The news isn’t good. This came from Phyllis today.

Dear friends,

I am very worried about Mr. Boots. He ate
some tuna yesterday morning for Dan, but he hasn't eaten anything since he got home. He has drunk just a little water. The swelling in his tongue is down but he is holding it to side for some reason. Dan force fed him a little while ago. If he doesn't start eating, I have a real problem on my hands here.

This morning I set him up with three dishes - one with tuna, one with yogurt, and one with canned XD which he was eating well before all this happened. He moved the tuna around a bit in the bowl but I doubt if he actually swallowed anything. He didn't touch either of the
other bowls. He acts like he is thirsty but just sits in front of the bowl. He acts like he is hungry but just sits in front of the bowl.

This is very upsetting.

Later this evening…

Dan called a few minutes ago to see how Mr. Boots is doing. I told him that I still see a will to live. When it was supper time at our house where all the kitties get a dollop of canned food, he was right there with the other three wanting his bowl. Problem is that he couldn't
eat it. He wants to eat and he wants to drink. Something is stopping him.

So tomorrow Dan is going to tranquilize him and check as far down as he can to see if he can find any other thing that is causing this. Then he is going to insert a stomach tube so he can be fed regularly and get nutrition until this mystery unravels itself. He is wondering if the trauma of stuff coming crashing down may have caused a slight stroke which made him bite his tongue. We may never know for sure, but we aren't giving up yet. He wants to eat
and drink. He just can't for some reason. If Mr. Boots still is fighting, then my feeling is that we need to also.

Hang in there, Mr. Boots.