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My neighbor died and I have his 2 YO neutered male cat "Mikey" here to give him a foster home until we can place him in a new home. Mikey got here Friday about 5 PM and he hasn't eaten a thing since then, it's now Sunday at 8 AM [it's been 39 hours]. I live in a house with my 2 neutered, clawed cats age 2.5 and 6.5. I have Mikey in spare bedroom with his big cage that's 4' tall but 3' wide, and the cat food he had been eating at my neighbor's house but he hasn't touched it and has had no litter box activity at all - no pee or BMs. What should I do? Will it damage his liver if he doesn't eat soon? He's a little over weight, his weight is probably about 12 pounds.
He was rescued as a kitten from near death by my neighbor, he was born outside in a feral cat litter in which his other family members were probably destroyed. He has never seen many other cats, probably never been close to other cats all his life. Neighbor had 2 dogs that Mikey liked to play with and got along quite good with, now they have been placed in new homes. I'd say he's probably grieving plus he's in a new home with my 2 very healthy cats, and that's a challenge for him too. PS - Mikey has been declawed but my cats have claws.
I keep Mikey in my spare bedroom most of the time, and I put the food in his cage with the door shut or open and right now with the bedroom doors closed to try to get him to feel relaxed and eat. He hasn't seen his owner / my neighbor, in close to 2 weeks now, and the dogs were taken to their new home 4 days ago, so now he's missing them and in my home with cats he'd never seen. I'm going to contact neighbor's daughter very soon.
We promised my neighbor we'd find good homes for his 2 dogs and 1 cat. He loved his animals very much, now it's our duty to see that Mikey is OK and will be placed into a good home. Please advise. Thanks.
My neighbor died and I have his 2 YO neutered male cat "Mikey" here to give him a foster home until we can place him in a new home. Mikey got here Friday about 5 PM and he hasn't eaten a thing since then, it's now Sunday at 8 AM [it's been 39 hours]. I live in a house with my 2 neutered, clawed cats age 2.5 and 6.5. I have Mikey in spare bedroom with his big cage that's 4' tall but 3' wide, and the cat food he had been eating at my neighbor's house but he hasn't touched it and has had no litter box activity at all - no pee or BMs. What should I do? Will it damage his liver if he doesn't eat soon? He's a little over weight, his weight is probably about 12 pounds.
He was rescued as a kitten from near death by my neighbor, he was born outside in a feral cat litter in which his other family members were probably destroyed. He has never seen many other cats, probably never been close to other cats all his life. Neighbor had 2 dogs that Mikey liked to play with and got along quite good with, now they have been placed in new homes. I'd say he's probably grieving plus he's in a new home with my 2 very healthy cats, and that's a challenge for him too. PS - Mikey has been declawed but my cats have claws.
I keep Mikey in my spare bedroom most of the time, and I put the food in his cage with the door shut or open and right now with the bedroom doors closed to try to get him to feel relaxed and eat. He hasn't seen his owner / my neighbor, in close to 2 weeks now, and the dogs were taken to their new home 4 days ago, so now he's missing them and in my home with cats he'd never seen. I'm going to contact neighbor's daughter very soon.
We promised my neighbor we'd find good homes for his 2 dogs and 1 cat. He loved his animals very much, now it's our duty to see that Mikey is OK and will be placed into a good home. Please advise. Thanks.
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