Awesome---it is terrific that your coworker is as animal-loving as you are, and will help! It may take a while for them to become "cuddle-bugs," LOL, but at least they will be protected now and off to a great start. Great of you to care for a colony--that is how we "found" our first feral. A...
NEVER too old to tame! We have "adopted" and tamed feral cats that were up to six years (estimated) old. They may have some residual odd habits (like spinning on their tip toes like a ballerina at feeding time, OR "burying" their leftover food with invisible dirt, OR swishing invisible...
I feel for your situation. It is hard when you start to feel "responsible" for a feral animal. Is the weather where you are located too severe to leave them in a garage, with someone (friend or pet sitter) to check on them daily to feed them and change the water and litter (leave a few litter...
Hello, I'm new here and read today several great posts and replies regarding cats that lick themselves to baldness (particularly the belly, back of legs, back of tail). So many cats have this malady and are evaluated for allergies (flea, food, environmental), thyroid disorders, parasites, etc. ...
THank you so much Lynda for the new diagnosis! I am so glad you found a Vet with compassion. My scooter had two steroid shots (a month apart) but I was told she should not have any more, hince the medication for psychogenic (OCD) anxiety,.... I am converting her from solid tablets (that...
Lynda, have you found out the cause and/or a solution? My ex-feral cat Scooter is experiencing the same thing--licking her belly and hind legs bald. She is now taking Elavil (amitriptyline) for anxiety and it is helping a little bit so far. Dietary intervention did not help--her itching was...
Please, if you can, continue to share your results with the various strategies you are using. I am in the same boat with my cat Scooter--she has been to the veterinarian for 4 visits over the past 6 months to try to find out the cause of her licking stomach/hind legs. I have tried various...