Ok I am so overwhelmed.
First of all just to paint a picture...I need to start with I just said goodbye to a cat I had for 19 years. So I'm emotional.
While she was ill a semi friendly cat was coming around to my window and door in the back crying to be let in. I have 4 cats in a 1 bedroom in Brooklyn NY so I didn't let him in not because I didn't want to but the health of my other cats especially my senior kitty. So I fed him and built a shelter for him when he would pop around. Hes about 2 or 3 and wasn't neutered. He would kind of let me pet him but swat and no picking up. I put signs up to see if it was anyone's cat. Nothing
Anyways once my little girl was put to sleep I caved and decided to help him. He was pretty persistent with the meowing for months. So this week Wednesday I brought him to the vet where they fixed him and treated for fleas earmites and infection in the ear from the mites. Hes been quarienteening in my basement and the first 2 days went good. I was learning how I can pet him we played a little and I spent time with him.
Last night he dipped and started to not walk and seemed in pain by his neutering. He got droopy and I noticed lots of swelling. So today I took him back to the vet and they said he had an infection had to open it back up clean out and then treated with antibiotics, anti inflammatory, and also since he was under did another clean of his ears and body. He had so many fleas and scabs under his skin from the bites so they did a flea bath. He was already treated with Revelution so I think they are dead now.
Now he's home and has to wear an Ecollar for 7 days. He is totally not into. I never had a cat wear on let alone one I don't have a relationship with. To top it off hes in a new environment and overall just not happy. Hes banging into walls etc.Trying to get out and I just want to cry like what did I do to this cat. He seems miserable and my efforts to make him happy feel like I made it a nightmare for him.
Tonight after he came home.I got him to eat and drink and he peeded and is resting now. I'm trying to make the basement as comfortable as possible. Its a small room really with no windows a washer and dryer and stairs leading up. Its all clean and tiled and I have been keeping things super clean to contain the fleas from my cats and to break the cycle with him.
He likes to lay at the top at the stairs basically trying to get out. I now also noticed on the towel hes laying on theres some small blood smear. Which now has me worried too... its by the neuter part.
I guess I'm super overwhelmed. I don't think I knew what I was taking on and I haven't slept much and now I'm just plain worried about him. I'm so overwhelmed with how I'm going to manage emotionally taking care of him with this collar 7 days in this new environment that he doesn't want to be in and keep the fleas etc all cleaned all while working...and I don't work from home all days. And is he even ok, what is up with this blood on the towel!? Is it normal to see a little smear after all of this? I don't know I need advice bad.
First of all just to paint a picture...I need to start with I just said goodbye to a cat I had for 19 years. So I'm emotional.
While she was ill a semi friendly cat was coming around to my window and door in the back crying to be let in. I have 4 cats in a 1 bedroom in Brooklyn NY so I didn't let him in not because I didn't want to but the health of my other cats especially my senior kitty. So I fed him and built a shelter for him when he would pop around. Hes about 2 or 3 and wasn't neutered. He would kind of let me pet him but swat and no picking up. I put signs up to see if it was anyone's cat. Nothing
Anyways once my little girl was put to sleep I caved and decided to help him. He was pretty persistent with the meowing for months. So this week Wednesday I brought him to the vet where they fixed him and treated for fleas earmites and infection in the ear from the mites. Hes been quarienteening in my basement and the first 2 days went good. I was learning how I can pet him we played a little and I spent time with him.
Last night he dipped and started to not walk and seemed in pain by his neutering. He got droopy and I noticed lots of swelling. So today I took him back to the vet and they said he had an infection had to open it back up clean out and then treated with antibiotics, anti inflammatory, and also since he was under did another clean of his ears and body. He had so many fleas and scabs under his skin from the bites so they did a flea bath. He was already treated with Revelution so I think they are dead now.
Now he's home and has to wear an Ecollar for 7 days. He is totally not into. I never had a cat wear on let alone one I don't have a relationship with. To top it off hes in a new environment and overall just not happy. Hes banging into walls etc.Trying to get out and I just want to cry like what did I do to this cat. He seems miserable and my efforts to make him happy feel like I made it a nightmare for him.
Tonight after he came home.I got him to eat and drink and he peeded and is resting now. I'm trying to make the basement as comfortable as possible. Its a small room really with no windows a washer and dryer and stairs leading up. Its all clean and tiled and I have been keeping things super clean to contain the fleas from my cats and to break the cycle with him.
He likes to lay at the top at the stairs basically trying to get out. I now also noticed on the towel hes laying on theres some small blood smear. Which now has me worried too... its by the neuter part.
I guess I'm super overwhelmed. I don't think I knew what I was taking on and I haven't slept much and now I'm just plain worried about him. I'm so overwhelmed with how I'm going to manage emotionally taking care of him with this collar 7 days in this new environment that he doesn't want to be in and keep the fleas etc all cleaned all while working...and I don't work from home all days. And is he even ok, what is up with this blood on the towel!? Is it normal to see a little smear after all of this? I don't know I need advice bad.