Tokyo’s post spay update
“She never lets anyone close to her” “She doesn’t like humans”
We thought she was feral. But maybe with a little patience, she could feel less fearful around us. When I finally got close with the help of lots of snacks, I noticed she was bleeding from her vagina constantly. I trapped her, took her to the vet, but turns out the vet had no experience with ferals so it was total chaos. He wasn’t able to see her, but he warned me about pyometra.
After a few days of failing, I trapped her again and went to a different vet. They understood that she was just afraid, and handled her perfectly. She got examined and spayed, pyometra gone. But I was worried that the week of constant trapping attempts and multiple vet visits would’ve broken our bond.
But I was wrong 🥹 ever since returning from spay, Tokyo has shown us that underneath the survivalist fear was one of the sweetest, most gentle loving cats. She LOVES human company and pets. Turns out as someone from this sub suggested - she was probably a kitten who got human touch and comfort early on, but unfortunately got abandoned and had to learn how to survive on her own, and was therefore fearful of humans. But from swiping at me to making biscuits on me, her socialization and survival journey have been nothing short of extraordinary. The goal was TNR, but now she’s stopped leaving the house and has claimed the backyard as her own, so we’ve officially adopted her, and she lives a comfortable, safe and enriched life at my mom’s house. She’s fully healed already been back to the vet to get her stitches out and get her first vaccine. She prefers the outdoors, but she’s slowly exploring indoor spaces too, we’re letting her move at her speed. In the meantime, does anyone have advice regarding peeing indoors for a cat that’s been outdoors her whole life? 😅
Long live Tokyo 🥹🎉🥂