Thank you ALL for your replies.... You are all SO caring& wonderful!!!!! As of today, my Charity is eating very well, using litter box, allowing me to stroke her, purring....... She really seems very content, Now Bart, well, besides being so bloated, he is NOT eating (much). When I went out to barn to feed, water & clean his crate, I noticed that he's a pretty good "deciever" - He has been "hiding" his food....... Under all his blankets, under his bed....... And, he's NOT eating much of his dry food (EVO)....... No wonder he's so skinny, but WHY????? He did have some very small firm feces in his litter box, so he must be eating a very small amount of "something"........ I am really, really worried about him....... The sooner I can get him to vet & get "answers", well, I'll go from there. Apparently, he is VERY old. Just "how" old we'll never know for sure. But, he let me stroke him, seemed to enjoy it. Kept coming back for more...... Hard to believe that when I first "encountered" him, he was probably one of the meanest ferals I'd ever come across..... (And, I have a "history" of working w/ ferals, many success stories. Maybe he's one more. I just hope it's NOT because he's so sick....) And, since we're in this deep-freeze, I did my best to insulate the barn more....... It can't be too bad in barn, cause his water didn't freeze solid.... So, I put some "thermal thingys" under his bowls to try to prevent any freezing...... Another thing I noticed today, was that the dry food in their outside feeding station was all gone...... So I guess I have more strays/ferals relying on me..... Naturally, I did fill the bowl.......With this weather, 5 (FIVE) degrees, the poor babies need the food........ I'm just really worried about Bart...... Bloating, skinny, not eating....... At least I know he's in a nice warm bed, and there is plenty of food (in case he decides to eat). Need to get to vet ASAP!!!! Even if I have to cancel one of my MANY Dr. appts. I am at some health care place every day, except Wed. & Fri. And, since I'm not making any progress, it's only natural (for me), that a furbaby's needs take precedence....... I only wish I could save them all...... Again, thanks to ALL of you! This has always been such a supportive group.... I LOVE YOU ALL!!!! Hugs,
Patti & her ever-growing clan
