In case you missed the background, I trapped a kitty in my feral colony for TNR who was already neutered and definitely not feral.
He's gotten his vaccinations and flea treatment and we've now got him safely transferred into a feral recovery cage with a litter box, food, water and a nice soft blanket to lie on.
When we were trying to move him, the poor boy was just shaking, he was so scared. He's a decent sized orange guy (and yes, I named him Leo), probably no more than a year old. Seems like he'll be a sweetie once he realises we're here to help him.
He didn't want to leave the trap for the cage to start with, so I poked a spoon with food on it in front of his nose so he'd realise I had food and would move toward the food bowl, and he didn't get aggressive, he just sat there shaking
I'll keep him for a couple of days - as long as he needs really to come out of his shell, and for me to be comfortable knowing he's a nice boy so I can try to rehome him.
He hasn't had FeLV/FIV testing yet though, so I need to decide whether to get that done for him and rehome him myself, surrender him to the shelter where they'll do that, or see if the rescue organisation I deal with has room to take him (which is nicer, but they'd need to find a foster home).
I'll get a pic probably tomorrow when it's light so I don't scare him with the flash
He's gotten his vaccinations and flea treatment and we've now got him safely transferred into a feral recovery cage with a litter box, food, water and a nice soft blanket to lie on.
When we were trying to move him, the poor boy was just shaking, he was so scared. He's a decent sized orange guy (and yes, I named him Leo), probably no more than a year old. Seems like he'll be a sweetie once he realises we're here to help him.
He didn't want to leave the trap for the cage to start with, so I poked a spoon with food on it in front of his nose so he'd realise I had food and would move toward the food bowl, and he didn't get aggressive, he just sat there shaking
I'll keep him for a couple of days - as long as he needs really to come out of his shell, and for me to be comfortable knowing he's a nice boy so I can try to rehome him.
He hasn't had FeLV/FIV testing yet though, so I need to decide whether to get that done for him and rehome him myself, surrender him to the shelter where they'll do that, or see if the rescue organisation I deal with has room to take him (which is nicer, but they'd need to find a foster home).
I'll get a pic probably tomorrow when it's light so I don't scare him with the flash