Possible update.

Talking to someone over by our park which is several blocks away, they say the see the cat often, in the bushes at a local dentist office.     Going to go visit and talk to them tomorrow. Perhaps they can help capture him.

If he is that far, explains why we rarely see him, it would be a hell of a trip on 3 legs.

No luck yet :(

Still alive.  2 days ago was spotted on camera at 1am.  But a LOT thinner. I suspect time is running out. I just wish i could do something other than talk to people and hope.  :( 

If the situation is that dire, maybe you could set a trap?

Mon Aug 26 2024 12:43:39 EDT from Nurb432

Still alive.  2 days ago was spotted on camera at 1am.  But a LOT thinner. I suspect time is running out. I just wish i could do something other than talk to people and hope.  :( 

Please excuse my stupidity; I just read the older messages.

Tue Aug 27 2024 18:32:25 EDT from SouthernComputerGeek

If the situation is that dire, maybe you could set a trap?

Mon Aug 26 2024 12:43:39 EDT from Nurb432

Still alive.  2 days ago was spotted on camera at 1am.  But a LOT thinner. I suspect time is running out. I just wish i could do something other than talk to people and hope.  :( 

 

This little guy has been coming around lately, ever since the neighbors' cat died earlier this year.  Our cats seem to be getting along with him.  He's timid but we're feeding him and looking to make friends.

Fortunately our cats seem to get along with him.  The neighbors named him Batman.

Be sure to get him inside before winter hits. 

Well, still no luck ( and no recent sighting :( )  with the injured cat, but i heard a cat fight out front a bit ago... voice sounded familiar, its the one from last year that the owner kept inside after i let her know he was injured.

Was nice to see him and know he is ok. Its been months

Wondering if shes going for a while again and dumped him outside or what.  If it starts to get cold, hes coming inside.

Nope just saw her car in the drive.  so she didn't leave and dump him outside again to fend for himself.

aaannndddd a new cat in the area

scrawny, seems older.  Tail shaved so don't think he was dumped and is still a pet. Clearly not feral as i was able to pick him up on our first meet.  Also not afraid of dogs. 

Dammit.  Trying to get one of my cats in for a study.  ( over/aggressive grooming )  First time he failed due to weight.  Another study came up, different medication so weight was not a factor. 

Waited 30 days or so after his last steroid shot started back up, but wasn't quite bad enough.  So fail.. doh... But vet gave me a bottle of what was going to be tested, so we can do our own test.  Goal is to get him off steroids before he gets much older. Hes a bit over 11. Him being overweight is due to years of them. Well, that and hes a big boy anyway.

i guess its used on-label for dogs, ( and i have given it to my dogs a couple of times )   and some vets, including ours, do it off-label for cats, and the company is trying to get it approved for on-label use in cats.

This one has a home.  Was able to track his owner down.  Seems hes 17+. He was missing for 2 years. Found several miles away ( past a couple of housing developments and some warehouses, so not 'just' a few miles ).   Hard to say what happened, but hes home now.  ( and visits us some too )

Sun Sep 08 2024 16:57:25 EDT from Nurb432

aaannndddd a new cat in the area

scrawny, seems older.  Tail shaved so don't think he was dumped and is still a pet. Clearly not feral as i was able to pick him up on our first meet.  Also not afraid of dogs. 

Super.

Mentioned before i have a cat that aggressively over grooms.

• on prednisone for a few years. worked great, eventually stopped working.  ( tho liquid medicine for a cat 2x a day, its rough )
• tired something else. seemed to be helping. Monthly shot. ( i forget the name )
• tried to get into a new drug study.. fail. ( too fat, due to years of steroids )
• soooo back to the "something else" ...
• new study...  fail.. not 'bad enough' ..  ( study to show effective in cats. not for safety already knew it was safe. and is used in dogs. )
• but vet said 'we will try that stuff anyway, do our own study'.  a tiny pill powderize it, easy to mix with 'tasty stuff'. 
• seemed to be helping for ~ 2 weeks.. then started back up 
• Yesterday afternoon, Vet: 'switch to a dose 2x a day' and let us know Monday.

So i wake up to fur all over the house as he did this to his back late last night:  (sigh)

Going to end up back on steroids, which is not good at his age  ( 11+ )

( waiting to hear back from vet.. sprayed him with antibiotic and put on a coat. but hes chewing his legs too, and the coat wont protect that )

lol.

We have one cat currently we can trust to be out in the back ( wood fenced ) yard as he wont try to leave.

Went out to get him a bit ago, was stalking/chasing a squirrel.   It left him the dust.  Zooooooom. Blink and the squirrel was across the yard, one jump on the fence and he was on the roof next door..       But hey, the cat tried. lol.

Cat in for monthly shot.. They take him back.. Quite a bit longer than normal.. bring him back out " we are out of the bla bla" " i guess our ordering girl forgot, we will have to talk to her next week". "Um, we need to do something today, can we do xyz for a few days as a Plan B"  "May not work, but worth a try". ( going back on older drug that quit working, but that has been a year now )

how does a vet run out? I hear its not common to give this drug ( Plan B normally is enough and they dont get used to it like mine did  ) so should be pretty easy to predict need based on scheduled visits coming up.  And why did they not come out of the gate with suggestions to get by, i should not have had to do that.

This was not life threatening either, but 'quality of life' stuff. If it was 'serious', id be off to another vet to get it. And they had the backup. which seems to be working again ( but i really dont want to start giving him liquid he hates 2x a day long term again...).  Just i should not need to have asked, that annoyed me the most. Yes, its not life threatening, but still...... Also, they called about an hour ago. They expect shipment later today. 

Tue Nov 26 2024 15:48:24 UTC from LoanShark

I've had human doctors that were extremely shitty about handling their med shipments (some specialty prescriptions can only be sent to the doctor's office)

so disorganized. luckily it wasn't one of those life-depends-on-it meds, I shudder to think what would happen if it was.

:(

Tue Nov 26 2024 17:48:29 UTC from LoanShark

that's too bad. our cat passed away about a month ago. health conditions became unmanagable after months of giving daily pills & liquid meds.

anything you can give with a syringe is far less trouble than a pill.