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Jaw and head injury, can anyone offer helpful advice?

Our 5 month old cat was attacked by dogs on Christmas day. She is an outdoor cat. We were able to save her. There are no vets in the area of the world where we are living.

She was bleeding through her nose and eye. After her initial shock she is breathing normally. She is lethargic but is walking about. Her head is swollen and her jaw dislocated, or at least I think so. I also think she has a concussion. Sounds like liquid or blood squishing if you touch it.
She cannot eat or drink. I have fed her with a syringe. She went to the bathroom twice since the accident. Her top and bottom jaw seems to be okay, not broken, from what I can feel. They are totally misaligned.

I've put warm compresses on her head and next to her body. There is a lump on the side around her stomach area.
If we stroke her she purrs and has been purring and making sounds like she used to. She doesn't seem to be in pain, no yowling. She has opened the eye which she was bleeding out a little. Now it remains shut. From what I could see is that there is a scratch on the white eye covering.

Is it possible to realign the jaw by ourselves? Should I just let her be? How many times a day should I feed her.
Our main concern is the jaw. I don't know if it would make things worse if w try to realign it.

We have other cats two adults and another kitten, same age. When we feed the others she sniffs at the food and makes licking motions but cannot eat.

Any help would be much appreciated.
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I'm in Cape Verde/ near Africa.There are people here who work with animals but only with livestock goats cows and such. The "ask a Vet section" has reached it's question limit. I've asked around if anyone can help but so far no avail. If there would be a Vet nearby I would have already gone there. Why do you think I'm asking for help here.
Just because I have Internet does not mean that there is a Veterinarian on every corner. You cannot imagine how badly I wish there was one here! Why do you think I'm asking for help here.
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495284 tn?1333894042
How far away do you live from civilization??  There has to be a vet someplace.  You have internet.........find the nearest vet and take that poor kitty in.
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587315 tn?1333552783
What area do you live in that doesn't have a vet, or shall I say-which Universe?  Jupiter?

If you read the first post of this forum, you will see that you're not supposed to use this forum for an emergency.
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441382 tn?1452810569
My recommendation would be for you to repost this in the "Ask A Vet" section.  Since there are no veterinarians at all where you are living, this would at least give you the chance to "speak" with one and get their expert opinion as to which route you should take.  Poor kitty!  Thank God you saved her!  
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