Who's this little orange kitty??!!

[wolflady]

Sergei (little orange kitty) is a "new man", so to speak! I took him to the vet last night for his 6:30 appointment. I left work early, because I didn't know how long it would take for me to get him in a cat carrier. I was able to coax him partially in with a piece of meat, and when he got about halfway in, I shoved his butt the rest of the way in and closed the door. I tell you what, he was NOT happy about this! He screamed and cried and tried to paw his way out. I've been making good progress with him lately, but after getting him into the carrier, his "wildness" came to life. So, needless to say, I decided to head over to the vet's a little early, with Sergei screaming all the way. So, I got there and told the receptionist that I had a stray cat, so I didn't know what to expect from him and that he may be a little "wild". They ended up taking him in the back and asked me if I wanted him neutered since he wasn't, so I said ok. I was surprised that they would do that, so I ended up just leaving him there overnight and I picked him up this morning. He was fixed, the vet estimated him to be around 2-3 years old. He got all of his shots: rabies, Feline Leukemia...etc.
So now, Sergei is in our bathroom at home! I sure hope he doesn't tear anything up. I'm just still surprised that Aaron is being this open with him. He must have really felt guilty about not keeping Crookshanks! LOL So, we'll just see what happens. We put a litterbox in the bathroom and a water bowl, because they told us to keep him calm and confined, so the bathroom was the only place we could think of. I couldn't bear putting him back outside right after surgery. Poor little guy! Oh, he is 12 pounds! I'm surprised at that too, because he certainly doesn't look or feel like 12 pounds. He needs to gain some weight a little bit also.
So, when we got home this morning, Aaron and I set up his stuff in the bathroom and then we opened his carrier door. He would not come out, until Aaron left the room. When it was just me in the room, he came right out and was purring and then he managed to glue himself to my leg, so I had to distract him before I could slip out of the room! Poor thing! I think he is going to be a work in progress. I hope he comes along quickly, because I honestly don't know how much patience Aaron will have for him....
**hugs**