Homeless Cat -- Now Spotacus' Legacy
On 18 Dec, a very large cat showed up at our house. It was late and cold, and he looked in the door and made it clear he wanted inside. Well, since we have two cats already and he was a stranger, we...
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Spotacus called everyone nasty names from the moment we arrived at the vet until we walked out. He didn't strike out, though, just mouthed off. He's healthy, other than whatever it is that gives his skin the creepy crawlies.
Then, just as we opened the pickup back door, his carrier literally broke into three pieces, and he dashed under another vehicle. Luckily, that's as far as he went. Took a few minutes to talk him out, then we put him in the back seat. He laid down in the bottom piece of the carrier and was perfectly fine all the way home. However, I did have to warn Short Friend to not try and play with him last night; he was a mite grumpy after three shots.
Vet suggested we give him ½ a Zyrtec daily for the skin issue. Since I have plenty of that, I cut several in half. We're still trying to figure out how to give him a pill; he's not at all disposed to take pills. I suspect lots of experimenting before we find something that might work.
But first, we need to stock up on bandaids...
Then, just as we opened the pickup back door, his carrier literally broke into three pieces, and he dashed under another vehicle. Luckily, that's as far as he went. Took a few minutes to talk him out, then we put him in the back seat. He laid down in the bottom piece of the carrier and was perfectly fine all the way home. However, I did have to warn Short Friend to not try and play with him last night; he was a mite grumpy after three shots.
Vet suggested we give him ½ a Zyrtec daily for the skin issue. Since I have plenty of that, I cut several in half. We're still trying to figure out how to give him a pill; he's not at all disposed to take pills. I suspect lots of experimenting before we find something that might work.
But first, we need to stock up on bandaids...
