There are many complications about letting this cat indoors. He got fixed yesterday and slept in the garage. My garage now smells just terrible, my husband who has an ultra sensitive nose, is going to hit the ceiling, even I am bothered by it.
My backyard is really too small for a cat house and I think he would probably start crying and disturb the neighbors. I did however find some flashing LED pet collars on Amazon.com that I went to try.
Pita, the cat that got hit is still alive. They will keep him one more day and if no one adopts him he will be euthanized tomorrow. I don’t own Pita. To save him I would have to pay 60.00 for adoption and all the vet/hospital fees. I just can’t do it. I’ve already paid a ton of money to help the stray kittens that I took, plus all the doctors bills for whisker (neutering, shots, etc). I’m so sad.
Very sad situation. I am out of suggestions except to just let him go and try to stay safe. If you put him in your backyard with food/water, he will remember and at least stay close to that area. Also, please do NOT put a collar on an outside kitty....they get stuck on things. Unless it’s a breakaway. Even an elastic one causes problems. A feral i was feeding actually put her front leg through the collar and her leg was stuck for days...she walked on 3 legs. I was finally able to trap her and cut it loose....rubbed her leg raw. It was elastic.
Oh my, I’m afraid Whiskers may have sprayed all over your garage. Especially if he is already a year old or more and JUST got fixed. Save your home and DO NOT let him inside until enough garage-only time has passed that you can be sure he has lost the urge. Look for little splotchy urine spots on the walls and household items at cat butt height. If a cat is not neutered young it can be an impossible habit to break. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. On the up side, the neutering will certainly incline him to be more of a homebody and he will most likely just stick around the yard from now on. Don’t stress yourself, you are doing good, kind things for him to the extent of your ability. That’s more than anyone else has done for him. :)
We have a real sweet stray who visits us, who is a big ol’ intact tomcat. He will never be able to join the family like two (previously spayed and neutered) others have because of this one very, very, VERY important detail!!!