Hi, I am new to this forum, just joined to try and get some advice on my 2yr old male cat Sphinx.
Little background story ; we got him when he was 9weeks old, for first 6mknths of his life we lived in an apartment and he was a fully indoor cat. He got neutered at 4months. A year and a half ago we moved to a house with a garden so ever since he goes outside in the morning and comes back after a few hours for food,nap and cuddles. He is very friendly and walks up to people on the street if he is called. We also have a one year old dog that the cat gets on with-they play with each other and Sphinx has never even once stretched the dog or acted in any way aggressive. He is a great hunter, brings back mice and birds daily-sometimes a few per day. He spends nights at home he is only allowed out during the day.
Now for the last two weeks he is coming back with “battle wounds”. Hisright ear has a big scratch going from the tip to the bottom of it, the ear is slightly split now at the very tip.His whole head is full of scratches, there’s two types he has; long skinny ones and really short but thicker ones. There’s at least 3-4 just on his head and then another two on his right shoulder blade.When he came back home they weren’t bleeding, they were already scabbed over. I have an antiseptic cream for cats and dogs so am putting that on the cuts but he doesn’t seem in any way bothered by them.
My boyfriend suggested to just stop letting him out but I can’t... when he wants to go out he circles all entrances and cries non stop untill he can go out. He always comes back home when he is called or within 5-10 mins of calling him so he must be staying close to the house. I’m just really afraid he will come back one day very badly injured...
does anyone have any advice of what to do? I’m not very experienced with cats he is my first one but he isn’t like most other cats I know,hefollows me and the dog on walks, he is very friendly and affectionate as long as you’re not a bird or a mouse.
Little background story ; we got him when he was 9weeks old, for first 6mknths of his life we lived in an apartment and he was a fully indoor cat. He got neutered at 4months. A year and a half ago we moved to a house with a garden so ever since he goes outside in the morning and comes back after a few hours for food,nap and cuddles. He is very friendly and walks up to people on the street if he is called. We also have a one year old dog that the cat gets on with-they play with each other and Sphinx has never even once stretched the dog or acted in any way aggressive. He is a great hunter, brings back mice and birds daily-sometimes a few per day. He spends nights at home he is only allowed out during the day.
Now for the last two weeks he is coming back with “battle wounds”. Hisright ear has a big scratch going from the tip to the bottom of it, the ear is slightly split now at the very tip.His whole head is full of scratches, there’s two types he has; long skinny ones and really short but thicker ones. There’s at least 3-4 just on his head and then another two on his right shoulder blade.When he came back home they weren’t bleeding, they were already scabbed over. I have an antiseptic cream for cats and dogs so am putting that on the cuts but he doesn’t seem in any way bothered by them.
My boyfriend suggested to just stop letting him out but I can’t... when he wants to go out he circles all entrances and cries non stop untill he can go out. He always comes back home when he is called or within 5-10 mins of calling him so he must be staying close to the house. I’m just really afraid he will come back one day very badly injured...
does anyone have any advice of what to do? I’m not very experienced with cats he is my first one but he isn’t like most other cats I know,hefollows me and the dog on walks, he is very friendly and affectionate as long as you’re not a bird or a mouse.
