He had some mouth infection in particular a badly infected molar that had to be removed. Most likely that's why he was poorly groomed because it hurt to groom himself. As he got out of the pen this morning when she lowered her guard (happens to the best of us) and she had to sedate him she went ahead and neutered him while he was out and get it over with. She also gave him a bath and got him cleaned up. He's got all his vaccinations now, medicine for fleas and ticks and treated for ear mites and is estimated to be around 5 years old (looks older because of his injuries from fighting and being so scruffy because he couldn't groom himself well). Also has a 2-week antibiotic injection that he needs for the mouth infection.

Unfortunately he's also got FIV. This means he'll be prone to infections because of it (likely contracted while fighting other unfixed toms and spread by him to other toms if they weren't already infected). He may have infected Dot but hopefully not. He can live a full life depending on his luck and how well I can look after him in the future. Unfortunately as I can't keep him up or bring him home I'll have to release him back at Granny's and hope he remains living around there instead of run off. Just doing the best I can for him though and I hope he remains around Granny's so I can keep him fed and cared for. I'll see if they can slip a collar onto him with his rabies tag so that at least if he runs off because of this people will see he's got someone that cares for him and that he's not a rabies threat. Just makes me wonder if I should go to the expense of chipping him even though odds are nobody would check him if they did get him.