Helping A Sick Or Injured Feral Cat

Helping a Sick or Injured Feral Cat

FCCO is a spay/neuter clinic for cats and does not offer full-range veterinary services.

If one of the outdoor cats you feed is sick or injured, call your veterinarian and ask if they see feral cats. If they do not, call other vet hospitals in your area to see who does, or refer to the list below. Not all handle feral cats so be sure to share as much as you know about the cat’s temperament to prepare the medical team.

If you find a cat who is injured and you cannot afford to pay for their care, you can take the cat to DoveLewis Emergency Animal Hospital and relinquish the cat as a stray. They will stabilize the cat and transfer him to the Shelter from the county where he was found.

If you don’t have a live trap, contact FCCO to rent a humane live trap. We will show you how to safely trap the cat so you can take him to a veterinarian. Do not attempt to grab the cat or try and put him in a carrier. You will frighten the cat and risk being bitten or scratched, and it is safer for the cat and veterinary staff if the cat is in a trap.

If the cat has an abscess it will often open on it's own and will heal without treatment. If the abscess has opened and the wound is not showing improvement over the next few days he should be trapped and taken to a veterinarian for treatment and FIV testing, or relinquished to DoveLewis.

The veterinary clinics listed below may treat feral cats. We recommend calling first and asking about their policies and procedures.

• Village at Main Vet Hospital (Wilsonville): 503-570-9735

• Tigard Animal Hospital (Tigard): 503-644-3210

• VCA NW Veterinary Specialists (Clackamas): 503-656-3999

• Companion Pet Clinic (multiple locations but not all locations see feral cats, confirm with staff when calling to make an appointment)