Hi. My mom's neighbor rescued two strays 2 winters ago and we took them in. Albert is great but Charlie is having a rough time.
When we brought him home, he was terrified of everything. He was hiding under all the furniture and was urinating everywhere. One day, he was hiding under the bed in the guest room and we put his food, water and box in there and shut the door. Since then he has been much happier and has no desire to leave the room. He spends most of his time under the bed and dresser but would come out when I brought his food and would want to be petted.
Ok, here's my problem.. Starting about a week ago, he stopped eating his wet food at night. I leave dry out all day and then feed my cats wet once a day. He used to really enjoy it. He is drinking, according to the box, but every morning the wet food is still there. I would like to take him to the vet, but he gets angry and vicious when you pick him up. The couple of times I tried, he really hurt me and left large scars. I tried putting tuna in the cat carrier but he wouldn't touch it. He did eat a few pieces of dry food and finally had a poop yesterday. He was quite fat before and now just looks normal but I know it's not a good situation. I don't know what to do. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
When we brought him home, he was terrified of everything. He was hiding under all the furniture and was urinating everywhere. One day, he was hiding under the bed in the guest room and we put his food, water and box in there and shut the door. Since then he has been much happier and has no desire to leave the room. He spends most of his time under the bed and dresser but would come out when I brought his food and would want to be petted.
Ok, here's my problem.. Starting about a week ago, he stopped eating his wet food at night. I leave dry out all day and then feed my cats wet once a day. He used to really enjoy it. He is drinking, according to the box, but every morning the wet food is still there. I would like to take him to the vet, but he gets angry and vicious when you pick him up. The couple of times I tried, he really hurt me and left large scars. I tried putting tuna in the cat carrier but he wouldn't touch it. He did eat a few pieces of dry food and finally had a poop yesterday. He was quite fat before and now just looks normal but I know it's not a good situation. I don't know what to do. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.