Our elderly feral resident Clive has been struggling for the past 2 years to clean himself properly due to severe arthritis. As anyone who has met him knows, he tends to have 'scales' on his back where his fur matts together which is removed at the vets every so often to keep him feeling comfortable. The last couple of weeks though i've noticed he can no longer clean his back end which has become dirty and now he keeps falling up/down the stairs. He tends to jump down the stairs sideways now, which is a new thing and despite using advocate from the vets on him, he is suffering from bouts of reoccurring ear mites. Im wondering whether there is anything i can do to help with minimal interference as he is still feral minded at times though he is food orientated. He is not particularly nice to the other cats so they will not clean him, and generally everyone is steering clear of him. He is not a fan of the vets or cat carriers so im hoping that we can help him without resorting to these measures! My biggest fear is my 5 month old son getting mobile (he's almost crawling now) and terrorising old man Clive who may not be able to get out of the way. Any ideas?
