Hi, I have had the same problem when my catts and laelias were over potted and wet. If you can, I would repot it right away in as small a pot as you can get it into. Once you get it into the pot, don't water it for awhile. Oh, when you take it out of the pot, dust the root area with cinnamon powder. Once potted up, place a baggie over it. Just drop a baggie (opening over the pot and all) over it and place it in a fairly bright location. If it is indoors, place pot on a saucer of gravel with water. Don't put the pot bottom "in" the water. Just on top the gravel so there is some humidity. A mini green house if you please. After a week or so, dribble a little water around the pot. Not a lot. Just enough to make the orchid think it might be raining. The rot is caused by too much watwer in the potting mix. I have lots of catts (and other species) that I have saved this way. I take all the half dead and dying and salvage them. Once I figure out how to post pics I'll put up some before, during, and after pics for folks like you. Don't despair. You can bring it back. It takes awhile though. Ther real trick is to get it to put out a new root and that can take some time. But spring has sprung. Just keep it warm and bright.
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