Caring For Abandoned and Feral Cats

One of mine is missing right now.

Ozzie hasn't been seen since hubby let him out early on Wednesday morning.

Please send some good vibes to my "Crazy Train" Ozzie.

 

Thank You So Much Chris!

 

Ozzie has been gone for 10 days.


Bane was bitten by a Copperhead last evening.

He is fine.

We rushed him to the emergency vet because he was in so much pain and the swelling was so big. We thought he might have had a broken foot.

He's got antibiotics, anti-inflammatories, and tramadol.

Poor guy. His pupils are huge from the poison but he does seem to feel better than Stacy did when he got bit and had no drugs for it.

 

Oh My!!! Thank goodness Bane is fine. With an animal as small as a cat, a copperhead can inflict a fatal bite.

I don't "know" Bane; but I still know I love him.

 

Thanks, Lynn!

I was reading that if a cat is bitten on the paw or the head they have a much better chance of surviving than if they are bitten elsewhere on the body.

 

Once you go cat you can't go back!

 

I say keep doing what you're doing! I think its wonderful that he has a safe place to stay (under the steps, right?) and regular food there. I think that is why so many wild cats wind up sick is because they are basically on a never ending search for food. I really think that if you just keep on, you 2 will be on friendly "speaking" terms.

Around here, it has always been the smallest cat that has ruled the roost. Always! Little Monkeybrown (rip) was 8 pounds at her largest and honest to God, she would 1st GLARE down any cat that thought it might intimidate her. Then, if her evil glare didn't put them in their place, she would fight and roll them in the floor...seriously. Once she and BB (the current smallest Boss here) got into it and Monkey kicked BB's butt. lordhavemercy You could tell BB was shocked!

 

Bane is doing well. He is slowly recovering.

He is done with his 3 days of anti-inflammatory, but still has antibiotics and trammadol for pain.

His eyes are not as dilated today so I know the poison is leaving his system.

His foot swelling has gone down and he is moving around the house alot more today.

He laid by the glass front door but still isn't asking to go outside.

 

Bane was ready to go out today. He slipped right past me when I was taking the dog out,lol

 

I wanted to let everyone know that putting the "water", that collects on the top of yogurt, in the eyes really does cure conjunctivitis!

I've done it for two days with Willow and Sassy and the cure is amazing!

 

I was walking the dog, in the grass, in the dark, wearing sandals when Trouble (cat) brought a live Copperhead out of the neighbors lawn and into the street.

I scooped him up and ran him and the dog back to the house to get a hoe. When I got back to the street I couldn't find the snake, so I ran back to get the car and used it's headlights to find the little fucker. By this time hubby was outside and killed it.

That little bastard was moving fast too. It had covered alot of ground.

I'm not even sure it was the same snake. I thought it was bigger than the one he killed.

I probably imagined that.

Bane was playing with something in the neighbors yard about a month ago, in the same damn spot that I saw trouble playing with this one. It's just out in the grass. I wonder if that's coincidence or it there is a nest there.

The neighbors have about 3 or 4 preschoolers playing all over that yard, unattended, all the time. I sent the dad a facebook message so maybe he will tell his bitchy little wife to watch the damn kids.

 

It's good she loves to be brushed. Most of mine like it except Bane. If you hit a knot, he will snap at you to stop. If you get the scissors, he will bite your hand, hold it in his mouth an shake it! He seriously doesn't like being groomed.