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Cat rescue
Nov. 25th, 2024 01:30 pmMy next door neighbour is a great cat-lover, has two of her own, and supports a whole community of cats (sterilised, vaccinated and fed by the security guards) in her very large compound. While visiting her for dinner, we noticed that the three-legged cat (henceforth called 'TLC' for convenience' the missing hind-leg was accidental not congenital, because I remember seeing him with all four in earlier years) was covered in blood. Her vet was hastily summoned and heroically arrived notwithstanding that it was 9pm, TLC was captured, escaped, recaptured, sedated, injected with antibiotics and his several wounds including a slice along his foreleg (probably from razor wire) so deep that bone was visible, were cleaned and stitched up.
Since neighbour is currently in the process of socialising her new second cat, also a previous rescue (lovely chap but doesn't get along with the incumbent at all), I volunteered my own staff and premises as sick-bay for TLC until his wounds are healed, and he is well enough to be castrated and either adopted by someone or released back into the compound next door.
He has been in a small, glass-walled room previously only used for storage, which the landlord used as his gym, enjoying air-conditioning and a pool view. He managed to escape once, but was successfully recaptured. The vet is coming every day (neighbour is paying her bill, and I am paying for TLC's board, lodging and medication). He's a small grey-tabby and white, with yellow eyes, and a very friendly disposition, though now that he's feeling better he's a bit bored and lonely and is chewing up the cardboard sheet with which he has been supplied (he's willing to sleep in the basket now, at least).
The Beastie Boys were extremely curious at first, but because they can't really smell him, I'd guess, haven't had any screaming matches yet. The gym has also never been their territory. Lap-cat seems quite indifferent, but Bus-stop Cat and Scaredy-cat are a bit agitated. I do hope he can be adopted, because otherwise I might have to think about keeping him, and it would be tricky to integrate him with the other three, who are a solid family unit. Anyway, nothing can be decided until he has been made a eunuch and had time for the hormones to leave his system. He also needs to heal and then be de-wormed, de-flea'd and fully vaccinated.
Since neighbour is currently in the process of socialising her new second cat, also a previous rescue (lovely chap but doesn't get along with the incumbent at all), I volunteered my own staff and premises as sick-bay for TLC until his wounds are healed, and he is well enough to be castrated and either adopted by someone or released back into the compound next door.
He has been in a small, glass-walled room previously only used for storage, which the landlord used as his gym, enjoying air-conditioning and a pool view. He managed to escape once, but was successfully recaptured. The vet is coming every day (neighbour is paying her bill, and I am paying for TLC's board, lodging and medication). He's a small grey-tabby and white, with yellow eyes, and a very friendly disposition, though now that he's feeling better he's a bit bored and lonely and is chewing up the cardboard sheet with which he has been supplied (he's willing to sleep in the basket now, at least).
The Beastie Boys were extremely curious at first, but because they can't really smell him, I'd guess, haven't had any screaming matches yet. The gym has also never been their territory. Lap-cat seems quite indifferent, but Bus-stop Cat and Scaredy-cat are a bit agitated. I do hope he can be adopted, because otherwise I might have to think about keeping him, and it would be tricky to integrate him with the other three, who are a solid family unit. Anyway, nothing can be decided until he has been made a eunuch and had time for the hormones to leave his system. He also needs to heal and then be de-wormed, de-flea'd and fully vaccinated.
