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This has happened a couple of times to me, and I never know what to do. A kitty wanders up to me in my yard, meowing, and needy, looking for affection. To me, it sounds like they're lost. Usually, my big boy Smudge chases them off. But today, a little orange kitty greeted me when I came home. I was able to call Smudge off from straight out chasing her away, but he wasn't sure what to do about this intruder.
She felt thin-ish, I could feel her spine and hip bones, but her ribs weren't sticking out or anything. Her fur looked in good shape and her ears were clean, though her breath stunk. The thing that concerned me was that her right eye was oddly dilated. She had no visible injuries. The door was open a crack and *zoom* she was inside. Caught up with her and picked her up, and she was light as nothing.
I never know what to do about kitties like that. You don't necessarily want to take them in, because they might just live a few houses down the street. But I always feel bad leaving them when it seems like they're coming to you for help.
I just pet her for a little while and I put out a few cat treats, but she wasn't interested. There's also fresh water around the yard to drink. She sat at the screen door for a bit, meowing, then tried to climb the screen door
She felt thin-ish, I could feel her spine and hip bones, but her ribs weren't sticking out or anything. Her fur looked in good shape and her ears were clean, though her breath stunk. The thing that concerned me was that her right eye was oddly dilated. She had no visible injuries. The door was open a crack and *zoom* she was inside. Caught up with her and picked her up, and she was light as nothing.
I never know what to do about kitties like that. You don't necessarily want to take them in, because they might just live a few houses down the street. But I always feel bad leaving them when it seems like they're coming to you for help.
I just pet her for a little while and I put out a few cat treats, but she wasn't interested. There's also fresh water around the yard to drink. She sat at the screen door for a bit, meowing, then tried to climb the screen door
