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Tonight I collected my feral 1 year old from the vet. This is an apartment complex feral kitty who "adopted" me - so I used to feed her twice a day outdoors with lightly microwaved wet food and kibble. I furnished her humane society-provided outdoor hut with a blanket and, on cold nights, 18 hour handwarmers in the blanket.
She "talks" with me, marks me and rolls for me, but must initiate touch. Just before Christmas it occurred to me the neighbors also would be gone for the holidays, so I captured the kitty using the stinky tuna and pillowcase technique and sent her to board and be cleaned up at the vet clinic next door. May she forgive me.
So worried she will not survive the transition to indoor life, although it will be going down to 14 degrees in a few days (here in the "deep South"). I brought her home to a large (36 x 24 x 27) metal dog crate in the dining area (I live in a 600 ft 1 bedroom apt) with a cozy cat bed, litter pan, water and food separated inside it. The crate is nearly completely covered with a brown blanket so she feels warm and safe. She is not eating or drinking and looks miserable.... She did not fight me when I moved her gently from the cat carrier to the kennel - she started by sitting in the round litter box, but then moved into the soft cat bed that I placed inside a cardboard box and covered with her own blanket. Her pupils are dilated.
I plan to let her rest for a good 24 hours, then open the kennel door to let her explore when I am home from work. Any advice?
She "talks" with me, marks me and rolls for me, but must initiate touch. Just before Christmas it occurred to me the neighbors also would be gone for the holidays, so I captured the kitty using the stinky tuna and pillowcase technique and sent her to board and be cleaned up at the vet clinic next door. May she forgive me.
So worried she will not survive the transition to indoor life, although it will be going down to 14 degrees in a few days (here in the "deep South"). I brought her home to a large (36 x 24 x 27) metal dog crate in the dining area (I live in a 600 ft 1 bedroom apt) with a cozy cat bed, litter pan, water and food separated inside it. The crate is nearly completely covered with a brown blanket so she feels warm and safe. She is not eating or drinking and looks miserable.... She did not fight me when I moved her gently from the cat carrier to the kennel - she started by sitting in the round litter box, but then moved into the soft cat bed that I placed inside a cardboard box and covered with her own blanket. Her pupils are dilated.
I plan to let her rest for a good 24 hours, then open the kennel door to let her explore when I am home from work. Any advice?