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My daughter has been feeding a feral cat who lives near her house. He won't let her get close enough to really get a look at him, but he comes around and eats what she puts out for him and stays under the carport. On top of that, he has an injured paw that seems to be getting worse--now he doesn't put any weight on it. She and son-in-law are moving out of state at the end of the month.
Any ideas of how to at least treat him? I don't know how well he would do in a "haven" type of rescue place, such as a "no-kill" shelter. They are now in Montgomery, Alabama, and will soon be moving to Mississippi.
Likely they will have to use a live trap to get him in for treatment. Do they have any shelters or rescue groups who do TNR (trap-neuter-release) near them? They may let them borrow a trap and may even work with a vet or have a clinic who is used to treating ferals.
If they can find a group who can help they can check and see if he's neutered too. IDK how far Birmingham is from them but they have such a program and also rent traps: Trap Neuter Release | Alabama Spay Neuter Clinic
We wished we had just left Marley to his own means of curing himself, rather than having him trapped and taken to a shelter to be treated and returned to us. https://www.city-data.com/forum/54843496-post6.html
We wished we had just left Marley to his own means of curing himself, rather than having him trapped and taken to a shelter to be treated and returned to us. https://www.city-data.com/forum/54843496-post6.html
Sadly, sometimes there isn't a positive outcome. I just read of a case similar to yours. A woman had neutered a feral cat, but recently saw his nose was extremely swollen and trapped him again for treatment. Sadly, his infection and wounds were beyond help and he had to be euthanized.
IMO, even if the OP's situation ends in euthanasia, having a peaceful ending is better than letting the cat suffer for days/weeks/months.
There must be a rescue group operating around her area. Tell her to get in touch with them. Many rescues just do trap, neuter, release but an injured kitty is usually taken in, treated and then fostered to a new home.
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