After 3 days...

My God,he looks so much,like the Young Michael,who was A Farm cat,and a bit wild ,Too! But leave him,aloneand sooner,or later he will be comfortable with you,and a\make aFine a Cat as Michael has!

Got Mowgli in a cage now (which should at least save the bathroom door some wear and tear). I almost think I should've gotten a bigger cage, but this one will do. He's still a frightened little baby. And tomorrow morning he's getting poked and prodded and stuck with needles at the white coat's.

Does anyone know how well a cat can do with a hamster water bottle? I was kind of thinking of getting one for Mowgli's cage so that the water bowl can come out of there and he can have a bit more room.

I have some cups made for large birds like parrots etc. and are terrific as they hook out of the way and I can use one for water one for food.
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I put this picture here as it shows one of the cups. Some pet stores carry them but they're getting harder to find and when I do find them I usually buy a dozen or so to have on hand. Hope all goes well with handsome little Mowgli at the white coats tomorrow. I have great luck getting ferals out of the cage and to the vets in a laundry bag with a cinch cord. Not only does it calm the cat down, but the vets can also tranq. them and do the needed shots etc after without any extra stress on the cat.

All of you have given me so much good advice! I really appreciate it!

Those parrot bowls definitely look handy! I'll have to keep my eyes peeled for some. In the meantime, I just refilled the water bowl by poking a sports bottle between the bars and squirting water into the bowl. It worked, but my being that close to the cage sure didn't do anything to help Mowgli's nerves (of course, neither will going to the vet tomorrow).

The next challenge will be figuring out how to get him out of the cage, into the laundry bag, and then into the carrier.

Do you have a stinky t-shirt or sweatshirt that smells like you? No, not that you're stinky but something you might have sweated in? I'd put it in the cage with Mowgli to snuggle on. Hopefully, in time, she'll learn to associate your scent with comfort. It worked so well with Kuhio that she could usually be found asleep in the dirty laundry basket. :D

Oh! That's a good idea! I've got plenty of shirts that smell like me because I haven't done laundry in a while. *hand slap* Bad Lacey! Though right now I'd probably be risking a hand if I reached in to shove a t-shirt in the cage. ^.^ Then again, maybe I can slip it between the bars...

you do have the cage covered right? ok to keep door area opened to room. if you have put a box in the back tilted on it's side with no flaps only about a third of the length of cage, it gives him a place to huddle while you change food, water, and litter. (take out things, shut door and return them by opening door only leaving enough room for what you need! My feral kitten went flying like a flying squirrel when I opened the door the other day and if she hadn't aimed for the hinged end (silly girl) she would have made it out!).
I read to my ferals. In a voice like I'm reading to a kid. Just whatever I happen to be reading at the time. They relax, start walking around the cage while I read, even fall asleep! (As opposed to staring wide-eyed at me with fear!) I make occassional eye contact then look away. (like we're supposed to do with ferals anyway- also, look at them in the eyes, close your eyes for several seconds, then open them looking in another direction. do this a few times, and you'll see them start to do long eye closes and looking away- it's a sign of trust. When you smile, don't let your teeth show.)
I've been petting my feral with a back scratcher. she hisses but when she finally stops, I switch to my hand, she hisses again but eventually stops. this has been going on 5 days. Still hisses when i initially approach her- sigh....
takes a lot of patience.
Is there a rush on getting to the vet?