Kitteh is really sick

[zombiequeen]

None that are closer than two hours away, sadly. They are all on the other side of the state. Anyone up for a sick kitty caravan?
I don't think hubby and I could be sneaky, and manage to take kitty that far without mum being suspicious.

[AriGriffin]

This is really making me mad. The cat is sick. Not getting it medical attention is animal abuse. Your mom can get as ticked off as she wants. She is abusing the cat by not taking it to the vet and making jokes about having it shot.
I have called Animal Control on my relatives while I was living with them. They never kicked me out because I didn't tell Animal Control who I was, I said I was a neighbor. Call your local ASPCA or an animal rescue group. Try posting in Craigslist asking for help for the cat. Try posting on Fiverr.com. Have you tried looking into CareCredit?
If I lived nearby I'd pick up the cat in a heartbeat and take him to my vet.

[Bella_Vixen]

This is really making me mad. The cat is sick. Not getting it medical attention is animal abuse. Your mom can get as ticked off as she wants. She is abusing the cat by not taking it to the vet and making jokes about having it shot.

Quoted for truth.

[It's me]

None that are closer than two hours away, sadly. They are all on the other side of the state. Anyone up for a sick kitty caravan?
I don't think hubby and I could be sneaky, and manage to take kitty that far without mum being suspicious.

Just take the cat and go.... sick cat disappearing isn't much of a mystery..............

[Seshat]

The shelters where I am have always been happy to take in an animal, even a sick animal, no questions asked.

'Hi, I found this animal, it may have lived somewhere around <location I found it>. Can you take him for a while?"

They take the animal, provide food and shelter and vet care, and keep them for a specific period of time. If the animal has been microchipped or has council tags, they contact the owner-of-record. If not, they hope that someone comes in to check, and finds him.

Reclaiming the animal means paying a fine levied by the council, part of which goes to maintaining the shelter. If the animal needed unusual vet care, I think they make the owner pay that as well.

If the animal showed evidence of actual neglect or abuse, the owner cannot reclaim the animal. (Veterinary records showing attempts to treat an apparently-neglected animal are evidence of non-neglect.)


The animal then goes through some tests to see if its adoptable. Obviously, some neglected, abused or feral animals have learned things like 'strike first, strike hard' or 'grab all the food you can and defend it at all costs'. These, unfortunately, either go to specialist trainers or are euthanised.

The rest go to be adopted. When we got our little terrier mix, she was one of only two in the small-dogs pen. She also desperately wanted to go home with US.

[zombiequeen]

Yep, Spiggit is definitely a sweetheart, he doesn't try grabbing food and never attacks. The only time I remember him hurting someone was when my brother's fiance was holding him and filled his food dish. She didn't let go of him so he could eat, so he scratched her face. However, if he's eating, you can pull him away from his dish, stick your fingers in it, and whatnot and he's fine.
I'm thinking of calling up my friend and seeing if she's home to drive me to the shelter near here. It's a Bellwether, so I think they're no-kill. I know they do vet care, spay/neuter, and microchipping. Spiggit is neither neutered or microchipped.
Would I have to pay if I said I was taking care of him and saw he was getting sick? I'd like to let them know what's going on.

[Seshat]

I don't know. Anyone else?

[Solumina]

Totally depends on the shelter but it certainly couldn't hurt to ask

[Mikkel]

How is Spiggit? Are there any news?

[zombiequeen]

I haven't seen him at all today I'm pretty worried about him right now.

[zombiequeen]

Alright, found Spiggit yesterday trying to eat a frog Is that why he's sick? I mean, if he tries to eat frogs, then he'd try to eat a toad (they are so much slower and there's more of them) and toads are poisonous too. Hubby got it away before he killed it, but he was definitely licking the poor thing to death. He doesn't have any yellowing of his skin anymore, he's going to the bathroom like normal, and he's starting to put on weight again. Hubby gets paid today, so maybe we'll be able to get him to see a vet on Monday. I know it's not good to wait, but my dad is making my husband work all day tomorrow, and maybe Sunday.
I told my mum I was looking for a specialist for our lizard, and she's been pointing out local vet clinics and in the ad for the one that just opened, they say they do feral cats So I think that's where we'll take Spiggit, and tell them that we found him, but he's super friendly and stuff.

[Whiskey]

Alright, found Spiggit yesterday trying to eat a frog Is that why he's sick?

It very well might be. I think i finally figured out why my cats were getting sick.

I would kill bugs/flies with raid and then not think about it.

Then my cats would eat the poison covered bugs.

Then get sick.

Is there anyway you can stop him from going outside because hes just going to keep eating frogs. Cats are predators first.

[zombiequeen]

Unfortunately, not without giving him away. Mum is super against him being inside for any reason.
I'll try moving his food and stuff in the garage, maybe he'll stay in there more now that it's getting colder.

[zombiequeen]

Spiggit is gone. I don't know what happened, or if mum got rid of him (most likely). My parents left for vacation yesterday, and I noticed his food and water dishes were scrubbed and put away in the garage, instead of out on the table where they go. Hubby went looking for him, but didn't find anything. We think mum had dad put him down.

[TelephoneAngel]

Poor Cat.