Hi all, haven't been on here for years probably around 6 or 8 at least... Anyway I've got 10 cats Mollie, Barney, Toffee, Spangles, Scruffy, Sophie, Ronsky, Igloo, Venus and Ophelia plus a neighbours cat who visits morning and night at feeding time. Recently I've had a bad time with depression long story but in brief I had a gas boiler blow up in my face and I'm afraid it's got the better of me and I have to go to sleep 4/5 times a day. Anyway today I went to bed around 5pm after around 10minutes heard an almighty howl thought my cats were about to start brawling, but could hear them all diving for cover and taking their positions. Decided to get up and go downstairs to find a black & white cat trying to eat the dry cat food, he/she seemed to be struggling as though they had very few teeth, put down some wet food and wolfed it down. The white fur looked dirty and the cat made what I can only describe as purring noises whilst eating. The eating went on for a good 20minutes and seemed to struggle with it, thought I'd risk my arm by giving it a stroke and this kind of shook me as I could feel every rib bone, hip bones, shoulder blades. With my forefinger and thumb I easily touch each other around the waste and neck. I've put the cat on the sofa, most of my cats have now kind of accepted her. In the morning she/he will be going to the vets, I get the impression she is house trained as she went outside for the toilet although she just dropped and went to sleep in the wet grass, so I've bought her back in.... The problem is she/he is riddled with fleas their hopping all over the place now, because of her current condition I'm a bit reluctant to start putting advocate on her, but I also have to think of my own cats although any cross contamination would have now taken place, however mine were done around 2 weeks ago. What would your advice be?
