Last night my girlfriend went to a barbeque with some of her friends. While outside having a smoke she noticed a sad looking cat one yard over sleeping with its head down in a pile of overgrown dead grass and weeds. She went to check on it and it wasn't able to escape because the fence was to high and it was not in the good physical condition.The cat was missing its tail, was extremely dirty, had a bump on his head, trouble walking and was scratching itself constantly. There is also something wrong with its left leg.
She left it there and came home because she had no way of taking it back home. I got off work at 10 PM. When I got home she told me about what she saw. At 1030 PM we rolled up on the house and the cat was still there very moist from the water in the air as it was extremely cold and windy. Wearing all black we jumped the fence, put the cat in a box and took it hme.
This cat is the most friendly creature I have ever met. Though it was weak and limping it would jump and rub itself on our leg and sleep right on top of us. She ate 4 cans of wet food and 2 bowls of dry food and drank a ton of water since we've had her. She slept like a baby in our warm bed on top of feather pillows. She is an adult girl and is neutered that is about all we know.
What should I be most concerned about. Her tail looks like it was bitten off and is only about 2 1/2 inches long. I dont know if shes litter trained because she hasn't used the litter box yet after eating a drinking so much. However, she did go outside and disappear in our yard for about 20 minutes before coming back. Maybe she used the bathroom outside. I want to take her to the vet but honestly I don't have much money. I can take her to be groomed and have flea medicine put on her but im afraid the groomers might hurt her. Any advice on what I should do. Btw, I intend on keeping this cat.
She left it there and came home because she had no way of taking it back home. I got off work at 10 PM. When I got home she told me about what she saw. At 1030 PM we rolled up on the house and the cat was still there very moist from the water in the air as it was extremely cold and windy. Wearing all black we jumped the fence, put the cat in a box and took it hme.
This cat is the most friendly creature I have ever met. Though it was weak and limping it would jump and rub itself on our leg and sleep right on top of us. She ate 4 cans of wet food and 2 bowls of dry food and drank a ton of water since we've had her. She slept like a baby in our warm bed on top of feather pillows. She is an adult girl and is neutered that is about all we know.
What should I be most concerned about. Her tail looks like it was bitten off and is only about 2 1/2 inches long. I dont know if shes litter trained because she hasn't used the litter box yet after eating a drinking so much. However, she did go outside and disappear in our yard for about 20 minutes before coming back. Maybe she used the bathroom outside. I want to take her to the vet but honestly I don't have much money. I can take her to be groomed and have flea medicine put on her but im afraid the groomers might hurt her. Any advice on what I should do. Btw, I intend on keeping this cat.