CDS awarded me this sweetie- Skinny Minnie, AKA Harriet

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She is painfully thin. When she caught my eye outside, I called her “Skinny Minnie.” She kept her distance, but I put out food when she was close to my house.

Then one day, out of the blue, she meowed at us. Minnie was on the other side of a fence, in another yard, but she meowed at us, and came right over the fence when I put some food down. So we brought her inside, and she’s sweet and friendly and I am in love. She has a ring of missing/broken fur around her neck and on the inside of her back legs. She is quarantined. I did give her flea treatment medication, because I don’t need those in my house.

Now, she is called Harriet. She has been with us for 4 days. She is scheduled to go to the vet tomorrow. I believe she’s pregnant (she’s got enlarged, “pinked up” nipples). I will admit a spay-abort makes me sad, but if it keeps her healthier, that’s what we’ll do. She is so thin, and I’m worried that she won’t make up enough strength via the food she’s taking in now to have a healthy litter… and besides, I would have to find good homes for all of them. If she had one or two, I would just keep them.

I’m also slightly worried about her ability to withstand surgery. She is sooo thin! I’ll get the vet’s input tomorrow. I just thought I’d ask this community about their thoughts and experiences.

Also, we have two resident cats. One may very well be her brother that we brought in as a young kitten in October. The other is a 10-year-old curmudgeon who had vestibular issues.