My Romeo is a stray I was feeding for a
couple of years. He was always terrified if my hands came near him and yet
would always come running to rub up against my legs. I brought him in when we
expectign sub-zero temps and a major snow storm. He has turned into the most
loving affectionate cat in the brood! I know he was somebody’s throw
away cat-he’s FELV+ & I suspect they threw him out when they found
out.
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
Behalf Of Becca DuBose
Sent: Saturday, April 15, 2006
5:20 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Buddy has come to
stay
You're right, to everyone else he'll be just one more
outdoor cat who's disappeared without any warning or explanation. There
were cats all over this neighborhood when we moved to this house 5-1/2 years
ago and they all seemed to live at a house across the street...an endless cycle
of kittens and more kittens. Around the time TorTor died in July 2004, we
realized suddenly that almost all of them were gone. It must have become
a hotbed of disease and death over there. That was TorTor's home [sic]
and we believe Buddy is a close relative.
Buddy was so well behaved at the vet's. He would have preferred not to
have his temperature taken, of course, and he didn't see why he should be still
long enough to get weighed. He is a big boy...11.5#, mostly muscle!
He was so relaxed and compliant for everything else, I just couldn't believe
it. I'd been so sure he was going to put up a fight when they drew his
blood. Sadly, he did test FIV+, but I knew in my heart that he
would. His puncture wounds aren't as bad as I had feared. They've
abcessed outward and there's a little drainage, but the tissue looks clean and
has good color. He has a mild fever and they put him on clindamycin plus
Metacam for pain. We'll have to wait and see how well he recovers from
the infection. Now that I've had a better look at the wounds I think the
big fight must have happened at least a couple of days ago and he's going
through the worst part of the recovery phase right now. We'll neuter him
once he gets past this. Then what, I don't know.
I took him to a new low cost clinic that's nearer my home and has later hours
than our regular doc. I was very pleased and impressed with the clinic
and staff, so this will be our new backup clinic. My original plan was to
take Buddy back there for his surgery but now I want him to see our regular
doc. The more I reflect on our experience with Paassht, the more I trust
her to take the approach with positives (of both kinds).
Becca
catatonya
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Bless you for doing the right thing. I know we all
have too many. But sometimes you just have to do what you have to
do. My last addition had been injured outside as well. That was the
last straw and I brought her in.
And I would not worry one little bit about anyone
missing her. They won't.
t
Becca DuBose
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hello
all,
I can't remember whether I've mentioned Buddy on this list. He is the
"neighborhood cat" we feed from time to time. Picture here:
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b298/landlimo/Buddy1.jpg
I don't know where he belongs. We've observed him making rounds but we
have no idea where his actual home, if any, might be. He showed up
yesterday evening with untreated injuries...again. His last set of
scrapes just needed a little Bag Balm. Now he's hurt his leg and the skin
has scabbed over, but it's clearly a deeper wound. This time he's in pain
and I've had it. NO MORE. If someone decides to start worrying now
what's happened to him, too little, too late, too bad. We can't bear the
thought of coming home one day to find him seriously injured or dead. He
is such a sweet boy. He never let us get near him until his friend TorTor
died in 2004. He watched us bury her and he seems to have decided we were
OK after seeing how we took care of her until the very end. We used to
see him sitting near her grave sometimes.
We let him check out the house for a little while then confined him to our
Florida room for the night. After posting this he and I are off to have
the leg checked and test for FeLV/FIV. TorTor had FIV so I'm trying to
prepare myself psychologically. Please send healing thoughts and prayers
his way.
Becca
Ollie, Sierra, Kroger, Angel Paassht, Sonic, Chandra, Corky, Io, Angel TorTor
and now sweet Buddy Bear!!
