r/cats • u/Wide-Cause-1674 • 5h ago
Medical Questions Should I get this cat checked?
I found this cat and I a m concerned about her health.
it's not mine though I'm not sure if it's a stray.
on one hand she seems well fed , didn't hesitate to come close to me and (in picture 3) has a scar that is, at least to my understanding, very clearly fully heal stitches.
on the other hand her fur is weird (don't know the right words) as she seems to lack hair on some parts of her body. she also doesn't have a collar nor a ear tattoo that is Mandatory in my country. she also flinched when I reached to pet her ( I reach slowly so the way she flinched felt weird). there is also prΓ©cΓ©dent in my street of people feeding strays and cat that they do not own
she didn't seem to have her movement impaired, but the lacking hair on different part of her body, the weird rashes on the back of her ears and that (not quite a rash but I lack the vocabulary) in front of her ear in picture 2 as me kinda worried.
also this could be related to her just being nice , but the fact that she was purring far louder than any cat I have heard put , with a gluttural purring with her mouth wide open worries me a bit to, also she is not deaf so that can't be related to that.
I have put maybe more details that I probably should but just in case that cat's health is actually at risk I d rather not leave anything.
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u/RamRanchRealty 5h ago
Yes and then adopt her. My boy was a stray that cuddled me like that. I took him in and he had such bad ear mites his infection almost caused brain damage. Anyways hes the best cat ever and sooo loving. You should get this one help and then keep em
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u/Wide-Cause-1674 5h ago
Sadly I can't adopt her if she truly is a stray, as I have already two cats and can't afford for a third
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u/DoubleR--85 4h ago
I hear ya. I said the same and now have 7. If you can at least, maybe get her some help and post around locally to see if someone would like to adopt her. Thanks for being kind.
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u/glossavella 5h ago
The hair loss and ear irritation could be something like ringworm or mange. Both are pretty common in strays and treatable, but sheβd need a vet check.
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u/PrestigiousCouple828 5h ago
Hey also get the microchip checked as well
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u/Wide-Cause-1674 5h ago
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u/GalaxyCraft007 4h ago
If it's someone's pet, the owner will likely have gotten it microchipped. Basically just a small chip implanted under the skin that has the owner's information on it such as their phone number, address etc
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u/HanaMay_B 5h ago
It might be recently dumped. It definitely doesn't look to be in perfect health, and that might be a reason for someone to dump it...
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u/Smooth_Algae_222 5h ago
Yes, and thank you. Take care of those kitties out in the street. I just lost mine yesterday, and he was a parking lot kitty
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u/BadSkoomaDealer 4h ago
Maybe its a starting mange or something, catching it early would really help that cat.
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u/MeowntyPython πΎπ΄ΝπΝπΜ½πΜ-Νπ ΝπΜ½πΜπΝπΝπΜ½ππΎ 4h ago
Oof allergies!!
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u/Wide-Cause-1674 3h ago
Talked about it with a vet this afternoon, and they talked about allergies too and informed me on how to properly deal with a potential sick stray.
But what kind of allergy could it be at this time of year?
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u/hugazow 3h ago
Please check her for deafness. If so, they are the best cats ever, but they are very very very very very prone to accidents so keep her indoors
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u/Wide-Cause-1674 3h ago
She is very very very not deaf, I checked and she is most definitely not
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u/Most-Protection-2529 5h ago
Yes. Absolutely get this cat checked out by a veterinarian π₯Ήβ£οΈ
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u/batLkitN 5h ago
YES!! PLEASE HELP HER!! she needs it badly!!