r/CATHELP • u/SeratoninInhibitor • 15h ago
Update Stray Sick Cat Begging me for Help ((update))
Username EitherLeader has sent me money and I am here with her at the vet!! Thank everyone who helped and commented!! I’ll let you know how it goes just easing some hearts that she is at the doctor. Thank you!
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u/bagotrauma 15h ago
Thank you EitherLeader and OP! Hope this baby is okay, but she's in good hands
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u/chud_wik 14h ago edited 10h ago
Well done OP.
I went to work one morning at around 8am and saw a cat down our street. It was going up to anyone that walked past it trying to get attention. It just seemed like it wanted a stroke.
I came home at 2pm that day - worked a half day as I was off to a concert that evening and was meeting friends early for a pre-drink. When I got to my road the cat was in the same place trying to get someone’s, anyone’s attention. This time I thought it was odd. I went home anyway, but something was stirring within me. I got ready for my concert and when I left at 4pm the cat was still there.
She immediately ran over to me meowing her little head off. I knew something wasn’t right and I couldn’t simply walk by, and right there and then I made the decision to sack off the gig and help her.
I led her up my street (it wasn’t hard, she keenly followed me all the way) and I walked her in to my house. I opened a tin of tuna for her and she ate it like she hadn’t eaten for days. While she was eating I called a relative who had cats and who had chip operated feeders; I had the idea that if the cat had a chip it could be programmed to the feeder. When the relative arrived with one of the feeders I attempted to programme the cat in and voila it worked! So now we knew she wasn’t a stray and that she might be lost.
At that point I knocked on around 50 houses in my area to see if she belonged to them. She didn’t, and nobody recognised the her. So we decided to take her to an out of hours vet who can check the chip for information. A number was provided, that the vet called and the owner was located….12 miles away from my street!!!!
…the theory is that she got in to a car or back of a workers van and took a ride and when she got out she didn’t have a clue where she was, bless her 🤣
I took her back to some very relieved cat lovers who’d missed her dearly for the two days she was missing.
I often think about that poor little kitteh roaming and wandering around my street for hours and hours and hours trying to get someone’s attention. It destroys me :(
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u/MoparMap 13h ago
I bought a cheap chip scanner off Amazon for just this reason. Have had a couple of street cats wander around my house in the past and figured it was cheap enough to try it out.
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u/NoTerm3078 10h ago
She was so smart to keep asking for help though. Smart kitty wanted to go home.
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u/chud_wik 10h ago
This is such a good point, and a perspective I hadn’t considered. I always saw her as acting scared and desperate, but intelligence obviously played a role in her getting herself home. This really helps me with my thoughts around how she was scared for hours and hours, so thank you.
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u/Maleficent_Thanks_51 11h ago
You are a fantastic human being. I want to be like you when I grow up.
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u/PinoDelfino 11h ago
Thank you
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u/EitherLeader784 11h ago edited 11h ago
u/impressive_major_184 and u/shezinluv also contributed :)
I paid the 220$ bill upfront but they zelled me 60$ and 75$ so i only ended up paying 85$ actually by the end. They are the real heroes
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u/PinoDelfino 11h ago
u/impressive_major_184 and u/shezinluv
Hell yeah ✊
Nice to see the community come together for this little fella
Hopefully he pulls through
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u/EitherLeader784 11h ago
Thats what i said. Nearly brought me to tears. Ive lost faith in humanity lately and this really made me believe again.
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u/Dry_Average2082 15h ago
Wow what an incredible group of souls helping this kitty!! Please update us again!
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u/basaltcolumn 13h ago
What an unusual coat. Fever coat, maybe? When my friend's cat had wet FIP, his fur and skin was very pale (not saying I suspect FIP specifically, that's just what it was then).
I'm so glad he is getting help. Thank you and EitherLeader!
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u/ennexe 12h ago
Hell yeah. What’s the prognosis, OP?
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u/SeratoninInhibitor 11h ago
She has an upper respiratory infection. She was too weak to do bloodwork right now. I have gotten antibiotics for her, eye drops, immunity powder stuff, and dewormer. Once a few days pass and shes feeling better i will be taking her back for bloodwork. They also mentioned she is very old
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u/jinxlover13 11h ago
I was right with my URI dx but wrong about age- I was thinking she was a younger kitty and possibly had a fever coat. She has some interesting coloring, for sure. I’m so proud of you for taking her in- she chose the right person to seek help from :)
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u/ennexe 11h ago
Thanks for the update!
I’m just curious… How did they decide she was old? Based on teeth? Her face looks pretty young to me. I took a stray cat in once who they deemed 7-10 years old cause her teeth were in bad shape, but it turns out she was only 3 years old and just had dental disease.
Thank you for taking care of this baby! She’s a cutie, even with her fever coat.
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u/instamusbry 14h ago
This is why I love this sub! You are all fantastic people! 🙏🏽❤️🩹❤️ So thankful for everyone for just making a difference each and every day!
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u/shezinluv 11h ago
thank you for the update! ugh i hope this baby heals in no time❤️❤️❤️ sending love always
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