Update on Koko

Friday, 2/24/12

Koko is much improved.  I was concerned for a while but after talking to Dr. Dan’s office I began warm compresses (ever try to put a compress on a tornado????) and later that night had to put her in a crate so I could find/catch her and force feed her.  THAT she doesn’t like at all.  She used to come when I called her, now she runs and hides every time she hears my footsteps.

Yesterday she appeared much better, ate, drank and used the litter without any ‘help’ from me.  She still won’t eat canned cat food (always was picky about the brand and flavor!!!), eats a little bit of regular dry food but not that much.  If i rattle the kitty treat bag and she comes still comes running altho has to hear the treats hit the floor right in front of her cause she won't come up to me.  I feed her that and some ‘special’ cat chow, which she will eat a bit of.  (The cats usually get a generic brand from the local feed mill and I hold some of the Purina and other stuff in reserve for occasions like this.)

So Koko seems to be recovering.  She is, once again playing with the other animals a bit, started grooming her face a little and sleeping part of the night on the bed altho she is most definitely avoiding me.  I can’t pet her without her struggling to get away.  Gonna take a while to rebuild her trust I guess.

Thanks to all who sent her good wishes.

-me

Koko, Shaggy, Lucky, Scruffy, Buddy, Lil Red, Tasmanian Devil, Sid Vicious, Newbie

Slim, Polar Bear and Chica