The picture you posted earlier looked like it's healing beautifully
Yes,it really looks great and soon the next chapter begins .....fun fun funA vet tech looked at the pictures I sent and says it looks good. As long as thereās no fluid gathering under the skin, just keep doing the warm packs. Hereās a comparison of the wound last night vs this morning.
Also, I let one of our resident cats sniff my hands after I was with Chase a little while ago and he hissed and ran away. So introductions will be fun.
Don't worry, just spend more time with him and have his toys and blankets with his scents on them. It'll take just awhile for him to get use to the new room.We moved him to our home office this morning and he still hasnāt come out of hiding. Poor guy. So many big changes. But itāll be a much better spot for him.
That's great to hear!Hi all! Chase has settled into the office a bit more. He spends most of the day in various books and crannies, even when weāre in there, but as soon as someone sits on the floor he comes out for pets. Heās most comfortable with me but increasingly comes out for my husband and kids.
His wound has almost entirely closed. Iām not 100% sure the infection is totally gone, but weāre keeping a close eye on it. In another week heāll get his second dewormer (he has tapeworms) and at the end of the month heāll go to our regular vet for his second FVRCP.
What are our next steps at this point as far as socialization and introductions to our resident cats? Just keep doing what weāre doing? Start exchanging scents via towels and stuff? Heās definitely still a nervous guy. Loud noises freak him out. So does the office chair, unfortunately.
Cats are pretty clean and they'll groom themselves well but it takes time for the urine scent to go away fast. Honestly, I've not bathe or wash a cat before. My boy was rescued off the streets since he was around 3 weeks old and till now, he's 8 years old already and I've never bathe him. All I did was I used soft damp cloth and wipe him all over initially and after that he was left to groom himself.Here's another question for you all: when can we wash this stink guy? After years living outside and then sitting in his urine shortly after we caught him, he does not smell good. I've managed to clean off his tail a bit with a damp cloth, but his legs and underside I think really need a good wash. Any suggestions? I have no idea how he'd react to water. He's been shockingly chill with all the medical stuff, but I don't want to push my luck.
Great to hear that thew wound has healed nicely and there's no infections.Chase has healed up nicely. No obvious signs of infection. He has colonized the entire upstairs of our house, which makes me feel a bit guilty for our other cats, but weāre still slow-walking the intros.Weāve had a few closely managed interactions with lots of food and treats, and so far itās going pretty well. One squabble when he and our other wuss cat both tries to hide under the bed (our fault).
Heās still very nocturnal. He stays under our bed all day and then creeps out in the evening. Iām hoping that changes soon because it seems like itās delaying his socialization a little.
tabbytom is spot on....the lifestyle of nocturnal animals has all to do with hunting /eating to survive ( of course predators are opportunists,cats prey are nocturnal) and under the cover of darkness is the safest time to hunt-being both predator and prey cats sleep 70% of the time ,mostly during the dayWanted to update all you lovely folks.
Chase has healed up nicely. No obvious signs of infection. He has colonized the entire upstairs of our house, which makes me feel a bit guilty for our other cats, but weāre still slow-walking the intros.Weāve had a few closely managed interactions with lots of food and treats, and so far itās going pretty well. One squabble when he and our other wuss cat both tries to hide under the bed (our fault).
Heās still very nocturnal. He stays under our bed all day and then creeps out in the evening. Iām hoping that changes soon because it seems like itās delaying his socialization a little.
I wish I could "see" him but from what you've described it sounds that he is not sure what the younger fellow is up to,is he friend or foe,threat or approachable?observing and prepared- it's not aggressive but ready...... this leads me to believe Chase is finding his place in the home,he's getting confident and secure with familiar territory so he's comfortable enough to not retreat when little guy growls ,hisses and meowsAnother update and a question about cat body language. Chase just had his checkup and his wound has healed up great! He is fully vaxxed, chipped, etc. Intros to other cats are going slowly but overall reasonably well with the two girls.
the tricky part is with our youngest, who is also a neutered male. Heās a bit of a wuss and very attached to me, so he had been totally avoiding our bedroom where Chase is, and obviously resentful about it. Whenever chase is nearby our youngest will give long meows and hisses and quiet growls. He is increasingly willing to be in the same general space as chase, but chase occasionally reacts in a way that makes me nervous.
I wish I could find a picture to illustrate. Chase will adopt a posture where heās standing fully upright, legs straight and slightly spread. His tail is straight and extended upwards and slightly back. His tail may be a bit bushes but itās hard to tell. No arched back, airplane ears, hissing, or growling. He will sort of advance on the younger cat.
Thereās something about this that makes me nervous. Itās not how Iāve seen other cats tussle or squabble, but feels aggressive to me. Does this sound familiar to anyone?
Chase has officially joined the ex- feral club---- he is "Chase the Housecat now" bravo!Hi everyone. Sorry for the lack of responses and updates.
Socialization with our other cat is still a work in progress and Chase is definitely still on the anxious side, but overall I cannot believe the progress he has made. I wanted to thank you all again for your help and also share some recent photos of this āferalā cat.