Please try to find a mobile vet that will come to your house. He really needs medical attention. This poor boy is really upset and I am worried he is some how in pain, injured or sick. Keep calling vets and find someone who will help.
Thank you. I have asked many vets to give the presciptikn meds you mentikned, they eont give it to me lrikr to his bisit. Super frustrating.D dana17 hi. Sorry, I didn't see this thread until now and so sorry you are going through this. I hope everything is okay.
Ask the vet about getting Roz some Gabapentin for cats. It's what I have to give one of my girls before we head off to the vets as she is a highly nervous cat. (Former Feral) There was no way I could get her into the carrier without it. Small dose but it calmed her enough for me to get her in the cage and to the vet to be treated.
You could probably pick it up at the vets, as it's a prescription drug, and on the day give it to Roz.
For my girl, it was the night before and again an hourish before the vet visit as she was so terrified.
Hi dana!
I don't know how old Roz is but his whole world has been turned upside down. The hissing and putting the ears back are done out of fear, not aggression.
IPatience, and repetition, are the key's to this situation, or at least they were with my two ferals.
DAMN!
I didn't see when this thread was posted, Roz has probably gone and been back from the vet's ten times by now. Forgive me, dana, and I hope Roz is doing well.
Hi! Happy to hear ur 2 came along way and is doing good. The posts you read are old. Haha. Roz got better and now he sniffs my hand when I put it in front of him. The thing I’m worried about is introducing him to my cats, also I feel so and he has been locked by himself since April he is bored lonelyHi dana!
I don't know how old Roz is but his whole world has been turned upside down. The hissing and putting the ears back are done out of fear, not aggression.
It seems that you are going to have to tame Roz more before you even think about taking him to a vet. If you are giving him antibotics, can you also get some pain meds from that vet? Yes, the urinating outside of his box could be attributed to a medical problem, or it could be due to stress.
When I befriended Jeff and Inky I started out by just putting their food down and then turning right around and walking away. I would always have my head down and keep my eye contact with them at a minimum. I would always tell them in a soft voice: "I won't bother you any." Presenting them food, while not expecting anything back, shows them that you are harmless.
With Jeff, this tedious routine went on for about five months until one day I decided to hold out my hand to her while I kept my head down; she proceeded to sniff my hand and then reared up to give it a head bump. Inky went from hostile to friendly in three months. He and I still have a ways to go, but at least now I can pet him, play with him, and pick him up.
Patience, and repetition, are the key's to this situation, or at least they were with my two ferals.