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Cat Forum / Rescue / March 2006Need advice quick
Hello, we have been trying to help the barn cats who live nearby. The farmer to whom they "belong" takes minimal care of them. We have befriended a few who trust us enough to let us touch them and even pick them up. One tom, a gentle semi-feral giant, suffered a wound on his nose during a fight. It scabbed up, then got infected. It is now crusted with a mixture of blood, pus, hay, and god only knows what else. He has been having trouble breathing. Lots of wheezing, sneezing and huffing. I have tried to keep his nose clear. On the outside, at least. But without the means to confine him, I am just whistling in the breeze. We tried to give him some clavamox, but he fought me and won. I wonder if there is something I could quickly apply to the crust on his nostrils that would soften the mess there. I tried paper towels and facial tissue moistened with warm water, but he wouldn't stand for that. Someone suggested applying vasoline to the area. I'm at my wits end. It is very upsetting to have him approach me trustingly, and then to do these things which upset him, even though I know I'm only trying to help him. If anyone has any advice, please respond ASAP. Right now, the only thing I can do is hope that his immune system beats the infection. Vaseline will help protect the area. Have you approached the neighbor about you keeping the cat. Or maybe calling animal control and letting them know about the situation and that you are willing to take the cat in. From the situation it sounds like he is feral there fore a stray. Are you sure they only take minimal care. I am just asking? Me personally I would trap the cat take him to a vet to get the problem taken care off. get him neutered and vaccinated before he was taken home. There would be a little hiss and fuss but soon would be forgotten and plus the tom would probably stay near your house instead > Hello, we have been trying to help the barn cats who live nearby. The > farmer to whom they "belong" takes minimal care of them. We have [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > If anyone has any advice, please respond ASAP. Right now, the only thing > I can do is hope that his immune system beats the infection. I was also thinking that Neosporin ointment or Polysporin Ointment may help. Gail > Vaseline will help protect the area. Have you approached the neighbor > about you keeping the cat. Or maybe calling animal control and letting [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] >> If anyone has any advice, please respond ASAP. Right now, the only thing >> I can do is hope that his immune system beats the infection. In article <bearclaw-B86516.17061426022006@sn-indi.vsrv-sjc.supernews.net>, > Hello, we have been trying to help the barn cats who live nearby. The > farmer to whom they "belong" takes minimal care of them. We have [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > If anyone has any advice, please respond ASAP. Right now, the only thing > I can do is hope that his immune system beats the infection. Thanks to those who responded. To update, I haven't yet put any ointment of any kind on his nose (he has pure white fur and as far as I can tell, he is either totally or nearly totally deaf). Last night, the wheezing and rasping got so loud I wasn't sure he would make it through the night. I was ready to trap him and have him put down. I'm glad I didn't. This morning, his nose is clear of all the crap that was stuck to it yesterday, and he is eating again. I'm going to try to apply some neosporin as soon as he shows up again. He is one of the best, friendliest barn cats around here. He's huge-- among the three biggest cats I've seen since we moved here. Must weigh more than twenty poinds. But he is such a wussy with the other cats. I wish I could find him a home. I wish I could find all of them homes. Remember that ointment will trap in any bacteria, moisture or fungus that is there. Sometimes it's better to go with a cream if you don't know what organism you're dealing with. Some wounds need to dry up and crust rather than remain moist.  Signature-Sharon > In article > <bearclaw-B86516.17061426022006@sn-indi.vsrv-sjc.supernews.net>, [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > > I wish I could find all of them homes. If you can get clavamox in pill form you might try crushing the pill and mixing with some wet food. > Hello, we have been trying to help the barn cats who live nearby. The > farmer to whom they "belong" takes minimal care of them. We have [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > If anyone has any advice, please respond ASAP. Right now, the only thing > I can do is hope that his immune system beats the infection. >> Hello, we have been trying to help the barn cats who live nearby. The >> farmer to whom they "belong" takes minimal care of them. We have [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >If you can get clavamox in pill form you might try crushing the pill and >mixing with some wet food. Any kind of ointment that will not injure eyes or cat if lick will soften crust. I have used Vick Vaperrub before. As for meds try baby food to put it in. I have found that all the strays and nieghbors cats love the meat baby foods that I give them on occassion for treats. These guys love chicken with chicken gravy or turkey with turkey gravy. I add a bit of liquid to the food to dilute it more for them. > Any kind of ointment that will not injure eyes or cat if lick will soften > crust. I have > used Vick Vaperrub before. However, if this is a fungus they're dealing with, or more than likely a combination of infection and fungus, the last thing they want to do is trap in the moisture with an ointment. >> Any kind of ointment that will not injure eyes or cat if lick will soften >> crust. I have [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >combination of infection and fungus, the last thing they want to do is trap >in the moisture with an ointment. That might be but I was just answering his question about what to put on it to soften it. I have found in the past that if you crush a tablet up and mix it with vegemite or marmite or honey or something similar and then gently smear it down a cats front leg it can be a good way to medicate ... for the simple reason that they do not like having anything sticky on them and they clean it off....you have to be careful not to use too much of the food or honey as they can just flick it off and it goes all over the place!!! Good luck!! >>> Any kind of ointment that will not injure eyes or cat if lick will >>> soften [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > That might be but I was just answering his question about what to put on > it to soften it. |
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