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I'm not very social media savy and this is my first time using a forum so please excuse me if I'm not using this correctly. I have a beautiful boy cat that has been coming around for about 5 months that I have been feeding. Last week I trapped him through a local TNR program because I wanted him to have a better and less stressful life not to mention to help stop all the poor baby kittens being born. He seemed like a healthy young cat that always ate very eagerly. The plan was to keep him a couple of days to recover and release him. First he was so upset being in the trap, maybe because its mating season I'm not sure, but he was trying so hard to get out of the trap that he really banged up his beautiful face! I even had him covered up and brought him inside into a quite room. I was shocked when the vet called to say he had two fractured teeth that were infected that should be removed. I told her OK if that is what she recommended. When I went to pick him up they told me they had to pull FOUR teeth! Three of which are CANINES! That leaves him with only one sharp tooth. I asked the vet how can he be released with only one sharp tooth and she said he will be fine. I feel SO awful for him I wish I had never trapped him! His face is beat up and I can only imagine the pain he must be in having those long teeth pulled!!! I've been keeping him in the bathroom feeding him wet food and adding water to it. He wont drink any water just what he gets with the wet food that I add. He seems very unhappy being inside but I'm so scared to release him. I cant let him roam our house because we have a house full of rescue cats. We do have a small catio enclosure with a raised shelter I could put him in but I'm not sure if he'll be happy in there or if its enough room. Has anybody had any experience like this or has anyone ever had to release a feral with missing teeth? Has anyone kept a feral in an outdoor enclosure? ANY advice would be most appreciated!!! Thank you!
I'm not very social media savy and this is my first time using a forum so please excuse me if I'm not using this correctly. I have a beautiful boy cat that has been coming around for about 5 months that I have been feeding. Last week I trapped him through a local TNR program because I wanted him to have a better and less stressful life not to mention to help stop all the poor baby kittens being born. He seemed like a healthy young cat that always ate very eagerly. The plan was to keep him a couple of days to recover and release him. First he was so upset being in the trap, maybe because its mating season I'm not sure, but he was trying so hard to get out of the trap that he really banged up his beautiful face! I even had him covered up and brought him inside into a quite room. I was shocked when the vet called to say he had two fractured teeth that were infected that should be removed. I told her OK if that is what she recommended. When I went to pick him up they told me they had to pull FOUR teeth! Three of which are CANINES! That leaves him with only one sharp tooth. I asked the vet how can he be released with only one sharp tooth and she said he will be fine. I feel SO awful for him I wish I had never trapped him! His face is beat up and I can only imagine the pain he must be in having those long teeth pulled!!! I've been keeping him in the bathroom feeding him wet food and adding water to it. He wont drink any water just what he gets with the wet food that I add. He seems very unhappy being inside but I'm so scared to release him. I cant let him roam our house because we have a house full of rescue cats. We do have a small catio enclosure with a raised shelter I could put him in but I'm not sure if he'll be happy in there or if its enough room. Has anybody had any experience like this or has anyone ever had to release a feral with missing teeth? Has anyone kept a feral in an outdoor enclosure? ANY advice would be most appreciated!!! Thank you!
