(01-02-2015, 03:47 PM)MaJoR Wrote: [ -> ]Xtreme2damax Wrote:Today has been a very sad and depressing day. One of the friendly kittens came in last night and noticed something was terribly wrong. He seemed out of it and lethargic, he kept his eyes closed up and kept licking the inside of his mouth, crying and growling at anyone or anything that got near. Today his situation deteriorated further and he was still very lethargic but essentially lifeless and unresponsive taking short quick breaths.
That... sounds like rat poison.... It's too fast and too severe for any virus. I don't think there is anything that can be done for the poor thing.
I was afraid of that or rabies. However it's been past a few days and he is still alive, my understanding is he would've been dead by now. He definitely wouldn't be walking around, eating or drinking anything. He isn't having any spasms, blood in stool, he walks fairly normal and is grooming himself. He just seems very weak and lethargic and perhaps a bit sore. The night before he showed up sickly there was a cat fight near my place I went out and broke up, I think he may have been one of the cats in the fight. Besides that a little over a week or two ago there was a dead mouse I saw him pawing around and flipping in the air that he ate. I dunno but he may pull through and I have him inside caring for him. Â I sadly do not have any money until next week and have two kittens scheduled for a neuter and shots. Being that we just had a holiday and I'm without money to next week I hope he can hold it together until I can schedule a vet visit for him and take him in.
I snapped some pics of my kitty crew.
My parents have a cat that looks like this one. They are either half or full brothers, my parents cat was named Loki so I named him Thor. He's had either a cold, respiratory infection and looked as he was becoming pneumatic. With some TLC, wiping his nose off to clear discharge, small doses of antibiotics in soft food he is doing quite a bit better now. I will be taking him into the vet for a checkup just to be safe. He was formerly feral but has become quite trusting and friendly.
This is Oreo. He was also formerly feral and socialized by me. He has become quite the friendly and affectionate little bugger. I've woken up a few times to find him snuggled by my feet on my bed. He will trill and cry at me, throw himself on down and roll around for me to pet him <3
He is either the half or full brother of my own cat I've had almost a year now, he is a polydactyl meaning he has some extra toes on his front paws just like my cat does.
The larger cat is my cat Paully, the polydactyl cat and the smaller kitten lying in the pan is another feral I've been caring for that I named Baby.
My cat Midnight. He was a stray that was abandoned by his owners as a kitten. I guess they got two kittens because they had kids then didn't want to keep them or take care of them. He was given to someone else that also abandoned him. Him and his brother found a home with me and I adopted them (or was it the other way around?
) and I was taken care of them. His brother (not pictured) came up missing near the end of October, no evidence that anything happened to him nor does anyone know what happened to him. His brother just vanished in the span of a couple hours, went searching for him but found nothing.
Midnight is a very thankful and loving boy. He wants constant cuddles, to sleep with or on me, kneads me and grooms my face lol.
Cats eating their dinner consisting of soft canned food they get as a treat every so often. All cats there except two were in the previous pictures. The black and white left most kitten, grey and white right most kitten are two other ferals I've been taking care of and working on socializing. Only two kittens Oreo and Thor have been near completely socialized. The other kittens while more comfortable are still skittish and untrusting and not privy yet to human contact.
The cat with the red box around it is the kitten I referred to that came up sick. That was taken when he was in better health.
A better picture of my cat Paully.
Sorry for the long ass post.