Cats suffering from heatstroke

This mother and daughter were brought in as an emergency earlier.   Their owner’s domestic situation meant that they could not be kept any longer and had to go.  The alternative was to abandon them, which horrified us.  We rushed round and managed to find a room – if only we had more pens.

Unfortunately these poor cats had been in a plastic cat basket for hours before they arrived here.  When we first saw them they were lying down, stretched out and looked lifeless. It’s so hot and it looked too late.   When we lifted them out we saw that they were suffering badly with heatstroke.

When we gave them a bowl of water, the mum (who we’ve called Honore) put her whole head in it straight away.   The kitten (Elsa) was just as distraught and anxious to drink and cool herself down.   The water we offered was tepid as very cold water might be a shock to the system.    They drank their fill and now they are cooler they are feeling better.  It’s the vet next and hopefully they will recover.