Hi all. I've posted about my cat, Miballs, awhile back.
His story is that he was a feral cat that came to our house and started eating what we put outside. He eventually began to trust us more and more as each day passed and now he is officially an indoor cat. As good and nice as that sounds, the reason why he's an indoor cat is not a good one. :/
We took him to the vet yesterday because of a bad scuffle he got into and unfortunately, we received the news that he has leukemia. The vet told us that he has to stay inside for a month (which is NEW to us) and that we have to take him back in to check if his body has rid of the disease. What I absolutely need help on is how to keep an adult, feral cat indoors 24-7. He is so used to being outside and only coming inside when he wants to, and we have never had a pet before; therefore it's becoming frustrating for my family at all times of the day except when he is sleeping.
Is there anyway I can get him to calm down and reassure that we're doing this for him? I give him all the love, yet he still wants to go outside and chase other animals (which is most likely where he got the disease from). And also, he does not know how to use the litter box AT ALL and I've been constantly trying to get him to use it. Please, if anyone of you fellow cat lovers have been through the same situation...PLEASE let me know how to make his life and our lives a better life to live.
THANK YOU.
Sincerely,
A Highly Concerned Parent
His story is that he was a feral cat that came to our house and started eating what we put outside. He eventually began to trust us more and more as each day passed and now he is officially an indoor cat. As good and nice as that sounds, the reason why he's an indoor cat is not a good one. :/
We took him to the vet yesterday because of a bad scuffle he got into and unfortunately, we received the news that he has leukemia. The vet told us that he has to stay inside for a month (which is NEW to us) and that we have to take him back in to check if his body has rid of the disease. What I absolutely need help on is how to keep an adult, feral cat indoors 24-7. He is so used to being outside and only coming inside when he wants to, and we have never had a pet before; therefore it's becoming frustrating for my family at all times of the day except when he is sleeping.
Is there anyway I can get him to calm down and reassure that we're doing this for him? I give him all the love, yet he still wants to go outside and chase other animals (which is most likely where he got the disease from). And also, he does not know how to use the litter box AT ALL and I've been constantly trying to get him to use it. Please, if anyone of you fellow cat lovers have been through the same situation...PLEASE let me know how to make his life and our lives a better life to live.
THANK YOU.
Sincerely,
A Highly Concerned Parent