You do all you can. Lots of ferals show up at Mom's. One, an awful
looking little guy whose eyes ran, nose ran etc. showed up. He
continued to hang out, finally finding a way to get along with the
resident ferals which is the primary requirement for food, water and
shelter with this group. I finally got some antibiotics into him and
got him trapped and to a vet for neutering. While he was under, he
shuttered with pain from his teeth. The vet called with the
information and what needed to be done (pulling the majority of his
teeth). I oked the procedure and expense. Before his trip to the vet
he informed me that his name was Pretty Boy.....trust me, that was not
the case. However, he certainly is now. His tongue hangs out like he
is sticking it out at the world but that appears to be his only
problem. He has assumed a real role with the Cat Nation and is
helping new comers acclimate. Even a cat who is so hard up can be
wonderful and have a great life. Oh, yes.......the vets say Pretty
Boy is 9-11 years old. To have reached that age, he had to belong to
someone sometime. Bless you for caring for Boscoe. I am sure each of
us would like to have someone who cared if we were down on our luck.
On May 26, 2009, at 4:00 PM, Susan Hoffman wrote:
Fundable takes a 10% cut for using their service, so that's why the
ultimate goal is $550.
The reason they want to do a blood panel is because the cat is at
least middle-aged, if not elderly; he is emaciated; and has been
eating like crazy. All things together really call for a baseline
senior blood panel. Could be kidney or blood sugar problems. Or it
could just be a case of a severerly debilitated cat making up for
lost time now that his mouth doesn't hurt and there's plenty of
food. But he is an old geezer and should have a senior blood panel
to see where things are at this point.
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.
--- On Tue, 5/26/09, Laurieskatz <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Laurieskatz <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Felvtalk] Qs re CA/Urgent: FeLV+ senior boy needs
money to get to sanctuary
To: [email protected]
Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 1:39 PM
Curious...why do they want to do a
blood panel?
Also, why does the fundraising page list the goal at $550?
I rescued a guy a number of years ago who was four paw
declawed, elderly and his mouth was a mess. Someone had shut
him in the wall of a building and a worker heard his cries
and let him out. He, too, tested positive for FeLV. He lived
several more years in a sanctuary with friends of mine.
Boscoe sounds a lot like him.....
Thanks for helping him.
Laurie
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Susan Hoffman
Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 12:11 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Felvtalk] CA/Urgent: FeLV+ senior boy needs money
to get to sanctuary
Permission to cross-post granted. Cross-posting
encouraged. I have just a few days to raise the money
for Boscoe.
Boscoe's fundraising page is set up at
http://www.fundable.com/groupactions/groupaction.2009-05-26.2918289545
Boscoe’s 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
Boscoe’s 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.
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