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how long can a cat not drink??
Hello, I trapped a feral, he seemed rather tame, that's why I trapped
him and wanted to try and re-socialize him. He is quite tame, he lets me stroke him and does not growl too much, does not bite, just hisses from time to time. When I saw him in the parking lot of my workplace, he was readily accepting food from me. But now, in my condo, I confined him to my bathroom, he is sitting under the sink, with food and water and litterbox, and he will not touch water. He lets me touch him and even hold him, but simply does not want to eat or drink. I am worried that he will dehydrate - it's been 30 hours since I trapped him. Should I return him to the parking lot where he is comfortable? - I don't want the poor thing to dehydrate to death because I want to socialize him... Mark |
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how long can a cat not drink??
On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:23:42 -0800 (PST), Mark_Galeck
wrote: Hello, I trapped a feral, he seemed rather tame, that's why I trapped him and wanted to try and re-socialize him. He is quite tame, he lets me stroke him and does not growl too much, does not bite, just hisses from time to time. When I saw him in the parking lot of my workplace, he was readily accepting food from me. But now, in my condo, I confined him to my bathroom, he is sitting under the sink, with food and water and litterbox, and he will not touch water. He lets me touch him and even hold him, but simply does not want to eat or drink. I am worried that he will dehydrate - it's been 30 hours since I trapped him. Should I return him to the parking lot where he is comfortable? - I don't want the poor thing to dehydrate to death because I want to socialize him... Mark Tough call. I'd worry far more about not eating. though. He should have a box or something where he can go to hide. I've had cats in the same situtation but they do eat. Cats get most of their moisture from food - you are giving him wet food right, not dry? Give him some water (not oil) from a can of tuna fish. In fact, put in some of the tuna. That's not good for a prolonged period of time but it won't hurt for a little while. |
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how long can a cat not drink??
Well, he won't eat wet or dry, so I stopped leaving wet food for him because it was getting spoiled. I will try tuna liquid as you suggested. |
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how long can a cat not drink??
On Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:13:06 -0800 (PST), Mark_Galeck
wrote: Well, he won't eat wet or dry, so I stopped leaving wet food for him because it was getting spoiled. I will try tuna liquid as you suggested. Let us know how it goes. |
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how long can a cat not drink??
Well, he is not drinking or eating still, I have made up my mind that
in a day or two I will have to return him to the parking lot, unless I can find him a permanent human. I have already 3 cats, 2 of them I socialized from ferals, but I can't keep this one. I thought he was a little less feral, but as it is, he needs someone to bond with from the get-go. I sent messages to friends and a veggie group around here, we will see. I will post a separate message here in a moment, maybe someone in Bay Area would want to socialize a feral. Mark |
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how long can a cat not drink??
On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:02:05 -0800 (PST), Mark_Galeck
wrote: Well, he is not drinking or eating still, I have made up my mind that in a day or two I will have to return him to the parking lot, unless I can find him a permanent human. I have already 3 cats, 2 of them I socialized from ferals, but I can't keep this one. I thought he was a little less feral, but as it is, he needs someone to bond with from the get-go. I sent messages to friends and a veggie group around here, we will see. I will post a separate message here in a moment, maybe someone in Bay Area would want to socialize a feral. Mark Any news? |
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