This morning, he was waiting at the door for me! He followed me around the enclosure as I emptied his pans, refreshed his water and food bowl. He loves the AD and I didn’t even have to put a bit on his mouth before putting the bowl down. He ate the whole thing! I gave him fluids again, he is only slightly dehydrated. In order to help him drink, I pulled out a ceramic water fountain made by my friend Ebi and set it up. When the water started shooting out of the frog’s mouth, Toby Tyler was intrigued enough to investigate and he drank for the first time! People who often feed stray cats never seem to understand they need water as badly as they need food.
I put more Vitamin E on his tail and his ears and I am so relieved to say it seems to be working so I think the cancer is out of the equation! Yesterday, his ears were as hot as coals and today they are cool as a cucumber.
Not only is he eating, but his ears are clearing up!
He was by the window when he spotted Cooper. It is safe to say that he would have been at risk for any stray dog or any pet let off the leash. He does not appear to like dogs at all!
When Coop tried to get closer- I was grateful there was a window between them. I think the fur would have flown!
I opened up the catio door for him- he stuck his head out the flap- I could see that he will have trouble with flaps until his ears heal completely- but he wanted NOTHING to do with the cold weather- even though the catio is of course roofed over. He ducked his head back inside and looked at me like “Woman are YOU NUTS!” Then he went and laid by the heater.
Yesterday, he was hiding a bit from me and today he was following me around the place. The woman who called me about him has plans to come over next week and see him. I think she will be surprised at how far he has come in a very short time.
This is a fellow who was wanting very much a human to care for him. I think that was clear when he crawled into the woman’s lap at the gasoline station. No feral here, just a lost or abandoned cat looking for that one loving person. And he found more than one! He must think he’s in Heaven – and Heaven has an electric heater.
It’s amazing how far Toby has come in such a short time!