Desperate to go outside
My 8 month old kitten Asher was diagnosed with Dry FIP at the beginning of February of this year with neurological symptoms. He stopped eating completely and barely moved. It was a super scary time.
We are 64 days into the treatment and he is acting like a normal exuberant kitten which is amazing to see. He’s eating like a champ and since his diagnosis he’s gone from 1.1kg to 2kg.
For context, I have 2 other cats (both rescued as kittens) that are indoor/ outdoor but also have a colony of cats (currently around 12) that live either in my garden or my neighbours or in our little compound. All of the colony cats are known to me and 8 of them have been spayed/neutered by me and my neighbour. The others, we’ve been unable to catch as yet. I live in Morocco which is well known for its feral cat problems.
However, Asher is desperate to go outside. He sits by the door and at the window and is vocal to both me and to all the other cats he sees. He paces along the window and climbs my mosquito netting everyday! He has escaped twice so far, both times in the last couple of weeks but has always come back.
Asher was born in my garden, his mom is one of the garden cats still but she abandoned him when he was 2 weeks old in the middle of my pathway in 43 degree Celsius heat. When he was 2 months old, he was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease so I think this is why she abandoned him.
My question is this- do I stand by the advice on keeping him indoors for the full 84 days plus the 12 week observation period or can I let him out for short periods. I honestly think it’s stressing him out more by keeping him indoors but of course, I just want to do the best for him to have a better chance of not relapsing.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I do not have a Facebook account so cannot join the group that is often recommended on here.