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Feral Cat - Dislocated Hip?

  • 11-08-2016 12:17am
    #1
    blackdog2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 852 ✭✭✭


    Hi all,

    There a bunch of feral cats in the area I am in now (South Kerry). They have been running around for years, but the last 2 or 3 years their numbers have thinned out.

    As far as I can tell, there are now 2 cats and a young kitten around. The smaller of the two adults limped across the yard today, not putting any weight on her hind paw and when she saw me she hit the ground, as I approached her mewing changed to hisses. It looked like her hind leg was dislocated or broken, I couldn't see any wound.

    I gave her a lump of meat for the night, but I know that won't keep her alive. There is no way I can get her to the vet. Is there anything that can be done for a poor creature in that state?


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  • #2
    cupcake queen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 122 ✭✭cupcake queen


    blackdog2 wrote: »
    Hi all,

    There a bunch of feral cats in the area I am in now (South Kerry). They have been running around for years, but the last 2 or 3 years their numbers have thinned out.

    As far as I can tell, there are now 2 cats and a young kitten around. The smaller of the two adults limped across the yard today, not putting any weight on her hind paw and when she saw me she hit the ground, as I approached her mewing changed to hisses. It looked like her hind leg was dislocated or broken, I couldn't see any wound.

    I gave her a lump of meat for the night, but I know that won't keep her alive. There is no way I can get her to the vet. Is there anything that can be done for a poor creature in that state?

    You could try and trap her in order to get her to a vet. We had a feral cat that we used to leave food for and he had a foot problem that just seemed to get worse and worse. It looked like it had a puncture wound and he was always hobbling and holding it up but we couldn't get close enough to have a good look. Anyway we borrowed a trap from Cats Aid and trapped him and brought him to the vet. She sedated him through the bars of the cage so she could examine him. Turned out he needed surgery on his foot. One of his claws had grown inwards and up through the pad of his paw. She said he was in a lot of pain but he was right as rain after the surgery. It was a bit of effort on our part trying to borrow the trap and then trying to successfully trap him but I just couldn't look at him suffering and he was constantly around so to me it was worth it!


  • #3
    kathleen37
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 813 ✭✭✭kathleen37


    Phone around local rescues in your area. They will hopefully be able to trap and get the cat to the vet. Neutering at the same time too hopefully.


  • #4
    aonb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,277 ✭✭✭aonb


    contact some of the TRAP NEUTER RETURN groups - get info here:

    https://communitycatsnetwork.wordpress.com/contact-us/

    Phone your local vet to ask what local rescues may help, they will know where the local TNR group is too

    There is "Cat Rescue Kerry", KLAWS in Kenmare, The Tigger Trust - lots here,have a look:

    http://www.catchat.org/adoption/irelandm.html?gclid=Cj0KEQjw57W9BRDM9_a-2vWJ68EBEiQAwPNFKyEByNmJON3JFGvz0wTPcNK40sbH1XF32FX0BA-DZTsaAgeM8P8HAQ

    You are the only person that might even know that this poor cat is in trouble, please do your best to have him trapped and cared for


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