How wonderful of you to take in this little unwanted boy!
It's the season for him to smell females in heat, and he's not into petting right at the moment. The neuter will help him calm down a lot.
If you don't want to wait for your friend, I looked up the zip code for Martin, TN, and I found this:
If you want to try for other searches (since you know your area better than I do), this is the link I used: http://www.pets911.com/veterinarians/ and click either on local spay neuter services or low-cost spay neuter services.
But I would discuss with them the possibility of a vet appointment as well. Though the pooping in the bathtub may be territory-marking, it sometimes indicates discomfort while pooping. He may have food sensitivities or colonitis, which can be easily corrected with a diet change. But a vet would have to make that determination. Getting a poop sample in for that is important though. I'd also think it would be important to have him checked for parasites, worms in particular. They're also pretty easily treatable, but he was outside on his own for a while, so it would be likely. One treatment doesn't do it, because any of the meds only kill the adult worms, so at a minimum a second treatment is required about three weeks after the first. Again, this is medication that a vet would prescribe and you can give him at home.
Hope all is well with your little boy and it's just that he needs a neuter and a bigger box!
Laurie
It's the season for him to smell females in heat, and he's not into petting right at the moment. The neuter will help him calm down a lot.
If you don't want to wait for your friend, I looked up the zip code for Martin, TN, and I found this:
You'll have to call them to find out how much it is.
If you want to try for other searches (since you know your area better than I do), this is the link I used: http://www.pets911.com/veterinarians/ and click either on local spay neuter services or low-cost spay neuter services.
But I would discuss with them the possibility of a vet appointment as well. Though the pooping in the bathtub may be territory-marking, it sometimes indicates discomfort while pooping. He may have food sensitivities or colonitis, which can be easily corrected with a diet change. But a vet would have to make that determination. Getting a poop sample in for that is important though. I'd also think it would be important to have him checked for parasites, worms in particular. They're also pretty easily treatable, but he was outside on his own for a while, so it would be likely. One treatment doesn't do it, because any of the meds only kill the adult worms, so at a minimum a second treatment is required about three weeks after the first. Again, this is medication that a vet would prescribe and you can give him at home.
Hope all is well with your little boy and it's just that he needs a neuter and a bigger box!
Laurie
