trauma to her body so it was most likely caused from a bad respiratory infection when she was younger. Unfortunately, it has been collapsed for so long now that they can no reinflate it because of the scar tissue around it.
He told me that she will need to be kept inside for now because any sort of infection; or getting pregnant will kill her. He also told me that she needs to be spayed by a specialist with a breathing machine.
She is not used to being inside but is adjusting okay. Before I took her to the vet she came inside the house a few times to explore and then left. We have three other cats inside the house (1 indoor and 2 that go in and out).
I am a wreck after this and I have done nothing but cry all day. I want her to be happy and stress free. I am trying to do everything I can to keep her comfortable. She is very active; runs, jumps on the couches etc.
Does anybody have any suggestions or know anything, good or bad about this kind of injury? Will she survive much longer? How do I know she is not in pain? She seems so happy but every time that I look at her, I can't help but cry. Any information would be wonderful and I would really appreciate it!
Thank you so much in advance!
A very concerned animal/cat lover!!!
I am new here and heard about this wonderful site from a neighbor who has been helping me out with the cats on our street.
For some reason it seems as if there is a sign in front of my house that basically tells all cats that are in good or poor health to come over and we will do nothing but fix, love, and feed them! My new neighbor has been so helpful as her friend is affiliated with the cat network here in Miami and has helped us trap and fix all the cats and kittens that recently showed up!
My real question though is about one little kitten in particular that showed up. She is a little brown tabby and is as sweet as can be! She is about 4 months old and weighs 3.5 pounds. We noticed that her other sisters were much larger than her and for some reason she seemed to have trouble breathing. We took her sisters to get fixed but left her out since we wanted to see what was wrong with her breathing first.
I took her to the vet this morning. The poor little thing is suffering with mange, ear mites and hooks & whips! She was treated and given all the medication she needs. The doctor listed to her breathing and said that everying sounded normal. When he gave her an x ray he found that she has a collapsed lung. He said that there was no sign of trauma to her body so it was most likely caused from a bad respiratory infection when she was younger. Unfortunately, it has been collapsed for so long now that they can no reinflate it because of the scar tissue around it.
He told me that she will need to be kept inside for now because any sort of infection; or getting pregnant will kill her. He also told me that she needs to be spayed by a specialist with a breathing machine.
She is not used to being inside but is adjusting okay. Before I took her to the vet she came inside the house a few times to explore and then left. We have three other cats inside the house (1 indoor and 2 that go in and out).
I am a wreck after this and I have done nothing but cry all day. I want her to be happy and stress free. I am trying to do everything I can to keep her comfortable. She is very active; runs, jumps on the couches etc.
Does anybody have any suggestions or know anything, good or bad about this kind of injury? Will she survive much longer? How do I know she is not in pain? She seems so happy but every time that I look at her, I can't help but cry. Any information would be wonderful and I would really appreciate it!
Thank you so much in advance!
A very concerned animal/cat lover!!!