- Joined
- Feb 19, 2001
- Messages
- 34,872
- Purraise
- 78
I have a feral I have been trying to capture. I managed to capture him the other night, and I put his age about 7 or 8 and he has street scars and hard life written all over him.
When I finally succeeded in capturing him I put him upstairs in a special room and watched with sadness as he bounced all over the walls, climbed to the ceiling, ran across the tops of the windows that have no ledges to speak of. When I finally left him alone and came back later, he was huffing and puffing but allowed me to slowly get close and touch him. I pushed this contact because he is so sick. Eyes running yellow pus, wound on his nose, wound on his hip, tail torn.
I was finally able to syringe medicine and water in his mouth and it all ran out again.
He did succeed in tearing off the trellis I use to keep cats from escaping through the window, and he went up and over the roof and he was gone. I have seen him a few time, and last night he allowed me close again, but not to close- my question is, when I do capture him, how do I ease his transition into captivity? I have a large room upstairs that is basically stripped and been converted into a quarantine area. Plenty of hidey holes and soft beds etc.. Plus his inability to swallow has me very concerned. I caught a glimpse of him several times hanging over the water bowl but unable to drink? I fear he is in the beginnings to kidney shut down? or? what would your thoughts be?
He did succeed in tearing off the trellis I use to keep cats from escaping through the window, and he went up and over the roof and he was gone. I have seen him a few time, and last night he allowed me close again, but not to close- my question is, when I do capture him, how do I ease his transition into captivity? I have a large room upstairs that is basically stripped and been converted into a quarantine area. Plenty of hidey holes and soft beds etc.. Plus his inability to swallow has me very concerned. I caught a glimpse of him several times hanging over the water bowl but unable to drink? I fear he is in the beginnings to kidney shut down? or? what would your thoughts be?