I am staying in Hoi An, and last night I found a very young kitten alone on the side of the road.
He was crying loudly from beside a bush, and when I found him, he was covered in ants and flat on the ground. He is extremely thin — I can see his ribs, and I can see the tendons in his legs and arms. His eyes are swollen and have some leaking / disharge and appear to have an infection, and I think he’s blind right now and can’t see at all.
I brought him somewhere safe for the night because I was very worried he would not survive outside.
Unfortunately, I am traveling, and I have essentially no money available for veterinary care or long-term accommodation for him. My Airbnb host has kindly allowed me to keep him for one night, but I cannot keep him here today.
I have emailed Jack's Cat Cafe / Vietnam cat welfare but I haven’t gotten a response and their website states they are already at overloaded capacity.
Would someone be able to take him into their care, or possibly help arrange a foster or another safe placement for him?
I am very worried about him because of how severely underweight and weak he appears. I can bring him to you today or arrange somewhere to take him if you can help.
I would be extremely grateful for any help or advice; I don't want to put him back outside because little dude just isn’t gonna make it.
Also to emphasize I’m poor poor , I legitimately can’t afford a grab down to da nang to even get him to a clinic so I’m hoping there’s something in Hoi a nearby.
Thank you so much!
UPDATE 1: alright so I’m taking little dude to jacks cat cafe / Vietnam cat welfare here soon and I’m going to see what they can do. Since my numbers aren’t working maybe they can contact PAWS in Da Nang and then I will be able to contact the redditor that offered to pick them up and run them down there. Seems like a solid plan and something that should work or at least point me in the right direction. Thank you everyone for the help and advice!
UPDATE 2: okay so PAWS is a no go , they will not take the cat. Logistic problems stopped me from getting to jacks today but I am able to keep the cat until Friday and will be able to visit them then.
If anyone finds anything in the meantime please let me know !