Zeus
Zeus
Zeus was trapped at Henry's on Wednesday, he went to the apartment, then to Treehouse for surgery and wellness evaluation and for his vaccines and microchip. Then, to Kallie's basement. While he was in the trap, Kallie was able to pet him freely. He even rolled on his back for belly rubs. He purred when she was a few traps over.
The cats were in their traps for 48 hours after surgery for their quiet recovery time. After that, they got to play and hide in the basement apartment. Fortunately, it's unoccupied so there are few hiding places. The good thing about them being in their traps is that they're easily accessible for petting and socializing but you can only keep them there for short periods. Poor Zeus had only a short time out before he was put into the trap again because he was off to his next destination. On Sunday, for the first time in his life, he was away from his entire family. He went to Ellen's bathroom for further evaluation and socialization prior to going to HIS NEW HOME!!!!! Zeus is one of the lucky ones. He has a home. One of our volunteers, Mike, adopted Sweetie a week ago. We think Zeus will make a great companion for Sweetie and vice versa.
Zeus does need ear drops 2x a day for an ear infection. At this point, he hasn't had them. When out of the cage, he's very shy. We've been visiting him to talk, play and possibly pet several times since he's been here. This afternoon, while laying in the same you see him by the basket. He was able to be petted and relaxed enough to lay sideways. Anytime I went near his ears he cringed. They are sore but rather than go for his ears so early in our acquaintance and risk breaking trust, his ears will have to go another 24 hours or so before treatment. He'll be going to Mike's, his final home, tomorrow. He'll be crated the first 24 hours so he and Sweetie can have a slow introduction. (we cover the crate for the first several hours so they can just smell each other, then gradually pull back the covers so they can see and smell - works well for new arrivals)
Zeus
Zeus
Zeus was trapped at Henry's on Wednesday, he went to the apartment, then to Treehouse for surgery and wellness evaluation and for his vaccines and microchip. Then, to Kallie's basement. While he was in the trap, Kallie was able to pet him freely. He even rolled on his back for belly rubs. He purred when she was a few traps over.
The cats were in their traps for 48 hours after surgery for their quiet recovery time. After that, they got to play and hide in the basement apartment. Fortunately, it's unoccupied so there are few hiding places. The good thing about them being in their traps is that they're easily accessible for petting and socializing but you can only keep them there for short periods. Poor Zeus had only a short time out before he was put into the trap again because he was off to his next destination. On Sunday, for the first time in his life, he was away from his entire family. He went to Ellen's bathroom for further evaluation and socialization prior to going to HIS NEW HOME!!!!! Zeus is one of the lucky ones. He has a home. One of our volunteers, Mike, adopted Sweetie a week ago. We think Zeus will make a great companion for Sweetie and vice versa.
Zeus does need ear drops 2x a day for an ear infection. At this point, he hasn't had them. When out of the cage, he's very shy. We've been visiting him to talk, play and possibly pet several times since he's been here. This afternoon, while laying in the same you see him by the basket. He was able to be petted and relaxed enough to lay sideways. Anytime I went near his ears he cringed. They are sore but rather than go for his ears so early in our acquaintance and risk breaking trust, his ears will have to go another 24 hours or so before treatment. He'll be going to Mike's, his final home, tomorrow. He'll be crated the first 24 hours so he and Sweetie can have a slow introduction. (we cover the crate for the first several hours so they can just smell each other, then gradually pull back the covers so they can see and smell - works well for new arrivals)
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