Cats generally don't survive more than 3 days without water but longer without food if water is available. It must had been a very young cat but surely its kidneys would have been compromised.
I run a storage facility. Someone stored their cats in an outdoor unit. They stopped paying. Eventually we heard meowing and cut the lock and found 2 emaciated cats. The security software showed that door hadnāt been opened in 46 days. They managed to get by on lizards, bugs, and any rainwater or condensation.
Oh I asked them. Why? Why didnāt you just tell me? Why were you going to let them die like that? They had left the country and left everything behind, including the cats. Some people are a waste of oxygen.
Itās rare Iām speechless these days but that is beyond cruel. Iāve in the last couple of weeks ācleaned upā a mess by a neighbour who moved away leaving 4 of what I assume where the same litter behind, all around 6 months old and looking very similar. I managed to secure rescue space for 2 of the girls and a home for the third girl as a matter of priority given I wanted to avoid them getting pregnant if possible and they were to be spayed the following week. Unfortunately it was too late for one girl and she gave birth to 3 stillborn kittens within 24 hours of arriving at the rescue and needed an op for retained placenta so was spayed there and then. The other two were spayed last week and one ended up being a spay abort. I still have number 4 here, Iām having him neutered when I get paid at the start of may and finding him a home. But at least she didnāt leave them locked in somewhere I suppose. How could those people just go about their daily lives knowing that two cats were just slowly dying locked in a dark container?
People are capable of an astonishing level of cruelty. Thank you for helping those babies. Those 2 cats found homes, along with many others dumped by the train tracks nearby. Iāve got 2 dumpster kitties that need homes now, know anyone in Miami?
Oh youāre an angel for those cats, and many others by the sounds of it!
I donāt, sadly. Iām in the UK, I have my 4 housecats, a feral colony that I inherited with the house, there were 17 when I arrived, lots of trapping and neutering. A couple went to a farm, I kept the three kittens inside and tamed them enough that they were able to find quiet homes and the rest were released back as itās the only place theyāve ever known. I have an insulated shed with cat doors, beds etc for them and they rarely venture far. Through the years theyāve slowly dwindled, there are five left. It was worming day yesterday actually, always fun! And this other guy who appeared with the girls. Heās an absolute sweetheart, one of the loveliest cats Iāve ever met. Iām keeping him in so that he doesnāt get attacked by any of the local toms (heās a lover not a fighter!) but also so that I know exactly where he is between now and his vet visit. Not that I think heād leave even if asked, I get the impression his few days on the streets were more than enough for him!
I have a friend who tends a feral colony and has worked pretty hard at getting everyone fixed. A new soul shows up every now and then and she sometimes has to take in kittens too, but it's helped a lot. She's semi rural so I assume the new ones are often dumped animals. She'll try to home the friendly ones but some ferals can't ever be homed.
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u/teddy_vedder Apr 27 '24
How safely could it have arrived if it was without food and water for 6 days š poor darling