found a kitty in the middle of nowhere, really hard stomach--what could be happening?
We found this kitty in the middle of a bunch of warehouses, the nearest residental area over 50 miles away, at a notorious cat dumping ground. He jumped into my family members car and basically begged to come home, so that's how I got him.
I am taking this kitty to the vet on Tuesday because he's eating/drinking, pooping and peeing normally, but I don't know if I'm overreacting! He's an intact male (we thought he was pregnant until we found his testicles!) and he's really thick! Like, sturdy muscle wise. He's got a rotund hard stomach. He's a bit picky regarding touches (only really tolerates head touches) but is super friendly, meows, and again, doesn't indicate any pain beyond just nipping if you touch his side (which he also could just Not like that kind of touch).
I'm going to check him for a chip first of course, but is the round hard stomach an indicator of anything internally? I'm thinking worms, giardia...he's quarantined from my other cats of course for now. I've never had an intact male and I found out they stink! His pee smells awful (no blood) and his poop is even worse! So I won't know till Tuesday, but anyone have some experience dealing w intact males that could reassure me or throw some hypothesis around that I can talk to the vet about? I