Hello and welcome to you and Congo! I have to say that your experience so far sounds pretty normal for a rehome so far. That's what I did and it took about 3 months for things to normalize and Timber to start to trust me. God luck and God bless
The first thing I would do is call the vets office and ask what weight they recorded for Alex. The vet could have misspoke or you could have misunderstood.
Great update! Glad to hear you are recovering too. I must admit I have a little "communication" envy! I cannot get Timber to say much of anything when I am in the room. I have to sneak around the corner to hear him vocalize. Lucky you and lucky Inara
I thought the same Sterling. That would be an enormous grey! When Alex is upset is his breast bone (not sure that is the correct term) very prominent? That is what my vet said they look at to determine "thinness."
Cats are like greys that way, some are picky and some are not. My Siamese (pure breed) will eat shoe leather if it smells like tuna and anything else. I have an alley cat who will eat only Purina One dry food. Period.
LOL Happy birthday anyway! I feel you pain. I sprout, shred and cook my little heart out too and Timber gives it the cold shoulder. When dad eats his pizza spaghetti, he is all about that!