I went to visit the three cats this afternoon and met Maslinda there.
I have already spoken to the person-in-charge in KTAJ, Mira Ahmad, and she says I am to liaise with Maslinda over these 3 cats.
Our concern is to get these 3 cats back to health and discharge them from the clinic. There are already ready fosterers waiting to help. If these were former pets, they would definitely do better in a home with love and care.
Currently, they are in a big room all by themselves, so this reduces the chances of contracting any diseases. Still, once healthy, we always recommend that the animals be discharged from the clinic and sent home to fosterers.
This cat is perky and extremely active. I had to hold him down while Maslinda took his picture. I wanted to take a picture of his face so that his owner (if any) can identify him.
This one is also active. Both of them are shaven on the body (they were found this way) when rescued from that boarding house. I was there at the clinic when they were first brought in, so I can vouch for that (that their bodies were shaven).
I spoke to the vet and these two cats are doing well, but they have pretty bad diarrhoea. They are currently under treatment for it and given subcutaneous fluids.
Both are very active and friendly. Since they are still under treatment, they cannot be discharged yet.
But the other one is not doing too well....
Here she is...
She could sit up, but only a short while. Can you see the ribcage? You can count the number of ribs. That is how horribly emaciated she is. I suspect this cat was already unhealthy or sick to begin with. Coupled with the starvation throughout that 9-day period, her life is literally hanging by the thread.
She is put on drips (with added nutrients) but she is still very emaciated. The vets could not take any blood from her as they could not even find a vein to take blood from. The veins had probably collapsed due to severe dehydration. Without blood, the vets do not know what is wrong with her.
I asked if anything else could be done for this cat, but the vet said until they take blood and find out what is wrong, the best is just to perk her up with liquid nutrients.
Please pray that she will get well. We hope blood can be taken soon so that treatment can commence.
No owners have claimed these cats yet, but I'm told these 3 cats could be the two operators' own cats.
Someone forwarded me this link from the facebook of the two operators of the boarding house: http://www.facebook.com/notes/petknode-cat-boarding/amanat-untuk-jagaan-kucing-kucing-kami/1015029569648935
Apparently, many of the cats rescued that day were their own cats. That is why no one has claimed them.
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