Project Tai O Stray Cat

Busy as usual, there are always many sick and weak stray cats out there. Tell you more about stray cats from Tai O; at the very beginning most stray cats stayed at the post office because the officer was taking care of them. When the officer retired, I was entrusted with that responsibility.  For those cats were taking care of by the officer are in their old age, most of them are over ten years old. One of them is called Rabbit and he is 15 years old now; in fact, he has experienced several serious illnesses and is on the verge of life and death.

And the other senior, her name is called “Queen” who is loved by the public and was not doing well because she seemed to have lost her appetite and weight. It may due to her friends (senior stray cats) passed away recently to make her a little bit depressed, or maybe too many tourists fed her snacks / Churu sticks to cause her to suffer from kidney disease. Another possibility could be an oral ulcer problem.

Another stray cat, his name is Anzai and I found a large wound on his back that was festering and rotten a few days ago. I concerned this may due to skin ulcers in cats with FIV failed to heal by itself. For sure, I was very worried and therefore I used the method of roasting squid to attract him to get into the cage and plan to bring him to see a vet. After catching Anzai for the health check, I also brought the “Queen” to the clinic the next day morning and hoped that they would be safe and sound.

Fortunately, the “Queen” and Anzai were released from the clinic on the same day. According to the blood test result for the “Queen” and Anzai, there is no FIV, no major issue for them. For the “Queen”, she was not feeling well because her kidney began to deteriorate due to age, in fact, she was lacking protein, and her throat was swollen and sore. Therefore, the “Queen” needs to return to the clinic on a regular basis for long-acting antibiotic injections, and must also pay more attention to the diet.

While for Anzai, his wound was inflamed, but no pus; hence, no suture is needed. He was given a long-acting antibiotic injection, and required to clean the wound and apply ointment every day; after that, there will be a follow-up check up in 3 weeks.

In the Queen’s case, I would like to remind everyone that please don’t’ feed stray cats with Churu sticks because it may affect their health and make them to have kidney disease.

You can see that because of aging cats, we have a lot of medical expenses and we ask for your donation and support to take care of them.