Sedation for stray cats
We have been feeding and providing what care we can (beds in our garage) to a feral cat who was abandoned near our home over 6 years ago. We captured him once using bits of raw liver in a trail that went into a live trap to get him to the vet for all his shots and neutering. He has been very wary whenever he sees the trap since then, we were never able to get him back to the vet. He was in a terrific fight last summer (July 2003) and has had an ulcerating sore on the front of his head since then. At times it has nearly healed, but then he kicks at it and the scab comes off and it bleeds again. The wound has grown over the past month and looks worse than ever. I have used antibiotic that we had here in an effort to treat him, we mix it in his food. We are not able to touch him or pick him up and I need to get him to the vet for treatment. How could we sedate him so that we could pick him up and get him into a box so he could go to the vet? It would have to be something that acted quickly, so that after he ate it we could respond immediately. Thanks for any ideas you could provide. |
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When I came home from work yesterday, Sparrow(6yo female neutered mix breed), who stays in my basement with access to the crawl space under the house, was having trouble going up the stairs. She seemed sick - hot nose & depressed. She has a knot midway up her tail about the size of a quarter. Her hindquarters are slightly swollen and tender. Her behind was dirty with dust, some fecal matter, and little black dots that looked like flea eggs (she doesn't have fleas - she's on med from the vet.) It seemed she had been dragging her bottom on the ground. My gut feeling is that she may have been bitten by a spider or god forbid a snake (in my basement?!!) but I'm also worried that she's hurt her back. She can still walk - even jump on the bed - but she is not moving correctly. She is still eating and drinking. She's not any worse this morning, but no better. She's not limping, but she acts stiff - is not moving her hind legs with ease, but I don't see where they look out of whack. For example, when she goes up steps, she just goes one step at a time, very slowly and carefully when she usually bounds & skips steps. It doesn't look like she's knuckling over, and her feet and legs look normal. Another thought after babying her this morning - she has had trouble in the past with her anal glands being blocked. Usually I try to massage & expel them when I bathe her. I haven't noticed her dragging her butt, which usually happens when her glands are filled and need expelling, but is it possible this could be the problem? Or constipation?
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