08/28/2026
STRONG AND BUDDY UPDATE
BUDDY is the long-haired orange cat. As you can tell by the pictures, he is getting along wonderfully with our Catify family, and he's eating with them just like he's been part of the family. We have used this week so far to let him out of his cage for about 12 to 14 hours a day, and we have had zero incidents with our other cats. We feel by this weekend, we will be able to allow him out 24 hours a day, if all goes well.
On a positive note, Buddy is now hissing a lot less at me this week. He has not spit at me for the last two days, and last night was a heartwarming breakthrough. About two hours after we put him up for the evening last night, he actually allowed me to put my fingers up to his nose ONCE, and he sniffed it for the first time since his June 1st Capture. And he even reached his right paw slowly out towards my fingers, twice. So that, for me, is a major breakthrough, and I absolutely love it. He is constantly seeing me interact with our other cats, and especially around 11 o'clock at night, where he is, I am brushing several of our cats, and you can just tell that they love it, and I know he is seeing that. So he's probably thinking, Hey, I'd like to have some of that too, but it's going to take a little bit more time. For me this is a major move in a positive direction on getting him to accept affection and love.
STRONG: Since his procedure for his bowels, within 48 hours he was uncontrollably having runny p**p and for the next two days after he started, he had MANY Butt Cleanings. After the 5th day, they finally started to take form, but he was dropping just 1" or so pieces NOT KNOWING he was doing that. Midway through day 5, he finally had a massive bowel movement, but since then, only small sections about 1 1/4" to 3" long and not many, BUT, at least he is still having some come out and his appetite is really good as he belongs to the "Clean Plate Club" when we feed him.
Please continue to pray for Strong, as we are not sure that we are out of the woods yet. We were told by the veterinarian he more than likely has a neurological issue going on, back from his initial hit by a vehicle when he was four weeks of age, to which he is now three years old. "IF" his bowels back up again with the Miralax and Coconut Oil (since the previous medication and prescription food stopped working) then our only two options are: (1) Help him to cross over the Rainbow Bridge or (2) Get him unplugged again ($700) and Take him to see a Veterinarian Neurologist and get an MRI with other testing which would run about $3500 JUST to get answers. My wife & I have been through SO MUCH with him, we would hate to lose him, but over the last three years, we already have north of $10K invested in him. Worth every penny, but we just don't have those funds as we are taking care of a total of 31 wonderful felines now counting Strong.
