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Taken over care of neglected cat

  • 12-04-2020 8:56pm
    #1
    aonb
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    My very elderly neighbour has a flock of hens that Ive taken over care of as she can no longer do it. She also has a feral cat that she has kept as an outdoor cat - for rat control - but zero interaction with it. Its neutered, I think a female, and is fed, but thats it. Its a smashing cat, very very thick long haired tortoiseshell/tabby mix type. I have my own two ex-ferals-now-tamed, so this poor cat breaks my heart. Ive been feeding it for the past few of weeks, at my neighbours house. Its getting used to me, but I dont expect I will ever get anywhere near to touching it. Its about 4 years old or so. The thing is, its coat is in a truly horrible state. Matted really badly. There is zero hope of ever getting to groom her, Im wondering if there is anything I can add to her food to help coat condition. Oil of any sort? Bearing in mind we're in lockdown, there isnt much I can get at the moment in any case, but could order something online? She lives outdoors - think in one of the sheds, and her diet is pretty bad. Do matted bits of cats coats eventually shed/fall of?!? Any advice/suggestions?


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  • #2
    kathleen37
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    It's tough, as if the matts are near the skin they will pull and can become infected.

    It's so hard when they're feral and won't let you touch them. We have 2 like that. We have one feral will let me stroke her(only when she's on the window sill waiting for food) so I can get flea/worming stuff into her. I had to get traps for all of them to get them neutured, so may be you may have to do the same if her skin gets bad when things get back to normal.

    I think fish oil is supposed to help with skin and fur. Might help a bit until you can get hold of a trap and get her to the vets?


  • #3
    aonb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,277 ✭✭✭aonb


    The problem is that my elderly neighbour and her son would have a fit if I trapped it and brought it to the vet .... its very tricky really, as Ive volunteered to feed it, but they are still buying the crappy food - Ive started giving her some of my cats better food, and will supplement her food with something that might help the fur, but it will have to be done quietly unfortunately


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