We went back by to visit Tolly and drop off some food and toys.
He seemed quite a bit more at ease this time. His foster mother coaxed him out of the closet with one of the catnip mice we'd brought over, and he really seemed to enjoy having us stroke him while he played with the mouse and tried to munch on the catnip. I was so glad to see a bit of his real personality :)
He also seemed to like the EVO food we brought. (It is high quality food and is grain free, so if there's a food allergy involved in his skin issue, this should help.) He wolfed down a bunch of it, and then started playing a game: standing far away from the bowl, he'd extend his paw to fish a few pieces of food out of the dish; then he would find the pieces and gobble them up. He did this over and over, and always with his left hand, so we figure he must be left handed! (Well, they do say black cats are sinister...)
He's been started on a second antibiotic, and his foster mother says that his face looks better than it did. She's still waiting to hear back about the skin test results. (He didn't seem too bothered by it, as far as I could tell, which was good to see.)
It is hard to wait, but it's better for the health of all the kitties involved to make sure everything is resolved ahead of time.
2 comments:
Awwwwwww! Tolly is an awesome (and clever) alternative to Charlie! I can't wait to see this little guy. Any updates on him since this post?
No real news, just that his foster mother was going to try to get him in for a follow-up vet appointment this last week. We haven't heard back yet, so I'm imagining the start of her new job probably made it a tough week for her.
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