My cat disappeared when I moved 14 months ago, he was found 1 week ago hanging around the place I had previously lived with him before our move. it was 60 kilometers away. He doesn't recognize me, and I barely recognize him. he's skinny, and well... feral.
After an hour of sitting in the sun reading in the area he had been spotted he found me and made himself known. I was able to coax him close enough to catch him and receive a few good wounds in return.
I have him home now in a big cat carrier with my comforter wrapped around it so he can smell something familiar (well maybe familiar after 14 months).
I'm curious what I should do to calm him down, I've given him his favourite type of fancy feast but he just hissed at me and wails like a banshee from hell whenever I come near. abandonment issues?
My other question which I will also post in the grooming section, is after 14 months his markings have changed a little. the white around his face has receded a few millimeters to black (he's black and white) and his white legs have 2 spots with black fur which he never had before even in pictures I dug up.
I thought at first when I saw him that it was just a very similar cat found in the area I moved out of, until I checked his ear tattoo, which matched up perfectly.
After an hour of sitting in the sun reading in the area he had been spotted he found me and made himself known. I was able to coax him close enough to catch him and receive a few good wounds in return.
I have him home now in a big cat carrier with my comforter wrapped around it so he can smell something familiar (well maybe familiar after 14 months).
I'm curious what I should do to calm him down, I've given him his favourite type of fancy feast but he just hissed at me and wails like a banshee from hell whenever I come near. abandonment issues?
My other question which I will also post in the grooming section, is after 14 months his markings have changed a little. the white around his face has receded a few millimeters to black (he's black and white) and his white legs have 2 spots with black fur which he never had before even in pictures I dug up.
I thought at first when I saw him that it was just a very similar cat found in the area I moved out of, until I checked his ear tattoo, which matched up perfectly.