What to do if you find an injured cat? Who to call and how to treat it for free

You might come across a cat injured on the street. In these cases you never know who to call and which one procedure follow. There is actually a procedure you should follow, although there may be small variations depending on your area of ​​residence. And we will also talk about a collateral topic that often generates conflicts: who should pay the expenses for an injured foundling cat?

What to do if you find an injured cat: who to call?

There procedure it may change slightly depending on the area of ​​residence. In general, if yes finds an injured, sick or run-over cat on the street must:

I found an injured cat on the street: how to transport it?

If you find an injured cat, waiting for recovery to arrive, if possible it would be better place it safely in a carrier or box with air holes. These are often scary, painful or wild cats, so they don’t like to be touched.

To reduce the risk of bites or scratches, try to wrap it in a towel and then place it in the carrier or perforated box.

If the cat is in a dangerous place and recovery is difficult, report this to the police and the AST. And maybe even contact them animal associations in the area to ask them for advice on how to proceed with recovery.

Injured stray cat: who pays the costs?

Let’s start from the basics. THE’article 14 of the Veterinary Code of Ethics it reads like this: “The Veterinary Doctor has the obligation, in cases of emergency in which he is present, to provide first aid to the animals in the measure of his abilities and related to the specific context, possibly even just taking action to ensure any specific and adequate assistance. This duty is commensurate with the extent of the services”.

This is what this article on the website says FNOVI. What does it mean? Several things:

In this regard, if the cat has followed the required Ast procedure, obviously the Ast will be responsible for the costs of the recovered cat. But if you take your cat to a freelance veterinarianthey will ask you to pay the fee for the services performed.

How to treat a stray cat for free?

Many wonder how to treat a stray cat for free. This method does not exist: either the cat is owned and therefore its owner is required to pay the veterinary expenses himself (the cat you have been feeding for 10 years is considered your property, it is not a stray just because you don’t enter the house) or it is a stray cat and therefore, in case of injuries, it is up to the AST Veterinary Services deal with it.

The case is different cat colonies. In these cases the AST usually deals with the sterilizations of cats from regularly registered colonies.

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