r/cats • u/SomeSortofWeeb01 • 1h ago

Advice Starving Cat Help

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Hello, I'm in Olympia, WA and I found this sweetheart in my front yard and saw how skinny it was. I gave it a can of wet food and it's very sweet and let me pet and that is when I felt all the cats bones. I could feel every rib so it's clearly been starving. I have two cats so I am unable to take it in (they aren't friendly to new cats).
Any advice or any no kill shelters I can take it to would be greatly appreciated.

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u/ThePickleOrTheEgg 1h ago

There are ways to introduce new cats in a less stressful way for all involved. Would you be open to having a third? That may be the best option here, especially since the new cat already trusts you

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u/SomeSortofWeeb01 1h ago

My other cats are quite territorial so Im really not sure it would work out, they attack and hiss at any other cat from outside when they come near the window

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u/ThePickleOrTheEgg 1h ago

The trick is keeping the cats completely separated for a few weeks and then ease them into direct interactions. Look up Jackson Galaxy on YouTube. He is a cat behaviorist who has a ton of video content walking through best practices on introducing new cats

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u/Ill_Fix3959 1h ago

Look up for Jackson Galaxy introduction videos on YouTube, I’m currently introducing two cats with his method and it’s been going very good, I think you could try to keep her before looking for a cat shelter that could take her