Thursday, October 5, 2023

So my boyfriend, Scar...

So my boyfriend, Scar, has been in my bedroom for a few days now.  We were hopeful that being in a new environment would re-train him to use the litter box... AND IT HAS.  Me and Shaun are both so thankful for that.  I guess he officially lives in our bedroom / my office now.

We also got him a kibble version of his special wet food and that seems to be a large help towards firming his poop.  He's had more turds the past few days than he literally has all year.  I've been keeping his new kibble down since it's fine for Adrian to eat it, too.  I just give him the canned stuff a couple of times a day as a bonus.

Scar and Adrian are not friends yet, but I hope they will be in time.  For now they just give each other a lot of space and hiss at each other when one of them gets too close.  I feel like Scar is super possessive of me right now, but I also am pretty sure he's not feeling 100% yet on top of being put in a strange new space, so I'm hoping he will chill down with that.  He lived with 5-7 other cats with no problem so hopefully it's just a matter of time.  Until then, he's enjoying my lap while I work.  We give each other love eyes all day, so I guess we're happy.  LOL

Added bonus is that when I go downstairs to swatch I'm not having to battle him off my lap to get anything done.  He wants to sit the closest to my belly when he's on my lap, regardless of who was there first or what I was trying to do, which thankfully isn't a problem at work since I'm at a desk.  What a brat - but a loveable one.  😻

Monday, October 2, 2023

Scar's appointment went well, but...

Scar's appointment went well, but he was already doing better last night so I thought it probably would. We now have anti-nausea and appetite stimulant meds on hand in case this happens again.

I slept on the couch with him last night and am again tonight. He's super hungry from days of not eating, so I have to take him to his special food every few hours. I am so tired from getting up with him so many times over the last few nights.

His diarrhea is improving, but he's a mess. I'm having to wipe his butt after he poops because it's sprays all over. He just used the litter box, but got poop all over his feet and tracked it through the house, so it was super fun cleaning him and the mess. I'm looking forward to his poop firming up again. Once I feel like he's not having such urgent poops I'll move him to my room. I just don't want to switch up litter box location while he's struggling so much.

Anyway. Fun times. I'm about to try to get some sleep since I know I'll be up a bunch throughout the night. I hope you all are doing well! ❤️