Found stray kitten sick with nosebleed, tick. Vets closed. What to do?

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I just found a stray kitten its has what looks like a cold and giant tick that just popped on its own and a small nose bleed I called vets near me but they are all closed

Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS · Accepted Answer

That's very kind of you to take in this stray kitten! The bloody nose could be due to the cold, especially if she has been sneezing a lot. I would keep her warm tonight, and keep her indoors. If she's very congested, she may have trouble smelling food, so I would gently warm some really smelly wet food such as sardine or fish based to try to tempt her to eat. I would take her into the vet in the morning. The vet can do a physical exam, routine blood tests, and a urinalysis to check how her organs are functioning and her current health status. I would recommend getting her vaccines if the vet feels she is healthy enough to receive them, and should also be flea treated, given heartworm medication, and dewormed. She's lucky to have you looking after her :-)

Found stray kitten sick with nosebleed, tick. Vets closed. What to do?

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