Hi everyone, I hope someone can help me. I've been taking in a feral cat in the evenings after work for months now. Last night he never came "home" and I felt something was wrong because he always shows up in the evening. I didnt see him until I got home tonight and he's very listless and his anal area is very red and irritated. He's licked at it but not excessively. More disturbing is that it seems like he's having trouble walking - going very slowly and he tried to jump up onto the futon where he likes to sleep not once like usual, but twice before he made it up. He ate twice, purrs when I pet him and drank lots of water and made pee pee. He hasnt tried to do number 2 yet. His nose is cold but his ears and head are hot - the problem here is that first, I dont know what's wrong with him and second, he would never let me handle him to the point of getting him in a carrier and taking him to the vet. He's about 2 years old and was raised for about a year in his colony outside. Every morning he screams to go out so I let him go out before I leave for work, and every night when I come home he's there waiting for me to come in and eat and sleep and spend the night. I am beside myself, dont know what to do, dont know what is wrong with him. I cannot handle him to do anything medically to him because I dont believe he would let me. I really care for this cat and want to help him. Anyone have any ideas? I hope nobody did anything bad to him. I knew there was a reason he didnt come around last night
I'll be watching for replies. Thanks so much to anyone who answer.