New foster arrived last night, beautiful long haired lad- Black and white. vets had to bathe him to clear his flea infestation, shave/cut portions of matted fur and then neuter him so hes probably feeling a little sore and persecuted. he wasnt aggressive at the vets but he wouldnt eat and they thought that was down to fear.
so i put him in the spare room with a selection of food, water, litter etc- he was out of the carrier and straight under the bed.
popped in to see if hed eaten anything a few hours later and he hadnt to i sat and read my book quietly for 15min then talked for a few min before i left. this morning, litters been used, all food has vanished, Kitty still under bed, in a box- looked at me once then shut his eyes and pretended to be a shadow
thats the only time ive looked in on him cos i want him to feel safe but i wanted to know where he was. ill keep popping in and talking for a few mins and then being quiet (i have a silly quiet voice anyway
) so he can get used to me and know im harmless
Vet said he basically just needs recovery time and worming. i have drontal in but am i best to oik him out and worm him (possibly destroying any chance of trust ) or leave him a few days and see what happens? hes a stray but the vet said hes not that skinny- slightly underweight so either not stray long or hes been fed by someone