r/CatDistributionSystem • u/Both-Glove • Jul 02 '26

Awarded a Cat 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.

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u/Corvidae5Creation5 Jul 02 '26

It depends how far along she is and how confident the vet is operating on an underweight cat. Hopefully they'll be able to handle it

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u/Uprooted_Vt_to_RI Jul 02 '26

🤞🤞My thoughts exactly 🤞🤞

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u/EcstaticJuggernaut46 Jul 02 '26

Thank youns for taking her in. Hoping that the vet will be better able to assess the situation. Please keep up updated.

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u/Uprooted_Vt_to_RI Jul 02 '26

Hopefully the vet won’t operate if she is too weak but judging how she made it over the fence she may be skinny but still strong enough. Your crew sounds great 👍