IT'S A BOY!!!

(I call him Little Boy for now... a friend of mine might take him so I'm trying not to get attached)

Had a vet appointment for him yesterday at 5:45. Left work early, got home, and totally padded myself, two layers of gloves, sweatshirt, leather jacket, jeans, boots..... I was ready!

Little guy was still behind the toilet. So slowly reached for him. He hissed and growled by made no move to run and I extracted him by the scruff.

He went into the carrier easily and THEN peed. He probably felt better because he hadn't gone to the bathroom at all while I was at work. Nor did he eat or drink.

Joann, my vet, had to turn the cat carrier on it's side and shake a little to get him out. Then he spazzed. Took a tech and big blanket after 5 minutes to catch him. They took him to the back room and said they would try to get blood from him but couldn't make any promises.

A few minutes later she brought him back and he was still bundled up in the blanket.... and purring!!!

I took about 20 minutes before the results came back of the bloodwork. I spent the entire time scratching his head and shoulders and oh how he PUURRRRRREEEDDD!!! He's got a loud motor.

Joann estimates that he's about 6 months old. No ear mites, fleas, and no feline lukemia. A little scrawny but overall healthy. The vet was doubtful at first if he could be socialized after his spaz episode but thinks there is hope since he was purring away.

I got him home and set the cat carrier on the bathroom counter. He let me pet him inside it, purring and occasionally rubbing against my hand. He even let me rub his belly!!

He ate some wet food in the carrier but didn't drink any water. After a time I let Zam investigate him while he was shut in the carrier. Kia nosed a little too. Little Boy hissed at Kia and Zam hissed at Little Boy once. I took Kia for a walk, keeping Little Boy shut in the carrier and Zam with him. Got back and Zam was sitting on top of the carrier and both were purring!

He let me pet him a few more times.... 2 of them, I may of moved too suddenly because he would hiss and growl at me, but as soon as I scratched his head, he'd start purring again.

Last night was MUCH quieter. Around 2, he was meowing and I turned on the light to see him sitting at the window. As soon as I turned the light off, he stopped. At 4 he spilled a bowl of water off the bathroom counter and the clatter caused him to run under my bed. At 5:30, Zam started howling wanting in the bedroom. I went out to the living room and spent a few minutes with her and Kia. After I went back to bed, Zam was quiet.

Little Boy used the litter box and ate some food.

This morning he was still under my bed. I let Zam in since she was driving me nuts crying at the door. She immediately went to the bathroom to drink out of the tub. THEN she sniffed around at the empty cat carrier.

She slowly made her way to the bed and went under. I heard a little scuffle and told them to stop. Zam had backed off but was still sitting close to him. The next scuffle was started by him and Zam came out from under the bed. After nudging me a little, she went back under and proceeded to sniff Little Boy. Little Boy growled a bit but there was no scuffles. Zam repeated this coming out from under the bed and going back under a few times. Little Boy would growl and Zam would just sniff.

I left Little Boy some catnip and cat treats on a carpet square.

I'll play with him a little this evening and on Saturday I'm picking up a Feliway difuser.

Progress you think?