Hi All,
My 7 month old Florida White , Winston got neutered last week. Seems to be doing well until I took him back for his post op check and the vet told me he's got to the wound, so had to prescribe him some antibiotics which he'll need to be given daily by syringe.
2 things...
I let him have roam of the living room for a couple of hours every evening, which means handling him and picking him up. He still hates it. When I have to catch him to put him back he will do his best to avoid me catching him. He'll come to me for treats... just about, but when I go to pick him up he scarpers. I understand it's prey behaviour, but would he not get used to me by now if ever? When I pick him up I can hear him breathing really fast and it makes me wonder whether I'm doing more harm to him constantly picking him up than not.
Secondly, I live on my own and he won't take his meds. I hold him down as firm as possible but it's literally like life or death for him, he'll wriggle so much I just give up. Not sure what else to do?
My 7 month old Florida White , Winston got neutered last week. Seems to be doing well until I took him back for his post op check and the vet told me he's got to the wound, so had to prescribe him some antibiotics which he'll need to be given daily by syringe.
2 things...
I let him have roam of the living room for a couple of hours every evening, which means handling him and picking him up. He still hates it. When I have to catch him to put him back he will do his best to avoid me catching him. He'll come to me for treats... just about, but when I go to pick him up he scarpers. I understand it's prey behaviour, but would he not get used to me by now if ever? When I pick him up I can hear him breathing really fast and it makes me wonder whether I'm doing more harm to him constantly picking him up than not.
Secondly, I live on my own and he won't take his meds. I hold him down as firm as possible but it's literally like life or death for him, he'll wriggle so much I just give up. Not sure what else to do?