Hi All,
I found a stray cat last week, and took her in. Since then, she never fails to meow and ask for food at every opportunity. The first few days, I figured it was because she had been hungry and was outdoors for awhile. However, it's been a week since I took her in, and she eats two entire cans of canned kitty food plus a handful of dry food-- spread out in 4 meal feedings a day.
I think either she has worms or some other ailment. The vet we took her to said she looked healthy for a stray cat, was a good weight, had a good temperature, etc.
I've checked for tapeworm segments, but can't find any on her anus or her stools. She goes to eliminate several times a day because she eats so much.
Her coat looks good, she has luster in her yellow amber eyes, and overall has good energy.
Does anyone know what she might be suffering from? She is a tiny cat-- about 9 pounds, long-legged, and quite dainty for a cat. However, she was not starving- at least not visibly apparent when we found her.
I don't understand how to help her, as she bugs me and my boyfriend day and night with her meowing and hunger pangs...
We will get her tested and treated for everything, but since she has nothing life-threatening (or so the vet said), we want to wait for a possible owner to claim her for another week. We've posted up flyers around the area and on various pet websites.
Concerned Kitty Finder,
C
I found a stray cat last week, and took her in. Since then, she never fails to meow and ask for food at every opportunity. The first few days, I figured it was because she had been hungry and was outdoors for awhile. However, it's been a week since I took her in, and she eats two entire cans of canned kitty food plus a handful of dry food-- spread out in 4 meal feedings a day.
I think either she has worms or some other ailment. The vet we took her to said she looked healthy for a stray cat, was a good weight, had a good temperature, etc.
I've checked for tapeworm segments, but can't find any on her anus or her stools. She goes to eliminate several times a day because she eats so much.
Her coat looks good, she has luster in her yellow amber eyes, and overall has good energy.
Does anyone know what she might be suffering from? She is a tiny cat-- about 9 pounds, long-legged, and quite dainty for a cat. However, she was not starving- at least not visibly apparent when we found her.
I don't understand how to help her, as she bugs me and my boyfriend day and night with her meowing and hunger pangs...
We will get her tested and treated for everything, but since she has nothing life-threatening (or so the vet said), we want to wait for a possible owner to claim her for another week. We've posted up flyers around the area and on various pet websites.
Concerned Kitty Finder,
C