My latest foster arrived 36 hours ago. He looks terrible - very boney, eyes half closed, moth-eaten fur where he isn't completely bald, a rat's tail and definitely not castrated. The woman who found him lying in a window box took him to an off-duty vet who grudgingly applied a spot-on flea treatment, gave him a worm tablet, made sure he was capable of eating and sent him to me with eye ointment and a packet of low-protein dry cat food. She wanted to castrate him but his condition was simply not good enough for the operation.
Although he is not an attractive sight he is affectionate. I call him Romeo - perhaps his appearance will improve with proper care and medical attention. Today I took him to another vet who diagnosed Entropion in one eye and recommended an operation to be done at the same time as castration.
The date for surgery has been fixed for next Wednesday so I have almost 5 days to get him fit (but not so fit that he starts spraying everywhere!
). Although I have a lot of experience with cats after spaying or castration and dental work, I don't know what to expect this time. Will he need to wear a collar?
By the way, he is perhaps 12 to 18 months old, his other eye is not so bad, just infected, he can at least open it. I am now feeding kitten food which he seems to tolerate and I have drops for his eyes. He really is a poor, unfortunate mangy cat!
Although he is not an attractive sight he is affectionate. I call him Romeo - perhaps his appearance will improve with proper care and medical attention. Today I took him to another vet who diagnosed Entropion in one eye and recommended an operation to be done at the same time as castration.
The date for surgery has been fixed for next Wednesday so I have almost 5 days to get him fit (but not so fit that he starts spraying everywhere!
By the way, he is perhaps 12 to 18 months old, his other eye is not so bad, just infected, he can at least open it. I am now feeding kitten food which he seems to tolerate and I have drops for his eyes. He really is a poor, unfortunate mangy cat!