His eyes were asking for help, how long he was starving is unknown

Images depict a desperate situation for this feline, beyond thinking of a good home. The uncertainty loomed whether we could even reach in time to save its life.

The moment the decision was made to rescue the cat, haste was made to arrange a veterinary visit.

Confronting reality was even harder than expected; the cat’s condition was severe. His eyes were filled with a silent appeal for assistance. The duration of his starvation, leading to sheer muscle wasting and critical dehydration, could not be ascertained.

Upon the cat’s arrival at my home, its fragility made it daunting to even consider bathing it. Such emaciation made it apparent that every touch caused pain. It had been deprived of nourishment for so long that the mere sight of some cooked chicken elicited a cry of desperation that made it seem he might collapse from the effort to eat.

At the veterinary clinic, the reality set in that interventions like intravenous fluids would be limited; the feline’s depleted body lacked suitable veins for injections. The animal had become a mere shadow of itself, its own body consuming whatever was left in a desperate attempt at survival.

The vet’s instructions were to prioritize nourishment for the frail cat, along with treatments for parasites, and to begin administering fluids as soon as the cat’s physical condition would permit.