He has been severely dehydrated for quite awhile (according to the vet) so he got more fluids this morning and he took them like a champ! I had to syringe feed him at first some AD but now, he is eating a bit on his own. I have spread Vitamin E oil all over his ear flaps and tried (unsuccessfully) to put a baby sock on his paw with drawing salve to bring out the rest of the thorn- but in minutes he had chewed the dang thing off. LOL I tried paper tape, then Coban but he would have none of it- so I will just watch it to see if it gets infected or not.
He comes out to see me when I call him now and I have been in several times already this morning to just sit with him, pet him and not mess with him. I also put a pheromone collar on him as he is still trembling a bit but a lot of that tremble can be traced to the lack of water in his body. Where he was rescued from he was subsisting on only dry food. I did not see any water bowls for him anywhere and if he was drinking water out of that scummy field- then Lord help him!
He weighs 11 pounds so they were feeding him but only dry food (not good for where he had to be). He really is a lovely boy and it will take a few days for him to decompress and settle in. I put Jet-Eye in the house and am letting Toby Tyler now have the run of the cat enclosure. He is so dehydrated his scruff could double as a suitcase handle!
WHAT a difference 160 ml of fluids can make in 24 hours!
His trembling days are now over~~~~~~
He is now eating on his own! Thank You God for the miracle now known as Toby Tyler-
He is a case of having been hurt as much by ignorance as by his actual environment, if not more. Good luck to him.
Thank You God for the miracle now known as Toby Tyler-,, I say Thank you God for the miracle know as Mary Anne, should call you the feral cat whisperer! Bless you for all you do, sending positive thoughts and energy along with my prayers!
I just saw the added photographs. He looks alert and ready for love.
Sue he is not feral. When Dawn first went there and spotted him- he crawled on her lap. She was sitting on the curb and using her cell phone. Then I guess she called me! He is not feral and although he was being fed, he was still a stray cat and belonged to no one but himself. I did check with the sheriff before I proceeded further (after encountering some opposition for trying to help him) And I was told that he is legally a stray therefore unless someone took him home and really did care for him- we can intervene and get him help- get him tested and to the vet, get him neutered whatever it takes to get him into a home. And now, he has two people interested in adopting him- so how bout them apples? *G* I couldn’t get him out of my heart after going there once to try and get him the help I know he needed. We got him just in time as it is snowing today and it is sticking. He already has frostbite on his ears and the tip of his tail- he doesn’t need to be out in the elements any longer.