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/an/, picked up a stray cat today. Tiny starving cat. (Non-kitten but other than that, I have no age estimate.) I brought her by the vet, and the vet suggested that I try to fatten her up myself and see if she lives through the week before I bring her in for real, or else I'd be paying $35 to get told I have found a malnourished cat. I've also lined up a potential owner already, and if I took the cat to a shelter, with the local cat overpopulation, they'd be charging me $50 to let them kill her.

This is all well and good, but here's the issue. I have a cat myself and I'm currently watching my mom's retarded dog. New Cat is very obviously covered in flea shit, and, with the aforementioned cat overpopulation problem in the area, probably has a whole host of other diseases, including possibly CatAIDS.

Other than locking New Cat in the bathroom by herself, are there any precautions I should be taking to make sure my actual pets don't have anything bad happen to them until this is all resolved?
>> Anonymous
>>194113

New Cat is white as fallen snow. Once I cleaned off most of the flea shit, that is.
>> Anonymous
Your vet is an idiot. She could have all sorts of parasites or an illness which has CAUSED her to be malnourished. She can even get your cat sick.

Bring the little fucker to a different vet.
>> Anonymous
>>194116

I actually took New Cat to my mom's cheap vet since my vet is expensive. I plan to swing by my real vet next time I'm out for advice (and for appointment-making for my cat, who's about due for a yearly checkup.)

My cat and New Cat are separated by a door. Will this keep my cat safe? Safeish?
>> Anonymous
>>194117
Probably not because they are still sharing the same air space.
>> Anonymous
:/

Towel under the door and my cat not going near that part of the house often will hopefully hold any problems off until I can get to the vet.