Well, I guess the lord truly does giveth and taketh away in a good ways
sometimes! Just as I am struggling to deal with my returned foster suffering
from seziures of unknown origin and reaching the height of my stress...I also
have the best news I have had in a long time. My feleuk foster Manny has a
home. A lady and her 14 yo son were coming to look at him tonight at 6:00 and
I had not allowed myself to get excited about it b/c I am realistic. But they
knew he had feleuk and still wanted to see him (tho they have never had a
feleuk- had two cats that lived to be 18-20 that died a few months ago a few
mths apart). The son needed time to grieve but has recently been asking for a
cat. They just want 1 so a foster friend suggested my Manny b/c I'm desperate
to get him home b/c I just don't have the set up for him to have much of a life
here-- running out of rooms! They have already been screened by the
organization I am adopting him thru or else they wouldn't have come to the
house to see him. AND they are cousins by marriage of one of my fellow foster
friends! Manny is the healthiest thing ever and he's flourished in my care--
he's all muscle, not an ounce of fat, vivacious, playful, tons of fun, and a
complete alpha male who rules humans and dogs-- whomever he is given the
opportunity to interact with!!! He's the smartest thing in this house and that
includes the dogs- of which one is very bright-- but Manny takes the cake in
the brains area. I love love love him and would so keep him if I hadn't
already had non-feleuk fosters and house cats and in particular kitten fosters.
So I didn't get my hopes up too much when they came to see him but they asked
all the right questions about feleuk and I think they feel comfortable b/c they
can rely on me and my experience since we will have a very "open" adoption!
She is a nurse so she has a great base of knowledge for understanding his
disease! I just want him to have a home so I have told them that I will help
personally with vet bills so that he can have his red blood cells monitored
every 6 months and should he ever get sick- with the treatment. The
organization I am adopting him thru (I am working with another one on the side
now that I am very happy with) helps with vet bills in all cases and will
assist with his should he get sick!!!!!!!!! They said they were told by
another rescuer/foster in the organization that they will just know the right
cat for them when they see it and they said "we just know it's him!" I just
can't believe I got my Manny a home!!!!!!!! I have a few days to spend with
him to say goodbye so I can ease myself into it-- they want to clean the house
for Manny and have to get a litterbox, etc. because they threw things out. I
just can't even explain to you how happy I am but I know you all share my joy!
Manny finally gets a young boy to PLAY WITH, an entire house to romp in, and
windows to bird watch from ALL DAY (instead of just a few hours a day)!!!!!!!!!
I couldn't possibly want more for him.
Caroline
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