There are only three days left to raise the money needed to get Boscoe to his sanctuary. I just made a donation and they are now up to $380. and the goal is $550........ PLEASE send what you can, every little bit helps, and if they don't reach the $550 goal the money is returned and Boscoe has no place to go.
Read his story below, and thank you Michael for your offer to give Boscoe a loving home for the rest of his life. Lorrie > On 05-26, secondchancem...@aol.com wrote: Good afternoon, my name is > Michael and my wife and I run Second Chance Meows The home where > Boscoe is going. I would like to thank all of those that are > donating to help Boscoe. We have been running a home for FeLV+ > cats for about 8 yrs now and have had some great success with > longevity in them. Our eldest is now 16 yo. > > My wife and I are grateful to be able to offer Boscoe a home with lots of > kids to play with and be loved by. > > Please, PLEASE help Boscoe come home > > Michael > Co-Founder > Second Chance Meows > > -----Original Message----- > From: felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org > [mailto:felvtalk-boun...@felineleukemia.org] On Behalf Of Susan Hoffman > Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 4:01 PM > To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > Subject: Re: Urgent: FeLV+ senior boy needs money to get to sanctuary > > > Fundable takes a 10% cut for using their service, so that's why the > ultimate goal is $550. > > I think Boscoe may have a couple of very good years ahead of him, > despite the FeLV. He is a tough old guy to have survived life on > the streets with an infected mouth, broken rib, matted and dirty. > And now that he's gotten the mouth taken care of, he's been eating > 4 cans of food a day. He's getting so strong, it's like trying to > shove a rhino back in its cage when he tries to get out. I think > he has some very good quality of life ahead of him, > > And how could I not help him. A cat shows up at your door in that > condition, you do what you can. > > > Boscoe's fundraising page is set up at > http://www.fundable.com/groupactions/groupaction.2009-05-26.2918289545 BOSCOE'S STORY............ > > Boscoe is a really hard luck boy. He used to be someone's pet > > but somehow wound up trying to survive on the streets. He showed > > up at my house wearing a tight dirty flea collar, emaciated and > > filthy. We took him in, put him in a quarantine cage till we > > could get him to a vet. > > > > Boscoe had his vet appointment May 17th and the poor old boy had > > a lot going on: > > > > 1. His mouth was a mass of bad teeth and infection. How he > > managed to eat enough to survive is anyone's guess. Also, he > > has a condition called ankylosis - the teeth fuse to the bone > > of the jaw. This made dental work more difficult but they did a > > really good job with the boy. > > > > 2. He was filthy. He could not groom himself with his diseased > > mouth and when he tried he just got foul smelling spit all over > > himself. And he had burrs and debris stuck in what should have > > been a longhaired gray and white coat. His > > tail was like one solid dreadlock. So Boscoe was shaved from > > neck to tail. BIG improvement. > > > > 3. He was neutered, got his FVRCP and rabies vaccines, > > nails trimmed, ears cleaned. > > > > 4. And Boscoe tested FeLV+ > > > > The FeLV+ part really sucked. It meant I could not offer Boscoe > > lifetime sanctuary. We have 9 cats of our own, including two who > > are FIV+, senior and special needs > > fosters, as well as a steady stream of more readily > > adoptable foster cats. So Boscoe is stuck in a cage at my > > house. There???s just no alternative. > > > > But Boscoe has gotten very very lucky. He has been accepted > > into a small home-based sanctuary ??? a home with a family > > where they take only FeLV+ cats. He can spend what time he > > has left in this world napping on a bed in a sunbeam, having > > his long coat brushed daily (once it grows back), never > > missing a meal. This is a HOME for this boy! > > > > The family that runs this sanctuary quite reasonably > > requests a donation when they accept a new cat. In > > Boscoes case, because of his age (estimated between 6 and > > 8 years though a vet tech swears he is 14 because of his > > nails), the requested donation is $500. They want to get > > Boscoe a senior blood panel immediately and that isn???t > > cheap. The donation is reasonable and the opportunity for > > Boscoe to have a wonderful life in a family environment is > > just so amazing. I have to raise the money to get him > > there. > > > > I can???t afford $500 out of my own pocket. I can kick in > > something. But I really need help with this. Please, please, > > please help me get the money that Boscoe needs to go to this > > sanctuary. Any donation will help. > > > > Thanking you in advance on behalf of Boscoe and myself. > > > > _______________________________________________ Felvtalk mailing list Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org
