Comments by "JLH" (@Kyarrix) on "Homeless cat jumps into stranger's arms and finds new family" video.

Because the cat was extremely dehydrated. The fleas on him had died, that's how little fluid was left in the poor cat. At that point he would die. That's why he had to be given medications, fluids, just giving food at that point would not have been enough because of the severity of the situation.
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@BijinMCMXC The majority of the pictures you see in this video are not from the day she found the cat. This is a nice video made about someone who adopted a cat that was dying and badly needed a home. She didn't go looking for a cat in bad condition, ready to take video in anticipation of posting something on YouTube the following year. If the vet said that the animal was near death I'm inclined to believe them. The cat was infested with ticks that had died. The ticks had died because there was nothing left to suck out of the poor animal. Do you have any idea of how dehydrated an animal must be to no longer support a tick? At that point you die of heart failure, stroke, your body shuts down. Would giving an animal in that condition food and water be helpful? Possibly, but that dehydrated and close to death often the body can't process it. To be in that condition there were other things wrong, long-term starvation, dehydration, blood loss due to the ticks. You can tell that some of the clips in the video were taken closer to the time she found him but they weren't taken when the cat was in the worst condition because at that point medical care was the priority. If you ever find yourself in a similar situation with a dehydrated, starving, tick infested cat, please take it to the vet immediately.
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@BijinMCMXC A cat that is starving and dehydrated to the point that the ticks infesting it have died is by definition near death. Blood loss, starvation, dehydration, any of these can be the cause of death. There is no point to discussing whether the vet was right, whether the cat would have died in an hour or in 6 hours. Give a starving cat food and water but if a veterinarian says that the cat is near death as a result of long-term starvation and dehydration and needs medical care, give it medical care. A cat that has been starving and dehydrated for that long might not be able to eat or drink, in that situation only medical care can save its life. If you encounter a cat in this situation please take it to the vet.
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You understand that the images you're seeing are from a year down the line, do you not? She didn't have any reason to start taking video when she found the cat on the street.
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I am so sorry for your loss and sorrow. I had to put my beloved 18-year-old cat to sleep in March. It was one of the most difficult things I've ever had to do. I understand how emotional you feel, this video made me cry also.
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