Thursday, September 19, 2019

In This Corner, the Challenger...

Neville is going to be a bit of a challenge to me, I think, in several ways.

Just giving him needles for his insulin is tough because his skin is so thin, and he has no fat, so I don’t know if I am getting the needle in or not; that means I have to fuss more with him than I did with Parker. That in turn makes him impatient and squirmy. I hope to perform a ‘curve’ on the Thin Man(cat) this Saturday; I’ll see then how he behaves under constant poking.

Neville’s going to be slow to integrate, I think, but it’ll happen. He dislikes the sight of the other cats, but that may change when he is actually in the same room with them for some time and they ignore him. I have brought him into the bedroom to spend time with him there, but he has now started crawling under the bed.


On the positive side, my new guest chose to spend some time on my lap last night, which he hasn’t done since his first visit with me. He was also looking out the library window. He has mastered the bedroom window, but from where he sat on the library couch, he could not see out the room’s window, so he may have been unaware of its purpose. I placed him on the bookcase under it, and he caught on.

The part of the plan that called for Nev to be examined by a veterinary has been moved up. He may be going in the next week or two, rather than in a month or six weeks. This will let the rescue-group know if there are any problems facing his health that we have not uncovered, and will allow us better to define our plans for him.

In the meantime, I will continue to assure him that he is safe and has a home for as long as he needs one. He may, despite all the other cats, eventually choose to believe me.


14 comments:

  1. Oh boy, Neville! You may not be 100% sure of things right now, but you've landed in the bestest place in the whole wide world. Relax, handsome.

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  2. It must be confusing for him, but I hope he'll settle in and integrate with less difficulty than you're anticipating. I'll keep my fingers crossed re: any vet follow-up, as well as re: management of his diabetes. Good luck!

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  3. Neville, handsome boy...did someone cut your furs before your Dad there met you? Or did you shed because of problems? You are a gorgeous color and your face of handsome. I hope nothing additional is found when you go back to the Vet. Mom is getting up the courage to make an appt. for me and give me the d=sedative. She so doesn't want to do that but she will.

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    1. Neville was found with terrible mats so the veterinary technician cut them out; she obviously went to veterinary, and not hairdressing, school. As for you, Katie, just try to relax; your new vet is a good one, and your mum will be with you.

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  4. Everything is new and strange. He probably wonders what is happening as he came to you, went back to his original foster home then came back to you. He won't know if he is staying, but after he has been with you for a while I hope he will realise this is his home. I hope he has a good vet visit.

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  5. I think that sweet boy will be fine when this home becomes his new normal.

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  6. It may take a little time, but I'm sure that eventually Neville will adjust to his new home. Just go slowly and let him set the pace. I'm also glad that he'll be checked by the vet shorty. That way any problems or changes needed regarding his diabetes can be taken care of sooner rather than later. Please let us know how things with his check up go.

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  7. Don't worry Mr Neville. Miss Pops spent two months under the bed when we moved and now she feels that this is home. It is normal for us pussy cats to need a safe hidey place.

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  8. Bless the little fella! Bless him..!x
    Love him to bits..!x

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  9. Neville you couldn't have found a better place to be!

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  10. Neville, I hope you soon learn that being where you are is the best place to be, even with the other kitties.

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  11. We have been under the impression that, as in humans, cats are given insulin sub-cutaneously which is just under the skin. The biggest issue with thin skin and no under laying fat is that you push through the skin and right out the other side. Over the years I have had a few of these kitties getting pain or other medications. I found that going through the top of the "pinch" worked the best. It was a bit different but worked. We send our purrs to the gray fellow and do hope he integrates as easily as possible

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    1. I hadn't thought of going through the top. It may take a bit of practice, but it probably would provide more flesh for the needle.

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