This cat was freaked out., meowing loudly and pacing at the home where it's family used to live. We saw him sitting on the porch of the abandoned house and tried to coax him to us with food and cat treats but he would not come to us. We set the humane animal traps and caught a raccoon, a possum, and a fox but not the cat. We were able to catch him only after he was in a horrific fight. Then we picked him up at the side of the road and rushed him to the emergency veterinarian.
There was blood in his eyes, bite wounds all over his body and deep scratches to his face. He needed stitches, antibiotics and the veterinarian said that the eardrum in his right ear was not intact and that he had symptoms of a head injury.
We took care of him and his external wounds healed. But his internal wounds never healed. This abandoned cat has vision loss, hearing loss and was diagnosed with FIV (feline immunodeficiency virus).
I will never understand why people abandon their cats when they move. Why they think a housecat will know where to go for food, shelter and how to protect themselves from predators.
Due to this cats disabilities, my husband and I decided that we would keep him. I think it would be impossible to find an adopter who could give him the watchful care that is needed.
Buddy sways when he walks due to the head injury and his sight is way off. If he gets onto the sofa he has difficulty getting down. He will sit on his scratching post but sometimes needs help getting down. His depth perception is not accurate.
We named him Buddy and we hope one day that we can socialize him with Sam my other FIV cat. I am not sure if we will be able to do this due to Buddy's disabilities but think it is worth trying.
So I have been busy taking care of a rescued abandoned cat. Sorry if you all thought I left my blog. I am back now and will try to post on a regular basis.
About FIV
