Hello
I feed a stray cat and I have seen now to feed and he is in a mess he has a bone sticking out of his chest and his spine has a bump in it he was laying done in the garden. He is a friendly cat and has ate a little bit of chicken. He isnt mine but spends a lot of time sat outside or inside my house as I have a cat flap. what can i do as its near 7pm on a saturday and there is a bank holiday.

Oh my goodness, poor thing and poor you. Call the PDSA emergency hours vet and explain that he is a stray but needs help.

You need to be calling the RSPCA emergency number who can authorise the PDSA or the out of hours vets at Newhall Road to see you and him for emergency vet treatment (or even to be put to sleep if he is badly enough injured for that to be the only option.

If the animal is a stray and therefore not yours the RSPCA should take responsibility for him so keep pushing- he's injured and therefore that's their remit. It may mean you taking him to the out of hours vets or another vets that is open (assuming that you can, of course). Failing that they should come out to collect him.

Hi, any news on the poor cat? Hope it all got sorted as best as possible.

Hi. Can you pm me please.

take to peak vets they will treat him/her

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The cat is at peak vets will call up Tuesday to see how it is.

I did call Soth Yorkshire pet ambulance and they were very unhelpful can't believe I have donated to them - think they just spent my money on there quad bike thing they show of at fund raising events. :rant:

Hope he`s ok.
My mum and dad used to feed a stray, one afternoon mum opened the back door to find him in a right mess, his backend was all collapsed and he could only drag himself, he was in real pain.
Mum rang round and tried to get help,pdsa, rspca etc..............when my dad got home from work they ended up taking him to the vets themselves cos no-one would/could help. The vet said the injuries looked the result of "a right good kicking", it was touch and go at one point and cost them a small fortune.
He still walks a bit funny, but he is beautiful. He now lives with them and is spoilt rotten. He`s made an excellent pet, its as if he knows that they saved him.

I understand they cant help every waif and stray but when an animal is clearly injured and in serious trouble, RSPCA should do something. Hope he's OK- you're a star for sorting him.

Peak vets are brilliant and will treat even if a stray. They have rehomed several strays to good homes, a job well done

I hope he can go to a good home - he is a little rough looking, half an ear missing and lots of cuts on him, he is a little shy but am sure with a nice home he might be a lot happier and friendly.

Peak vets really are amazing, they are the best that we have been to, and that is quite a few! They are extremely friendly and helpful and will always help out in an emergency.

"Peak vets are brilliant and will treat even if a stray. They have rehomed several strays to good homes, a job well done"-jennyhenny

This is very true to, we rehomed a stray from them last year, he is the most beautiful boy ever!

Hope the poor little mite is ok, and gets a nice well deserved home!

And well done for taking him to the vet

:)

Called peak vets today and they say he is doing well and does not appear to be in as much pain now :)

Called peak vets today and they say he is doing well and does not appear to be in as much pain now :)

Brilliant, at least it looks like he`s over the worst.

Bad news

The cat tested positive to feline aids and has had to be put down :sad:
He was doing so well and they had planned to neuter him today so he was fit for rehoming.

ah thats such a shame :( At least you know you did your best for him. Poor boy

Awww- poor boy. It's not fair to make him go on when he's going to get sicker and sicker though.

Awww I'm so sorry and after everything he's been through, but Medusa's right the poor thing would have suffered :sad:

Thanks for the comments.

Just feel sorry for him as he never had the chance to have a nice loving family.

Thanks for the comments.

Just feel sorry for him as he never had the chance to have a nice loving family.

:sad: Yes me too.

Bad news

The cat tested positive to feline aids and has had to be put down :sad:
He was doing so well and they had planned to neuter him today so he was fit for rehoming.

Aww, thats so sad:(

That is very sad. :( I had a little girl who after testing positive went on to live another 3 very happy and healthy years. It can be done but can also be very hard work. It would have been a problem rehoming him tho cos you gotta find the right people who have an understanding of this vile disease.

It was the big C that got her in the end and not the FIV directly.

Peak vets know best and are qualified to make this decission and a great deal of tests will have been done to stop this poor cat suffering anymore. i too had a cat with FIV but his quality of life wasn't good i wish we'd ended it before we did

aww so sorry to hearthis but as others have said, it's probably for the best. The thing to remember is he was taken in away from further harm and his last moments would have been in a safe, warm and caring environment. Better to know he went with dignity...and you did a very kind and caring thing

That is very sad. :( I had a little girl who after testing positive went on to live another 3 very happy and healthy years. It can be done but can also be very hard work. It would have been a problem rehoming him tho cos you gotta find the right people who have an understanding of this vile disease.

It was the big C that got her in the end and not the FIV directly.

One of the things that tends to be harmed by FIV is a cat's ability to heal following an injury. They simply fail to recover in the way that a healthy cat should and so recovering from a major injury such as being hit by a car is likely to be rather hard for a cat with FIV.

It's likely that his lack of recovery is the reason why they ran an FIV test in the first place.

The vast majority of cats who test positive for FIV or FeLV will be dead within a year of diagnosis and personally I wouldn't want to put my cat through that unless they were really coping very well with the infection (and then they wouldn't be that likely to be diagnosed until they were unwell).

how common is fiv?
if that stray had it is it possible most of the strays in the area will?

how common is fiv?
if that stray had it is it possible most of the strays in the area will?

Its transmitted by fighting and through sex I believe... so some might well have it.
Edited to add I just had a look and found this (http://www.catchat.org/fiv.html).

One of the things that tends to be harmed by FIV is a cat's ability to heal following an injury. They simply fail to recover in the way that a healthy cat should and so recovering from a major injury such as being hit by a car is likely to be rather hard for a cat with FIV.

It's likely that his lack of recovery is the reason why they ran an FIV test in the first place.

The vast majority of cats who test positive for FIV or FeLV will be dead within a year of diagnosis and personally I wouldn't want to put my cat through that unless they were really coping very well with the infection (and then they wouldn't be that likely to be diagnosed until they were unwell).

Sorry Moonbird, not meant as a critisism, just a sad observation based on sad experience. Cleo, we think, got it from her mom and it laid dormant for years until something in her already compromised immune system (cat flu as a kitten) triggered it.

She lived in a house of 4 other cats until she passed away. We chose not to seperate her - stable doors and horses! (although the vet would have had her put down as soon as she discovered it!) None of them ever contracted it or showed any signs. We were "lucky" in that she never strayed out of the garden and the others kept other cats out. She was also spayed and never had any inclination to fight.

FIV can be passed on through a bite / sex / from mom (if mom had it when kittens were born)

We controlled it through immune boosting drugs / holistic therapy.