I sit on the floor near the futon and talk to him softly. I can hear him underneath deciding whether or not I can be trusted, so taking a chance, I carefully plunge my hand underneath the futon searching for the cat in hiding. All the while, I am praying he doesn’t lunge or strike out at me- but he leans into the chin rubs and turns on his belly. Although, I cannot see him at this point, I can hear his paws scratching and kneading the underneath of the futon.
He is finally eating and using the litterpan but he stays underneath the futon. I assure him that even though he can smell the other cats- there are none upstairs- he is king of the moment but I don’t think he believes me.
He will go to the vet today, get tested and checked out and then I will just slowly work to gain his trust. You can see the redness on his face and ears and I am hopeful I got him quick enough that he didn’t suffer to long being outside for over a year. In talking with the landlord the tenants did not just leave, they left over a year ago and Truman has been on his own trying to survive. I put him at about 4 years old, and we will see after “Uncle” Steve sees him today, how close to that age guess I am.
He seems to favor dry food over wet and loves hot dogs and fried chicken all traits of cats living outside who very rarely get fed wet food.
I hope he is disease-free. Time will tell-he is scheduled to see the vet at 3:40 this afternoon.
Hey this is a random question… my out door kitties have bren recently bringing me dead birds they have been eaten. I dont know what to do about it bc i dont want to spread anu diseases in the colony. Why are they leaving these half eaten birds at my door? Im worried a neighbor will complain and the landlord will become a problem
What diseases are you worried about spreading? If cats eat birds and rodents they will get worms but deworming them safely works good Use Profender it is a topical dewormer. It is actually a compliment that they are leaving their kill at your door. They are sharing in the bounty and leaving food for you. How to stop it is to just don’t feed the wild birds and encourage them to hang around and bring your cats inside in the morning when birds are out and eating and searching for food. You can’t stop their natural instinct and some cats (like dogs) have high prey drives. Hopefully your colony is controlled (meaning you spay and neuter?) if you are worried about the avian flu or bird flu, that is usually passed through waterfowl and chickens. Your cats would be more susceptible to getting sick and spreading disease if you feed them raw chicken or pork.
Purrrrrrring Truman has no nasty diseases or ugly wounds hiding somewhere.