Love this! He looks happty from that clip, enjoying himself!
No updates as of today, Sunday. The one development I don't like is that his appetite seems off. Either it's the change of weather, or he isn't feeling well, or he's getting picky. The past few days he has not been eating his usual 3 cans. He has been eating about 1 1/2 cans and more dry. The camera isn't working great so I don't seem many videos of him but the other day things on the floor were rearranged and so he is moving around.
Oh my gosh!!I finally closed on my house yesterday and so it's done
Yes - I’m happy about the house too even if I missed the market waiting to trap Oscar!! He cost me a lot of money!!I wouldn't worry about the food amount. That is a large amount of food for a cat. My indoor boys when I fed wet food only got 1.25 oz twice a day and 3 T. of dry. When I had outside feral cats, they received extra wet food in the winter months as well as dry.
Are you saying he eats 3, 5 oz cans of food each day or 3, 3 oz cans? Since he doesn't get much exercise you don't want him getting overweight that could lead to health issues. He will need extra calories in the winter to keep warm. Wet food is so much better as it takes fewer calories to digest. Dry food on the other hand takes a lot of calories to digest.
So happy you have closed on your house!
Congratulations on the closing! As for Oscar, I'm pretty sure that, even though that's a lot to not have, he IS worth it. Seriously. When one door is closed, so they say, another is opened. In time, in another way, you may get that back, and then some. That's how it's worked in my life, anyway.Yes - I’m happy about the house too even if I missed the market waiting to trap Oscar!! He cost me a lot of money!!
I’ve been feeding him one small can of wet 3 x a day. And he has dry. I can cut it back if I need too. When he was outside that is what I fed him. But maybe now he needs less?
I am also debating if I am going to get an oil heater for in there. A bit nervous about leaving unattended but I also don’t want him to freeze.
Sometimes cats have their off days, so don't be too alarmed about him eating less. I think he's eating quite ok and also you mentioned that he ate more dry and that should kind of balance up the wet food. Just keep an eye on him and observe. If he's not eating entirely, then you start to worry.The one development I don't like is that his appetite seems off. Either it's the change of weather, or he isn't feeling well, or he's getting picky. The past few days he has not been eating his usual 3 cans. He has been eating about 1 1/2 cans and more dry.
on the sale of your house. Finally it's off your chest and you can pay full attention to Oscar nowI finally closed on my house yesterday and so it's done. No more going down there. Now to assimilate all the boxes on the floor here. I still cannot believe I got everything out of there after 18 1/2 years . .. .and did it alone. But I did thankfully.
THanks for thinking of us <3 The Gorgeous panther is doing fine . . . still avoids me like the plague. He is eating and pooping and I spy him running around at night. He has not jumped up at all to check out the screen window and door to the catio, and I am trying to think of things to make it interesting for him inside. I bought some chirping toys but he doesn't seem impressed. I am also wondering if I need to run the extension cord out across the yard and up through the window to put the heated bed in there. I would rather not since then I have to take the screen out . . . and either keep the window closed or open the window with no screen. I am also still debating about putting a heater in there. A bit nervous about having it going overnight unattended.Bitsy's Mom : thinking about you and Oscar. How's your gorgeous panther doing these days?
Personally, I would not run an extension cord outside. And I wouldn't put a heated bed in there. I would opt instead for one of the pads that reflects body heat back onto the sitter -- we have one and it's very nice -- and include some thick blankets that you can "tent" on top of it so that Oscar can crawl in and be nice and cozy if he chooses.THanks for thinking of us <3 The Gorgeous panther is doing fine . . . still avoids me like the plague. He is eating and pooping and I spy him running around at night. He has not jumped up at all to check out the screen window and door to the catio, and I am trying to think of things to make it interesting for him inside. I bought some chirping toys but he doesn't seem impressed. I am also wondering if I need to run the extension cord out across the yard and up through the window to put the heated bed in there. I would rather not since then I have to take the screen out . . . and either keep the window closed or open the window with no screen. I am also still debating about putting a heater in there. A bit nervous about having it going overnight unattended.
I will post a new video for your viewing pleasure tomorrow <3
Thanks for caring about us
It is the same temperature or maybe a tad colder than the outside. That's because there is no insulation. Normally you would have a ceiling installed and inside of that you would put insulation . and then the plastic soffits on the side would be so it would breath and you'd have ventilation. There is no ceiling since that his where his loft is. So the air exchange up there lets in the air from the outside ongoing. The only difference is that there is no wind.Thanks for the update. Looking forward to a new Oscar video.
Glad he's still eating well, and being active. I just wish his fear of humans could lessen. One day, hopefully.
I'd also be very nervous about running an extension cord out there as a wooden shed, unfortunately, would be very flammable.
Wonder how cold the inside of a shed actually gets? Maybe get one of the wireless thermometers so you'll know how the temps fluctuate from day to night. The Best Outdoor Thermometers Tested in 2022
Oscar is looking very winter-floofy and handsome! He's sure to enjoy the 'nip trip.