We didn’t visit long but Greg and Dawn were simply delightful and I know that once Toby decompresses (yet again) he will be a wonderful addition to this couple’s relationship. I will miss him and yes, tears were shed once he started down the road.

I put Jet_Eye back into the enclosure. He is having so  much problem catching his breath and is a whirling dervish in the house with the other cats. I don’t like that he has to be by himself but until I can find the right home for him- that’s how it is going to be.

I just got these photos of Toby in his new home. They are going to keep his name and he didn’t even hide from them!

And so to the girl who tried to prevent me from taking him- I say to you that he was not your cat. He was a stray and now he is a loved, and pampered pet who will live a long, wonderful life with the person who originally called me about him and worried about him even after you drove her away. And that is my final say about that.

And to Toby-Thank you Toby Tyler for blessing our lives and enriching our days. I will miss you and the tears coming down my face are tears of joy. No more scrambling to survive outside in the elements. Through these photos, sweet kitty,  you are showing everyone: Toby Tyler is King-

He will leave Weds afternoon and his new home is in Canby by Portland. The woman who initially called me about him (not the woman who tried to prevent me from rescuing him) has a boyfriend who is interested in adopting Toby. There are no other pets in the home and no future plans to get any. This morning I took him back to the vet (he is so scared of vets) 🙁 I got him chipped vaccinated and evaluated and they said his ears look great, his tail is all cleared up and he is good to go. I got him chipped because I don’t ever want him to be found in the middle of a field again trying to survive. He is a very special boy-

Speaking of his tail, the end of his tail is a hook, not a fork just adds to his uniqueness. He was so glad to get home and back to the place he is comfortable with- I decided to give Dawn the harp of hope CD that she can play on the drive to Canby to keep him less stressed. I will be sad to see him go- but so happy that someone loves him enough to get him out of Dodge fairly quickly. As much as I was falling in love with him, I never think it is fair for cats to have to live here very long. It’s just not the better life for them.

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.

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 named this because rescuing him turned into a real circus. But the most important factor of the day from Hell (for me) is he is now been to the vet, his injuries have been addressed and he is safe, warm, out of the elements and none too soon because it is going to snow in 24 hours.

This kitty has a punctured paw, his hip is wonky (possibly old injury from being hit by a car) and we are praying very hard that his ear problems are frostbite and not squamous cell carcinoma which it could also be because he has been out in the full elements his entire life. We will know within two weeks if the vitamin E lotion doesn’t change the look of those ears- then they will do a biopsy and see if it is cancer and do they have to remove the ear flaps.

He was so scared once he was finally captured, but he is friendly he is not feral and he shook the entire vet visit. Poor baby. He is sharing the enclosure with Jet-Eye but he is a separate area and right now, he is hiding inside of heated cat house. He is just a year old! He was living in deplorable and dangerous conditions and trying to help him I had to depend on my knowledge of the law regarding stray cats.

Here he is at the vet, where they found a punctured paw due to a thorn- a painful hip and the questionable condition of his ears.

Both his ears show the deterioration of the skin and tissue- 🙁

Dawn if you happen to cruise in and read this- THANK YOU for calling me about him and being so concerned (as I was) about his questionable living conditions and his injuries.

I was quite impressed with this formerly feral lady’s tolerance to her vet visit today. She only tried to nail the vet twice (both times when he was poking her) and her tail only twitched in warning 45 minutes out of a 50 minute visit! Good job Orange Girl! I was worried because I felt a mass on her the other day and the vet is worried as well so we took blood from this lady and will know tomorrow if anything bad is lurking within this ten year olds body. But she was remarkably calm through it all. They wanted to weigh her first thing. She was fine with that-but what she wasn’t fine with was relinquishing her right to stay on that scale for the entire visit! LOL  Our Kitty is now down to $30.00 but God is good and I was able to cover the $192.00 vet visit today-