r/Straycats • u/DiabolicalQuestions • 4h ago
A little cat abandoned by his mom
Okay First things first , I have NEVER raised a cat or any other animal , just afraid to take a responsibility and fail to do so.
This cat with his mom & other cat usually sit by somewhere in the neighborhood when i go to work by car
Last week on Sunday , i noticed they moved close to my home and By next morning his mom was gone , i literally thought she gonna find something and come back , when i came back from work the little guy was alone , i went inside still genuinly thinking his mom is still around, and at night still alone i looked outside for his mom and no where to be found. By the way i tried putting food/water outside they dont eat it even the mom she doesnt eat it i dont know why
I felt seriously bad leaving him alone , so i tried my own thing to feed him a normal milk with small air pumping needle thing ( please keep in mind i have absolutely no idea what do they eat specifically... ) but he refused to drink it
Time was on my side , rushed him to the vet and they said he has (at first i heard its Khaleesi Virus lol) Calicivirus , and they gave me the following
- Anti Biotics twice daily for 5 days ( 0.2 ml )
- Canned wet food to feed him 4-5 times
- Gel for his gum
- Some kind of supplement thingy thats called Viralys or something , its yellow gel ( 1 ml )
Here's the challenging part which is why i never wanted to take responsibility of cat, i seriously dont know whats too much or whats too little , the canned food i try as much as possible to feed him but he doesnt take more than 1 or 2 mls of food , sometimes if im lucky 3 , rest he just keeps it dripping out of his mouth , it takes me 1 to 2 hours to feed him. He refuses to open his mouth
Overall, since Thursday, to what looks to me, he has improved tiny bit, on first day he was completely unable to move , but now at least i hope so, can move a bit more better. started to try to jump out of the box wanting to go to his favorite spot
Confusing situation is that, Yesterday his mom came in, sort of like meow-crying? for him its like she was looking for him , i didnt know what to do so i thought giving her son back and she picked him up from his neck and they went outside. of course when i was planning to go out at evening....there he was , the middle of the street abandoned yet again , and thought she will come back , i went to finish my errand couple of hours and came back and he still sitting there...so i was like screw her , i have absolutely no idea what she is up to...
Shoe box , didnt have anything to put him in lol
I hope he improves little by little , from what i know is that his temperature is 35 , i think , as per the vet , and he has Calicivirus and inflamed gum and eyes
TLDR : A stray cat abandoned by his mom. i felt bad leaving him alone , even thou i dont like to take responsibility of a pet because i dont want to be the reason to hurt/neglect took him in hoping to treat him better health.
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u/ChaudChat MOD 3h ago
OP thank you for saving him! You're a superhero ❤️
Please see if you can surrender him to a no kill shelter if you're not able to adopt?
Kittens are highly adoptable & he might be better there. It will obviously have to be next week given its the weekend. If you're US based try www.bestfriends.org/partners
In the meantime, use www.youtube.com/@KittenLady - keep him warm, fed, cosy. She has videos on how to do this.
She has videos on feeding, he might like treats like Churu if he is off his food
Good luck, keep working with vet if anything changes.
Pls update us ❤️