For the past couple of months we have been feeding a stray black kitty boy in our backyard. He is very very chatty, skinny and very subdued. The plan was to catch him or trap him and have him TNR. Well, plans have changed. A week and a half ago he stopped coming in for food for two days. When we saw him again he was sick; was not chatting at all, looked letargic and just picked at his food. So, we got him in at the vets for a physical and neuter. They confirmed he was running a fever and boarded him until he was OK for the neuter. He is approx. 1 1/2 years old.
I contacted every cat rescue group in our area and offered a donation, but nobody would take him in. They are all over capacity with kittens and adult cats. As we all know, black cats are not easy to adopt out.
We just did not have the heart to put him out so...he is ours. He has been recovering in his room from the viral infection. Thank God that he eats very well, drinks his water and uses his litter box like a champ. He does vocalize sometimes, missing the outdoors and I know he is stressed from this major change in his life.
We will take it very slow with him, letting him getting used to his room and new life etc and later on we will start the intros with the other babies. For now, I started the scent exchange process.
Oh, and his name is Frankie and I am certain that our sweet RB Sammy told him there is a vacancy at the Isaac Hotel:)
We are raising tiger tabby Tubi, grey long hair Chloe, orange tuxedo tabby Leo, Lynnx Point Siamese Sweet Pea and black short hair Frankie. At the rainbow bridge we have Annie, Heidi Ann and Sammy. I have two major passions in my life, vintage costume jewelry and cats. The kids are spoiled rotten (as all cats should be) and don’t help much with the stores... But our little rainbow bridge angel Sammy makes up for this. He is with me in spirit, every day as I work on inventory or do paper work.
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