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I've got a tiny little cat with a big problem!
Tabitha, one of my semi-feral barn cats was limping tonight. (My
Damita Mae's sister)
So, when I fed the kitties, I nabbed her, stuffed her in a carrier. She was pissed when I caught her & wow I thought she was gonna kill me.
Got her in the bathroom, she's purring & sitting in my lap.
She has got the single worst ear infection I have ever seen! I've seen some massive ear infections & such at the humane society these past years - but wowza - this is bad.
I haven't a clue how to treat her - or get her to the vet even. The vet normally does Panalog/Animax ointment in the ear 2x a day for 10-14 days. Obviously that won't work so well with her. I don't want to keep her inside so she looses any of her coat & I'm not sure I have a building to keep her enclosed in (she's smart & quick). I could keep her in a dog crate in the shed or the heated shop....I'm worried she'll loose some of her coat in the shop & in the shed she won't be warm enough (been below 30 at night in the 40-50 range during the day).
Any suggestions/advice on where to keep her & what I can ask the vet about to treat her tomorrow would be great!
Oh - her leg - all I could find was an old almost completely healed wound. I hate not being able to pet her & notice these things.
Here are some pics....the first one you can kinda see how nasty her ear is
Those 2 tone legs
A body shot - she's not ear-tipped - the tip was gone when I caught her to be spayed years ago - frostbite
Now I'm wondering if she has an eye infection in that left eye, too....haven't released her yet for the night, so will have to check before I do.
Tabitha, one of my semi-feral barn cats was limping tonight. (My
So, when I fed the kitties, I nabbed her, stuffed her in a carrier. She was pissed when I caught her & wow I thought she was gonna kill me.
Got her in the bathroom, she's purring & sitting in my lap.
She has got the single worst ear infection I have ever seen! I've seen some massive ear infections & such at the humane society these past years - but wowza - this is bad.
I haven't a clue how to treat her - or get her to the vet even. The vet normally does Panalog/Animax ointment in the ear 2x a day for 10-14 days. Obviously that won't work so well with her. I don't want to keep her inside so she looses any of her coat & I'm not sure I have a building to keep her enclosed in (she's smart & quick). I could keep her in a dog crate in the shed or the heated shop....I'm worried she'll loose some of her coat in the shop & in the shed she won't be warm enough (been below 30 at night in the 40-50 range during the day).
Any suggestions/advice on where to keep her & what I can ask the vet about to treat her tomorrow would be great!
Oh - her leg - all I could find was an old almost completely healed wound. I hate not being able to pet her & notice these things.
Here are some pics....the first one you can kinda see how nasty her ear is
Those 2 tone legs
A body shot - she's not ear-tipped - the tip was gone when I caught her to be spayed years ago - frostbite
Now I'm wondering if she has an eye infection in that left eye, too....haven't released her yet for the night, so will have to check before I do.