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Cleo is a cross-breed, a bob-tailed cat. He has lived outside, under an old abandoned farmhouse for over eleven years. I am not sure how he has survived against the odds- statistics say that outside kitties rarely live past 5 years. But he has perservered, coming in three times a day to eat, get snuggles and leave.
I can count on one hand how many times he has been inside. These were not pleasant experiences for him or us. He trashed the surgical room when he was neutered- they "thought" they had put him under.
But now, it is time for him to come indoors and live either in the enclosure, or in the house. There is a new feral in the neighborhood, a tough, fierce tomcat that looks like some sort of bengal cross. He is old, he is aggressive and he has been beating up my Cleo.
This morning, Cleo showed up again, this time his eye has been torn.
I am taking him to the vet in a few minutes, but I talked to him and told him that this is it. He is no longer getting his freedom. He is going to have to adapt to being indoors.
Now, I just have to see if the transition is possible. I hope it goes smoothly, but his meow is enough to make grown people cringe. Loud, raspy and very demanding. I hope he doesn't lose his eye- his upper eyelid is completely torn and I pulled so many loose claws out of his fur. I just hope he also nailed the feral that attacked him so-
I can count on one hand how many times he has been inside. These were not pleasant experiences for him or us. He trashed the surgical room when he was neutered- they "thought" they had put him under.
But now, it is time for him to come indoors and live either in the enclosure, or in the house. There is a new feral in the neighborhood, a tough, fierce tomcat that looks like some sort of bengal cross. He is old, he is aggressive and he has been beating up my Cleo.
This morning, Cleo showed up again, this time his eye has been torn.
Now, I just have to see if the transition is possible. I hope it goes smoothly, but his meow is enough to make grown people cringe. Loud, raspy and very demanding. I hope he doesn't lose his eye- his upper eyelid is completely torn and I pulled so many loose claws out of his fur. I just hope he also nailed the feral that attacked him so-